Indian activists smolder over “green” Diwali firecrackers
Source: Reuters By Neha Dasgupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the use of “green” firecrackers for Diwali next month to try to curb pollution, but […]
Polygamy persists across Africa, to activists’ dismay
Source: Associated Press By RODNEY MUHUMUZA KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The suspicion of a third wife was planted in Irene Atenyo’s mind when her husband could not account for his […]
Islamic robo-adviser to expand in Gulf, Southeast Asia by 2019
Source: Reuters BY Bernardo Vizcaino (Reuters) – New York-based Wahed Invest plans to offer its automated investment service in the Middle East and Southeast Asia by early next year, […]
India’s Assam shuts down over plans to amend citizenship law
Source: Al Jazeera The government plans to make it easier for Hindus, Buddhists and Christians to get citizenship while excluding Muslims. by Zeenat Saberin & Abdul Gani Critics say […]
The Trump Administration Wants to Define a Person’s Sex at Birth. It’s Just Not That Simple
Source: Time By Elizabeth Reis, who is a professor of gender and bioethics at the Macaulay Honors College, City University of New York and the author of Bodies in Doubt: An […]
How Hunger Fuels Crime and Violence in Venezuela
Source: Time By Ciara Nugent | Photographs by Ignacio Marin October 23, 2018 Desperate people in Venezuela don’t rob stores or banks. There would be no point; cash machines have been mostly […]
US white nationalist Richard Spencer’s wife says he abused her
Source: BBC News The wife of US white nationalist Richard Spencer has accused him of being “physically, verbally and emotionally abusive”, US media report. In papers filing for divorce, Nina […]
Meghan’s message of female empowerment in Fiji
Source: BBC News Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is touring Fiji with Prince Harry. In her maiden speech on the tour, she spoke about how important it is for women to […]
Ghamidi’s Urdu Interview: Rationality Versus Orthodoxy in Islam?
Suggested reading Do Muslims Prefer Camels Over Modern Cars? Reason or Orthodoxy: Which One Should Rule? The Holy Quran and the Seventh Century Arabian Metaphors Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for […]
Muslim leader from London came, saw, spoke — and ate a cheesesteak | Stu Bykofsky
Posted: October 23, 2018 – 11:56 AM Stu Bykofsky | @StuBykofsky | stubyko@phillynews.com STU BYKOFSKY / STAFF During its inauguration Friday night, the gleaming Bait-ul-Aafiyat mosque in North Philly lived up […]
Reception held to mark Inauguration of Baitul Aafiyat Mosque in Philadelphia
USA Tour 2018 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says the Mosque “will prove a beacon of light and hope to all peace-loving people” On the evening of 19th October 2018, the World Head […]
Power in numbers on display as Ahmadi Muslim spiritual leader tours US
October 23, 2018 Children celebrate the arrival of Khalifa Mirza Masroor Ahmad outside a mosque in Baltimore on Oct. 20, 2018. RNS photo by Jack Jenkins Jack Jenkinsjackmjenkins Share […]
Building playgrounds and relationships: Ahmadiyya Muslims and Standing Buffalo celebrate new play structure
CBC October 23, 2018 A new playground for the children of the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation could also act as a way to learn and expand knowledge. Chief Rodger Redman said the […]
VIDEO: Musulmanes ahmadía inauguran Hospital Nasir para ayudar a los más desprotegidos en Guatemala
EN VIVO Con la presencia de su máximo líder, el Califa V Mirza Masroor Ahmad, la comunidad musulmana ahmadía celebra la inauguración del Hospital Nasir, que beneficiará a guatemaltecos […]
Pakistan prime minister calls for peace talks with India
NOOR NUGALI LOJIEN BEN GASSEM October 23, 2018 India has long accused Pakistan of backing militants in Kashmir, a Himalayan territory divided between the two countries 500,000 Delhi soldiers are […]
‘Saudi Arabia is symbol of humanitarian action in world’
ARAB NEWS October 24, 2018 Al-Rabeeah said that Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian, development and charitable assistance had helped nations JEDDAH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid […]
Deals worth more than $50bn signed at KSA Future Investment Initiative
ARAB NEWS October 23, 2018 RIYADH: At least 25 deals worth more than $50 billion have been signed at Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh. The contracts struck on the […]
‘Water deals with Israel not affected by Baqoura and Ghumar annexes’
By Hana Namrouqa – Oct 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A senior official has brushed off news reports claiming Israeli officials have threatened to cut off water to the […]
AN’NUR CONTROVERSY: Eight found guilty of Swiss mosque attack
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 23, 2018 The former An’Nur mosque in Winterthur’s Hegi district has made headlines several times for alleged radicalisation o fyouth. (Keystone) Eight […]
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights – U.N. panel
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 23, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A women, wearing a niqab despite a nationwide ban on the Islamic face veil, gives a phone […]