A New Pakistan Government, a New Way to Persecute Ahmadis
Source: The Diplomat By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid The PTI government picked Atif Mian as an economic adviser — then dropped him once his faith became an issue. On Friday, the Pakistan […]
Atif Mian’s removal: Govt slammed for ‘succumbing to bigotry’
Source: Pakistan Today Social media users on Friday called out the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for “succumbing to bigotry” following the government’s decision of removing Atif R Mian from the Economic […]
Peace Conference in Karlsruhe – Ahmadiyya Annual Gathering in Rheinstetten, Germany
SWR Aktuell September, 2018 About 40’000 Muslims are coming this weekend to a peaceful conference of the Ahmadiyya Community in the Karlsruhe Stadium in Rheinstetten. Dialogue and Peace are being […]
Imran Khan’s government caves in to pressure over minority economic adviser
Updated 07 September 2018 AFP September 07, 2018 Atif Mian, an MIT-educated Pakistani-American economics professor at Princeton University, was recently named member of a new economic advisory council Mian is […]
PM Imran appeals overseas Pakistanis to wage ‘dam jihad’
Updated 07 September 2018 NAIMAT KHAN September 07, 2018 Analysts and experts are skeptical and say the call for voluntary donations may not leave any impact “The problem of water […]
London show hosts the first Saudi woman specializing in Islamic designs
ARAB NEWS September 08, 2018 The exhibition showcases the work of leading designers and innovators from 40 countries Al-Homoud: My presence at the London Design Biennale is a great responsibility […]
Iraq’s Sadr urges ‘radical’ solutions after deadly unrest
By AFP – Sep 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi protesters stand on concrete blast walls during a protest near the building of the government office in Basra, Iraq, on Wednesday […]
UNIVERSITY COMPARISON SERIES: Is part-time work viable while studying at a Swiss university?
By Tony Ganzer, Geraldine Wong Sak Hoi and Leo Shearmur THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 The relatively high cost of living can be offset by exchanging […]
The far-right Sweden Democrats seized on social tensions caused by welfare cuts – that’s why they’ll win big in the Swedish election
Sweden is famous the world over for its pioneering work on gay rights, the environment, peace building, gender equality and humanitarian work. The far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) party, on the […]
Death by Selfie
Voices I’m not surprised an Israeli teen fell to his death taking a selfie on holiday – I used to be that obsessive myself A few years ago, I was […]
Stirred by Sexual Abuse Report, States Take On Catholic Church
Source: The New York Times By Sharon Otterman and Laurie Goodstein Attorneys general across the United States are taking a newly aggressive stance in investigating sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, opening […]
Love Pakistan a great deal, deeply desired to serve it: Atif Mian
Source: Dawn News Celebrated economist Atif Mian, who was asked to resign earlier on Friday from the government’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) for his adherence to the Ahmadiyya faith, tweeted […]
Malaysian PM says caning of lesbians counter to ‘compassion of Islam’
Source: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday denounced the caning of two Muslim women for attempting lesbian sex, a sentence that sparked outrage and […]
Twin Bombings in Afghanistan Hit Shiite Enclave
Source: Wall Street Journal By Craig Nelson, Ehsanullah Amiri and Habib Khan Totakhil KABUL—Two bomb blasts just minutes apart tore through a mainly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the Afghan capital on […]
Australian prosecutors want tougher sentence for archbishop
Source: Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australian prosecutors said on Thursday they will appeal for a tougher sentence for the most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up child […]
A new Israeli law is making this fiercely loyal sect question what it has fought for
Source: The Washington Post By Loveday Morris September 1 ISFIYA, Israel — At a military cemetery lined by conifers on the wooded slopes of Israel’s Mount Carmel, Safwan Marich walks beside the […]
Khan al-Ahmar: Israel court approves demolition of Bedouin village
Source: BBC News Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected appeals against the demolition of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank whose fate has been a subject of international concern. […]
In France, rebel priest takes on church bosses on sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By JOHN LEICESTER SAINT-MARTIN-EN-VERCORS, France (AP) — When a lowly Roman Catholic father rebels against the church hierarchy, publicly castigating a prominent cardinal’s handling of child sex-abuse […]
The Princeton University Press Wants the Muslim Times to Review this Book, for Our Commitment to Interfaith Tolerance
Christian Martyrs under Islam Publisher: Princeton University Press By Christian C. Sahner, who is associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Oxford and a fellow of St Cross […]
Will Saudi Arabia Cease to Be the Center of Islam?
Source: New York Times By Faisal Devji, who teaches history at the University of Oxford Saudi Arabia, or the Arabian Peninsula before the formation of the modern kingdom, has been and […]