Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel backs same-sex marriage
Source: Associated Press Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has backed same-sex marriage. The Cuban leader, who took over from Raúl Castro on 19 April, said he was in favour of recognising […]
‘Sacrilege’: Varanasi priests warn Ganges luxury cruises could contaminate river
Source: The Guardian BY Amrit Dhillon in Delhi Plans for a new luxury cruise liner on the Ganges river in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi have run into trouble, with priests […]
The IT giant you never heard of
Yandex: The rise of ‘Russia’s Google’ Source: BBC News By Anastasia Zyrianova in Moscow Earlier this year, I climbed into a self-driving car for the first time. I was one […]
Punjabi Video: Comedy About PM Imran Khan and Atif Mian’s Fiasco
Suggested reading The Muslim Times Finally Has the Recipe to Unite All Muslims Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith Hajj and Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood A New Commentary of the Holy Quran […]
Experts: Spain’s Cordoba Mosque should be under public ownership
Source: Daily Sabah BY YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc ISTANBUL Amid a simmering disagreement over the rights of the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, a committee recruited by the local […]
From the wealth of nations to the fall of nations: The hegemonic protection of elites
FERHAT KÜÇÜK Published September 13, 2018 A damaged street with sandbags used as barriers in Aleppo’s Saif al-Dawla district, Syria, March 2015. (REUTERS) The question of why some nations are economically […]
Libya’s ‘Desert Lion’ Omar Mukhtar lives on in memory 87 years after death
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL This file photo shows Omar Mukhtar being taken away after he was arrested by occupation powers. Related Articles AfricaLibya’s ‘Desert Lion’ Omar Mukhtar’s only […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadis: Pariah within Islamic society
EXPLAINERS Pakistan’s Ahmadis: Pariah within Islamic society The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan and Ordinance XX declares Ahmadis to be non-Muslims and further deprives them of religious rights. […]
Libya’s divisions
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises form the headquarters of Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli after three militants […]
Oslo Accords at 25: Many negatives and a few positives
Updated 13 September 2018 DAOUD KUTTAB September 13, 2018 Despite the return of Palestinian leaders and the release of prisoners and withdrawal from populated cities, the negatives have outweighed the positives […]
When extremism began: 40 years since the Grand Mosque in Makkah was seized
MOHAMMED AL-KINANI September 12, 2018 The rise of extremism in Saudi Arabia began on Nov. 20, 1979 when a deviant group stormed the Holy Mosque of Makkah. Crown Prince Mohammed […]
The battle of Idlib and its regional implications
Sep 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES –Amer Al Sabaileh The battle of Idlib could be the final chapter of the ongoing Syrian crisis. In hindsight, the beginning of the end was […]
China: Religious Freedom, Secularism and Patriotism?
Epigraph: Jesus said “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.” (Matthew 22:21) With wider crackdowns on religion, Xi’s China seeks to […]
Pressing pope to accept his resignation, Cardinal Wuerl does the right thing
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., has done the right thing. He has asked Pope Francis to accept his resignation, which he […]
Scientists Are Developing New Ways to Treat Disease With Cells, Not Drugs
Source: Time By ALICE PARK When Nichelle Obar learned she was pregnant with her second child last year, she never expected that her pregnancy, or her baby, would make history. But […]
Inside a Millennial Women’s Quran Study Group
Source: Time By Lucy Feldman | Photographs by Miranda Barnes for TIME A few minutes past 3 p.m., after Henna Qureshi and Adeela Khan take a moment to pray, they settle on a living room […]
Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslims Inaugurates Baitur Raheem Mosque in Belgium
During his address, His Holiness said that the responsibilities of the local Ahmadi Muslims to practice and preach Islam’s true message of peace and inclusion had increased now that they […]
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: UK pays respect to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad represented the UK Government at the funeral of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in Ghana on 13 September. Published 14 September 2018 From: Foreign […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. | REP SPEIER STATEMENT FOR MUSLIMS FOR LIFE BLOOD DRIVE
09/11/2018 BY WAQAR NAWAZ Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus, released the following statement today in honor of the annual Muslims […]
Being Ahmadi
Zofeen T. Ebrahim September 16, 2018 Here are real life stories of persecution of their daily life on the basis of faith… “What happened to Dr Atif is nothing new […]