Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over no handshake
Source: BBC News A Muslim couple have been denied Swiss citizenship after they refused to shake hands with people of the opposite sex during their interview, officials say. They confirmed […]
How Ilhan Omar Won Over Hearts in Minnesota’s Fifth
Source: The New Yorker By Emily Witt Most coverage of Ilhan Omar, the thirty-five-year-old state legislator who won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District last night, has focussed on her […]
The Catholic church and sex scandals
What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church. Source: The Washington Post By Megan McArdle “Anyone who welcomes one little child like this in my name welcomes me,” said Jesus in […]
What Must Survive a Corrupt Catholic Church
Source: The New York Times By Rod Dreher Mr. Dreher is the author of “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation.” CreditJeff J. Mitchell/Reuters I have a […]
India’s Carnatic musicians threatened over Christian hymns
Source: BBC News Carnatic musicians in the southern Indian city of Chennai have often been accused of being elitist and upper caste. Their music is traditionally set to songs composed […]
Sexual Abuse victim receives 1 million dollar settlement after 50 years
Australian sex abuse victim settles with Catholic order Source: Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 74-year-old man with terminal cancer said on Thursday he could die happy after reaching […]
Dutch Council denies right to wear a colander on official documents photo
Spaghetti injunction: Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court rules Source: The Guardian By Jon Henley The Dutch council of state has ruled that Pastafarianism is not a religion, denying […]
Sweden Muslim woman who refused handshake at job interview wins case
Source: BBC News A Swedish Muslim woman has won compensation after her job interview was ended when she refused a handshake. Farah Alhajeh, 24, was applying for a job as […]
The dispute between Saudi and Canada might affect Canada Hajj pilgrims
Canada Hajj pilgrims, Saudi students face uncertainty due to diplomatic row Source: Reuters As the stalemate continues, Canada is reaching out to its allies, including the United States and European […]
Two Birmingham mosques attacked with catapults
Source: BBC News Worshippers feared “someone with a gun” was attacking one of two mosques targeted with ball bearing catapults. Masjid Qamarul Islam, Birmingham, came under attack at 22:00 BST […]
Afghan IS branch claims deadly attack on Shiites in Kabul
Source: Associated Press By AMIR SHAH KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As Afghanistan’s Shiites mourned their dead and held funeral services Thursday, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the horrific […]
Reflects on Hampshire Life report about Pakistani
letter to the editor Thank you for the excellent piece in the Aug. 3-9 Hampshire Life on Ahmadis and Saadat Virk (“Saadat Virk embraces the present in America but thinks […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First Croatia completes another Humanitarian Project.
Source: Muhammad Munawwar Rana On 16.08.2018 there were happy faces both of children and parents as school going kids were given few essentially required school items. This humanitarian project was […]
Fixing Pakistan’s financial woes
Atif R. MianUpdated August 17, 2018 The writer is professor of economics at Princeton University. (and a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at). IN what has become somewhat of […]
End U.S. support for this misbegotten and unwinnable war
The Post’s View Opinion Yemeni people carry the coffins of victims of a Saudi-led airstrike, during a funeral in Saada, Yemen, Aug. 13. (Hani Mohammed/AP) By Editorial Board August 18 […]
Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca ahead of haj
Reuters International This content was published on August 18, 2018 Muslim pilgrims pray at the Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through […]
Promises, promises, Imran Khan raises Pakistani hopes sky high
Reuters International This content was published on August 19, 2018 Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan (L) takes the oath of the Prime Minister from President Mamnoon Hussain at the Presid House in […]
Can you believe it? Another strong earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia
Second earthquake strikes Lombok, Indonesia Staff writers, AFP News Corp Australia Network August 19, 20186:01pm Video Image RAW: Terrifying footage of another earthquake in Lombok’s capital A STRONG earthquake has […]
How the conflict in Yemen could lead to the return of al-Qaeda
At the start of the 2015 conflict in Yemen, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula conquered a 700km stretch of coastline. A second civil war germinating out of a pre-existing one […]
Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, dies
Source: The Guardian Ghanaian who served as secretary general between 1997 and 2006, dies aged 80 By Chris Johnston @cajuk Sat 18 Aug 2018 The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, […]