Prince Charles to be next Commonwealth head
The Prince of Wales will be the next head of the Commonwealth, its leaders have announced. The Queen had said it was her “sincere wish” that Prince Charles would succeed […]
Natalie Portman pulls out of Jerusalem ceremony over recent events in Israel
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash April 20 at 8:28 AM Email the author JERUSALEM — Natalie Portman has pulled out of a ceremony in Jerusalem honoring her as the recipient of a $2 million prize, dubbed by some as the “Jewish Nobel,” the organization said Thursday. The Genesis Prize Foundation, […]
Good people are failing to tackle antisemitism, ex-chief rabbi says
Source: The Guardian BY Ben Quinn Lord Sacks speaks of shame over rise of antisemitism, saying ‘this is not the Britain I know and love Jonathan Sacks said on Radio 4’s Thought for the Day: ‘There is today almost no European country where Jews feel safe.’ Photograph: David Sillitoe for the […]
Poland marks 75th anniversary of uprising in Warsaw Ghetto
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Sirens wailed, church bells tolled and yellow paper daffodils of remembrance dotted the crowd as Polish and Jewish leaders extolled the heroism and determination of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighters on the 75th anniversary of their ill-fated […]
Why this India priest carried an ‘untouchable’ into a temple
Source: BBC News A Hindu priest from a temple in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad made headlines for carrying a Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) man on his shoulders into the temple’s inner sanctum. It has been seen as a dramatic move because Dalits have historically been denied entry […]
Kashmir erupts demanding justice for young rape victim
Source: Aljazeera Activists say cases of rape and sexual violence on women are common as they decry ‘reluctant and delayed response’. by Rifat Fareed 20 hours ago Protesters demand justice […]
Commonwealth summit: The countries where it is illegal to be gay
Source: BBC News By Reality Check team BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Gay rights activists from Commonwealth countries are demanding that laws banning homosexuality should be overturned. Campaigner Peter Tatchell has […]
Suspect in anti-Semitic attack in Berlin turns himself in
Source: Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) – German police said on Thursday that a suspected perpetrator of an anti-Semitic attack had turned himself in after investigators managed to identify him with the help of witness accounts. Police launched the investigation after two men wearing Jewish skullcaps were insulted and attacked by three […]
Asylum claims in Canada reached highest level in decades in 2017
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD Asylum seekers wait to cross the border into Canada near Champlain, New York, in August 2017. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images) More people sought asylum in Canada in 2017 than at any point in at least a quarter-century, due in part to a spike […]
A majority of U.S. teens fear a shooting could happen at their school, and most parents share their concern
Source: Pew Research Center BY NIKKI GRAF (Comstock via Getty) In the aftermath of the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, a majority of American teens say they are very or somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting happening […]
Americans Favor Protecting Information Freedoms Over Government Steps to Restrict False News Online
Source: Pew Research Center But 56% support steps from technology companies, even if it means some limits on publishing and accessing information BY AMY MITCHELL, ELIZABETH GRIECO AND NAMI SUMIDA The widespread concerns over misinformation online […]
Did the Prophets Ever Sin According to Islam?
Questioner Ahmad Reply Date Dec 06, 2017 Question As-salamu Alaykum Did Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ever sin in his life? Did any of the prophets? Salam. Consultant Taqwa Saifulhaq Answer Short Answer: No. They were fallible human beings, though. Before they received revelation, it’s unclear if they […]
The Messiah and the Mahdi = One and the Same Person
From the Traditions of the Holy Prophet it is evident that the Promised Messiah was to be a follower of the Holy Prophet. One Tradition tells us that ‘the Mahdi […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast and update…!
View Larger The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast Muslim Cosmopolitans in the British Empire John H. Hanson Distribution: World Publication date: 10/16/2017 Format: Paperback 14 b&w illus., 7 maps ISBN: […]
Spread of Islam in West Africa (part 3 of 3): The Empires of Kanem-Bornu and Hausa-Fulani Land
Description: How Islam spread into sub-Saharan region of West Africa, and the great civilizations it established there, taking its inhabitants out of paganism to the worship of One God. […]
Spread of Islam in West Africa (part 2 of 3): The Empires of Mali and Songhay
Description: How Islam spread into sub-Saharan region of West Africa, and the great civilizations it established there, taking its inhabitants out of paganism to the worship of One God. […]
Young Muslims from the Ahmadiyya Muslim children’s association walk for charity to help schools in Africa
Mahalia Mayne Reporter – Wimbledon Children from Ahmadiyya Muslim association walk for charity 1 comment Children put on their walking boots to help raise cash to build two schools in […]
Early Medieval Europeans were Migrants
Europe is inhabited by descendants of migrants, who moved around in the first millennium AC. Later people stopped mingling so much. Europe is presently trying to cope with a wave […]
Book Review: The Arab/Muslim Presence in Medieval Central Europe
Manfred W. Wenner International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 12, No. 1 (Aug., 1980), pp. 59-79 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/163627 source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/163627?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
A Strange Drawing Found in Sinai Could Undermine Our Entire Idea of Judaism
Is that a 3,000-year-old picture of god, his penis and his wife depicted by early Jews at Kuntillet Ajrud? More than four decades after its excavation wound down, a small […]