Women who are changing the world
Source: Time ‘She broke the glass ceiling.’ What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly, defining accomplishment in terms of the barrier rather than the triumph. There […]
Vatican Court Convicts Ex-Children’s Hospital President for Diverting Donations to Renovate Cardinal’s Flat
Source: Time A Vatican court has convicted the former president of the pope’s children’s hospital of abuse of office for diverting $500,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal’s flat and sentenced him to a suspended one-year sentence. The court on Saturday absolved the former treasurer of the Bambino Gesu children’s […]
California wildfires: Death toll rises as blazes continue
Source: BBC News Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed thousands of homes. […]
5 Easy Ways to Make Any Marriage Better
Source: Time BY Anthea Levi / Health.com There’s no way around it: A happy relationship takes hard work. And in his new book The All-or-Nothing Marriage ($28, amazon.com), psychologist Eli Finkel tells you what […]
Catholic Mom Upset After Daughter Is Denied First Communion Over Pantsuit
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Cady Mansell is the kind of girl who loves superheroes, hates itchy skirts, and likes to put on lipstick and nail polish. The 9-year-old […]
Why did Vikings have ‘Allah’ embroidered into funeral clothes?
Source: BBC News Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia, […]
Canada: Ahamdiyya Muslim Community Delta gears up for first annual ‘Run for Delta’ Charity Event
Source: https://www.surreynowleader.com/community/organizers-gear-up-for-first-annual-run-for-delta/ | GRACE KENNEDY Organizers gear up for first annual Run for Delta Proceeds from the race will benefit the Delta Hospital Foundation and the Surrey Food Bank The first annual Run for Delta is set to start on Oct. 29 at the North Delta Recreation Centre, and Tariq Azeem is planning for […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Peterborough joins Planting 100,000th tree
Source: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/peterborough-charity-plants-100-000th-tree-in-the-city-1-8195473 Peterborough charity plants 100,000th tree in the city A Peterborough charity has branched out successfully after planting its 100,000th tree in the city. Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) hit the milestone for its Forest for Peterborough project on Saturday and marked it with a ceremony at Central Park, where […]
Pakistan: LHCBA imposes life ban on Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for his statement on Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/13-Oct-2017/ahmadis-should-stop-declaring-themselves-as-muslims-rana-sanaullah Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan today said that Ahmedi community should stop declaring themselves as Muslims, if they want to be treated in equal manner as other religious minority groups in Pakistan. While addressing a press conference today Sanaullah said, “I said that Ahmedis pretend to be Muslims as they […]
India: Noor Hospital Qadian to celebrate 100 years of service to humanity
Source: http://punjabimania.com/noor-hospital-qadian-to-celebrate-100-years-of-service-to-humanity/ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community today announced special events to mark the centenary celebrations of the historic Noor Hospital in Qadian, Punjab. The hospital which was established in 1917 to cater to the needs of local residents, is well known for having served humanity. Tariq Ahmad, Spokesperson of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community GA joins to help prepare volunteers to dispense life-saving medications for pandemic or bio-terrorist attacks
Source: https://www.prlog.org/12670321-bio-terrorismdisease-response-training-for-metro-atlanta-faith-based-community.html Bio-Terrorism/Disease Response Training for Metro Atlanta Faith-Based Community Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (GA Chapter) joins hands with Noah’s Ark, MRC & Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton/Hall County Health Dept. about the need of volunteers to help dispense life-saving antibiotics or medications for pandemic or bio-terrorist attack. Muslims who believe in the Messiah Mirza Ghulam […]
The Gambia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat donates food & clothing to Tallinding fire disaster victims
Source: http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/ahmadiyya-supports-tallinding-fire-disaster-victims | Author: Cherno Omar Bobb Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at-The Gambia on Monday donated 5 bags of rice, 2 bags of onion, 4 gallons of 5 liter cooking oil, three school bags and cloths to three victim families of fire disaster in Tallinding. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the victims’ compound […]
Japan: 37th Annual Ijtema of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held in Gotemba – A Report
News Courtesy: Anees Ahmad Nadeem, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Japan 37th Annual Ijtima of Ahmadiyya Auxiliary Organizations Japan held at National Chuo Youth Friendship Center Gotemba on 7th and 8th October 2017 Ahmadiyya Muslims Youth Association Japan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Kids Association Japan, Ahmadiyya Women Association Japan & Ahmadiyya Ansar (men above forty years […]
U.S. Resettles Fewer Refugees, Even as Global Number of Displaced People Grows
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR Mohammad Mobin smiles on Feb. 1 after greeting his sister’s family, who had arrived as refugees from Afghanistan at an air base near Omaha, […]
The share of Americans living without a partner has increased, especially among young adults
Source: Pew Research Center BY RICHARD FRY In the past 10 years, the share of U.S. adults living without a spouse or partner has climbed to 42%, up from 39% in […]
Americans deepest in poverty lost more ground in 2016
Source: Pew Research Center BY KRISTEN BIALIK Although the overall U.S. poverty rate declined and incomes rose rapidly for the second straight year in 2016, many poor Americans fell deeper into […]
Women are more concerned than men about gender discrimination in tech industry
Source: Pew Research Center BY KIM PARKER AND CARY FUNK Women in the U.S. are substantially more likely than men to say gender discrimination is a major problem in the technology industry, according […]
Supporters of stricter gun laws are less likely to contact elected officials
Source: Pew Research Center BY BAXTER OLIPHANT AND JOHN GRAMLICH Large majorities of Americans support several specific policies intended to limit access to guns, including expanded background checks and restrictions on sales to the mentally […]
A closer look at who does (and doesn’t) pay U.S. income tax
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER As Congress and the White House pivot from trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act to overhauling the U.S. tax code, it’s helpful to take a closer […]
Pukhtunkhwa Times: #IStandWithAhmadis – Why is Pakistan against its Ahmadi Muslim community?
Source: http://pukhtunkhwatimes.blogspot.in/2017/10/istandwithahmadis-why-is-pakistan.html Former PM Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law has caused uproar among Pakistan’s liberal sections by demanding a ban on military jobs for the minority Ahmadi community. DW examines why Pakistan has a problem with Ahmadis. Captain (retired) Muhammad Safdar, who is ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and a member of the […]