International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize
Source: USA Today BY Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Published 4:16 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 | Updated 8:05 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat organizing fundraising event ‘Run for Delta’ on October 29
Source: https://www.runfordelta.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat organizing fundraising event ‘Run for Delta’ on October 29 at 9 a.m. This exciting initiative supports the Delta Hospital Foundation and Surrey Food Bank. Professional and casual runners, as well as walkers, are welcome, or just come out and show your support. For more information […]
Why referendums – like with Brexit, Kurdistan and Catalonia – are always doomed to fail
Referendums make public opinion easy to manipulate because what voters are being asked to assent to is most often wishful thinking and what they are opposing is a rag-bag of unrelated grievances Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 6 October 2017 Brexit, Krexit and Crexit: Britain leaves the EU, Kurdistan declares independence […]
UK: Newcastle’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Women volunteered with North East Homeless team to feed homeless people
Source: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/newcastle-comedy-charity-school-proms-13709773 Ahmadiyya Muslim Women of Newcastle volunteer with North East Homeless team Raising money for: Serving Humanity Organiser Shafia Saeed of Gateshead said: “Ahmadiyya Muslim Women of Newcastle volunteered with North East Homeless team to feed homeless people. It was an eye-opening experience. It was our first time but all […]
Ahmadi Muslims Face Growing Persecution in Algeria
Source: https://muftah.org/ahmadi-muslims-face-growing-persecution-algeria/#.WdkP_4-CzIU | Fatima Mohie-Eldin On August 28, Mohamed Fali, the leader of Algeria’s Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, was arrested. On September 13, he was sentenced to a six month suspended prison term and a fine of 20,000 Algerian dinars, on charges of “offending Islam” and “unauthorized fundraising.” Similarly ill-defined charges have been leveled […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Hamilton Mosque holds open house | Invites people to learn True Islam
Source: http://www.chch.com/hamilton-mosque-open-house/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Hamilton is having a united against terrorism event in response to the attack in Edmonton last weekend, when a man stabbed a police officer and rammed several people with a truck. Police in Edmonton are considering terrorism charges because of an ISIS flag found […]
Sensible Arab citizens vs hysterical governments?
Oct 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri A new public opinion poll in the Arab Gulf region reminds us again of a cardinal truth about political realities in the Arab region: make sure to listen to what ordinary people feel, more than you listen to what local or […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community lives by the motto: “Love for All, Hatred for None”
Source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/letters/ci_31357498/main-street-mosque-welcoming-place | By IJAZ AHMED | President, Fitchburg Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA Over the weekend, a fight broke out on Main Street. The altercation occurred right outside the Bait-ul-Zikr Mosque on 370 Main St., and one of the windows facing the street was broken. Blood and glass were littered both inside and […]
UNESCO about Petra in Jordan: Nabateans were the Thamud mentioned in the Quran
Source: UNESCO website: Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. […]
The Muslim Times has the best collection promoting secularism in every country of the world
The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world 89% of religious “nones” in America say religion should be kept separate from government policies Source: Pew Research Center […]
Nobel peace prize: Ican award sends nuclear message
Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent The Nobel Committee’s decision to honour the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as Ican, provides a powerful and timely reinforcement of the opprobrium and concern that should be attached to nuclear weapons. It comes at a moment when North Korea is actively developing […]
Ottoman-era photo exhibition opened in Beirut, Lebanon
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkish and Lebanese historians unveiled the photography exhibition “Beirut Vilayet during the Ottoman Period” in Beirut on Friday. The exhibit includes 40 photographs depicting […]
Orientalism again?
FAHRETTIN ALTUN (A view from Turkey) Orientalism is not just the West’s ideological supremacy. It is also an attempt to irrationalize the East and make it exotic In one of my columns I did an analysis on orientalism in Western media and someone named Steven, […]
‘Tinder for polygamists’: Indonesian firm angers with app for multiple marriages
Source: The Guardian A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is courting controversy in Indonesia. Photograph: ayopoligami.com BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is […]
IN EUROPE, HISTORY—AND THE POPULIST POLITICS OVER MUSLIM WOMEN’S DRESS—REPEATS ITSELF
Source: Pacific Standard By MASSOUD HAYOUN OCT 5, 2017 It appears no Austrian party could afford to stand up against the nation’s controversial new veil ban. On Sunday, the Austrian government […]
What Science Says About ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
Source: The Atlantic By BEN ROWEN After the deadliest gun attack in modern U.S. history left 59 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, both Nevadasenators, and […]
Bearing arms: Regulating firearms in gun-loving Switzerland
By Veronica DeVore October 5, 2017 1:30 PMOct 5, 2017 – 13:30 Handguns require special permits in Switzerland(Keystone) Switzerland’s gun laws and high rates of gun ownership reflect the […]
Bangladesh carving out forest land to shelter desperate Rohingya
Source: Reuters By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Hard-pressed to find space for a massive influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees, Bangladesh plans to chop down forest trees to extend a […]
Germany redeploys anti-Isis surveillance jets to Jordan
Source: The Local Germany on Wednesday moved four Tornado jets flying surveillance missions against the Islamic State group to Jordan after withdrawing them from Turkey amid a bilateral dispute, the […]
North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | October 4, 2017 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Since 9/11, only seven imams have given the opening prayer in the House of Representatives. Abdullah Antepli, from Duke University […]