Administration says Supreme Court should stop review of past travel bans
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes October 5 The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on Thursday that there is no reason for the court to rule on the […]
Islamic State nearly expelled from its last urban stronghold in Iraq
Source: The Washington Post By Mustafa Salim and Tamer El-Ghobashy October 5 DIBIS, Iraq — Iraqi forces have reclaimed the town of Hawijah from the Islamic State, Iraq’s prime minister said […]
Suicide bomber strikes Shiite shrine in Pakistan, killing 20
Source: Associated Press By ABDUL SATTAR QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck a Shiite shrine packed with worshippers in a remote village in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing […]
Denmark government announces support for burqa ban
Source: The Local Government coalition parties the Liberal (Venstre) and Liberal Alliance parties have both announced their support for a public ban on garments that mask the face. The announcements […]
Rohingya Bangladesh to build one of world’s largest refugee camps for 800,000 Rohingya
Source: The Guardian Agence France Presse Friday 6 October 2017 00.43 BST Bangladesh on Thursday announced it would build one of the world’s biggest refugee camps to house all the 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims […]
Christians and Yazidis in Iraq stand on the brink of extinction
Source: Religion News Service By Chris Smith (RNS) — Astonishingly, for three years U.S. government bureaucrats have refused to help endangered religious minority communities like Christians and Yazidis survive the genocide […]
The Pet Allergy Woman Who Was Dragged Off A Flight Says She Was Targeted For Being Muslim
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Blake Montgomery A woman who was dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in September after allegedly demanding that two dogs be removed from the cabin because of a “life-threatening […]
Senate panel backs nominee questioned on her religion
Source: Associated Press By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel narrowly backed one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees who was pressed by Democrats on whether her Roman […]
Pakistan International Airlines to discontinue flights to US from October 31
Flagship carrier Pakistan International Airlines will be discontinuing flights to the US from October 31 Image Credit: Gulf News archive According to the officials, PIA had been incurring losses […]
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 […]