Two in five European Muslims have felt discriminated against – survey
Source: The Guardian Study for EU’s fundamental rights agency finds 30% say they have been insulted and 2% physically assaulted in past 12 months Nearly 40% of women who wore […]
How France Is Making Libya Worse
Macron Is Strengthening Haftar By Jalel Harchaoui On July 25, at peace talks in Paris convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, the leaders of Libya’s two main factions—Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the self-styled Libyan […]
Rohingya crisis: Rakhine aid boat ‘blocked by Myanmar mob’
Source: BBC News Police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have fired warning shots to disperse a Buddhist mob trying to block a boat carrying aid, reports say. The boat was bound […]
Bishop Schneider: The Pope is not the ‘owner’ of Catholic truths
Source: Life Site By Dorothy Cummings McLean September 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — In a recent interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider said that some of the “ambiguous affirmations” in Amoris Laetitia are “causing a […]
Iraq’s Kurdish region to hold independence vote on September 25
By Reuters – Sep 20,2017 – JORDAN TIMES KIRKUK, Iraq — Visitors to Kirkuk in northern Iraq are greeted by an imposing statue of a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter with a gun slung over his shoulder, a reminder of tensions building in the hotly-contested city ahead of a referendum on Kurdish […]
Is Trump killing the dollar?
Sep 20,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Benjamin J. Cohen For nearly a century, the US dollar has been viewed as the financial world’s ultimate safe haven. No other currency has promised the same degree of security and liquidity for accumulated wealth. In past times of trouble, skittish investors and prudent […]
If Donald Trump is going to use WW2 to justify his UN speech, it would be good if he got his facts right
Source: Independent By Robert Fisk I do recall another man who used the ‘Free French’ resistance parallel from the Second World War. He was trying to prove that Muslims had the right to resist the United States. His name was Osama bin Laden When, oh when, will our politicians/statesmen/dictators – mad […]
Why doesn’t the Muslim community look up to its black celebrities?
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah A. Harvard September 20 at 6:00 AM Actor Mahershala Ali, winner of the Best Supporting Actor award for “Moonlight,” poses with his Oscar as he arrives […]
On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities try repenting for gun violence and racism
Source: Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The synagogue members hammered stakes into the ground on a hot September afternoon, then draped each one with a t-shirt bearing the name of a […]
First professional Muslim sorority opens chapter on campus
Source: The Daily Texan BY TEHREEM SHAHAB The nation’s first professional Muslim sorority, Mu Delta Alpha, has established a beta chapter at UT and started rush week Monday. The University of […]
Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi speech criticised by global leaders
Source: BBC News Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is facing mounting international pressure for her handling of violence in Rakhine state and the Rohingya refugee crisis. In a speech on Tuesday, […]
How Myanmar’s Buddhists actually feel about the Rohingya
Source: CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN Yangon, Myanmar (CNN)One public servant skipped work. A butcher shut up her store for the day. A noodle seller watched on his phone. They […]
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On The High Holy Days
Source: NPR By LEAH DONNELLA Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won’t be going today. That might surprise my friends, who put up with […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First Croatia offers another Donation.
By: Zubair Khalil Khan Pictures: Rana Muhammad Munawwar Khan Humanity First Germany was generous enough to provide funds for the qurbani on the eve of Idul Azhia. Keeping in view the local circumstances 400 kg sheep meat was distributed amongst 600 friends, needy persons and refugees residing in Croatia. Similarly […]
Women In Britain Say They Are Are Turning To Illegal Home Abortions Because They Can’t Get To Clinics
Source: BuzzFeed News By Laura Silver BuzzFeed News Reporter Phil Walter / Getty Images Many women in Britain who turn to the internet to get hold of abortion pills do […]
Even moderate drinking might be bad for your brain
Source: Popular Science By Claire Maldarelli Binge and excessive drinking almost always get a bad rap—and for good reason. Heavy alcohol consumption is known to lead to a multitude of problems, including poor brain health. But the […]
USA: State lawmakers seek review of Harford County Peace Village project
News Maryland State lawmakers seek review of Harford County project Alison KnezevichContact Reporter The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-ha-old-trails-development-20170914-story.html State lawmakers have asked Harford County to halt development of a townhouse community in Joppatowne that an Ahmadi Muslim group promoted as being built for members of the sect. In a letter to County Executive Barry […]
Vienna: Pakistani Nobel Laureate Bust Unveiled
Dr Abdus Salam’s bust unveiled at IAEA Headquarters Naveed SiddiquiSeptember 20, 2017 DAWN.COM A bust of Nobel Prize winning physicist Dr Abdus Salam was unveiled at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna on Wednesday by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, a Foreign Office (FO) handout said today. […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Concludes Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Ijtema
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addresses over 5,500 Muslim youths from across the UK. On 17 September 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered a faith-inspiring address to conclude the three-day National Ijtema (Annual Gathering) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association in […]
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
A Visitor walks by an installation by Haitian artist Jean Ulrick Desert, titled The Burqa Project-On The Borders of My Dreams I Encountered My Double’s Ghost for an exhibition “Islam, […]