Source: CNN By Nicole Gaouette and Laura Koran, CNN Updated 1750 GMT (0150 HKT) August 15, 2017 Washington (CNN)The State Department’s annual report on international religious freedom was highly critical of a number of countries, […]
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China hit back on Wednesday at criticism by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of its record on religious freedom, saying the United States was […]
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — A day after the U.N. chief voiced concern about Indian plans to potentially deport tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya […]
Source: Religion And Politics By Marie Griffith The hatred exhibited by an array of white supremacists this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, horrified much of the nation. The frenzied scenes of […]
Source: The Washington Post By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tracy Jan August 14 SAN FRANCISCO — The push for Internet businesses to remove hateful speech spread to an influential corner of the tech industry on Monday […]
Source: Huffington Post By William C. Chittick, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies, State University of New York, Stony Brook In the field of religious studies, the word “religion” is commonly understood […]
Source: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outreach-peace-awareness-launch-and-prevent-against-hatred-and-radicalisation-tickets-37022958666 DESCRIPTION The Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim community will be launching outreach peace awareness and Community dinner talk to celebrate culture diversity promote a safer and cohesive community to tackle hatred crime radicalization and stand united against extremism. This event is free come and listen what are the causes […]
Source: http://www.in-cumbria.com/Lake-District-businesses-set-to-benefit-from-Muslim-charity-event-e01e325c-3cc5-496f-954d-d3e651d53b5c-ds | by Gary West Hundreds of young Muslims will be gathering in the Lake District for a charity run and walk event, boosting the economy, with hotels, restaurants and local attractions all set to benefit. The largest Muslim youth organisation in Britain, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), is to […]
Source: http://www.publicnow.com/view/45699ECAD0A9623985E2E34353F5EC377722E791?2017-08-16-11:00:17+01:00-xxx308 The Muslim group behind a major religious festival in East Worldham welcomed East Hampshire District Council’s Chairman ahead of a charity walk in the area. East Hampshire District Council Chairman Lynn Evans visited the Ahmadiyya Muslim festival Jalsa Salana, an annual celebration attended by more than 30,000 worshippers. Cllr […]
Source: http://www.thegazellenews.com/2017/08/15/ahmadiyya-muslims-elders-meet-lokoja/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Elders group (Majlis Ansarullah Silsla Aliya Ahmadiyya) Nigeria, holds its 42nd annual National Islamic conference (Ijtema) in Lokoja, Kogi state from Friday 18th to 20th August at the Al-Azhar International College, Lokoja. The theme of the gathering is Mankind and The Search For Peace. The […]
NYTimes 2017/08/17 GORAKHPUR, India — It was around 6 a.m. last Friday, said Mohamed Jahid — the father of a very sick little girl being treated at a government hospital — when the oxygen stopped. The situation was desperate, but the parents of children in the intensive care unit did […]
Exclusive: The letter to paper’s editor – signed by 107 MPs – was organised by the Labour MP Naz Shah and includes prominent politicians, including former Cabinet ministers Baroness Warsi and Anna Soubry Ashley Cowburn Political Correspondent @ashcowburn More than 100 cross-party politicians have signed an open letter demanding action over […]
Source: Independent The Sun‘s column by Trevor Kavanagh is yet more proof that Islamaphobia has become socially acceptable in the UK. This is yet another attempt to dig a chasm between Muslims and non-Muslims and fan the embers of hate, discord, social segregation, alienation and intolerance. The vast majority of Muslims are peaceful, law-abiding […]
Greg Wilcox | Published — Thursday 17 August 2017 A man holds up an anti-Muslim banner during a demonstration by the English Defense League in London. (REUTERS/Darren Staples/file) LONDON: The […]
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN | Published — Thursday 17 August 2017 Baiq Mariah RIYADH: Baiq Mariah, a 104-year-old woman from Indonesia, arrived in Jeddah on the first leg of her Hajj pilgrimage. […]
Arab News | Published — Thursday 17 August 2017 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) receives Qatari Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassem Al Thani at the Peace […]
Lawmakers vote to do away with article 522, on the heels of Jordan, Tunisia By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Aug 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on April 22 shows a veiled woman sitting on a bench near an installation of wedding dresses by Lebanese artist Mireille Honein […]
King says supporting awqaf department a ‘personal priority’ By JT – Aug 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with representatives of the Jerusalem Awqaf Department, Jerusalemites […]
timesofindia.indiatimes.com: India’s ambitious experiment with freedom of religion has failed. Our insipid brand of secularism, based on states’ active engagement amid stated religious neutrality, has led to the appeasement of a few, but empowers none and brings injustice for all. Instead of uniting our society, it has fomented fragmentation and […]
Maulana Mohammed Fayyaz Baqri’s wife is among the many women who impart knowledge about the Quran to fellow Muslim women. http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/in-a-first-yari-road-mosque-opens-door-to-women-ulemas/articleshow/60078262.cms- By Linah Baliga, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 01.21 AM IST At a time when Muslim women are breaking into many a male bastion, a mosque on Yari Road has […]