Migrant crisis: Spain arrivals triple compared with 2016
Source: BBC News Three times as many migrants have arrived in Spain so far this year compared to the same period in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. […]
Scientists are Getting Closer To Using Pig Organs For Human Transplants
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin In a scientific first, researchers have created piglets that could possibly one day provide organs for human transplants. Though the science is still early, it’s a […]
Is it Sharif vs Sharif now?
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic power struggle within the family of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the wife of his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif took to Twitter on Thursday to attack him saying he was heeding to “the most mediocre advisers a leader could have chosen”. Tehmina Durrani‘s […]
Top Shiite Cleric Sentenced to 13 Years in Saudi Jail
Source: ABNA The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh passed the ruling on the 66-year-old clergyman on Thursday, Arabic-language and independent Yemenat news website reported. Sheikh Radhi’s relatives strongly condemned the court ruling, describing it as the application of the death penalty against the Shia cleric since he is already suffering […]
Chinese mother tries to mail her baby to an orphanage
Source: CNN A 24-year-old woman is under police investigation in Fuzhou, China after she attempted to mail her newborn baby to an orphanage wrapped in plastic bags.The baby is currently in a stable condition at a hospital in the southeastern city. Fuzhou police said in a statement Thursday the mother, […]
Pakistan was meant for all sects
Source: The Express Tribune By Talat Masood, who is a retired lieutenant general of the Pakistan Army and a former federal secretary. He has also served as chairman of the […]
Canadian reporter mocked for tweeting Muslim women buying lingerie
Source: ET A Canadian reporter caused an uproar on Twitter when he sent out a tweet about two women entering a lingerie shop, implying it was an out of ordinary scene.Michael Kane, a Business News Network‘s reporter, tweeted on Sunday after seeing two “modestly-dressed women with religious headgear come out […]
‘My birthplace is Germany but my heart beats for Pakistan’
Source: Dawn When I first saw Dr Ruth Pfau sitting under an old banyan tree in Manghopir, it reminded me of a childhood story told by my great grandmother, Babi. Babi in her youth was the prettiest girl in her hometown of Banaras, and so was taken away by djins. She […]
Caring for others
Source: Dawn HUQUQ Allah (rights of God) and huquq-ul Ibad (rights of His servants) are the foremost obligations of Muslims. The first means to fulfil the obligations towards God and the second to do so for human beings. The Holy Quran enjoins returning evil with good. Being kind to others […]
Modern slavery more common in UK than thought, police say
REUTERS LONDON A taxi travels along Oxford Street during a bus strike in London January 13, 2015 (Reuters File Photo) Modern slavery and human trafficking are more prevalent across Britain than previously thought as more international gangs realize they can make significant sums from it, the National Crime Agency (NCA) […]
The world at the brink of nuclear war
MELIH ALTINOK@melihaltinok A man watches a television news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump at a railway station in Seoul, Aug. 9, 2017. A possible nuclear war following the tension between Washington and Pyongyang is a dangerous threat for every country Having had […]
‘Everything is Fine’A Syrian Family’s Quest to Become German
The Muatis are one of hundreds of thousands of refugee families who have come to Germany from Syria since the war broke out. They desperately want to fit in and contribute to society, but even as the children relish their newfound freedoms, the parents worry about their future. By Claas Relotius […]
‘Nazis, Spies and Terrorists’: Can the German-Turkish Relationship Be Saved?
In recent months, relations between Germany and Turkey have reached a new low. After a series of escalating spats, tourism and investment in the country have collapsed. Will it finally drive Turkish President Erdogan to change course? By Katrin Elger, Maximilian Popp, Christian Reiermann and Michael Sauga Photos DPA August […]
Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s address at the 69th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome the sectarian divide among the Muslims. Suggested reading: Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith Bismillah wa alhamdulillah wa salawat ‘ala Rasulillah. I, Dr. John Andrew Morrow, known as Ilyas ‘Abd al-‘Alim Islam, am honored to address the 69th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association to hold its 33rd ‘Mercy for Mankind’ event in Keswick on Saturday
Young Muslims who helped in Cumbria in the aftermath of the December 2015 floods will return to the area to raise money for charity. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will hold its 33rd Mercy for Mankind event in Keswick on Saturday, August 18, featuring a half marathon and a 5k […]
New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invites fellow Kiwis to Mosque Open Day
Source: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1708/S00142/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-invites-kiwis-to-mosque-open-day.htm The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand is inviting fellow Kiwis to come and visit its central mosque at 20 Dalgety Drive in Wiri Manukau, on Saturday the 12th of August 2017. This ‘open to public’ event will run from 10 am till 4 pm, with walk in and invited […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago conducts Spiritual Fitness Camp at Masjid Baitul Jaamay in Glen Ellyn, IL
Spiritual Fitness Camp 2017 Report by Dr. Iftekhar Ahmad, Chicago “Ahmadiyya Muslim youth are a great asset for the community and our all progress is under the banner of Khilafat ” – Said Imam Shamshad. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago NW/SW conducted a Spiritual Fitness Camp on August 4th-6th at […]
Trump making America hostile for Muslims
Source: ABNA The director of an American mosque that was bombed on Saturday says he believes Donald Trump’s divisive campaign was to blame for the attack by creating a hostile environment for Muslims in general and for Somalis in particular. Mohamed Omar, executive director of the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Centre […]
Defeating ISIS could lead to Iranian empire?
Source: ABNA The former diplomat has suggested that once ISIS is defeated, if Iran occupies the free territory, the result could lead to the emergence of a new empire. The 94-year-old, who was the Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon, also spoke about the complications of taking sides in […]
Germany to deport Afghan refugees only in exceptional cases:
Source: The Local German media reported on Wednesday that the government will for now end controversial mass deportations of Afghan asylum seekers, and only deport people in certain cases. The Interior Ministry and Foreign Ministry have agreed that refugees from Afghanistan will only be deported on an exceptional basis, according […]