CNN Video: Chemical Warfare on our Children — Is Islam the Answer?
(CNN) Robert Leahy was sitting on his couch, watching TV, when his wife, Gretchen, walked through the front door. It was about 10 p.m. She’d left for the […]
Someone Threw a Bomb Through a Mosque Window in Minnesota
Source: Time Someone apparently threw a bomb through the window of a suburban Minneapolis mosque on Saturday as people were preparing for morning prayers, damaging the imam’s office but not […]
‘I Cannot Breathe.’ Heat Wave Dubbed ‘Lucifer’ Kills at Least 2 People in Europe
Source: Time BY Jovana Gec / AP (BELGRADE, Serbia) — No wonder it’s been dubbed “Lucifer.” A relentless heat wave that gripped parts of Europe this week has sent temperatures […]
Iran’s Rouhani Commits to Nuclear Deal as He Is Sworn In for a New Term
Source: Time BY Golnar Motevalli, Ladane Nasseri / Bloomberg Aug 05, 2017 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, sworn in for a second term in front of an audience of foreign officials, reiterated […]
Shattered faith: Nearly 100 sex abuse suits against Catholic priests rock island of Guam
Source: USA today Haidee V Eugenio, Steve Limtiaco and Dana M Williams, Pacific Daily News Editor’s note: Some details in this report, while important to the understanding of the story, are graphic. Also, the […]
Gene editing: Gateway to Promised Land, or key to Pandora’s box?
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | August 3, 2017 (RNS) — News that scientists for the first time successfully edited genes in human embryos created a stir this week. In the […]
How the Saudis Can Promote Moderate Islam
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Max Singer Aug. 3, 2017 6:51 p.m. ET After 64 years of rule by sons of King Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabia is making a […]
Humbled by a Muslim gathering
Source: The Jewish Chronicle By Rina Wofson Rina Wolfson didn’t know what to expect when she joined 40,000 Muslims at the annual Jalsa Salana meeting. She was impressed – but […]
‘Coffee, Cake, and True Islam’: How Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Is Fighting Islamophobia
Source: https://rewire.news/article/2017/08/04/coffee-cake-true-islam-muslim-community-fighting-islamophobia/ | Katie MacBride Qasim Rashid holds his phone out to me over the table at the Starbucks where we are having coffee. Someone has tweeted, “I will give anyone who kills the basterd [sic] Qasim Rashid one thousand dollar.” “First of all, I’m a little offended it’s only a thousand […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Jalsa Salana calls for rejection of ISIS
Source: https://www.religionworld.in/jalsa-salana-calls-rejection-isis/# The 51st Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 30 July 2017 with a call for believers to reject all forms of extremism” in the last of his five speeches by the World Head the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth […]
UK attitudes towards Islam ‘concerning’ after survey of 2,000 people
Source: BBC By Divya Talwar | BBC Asian Network reporter he majority of Britons questioned in a survey believe Islam is not compatible with British values. The poll also found […]
Dr Hoodbhoy: Science is secular, it has no religion
Toronto Aug 4, 2017 L-R S.H. Hadi, Dr Hoodbhoy, Z. Virk after the dinner Pakistan’s well known author, nuclear scientist, activist, Dr Pervez Amiralik Hoodbhoy spoke yesterday at Baitul Islam Complex, Vaughan, Ontario to an audience of 300 people from all walks of life. He spoke at length his long […]
A Day in an Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque
Source: MTA | http://ahmadiyyaarchive.org/video/6uOoXQGuhN8/documentary-a-day-in-a-mosque A non muslim guest Bryce Millard who is a civil servant decides to visit the largest mosque in Western Europe to find out what actually happens behind closed doors.
The world is at risk if Muslims become nonentities —Ariyo, missionary, Ibadan Ahmadiyya community
Source: http://tribuneonlineng.com/world-risk-muslims-become-nonentities-ariyo-missionary-ibadan-ahmadiyya-community/ The missionary of the Ibadan Circuit of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Mualim Abdul Hakeem Ariyo, in this interview by SAHEED SALAWU, speaks on the significance of the “International Bai’at (initiation ceremony),” which was a highlight of the Jalsa Salana (annual convention) of the Jama’at, the 2017 edition of which […]
Amid Priest Shortage, Vatican Gives Nun Permission To Conduct Catholic Wedding
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla With no men around to do the job, a nun recently stepped in to officiate at a Catholic wedding in Canada. Sister Pierrette […]
American Muslims Are Now More Accepting Of Homosexuality Than White Evangelicals
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Anti-Muslim activists often attempt to foment hatred against Muslims by claiming that Islam is inherently anti-queer. While homophobia certainly still exists in American Muslim communities, as […]
Affirmative action: Do white American students really get a bad deal?
Source: BBC News Affirmative action – a touchstone of the US culture wars – is back in the headlines after a claim the justice department was considering a plan to […]
Europe heatwave sparks health warnings as temperatures soar
Source: BBC News Parts of Europe are experiencing their most extreme heat in more than a decade as temperatures hit 44C (111F). Several countries have issued health warnings as this […]
Why Robert Mueller’s Grand Jury Isn’t a Big Deal—Yet
Source: Time BY Emma Talkoff Legal experts warn not to read too much into a report that special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury as part of his probe into Russian […]
Australian terror suspect ‘planted plane bomb on brother’
Source: BBC News A terror suspect in Australia tried to smuggle a bomb on to a plane by planting it on his unsuspecting brother, say Australian police. The plan was […]