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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Source: The Local While some have speculated that increased immigration could be a strain on Germany’s social security systems, new figures reported by German media seem to show that the safety net is actually profiting greatly. The growing number of immigrants, in particular from other EU countries, has improved the financial […]
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2017/08/600000-people-join-ahmadiyya-muslim-community/ 51st Jalsa Salana UK concluded by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The 51st Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 30 July 2017 with […]
Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/friends-of-edithvale-seaford-wetlands-give-greenthumbs-up-to-national-tree-day/news-story/7b27bf3d825a5eb7e28ccccaa26a15cb | By Christian Tatman, Frankston Standard Leader GREENTHUMBS have given the Edithvale Seaford Wetlands a massive boost — restoring woodland habitat as part of National Tree Day. Friends of Edithvale Seaford Wetlands volunteers, residents and members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community planted a whopping 2000 trees. Friends group member Rex […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim community locally in Southern California always seeks to build bridges with our Jewish friends Source: http://www.pe.com/2017/08/02/letters-more-that-unites-jews-and-muslims-than-divides-us/ By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | letters@pe.com | Press-Enterprise Re: “Riverside imam accused of anti-Semitic sermon that called Jews ‘tyrants’” [News, Aug. 1]: As an Ahmadi Muslim, I was dismayed to learn of the anti-Semitic remarks made […]
A 30-year-old Indian woman is the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777 aircraft in the world, according to CNN. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1473017/meet-youngest-female-commander-boeing-777/ Anny Divya holds this position with Air India, and a dream to fly high in the skies. “I always wanted to become a pilot, from my childhood,” Divya told CNN Travel. “I […]