Is a President Above the Law in Islamic Tradition?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It should not surprise those who have been following US politics, what Ryan J. Reilly recently wrote in […]
UK: Caliph of Islam Ahmadiyyat calls for Muslims to reject extremism & terrorism
The purpose of the three-day international gathering is to promote the true, peaceful teachings of Islam and challenge misinterpretations around the world’s second largest religion. Source: https://www.economicvoice.com/caliph-calls-for-muslims-to-reject-extremism-and-terrorism-as-uk-islamic-convention-concludes/ | Author: Economic Voice Staff The Caliph to tens of millions of Ahmadi Muslims concluded the largest Islamic convention in the UK with a condemnation […]
Scientists, theologians ponder if latest biological findings are more compatible with religion
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan | July 28, 2017 OXFORD, England (RNS) — When Charles Darwin published his landmark theory of evolution by natural selection in the 19th century, religious leaders […]
All minorities deserve respect, Mormon apostle tells black church leaders
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By PEGGY FLETCHER STACK | The Salt Lake Tribune Richard W. Brown | LDS Church Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles held a […]
Hundreds of Dallas Catholics join the Pope’s worldwide effort to engage millennials
Source: Dallas News By Claire Ballor, Breaking news reporter Earlier this year, Pope Francis wrote a letter to young Catholics around the world and asked them to share “your voice, your sensitivities and […]
An evangelical leader’s suggestion to Trump: Wash Scaramucci’s potty mouth and fire him
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Anthony Scaramucci’s extraordinary first week at the White House, remembered Leaks, threats and insults. Here’s a look back at Anthony Scaramucci’s first […]
Riverside imam stirs criticism after sermon calling Jews ‘unjust tyrants’ and praying to ‘destroy them’
Source: Los Angeles Times By Kate Mather Contact Reporter Another California imam has drawn criticism after delivering a sermon laced with inflammatory remarks about Jews, calling them “unjust tyrants” and […]
Unsung in the Muslim world
Source: Dawn News BY Riaz Mohammad Khan July 31, 2017 The writer, a former foreign secretary and author, lectured in quantum physics (1965-69) at Punjab University. MARYAM Mirzakhani, a […]
UK: Union Jack, the British flag raised at Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Annual Convention to affirm ‘Loyalty to country is a core part of their faith’
Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/muslims-fly-flag-for-britain-at-festival-3hnvkbq2d | Kaya Burgess Muslims fly flag for Britain at festival The Union Jack was raised at a festival attended by more than 30,000 Muslims at a farm in Hampshire yesterday to affirm that loyalty to their country is a core part of their faith. Those attending the Jalsa Salana gathering […]
MSN | Thousands gather at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s International Convention to celebrate True Islam
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/thousands-of-muslims-gather-at-the-jalsa-salana-international-convention-to-celebrate-islam/ar-AAp41JQ | Thomas Triebel More than 30,000 Muslims from around the world have gathered in the Hampshire countryside for the annual Jalsa Salana convention. The convention sees a huge group of Ahmadi Muslims congregate in order to challenge ‘misinterpretations of Islam’ and denounce extremism and terrorism. Some 38,000 Ahmadi Muslims from around 100 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Jamaica | Islam teaches messages of peace, love, patience & humility
Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20170730/muslim-blessings-uk-religious-and-cultural-diversity-good-jamaica | Corey Robinson Umair Khan, missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Jamaica, is convinced that the island stands to benefit from cultural and religious diversity, and that is what his group is trying to bring to the island. “When we came into Jamaica and our mosque was […]
More than 30,000 Muslims pledge support for Britain after spate of terror attacks
Source: Express – Home of the Daily and Sunday Express By JAYMI MCCANN MORE than 30,000 members of a Muslim sect will pledge allegiance to Britain today in a bid […]
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Pakistan: Sharif’s Ouster Is Bad News
Whatever one thinks of Pakistan’s former prime minister, the circumstances of his ouster are troubling. By Mihir Sharma, 67, 28 July 2017, 06:46 GMT-4 https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-28/nawaz-sharif-s-ouster-in-pakistan-isn-t-good-news-for-anyone ong>In Pakistan’s 70 years of existence, not one prime minister has served a full five-year term. They’ve been fired by governor-generals and army chiefs and […]
Muslim Workers Claim They Were Forced To Choose Between Keeping Religion or Job
Source: Huffington Post The men asked to switch their meal time so that they could participate in a Ramadan tradition. By Carol Kuruvilla Sixteen Muslim workers are planning to sue […]
Don’t Ignore All Forms Of Extremism
Source: Huffington Post By Salam Al-Marayati, Contributor President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council Co–authored by Sammy Rangel, Executive Director of Life After Hate Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on National Security […]
Americans Are Opting For Cremation Over Burial At The Highest Rate Ever
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg The rate at which Americans are choosing to be cremated rather than buried after their death has been rising for many years. In 2016, that rate […]
Judge Blocks Arkansas From Enforcing 4 Abortion Restrictions
Source: Time BY Andrew DeMillo / AP Jul 29, 2017 (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing four new abortion restrictions, including a ban on […]
The Batman Killer – a prescription for murder?
Source: BBC News He slumps wild-eyed across the desk from detectives, with a mess of badly dyed red hair, his clothes hanging off him. James Holmes looks every inch the […]
Electric trucks and vans cut pollution faster than cars
Source: BBC News By Chris Baraniuk Technology of Business reporter Image copyrightSEAImage captionKings Transport in Melbourne now has an all-electric fleet The clock may be ticking for petrol and diesel-powered […]