Muslim group urges Ottawa to speed up release of hate-crime statistics
Source: The Globe and Mail Ottawa is facing calls to speed up the release of national hate-related data in the face of a dramatic rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes in […]
Terrorism has changed. Blaming Islam is blinding us to the new reality
Source: The Guardian By Joumanah El Matrah, who is the CEO of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights and a PhD student at Swinburne University Today’s terrorists […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas invites all Texans to an Interfaith Iftar on Sat 17th June ’17
Source: https://islamindallas.org/2017/06/12/join-us-to-break-fast/ Break fast with us! We are always available to anyone to walk in and chat! Next weekend, we are inviting all of you to an Interfaith Iftar – thats to share a fast breaking meal with us. On Saturday Jun 17 at 7:45PM This holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast […]
UK: Kingston’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community gives out hundreds of food packs to homeless people
Source: http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/15342373.Young_Muslims_from_Kingston_give_out_hundreds_of_food_packs_to_homeless_people/ | By Calum Rutter Young Muslims from Kingston spent their Sunday distributing food packs to homeless people in central London. Ten members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Kingston chapter gave out hundreds of packs as part of their ‘Muslims for Humanity’ campaign. During the campaign members perform actions […]
The Muslims who shaped America – from brain surgeons to rappers
Donald Trump wants Muslims banned from entering the US – but without them the country would be a much poorer place Donald Trump with legendary boxer and Muslim, Muhammad Ali. Photograph: John Shearer/WireImage Stuart Jeffries Tuesday 8 December 2015 19.34 GMTLast modified on Thursday 8 June 201715.24 BST What have Muslims […]
UK: Ahmadi Leaders at Hartlepool Welcome people of all faiths at their Nasir Mosque
Source: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/leaders-at-hartlepool-mosque-where-trip-was-cancelled-say-it-is-a-safe-place-1-8591725 Leaders at Hartlepool mosque where trip was cancelled say it is a ‘safe place’. Leaders at Hartlepool mosque where trip was cancelled say it is a ‘safe place’ Nasir Mosque in Hartlepool. 17:49Monday 12 June 2017 Leaders at a Hartlepool mosque say that all are welcome to come and […]
I was born a Pakistani and I’ll die a Pakistani: Abdus Salam
Shahid Nadeem Updated Jun 11, 2017 48 COMMENTS Photo by White Star Nearly 60 years ago, Chaudhary Mohammad Hussain, a schoolteacher and petty landlord of Jhang saw […]
UK: Gillingham’s Ahmadiyya Imam Safeer Khan calls on Muslims to reject extremism & spread the true message of Islam
Source: http://www.loveforallhatredfornone.org/gillingham-imam-safeer-khan-calls-on-muslims-to-stand-up-and-condemn-acts-of-terrorism/ More Muslims need to “stand up” and condemn acts of terrorism to counter radicalisation and prevent further terror attacks. That’s the message from Gillingham Imam Safeer Khan, who has spoken out on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. After last Saturday’s London attacks Mr Khan said the community was […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam Kamran Tahir calls for CAMERAS to be installed in mosques to combat radical preaching
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4592394/Perth-Islamic-leader-calls-monitor-sermons-mosques.html | By BRYANT HEVESI FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Islamic leader calls for CAMERAS to be installed in mosques to record sermons and combat radical preaching the wake of recent terror attacks Imam Kamran Tahir has condemned terrorism following recent atrocities He has also called for mosque sermons to be monitored to […]
How to ensure that Palestinians do not wait another 50 years
Jun 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Fifty years is a long time. The Israeli occupation has lasted way too long. The problem is that there is no credible plan to end this occupation at present. What is needed is a national Palestinian, Arab and international strategy that can […]
ICC calls for ‘immediate arrest’ of Qadhafi son
By AFP – Jun 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Saif Al Islam Qadhafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, appearing in […]
Israeli and international groups warn of looming Gaza disaster
By AFP – Jun 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Newborns are seen at Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday (Reuters photo by Mohammed Salem) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli […]
Cattle slaughter crackdown ripples through India’s leather industry
Reuters International JUN 14, 2017 A shoe-maker poses for a picture in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (reuters_tickers) […]
U.S. arrests nearly 200 Iraqis in deportation sweep
Reuters International JUN 15, 2017 – A group of women react as they talk about family members seized on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a rally […]
This is why Iran should play a major role in the negotiations to ban nuclear weapons
Iran is the only country that has banned the use of WMDs with religious edicts at the highest levels Seyed Hossein Mousavian 10 comments Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has upheld a fatwa against weapons of mass destruction AP Since the advent of nuclear weapons, nations and grassroots movements across the […]
Donald Trump could drop a nuclear bomb on Iran within two years
Iran is boxed in economically, militarily and politically. It has no friends left. Very few neighbours would bat an eyelid and many would quietly applaud Andrew MacLeod @AndrewMMacleod Tehran may need to abandon its own nuclear ambitions to avoid an escalation of tensions with the US Reuters Donald Trump has just signalled that […]
Switzerland: INITIATIVE: Maverick group pushes hardline anti-immigration agenda
JUN 14, 2017 – The head of the initiative committee, Richard Koller, (centre) explaining the aims of his campaign (Keystone) Opponents of the government’s immigration policy are making a new attempt at protecting domestic labour in Switzerland from foreign nationals. A committee, led by a local member of the […]
Google Launches An App That Helps Muslims Find The Direction To Pray
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla QIBLAFINDERWITHGOOGLECOMGoogle launched a webapp that helps Muslims find the Qibla — the direction towards Mecca. Qibla is the direction that Muslims face during prayer. […]
This Muslim Convert Is Prepping The Next Batch Of Muslim Scholars To Be More In Tune With UK Society
Source: Huffington Post BY Akbar Ahmed, Contributor CAMBRIDGE, England ― When Tim Winter became a Muslim in 1979, Islam was still something of a mystery to the West. He was a […]
Supreme Court Ramps Up Review Of Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Losses
Source: Huffington Post The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to allow the Trump administration the chance to submit a new round of court filings supporting the president’s travel ban on […]