Tunisian sentenced to jail for smoking during Ramadan
Source: Yahoo News Tunis (AFP) – A Tunisian court Monday sentenced to one month in prison a man who smoked a cigarette in public during the Muslim dawn-to-dusk holy fasting […]
Manchester police investigate arson attacks on Jewish restaurants
Source: The Guardian By Helen Pidd North of England editor Jewish charity says antisemitic hate crime is on the rise after Ta’am and JS kosher restaurants are targeted The interior of […]
It isn’t just young people who have turned to Labour. Muslims have too
Source: The Guardian BY Miqdaad Versi As the Conservative party conducts its postmortem on the 2017 general election campaign, it will no doubt study the apparent surge in support for […]
Cristiano Ronaldo accused of tax evasion
Source: BBC Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax. The prosecutor’s office in Madrid says it has filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player. He is accused of evading tax of 14.7m euros (£13m; $16m) from 2011 […]
Believing in the Blasphemy Laws is ‘the Real Blasphemy’: But, There is No Worldly Punishment
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts […]
Qatar ‘extremely comfortable’ despite sanctions, markets stabilise
Reuters International JUN 13, 2017 A girl holds a picture depicting Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani during a demonstration in support of him in Doha, Qatar June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon (reuters_tickers) By John Davison and Andrew Torchia DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s financial markets stabilised on Monday […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla and Rowaida Abdelaziz If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than […]
From “caliph” to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run
Reuters International JUN 12, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted […]
Iran’s Khamenei blames U.S. for regional instability, creation of Islamic State
Reuters International JUN 12, 2017 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic […]
Why I’m calling for a national ban on the terms Isis and Islamic State
The primary weapon of a terrorist organisation is to hijack, divide and poison communities. With every non-Muslim that begins to fear Islam, the ‘so-called’ Islamic State becomes stronger Emily Parker 70 comments […]
The Amazing (Muslim) Arab Scholar Who Beat Adam Smith by Half a Millennium
Neoclassical economists created a false narrative of the history of economics Evonomics: In one of the most seminal works in the field of history of economic thought (History of Economic Analysis, 1954), Joseph Schumpeter argued that there is a “Great Gap” in the history of economics. The concept justifies the […]
A hike across Switzerland to promote integration
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43219940&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 30, 2017 – 17:00 Hamid and Mohammed from Afghanistan have been described as Switzerland’s most famous asylum seekers because they are hiking across the country. They are journeying across Switzerland on foot as part of their attempt to integrate in their host country, and to make good […]
Death sentence for ‘online blasphemy’
Source: Editorial of the Daily Times Last weekend, a Pakistani citizen was sentenced to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media. Reportedly, Taimoor Raza — member of Shia community […]
USA: “Anti-Sharia demonstration is based on a gross misinterpretation of Sharia law”, Harris Zafar, director of outreach for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Portland
Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/local-muslim-leaders-condemn-anti-sharia-law-marches/447703704 PORTLAND, Ore. – Although an Anti-Sharia demonstration scheduled for Portland on Saturday was moved to Seattle, local Muslim leaders were still watching. The demonstration was met by counter-protesters outside of Seattle City Hall. Similar demonstrations and counter-protests took place in cities across the country. Related: Anti-Sharia, pro-Muslim groups clash in […]
Newfoundland: Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander
Local Muslim man reaches out to Gander and area food bank By Leigh Anne Power, CBC News Posted: Jun 10, 2017 5:00 PM NT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2017 5:00 PM NT Capt. Hassan Malik is raising money for the Gander and Area Food Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Leigh Anne […]
Australian National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Terrorism
Source: http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/what-australian-muslim-leaders-really-think-about-terrorism/news-story/2b20ad98845fb52c31cf8684e96930e5 Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kauser National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia “Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia unequivocally condemns in the strongest possible terms London and Brighton terrorist attacks. All acts of terrorism and extremism are vile criminal acts that are completely unjustifiable. We express our deepest sympathies and condolences to […]
Atheist Ireland: Attack on our Ahmadi Muslim friends in Galway was immoral & senseless
Source: https://atheist.ie/2017/06/attack-ahmadi-muslim-galway/ | ATHEIST IRELAND The attack on our friends in the Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Galway yesterday evening was both immoral and senseless. It was immoral because it was an attack on innocent people, and on the principle of freedom of religion and belief. And it was senseless because the […]
New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community offers Aucklanders unique opportunity to experience Ramadan
Source: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1706/S00231/local-muslim-community-offers-aucklanders-unique-opportunity.htm http://www.indiannewslink.co.nz/iftar-at-ahmadiyya-mosque-breaks-fast-and-barriers/ http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2017/06/local-muslim-community-offers-aucklanders-unique-opportunity/ By Bashir Khan More than 150 New Zealanders had a chance last evening (Saturday) to break the Ramadan fast with the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at Baitul Muqeet Mosque in Auckland. This annual event brings together people from all faiths and backgrounds to experience the breaking of […]
Indonesia: Ahmadis question Depok administration’s decision to seal mosque
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/06/05/ahmadis-question-depok-administrations-decision-to-seal-mosque.html The Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) questioned on Monday the decision of the Depok city administration in West Java forbidding Ahmadis from using a mosque that belongs to one of the congregation members for worship. Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris and many police and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers reportedly […]
Indonesia: Ahmadis expect dialogue with President Jokowi
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/06/07/ahmadis-expect-dialogue-with-jokowi.html Followers of the Ahmadiyah religious sect are hoping to meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to tell the country’s leader to revoke the 2008 joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah, which prohibits members of the faith from propagating their teachings. Ahmadiyah spokesman Yendra Budiana said perpetrators of almost all cases of persecution […]