Gulf Arab row rattles Trump’s anti-Iran axis
Reuters International MAY 31, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File […]
Israeli rule ‘key cause’ of Palestinian hardship — UN
By AFP – May 31,2017 -JORDAN TIMES A photo taken from East Jerusalem on Wednesday shows a view of Israel’s separation barrier dividing occupied Jerusalem from the West Bank city of Abu Dis, and in the distance the Jordanian capital, Amman (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Fifty years […]
Trump administration approves tougher visa vetting, including social media checks
Reuters International JUN 1, 2017 – (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. The new questions, part of […]
SWISS VISIT: War crimes suit filed in Switzerland against former Israeli minister
By Simon Bradley MAY 31, 2017 – Tzipi Livni is a prominent Israeli politician. She has held various government roles including former foreign minister (2006-2009), acting prime minister and justice minister (Keystone) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed that it is examining a criminal […]
The truth about whether Islamic values are compatible with Western values
Time and again Islam’s teachings uphold religious and personal freedoms. If dictators in the Middle East or radical Muslim preachers oppose the Prophet Mohammed in their words and actions, then they’re solely to blame Atif Rashid @tif_49 Sunday 17 July 2016 996 comments A recent poll published by the BBC […]
There is not a place in paradise awaiting terrorists – but there are abusive hate preachers who exploit vulnerable young Muslims in this life
There are no violent, extremist or provocative verses in the Quran, only distorted, misquoted and purposefully misinterpreted ones Atif Rashid @tif_49 85 comments The anti-Islam bandwagon has resurfaced in the wake of theManchester attack, led by extremist commentators and a whole host of Islamophobes on social media. They reaffirm false […]
In the age of Islamic literalism we should remember the Egyptian scholar who fought back
Listening to Abu Zeid’s words today, they might have been used to condemn Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Isis pronouncements – or indeed the army of Saudi Arabian imams who preach […]
UK: Mosques refuse funeral for Manchester bomber
London, May 31Mosques have refused to bury the body of Manchester-born suicide bomber Salman Abedi who blew himself up at a concert last week killing 22 persons. The city’s authorities are reportedly doing “everything in their power” to stop the 22-year-old Libyan-origin bomber’s cremation, burial in any way in the […]
UK: Tooting’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Comes Together For Manchester Attack Victims
Source: https://worldtopnewsng.com/tooting-community-ahmadiyya-uk-comes-together-manchester-attack-victims/ The community of Tooting in South-West London came together yesterday evening to show solidarity with the people of Manchester after Monday night’s terror attack at Manchester Arena, in a vigil organised by the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. Mr Ahmed was joined in proceedings by the newly-elected Mayor of Wandsworth, […]
Canadian Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Donates $25,000 to Hospital Foundation in British Columbia
Source: http://www.asianjournal.ca/canadian-muslim-community-donates-25000-to-hospital-foundation-in-british-columbia/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada presents $25,000 cheque to Mayor of Salmon Arm for Advancement of Shuswap Lake General Hospital Hundreds gathered on May 21, 2017 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia to attend the annual “Run for Salmon Arm” organized by the Ahmadiyya Elders Association, an auxiliary organization of […]
Australia: Ahmadi Muslims take a stand in the streets of Perth with the message: Love for all & Hatred for none
Source: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/im-muslim-ask-me-anything-perth-young-people-take-stand-20170529-gwft2e.html | By Emma Young ‘I’m Muslim, ask me anything’: Perth young people take stand Members of Perth’s Muslim community have taken to the streets with a message of love and tolerance in the wake of the Manchester terror attacks. On Saturday a group of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members stood in Perth CBD […]
Once rare, cremation is becoming the new norm
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette BY PETER SMITH When Scott Beinhauer’s forebears expanded their funeral business in 1921 with a location just south of the then-new Liberty Tunnel, they added a rare […]
W.Va. public school district halts weekly Bible classes
Source: The Washington Post By Joe Heim A West Virginia public school district has decided to suspend weekly Bible classes for elementary and middle school students for the next academic […]
Indian court orders suspension of ban on trade in cattle for slaughter
Source: Reuters An Indian court suspended on Tuesday a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a lawyer involved in the case said, giving some relief to Muslim-dominated […]
Ayodhya dispute: India BJP leaders charged with criminal conspiracy
Source: BBC A special court has charged senior leaders from India’s ruling party with criminal conspiracy in relation to the destruction of a 16th Century mosque. Former BJP chief Lal Krishna Advani, veteran leader Murli Manohar Joshi and federal minister Uma Bharti were among those charged in the court on […]
Iftar is the nightly meal that breaks the Ramadan fast. This year, it’s a chance to share more than food.
Source: Boston Globe By Sheryl Julian In a traditional long, aqua Pakistani tunic and slender trousers, a finely woven tan shawl draped over one shoulder, Farah Abbas doesn’t look like […]
Oregon Man Accused of Deadly Anti-Muslim Tirade Continues Rant in Court
Source: The New York Times By PHOEBE FLANIGAN and MATT STEVENS MAY 30, 2017 Jeremy Joseph Christian shouted as he was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore., […]
Town that denied mosque permit to pay Islamic group $3.25M
Source: Associated Press By DAVID PORTER A New Jersey town will pay an Islamic group $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit over its denial of a permit to build a […]
The bees that have to deal with a cunning honey thief
Source: BBC Watch the moment when Sir David Attenborough and BBC filmmakers recorded chimpanzees stealing honey. The video shows how a chimpanzee steals honey hidden beneath a bark of a […]
Disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for 15 years
Source: BBC Breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been jailed for 15 years after carrying out unnecessary operations. Paterson, 59, operated on nine women and one man after falsely telling them […]