Is Ramadan different for American Muslims?
Source: Huffington Post Ramadan Mubarak! Insha’Allah, the first fast day of Ramadan will begin on Saturday, May 27, 2017 in the United States, Canada and the Americas. Is Ramadan different […]
Pakistan’s US problem: the first betrayal
Source: ET As per conventional wisdom about small states and their foreign policy formation, neo-realism or systemic and structural-level theories provide rich insight to predict small states’ foreign policy priorities given their focus on the dynamics between ‘power’ and ‘security’. According to the neo-realists, small states are driven to form […]
Why Mussarat Ahmad Zeb and Pakistanis still find it difficult to accept Malala Yousafzai
Source: ET The attack on Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai was staged, read a tweet last week. This wasn’t a social media troll or veteran conspiracy theorist. This was a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Mussarat Ahmad Zeb, who also hails from the royal family of Swat, the region where Malala […]
Remembering a pioneer of girls education
THERE were no formal schools for girls in the holy city of Makkah until 1957. That year Sheikh Omar Yahya Abdul Jabbar, who passed away in 1970, became the first to establish an elementary school for girls in the city. Read more…..http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/remembering-pioneer-girls-education/
Boy, 6, too young to give blood to Manchester attack victims returned with snacks for nurses
A six-year-old boy who was turned away from his local hospital because he was too young to give blood to Manchester attack victims returned to give sweets to nurses instead. Read more….http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/26/boy-6-too-young-to-give-blood-to-manchester-attack-victims-returned-with-snacks-for-nurses-6663534/
Jeremy Corbyn blames foreign policy for terrorism in UK
Source: Sky News By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent By linking attacks to UK support for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he faces being accused of exploiting the Manchester atrocity. […]
Trump pushes past Montenegro’s PM
Source:BBC US President Donald Trump has given Nato leaders a dressing down over not paying enough into the military alliance. Ahead of his speech in Brussels, he was filmed apparently pushing the Montenegrin president aside. More:
Scientists warn about Vietnam pig’s blood delicacy
Source:BBC In Vietnam, raw pig’s blood is considered to be a delicacy, but scientists are warning consumers to avoid it after an increase in the number of people contracting a serious form of meningitis. More:
Qadian, India: Punjab Ed Board declares Matriculation results; all Nusrat Girls High students achieve first division
Today student were jubilant for achieving this success and school principal, Mrs. Ghazala Parveen, greeted the students, their parents and school staff for the celebrations of this success. Clockwise from left: 1-Syed Rubina Aziz | 2-Arbia Tahir | 3-Maria Kousar Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Int’l Desk Source/Credit: […]
Appeals Court Slaps Down Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Yet Again
Source: Huffington Post By Cristian Farias The court said that the president’s executive order “drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination.” In yet another setback for the Trump administration, a […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam at London’s Baitul Futuh Mosque drives to Manchester to pay tribute to attack victims
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/23/world/muslim-youth-show-support-for-manchester-attack-victims/ (CNN)Imams and Muslim youth from around the UK drove to Manchester, England on Tuesday in a display of solidarity after the city’s deadly terror attack. Zishan Ahmad, an imam at London’s Baitul Futuh Mosque, made the 8-hour round trip to pay tribute to the victims at a vigil outside […]
Letter: “Let it be clear that the terrorists are not practicing real Islam”, Dr Maleeha Mansur, an Ahmadi Muslim
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/23/standing-united-after-the-attack-in-manchester My heart sank as I awoke on Tuesday to the horrific news of terrorism perpetrated on innocent children in Manchester. Heavy-hearted, I thought of the grieving parents and their young daughters. But social media has given shining examples of solidarity from all walks of life. While our hearts […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to hold vigil at Tooting Broadway Station to ‘stand together’ with Manchester
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/15308983.Ahmadiyya_Muslim_Association_to_hold_vigil_this_evening_to___39_stand_together__39__with_Manchester/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Tooting is holding a vigil today to ‘stand together’ with Manchester following the terrorist attack on Monday. A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including children, and wounded 59 at a pop concert by US singer Ariana Grande in Manchester Arena. President of Ahmadiyya Tooting Shakeel […]
How Your Solidarity Means The World To Refugees
Source: Huffington Post BY Hani Almadhoun, Contributor In a few days we will be ringing in Ramadan, when millions around the globe will fast with the hope of purifying their hearts […]
UK: London’s Ahmadi Muslims: Our Jihad to show Islam is a religion of love
Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/londons-ahmadi-muslims-our-jihad-show-islam-religion-love-1622445 IBTimes UK visits London’s Fazl Mosque, where the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s international headquarters are. By Ludovica Iaccino Drops of rain trickle down the green minaret of the Fazl Mosque, nestled in a residential neighbourhood in the London borough of Wandsworth. The mosque and its surrounding buildings are the international […]
Roots of the hate-filled thinking behind the Manchester bombing
Source: The Guardian The news of the horrifying terror attack in Manchester sent me reeling down memory lane. In Pakistan, where I was born and raised, such attacks have sadly […]
Scotland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association organizes Mercy for Mankind Charity Challenge for fundraising in Glasgow
Source: This year AMYA will be supporting Glasgow Children Hospital charity, Cash for kids, Children 1st and Humanity First International. All these charities provide much needed support at local, national and international level. Organisers say Sunday’s scenic run is ideal for all fitness levels and ages, and families are also […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hartlepool to host interfaith Religious Founders Day
Source: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/hartlepool-mosque-event-aims-to-bring-different-faiths-together-1-8549784 Representatives of three faiths are set to come together at an event in Hartlepool. This Sunday, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the Nasir Mosque at Brougham Terrace, Hartlepool, will be hosting a Religious Founders Day. Three guest speakers have been invited to represent these religions and speak about their […]
Muslim leaders in Manchester report rise in Islamophobic incidents
Source: The Guardian By Jamie Grierson and Robert Booth Senior members of Muslim community say they have received reports of abusive behaviour since Manchester Arena attack Fawzi Haffar, a trustee at […]
Greece: Ahmadiyya Interfaith Conference Declares “Manchester Arena Attack — an Attack on Humanity”
Source: AHMADIYYA TIMES Come to a word equal between us and you”. Greece: Leaders from Religious, Political, Civic & Academic backgrounds condemned the attack in that took place in Manchester on […]