Chaudhary Hameed Ahmad Passed Away
It will be read with great sadness that Ch Hameed Ahmad s/o Ch Muhamad Salman Akhtar Sahib, died in London, UK on May 20, 2017 at the age of 41. […]
Iraqi artist depicts life under ISIL
Source: Aljazeera Mostafa Taei’s paintings became a record of gruesome atrocities: beheadings, injured children and hangings. When ISIL captured his town, Taei hid his artworks but continued to paint in […]
Google AI defeats human Go champion
Source: BBC Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence has defeated the world’s number one Go player Ke Jie. AlphaGo secured the victory after winning the second game in a three-part match. […]
UK achieves solar power record as temperatures soar
Source: BBC A record amount of solar power was generated on Friday as Britain basked in sunshine and temperatures of up to 28C, the National Grid has said. It said […]
Young Muslims From Across the World on the Challenges and Joys of Ramadan
Source: Time BY Ryan Kilpatrick The holy month of Ramadan begins on Saturday for about 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. During the 30 days, Muslims will fast from dawn until dusk — abstaining from food, drink and acts or thoughts considered immoral. The month is also a time for Muslims […]
General election 2017: Corbyn pledges change ‘at home and abroad’ on terror
Source: BBC UK foreign policy would change under a Labour government to one that “reduces rather than increases the threat” to the country, Jeremy Corbyn has said. He said “many […]
Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack
Source: BBC Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others, officials say. The bus was travelling to the […]
Canada: 7th Annual Run for Bradford organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat raises $25,000
Source: http://www.bradfordtimes.ca/2017/05/18/community-run-for-bradford The 7th Annual Run for Bradford (BWG), organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, took place May 13, starting and finishing in the parkette between the Bradford Library and the Leisure Centre. “This time, the big thing is we have reached a wider community, with a good response from local […]
New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns Manchester Terror Attack
Source: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1705/S00065/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-condemns-manchester-terror-attack.htm Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns Manchester Terror Attack Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 9:33 am Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ 23 May 2017 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand condemns the Manchester Terror Attack The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand condemns the barbaric and senseless terror attack and the loss of […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA joins Kokomo Pride Youth Group’s “We the People” discussion on different religious groups
Source: http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/we-the-people-community-conversations-to-bring-local-focus-to/article_ee3b46f6-3fcf-11e7-a488-b7c06e48c679.html KOKOMO – An event at Bind Cafe in downtown Kokomo on Thursday will serve as the first of three events this summer aimed at increasing tolerance, acceptance and understanding in the local community. The event – the first in a three-part discussion series titled We the People involving local […]
Ghana: Central East Region branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation holds 35th Annual Regional Rally (IJTEMAA)
Source: https://www.modernghana.com/news/777639/ahmadiyya-muslim-youth-organisation-celebrates-rally.html Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation celebrates rally Agona Nsaba (C/R) May 24, GNA – Muhammad Kofi Twumasi Nayyar, Education Officer of Central East Majlis Khuddamul – Ahmadiyya Utema’a (Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation), has called on Ahmadi’s to strive for high positions in the domain of spiritual and moral progress. Muhammad […]
Nigeria: Bishop Onaiyekan bags Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s International Peace Award
Source: http://www.onlinenigeria.com/2017/05/bishop-onaiyekan-bags-ahmadiyya-intl-peace-award/ | Nicholas By Haroon Balogun The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Nigeria will tomorrow confer International Peace Award on the Arch Bishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan during the group’s Jalsa Tarbiyya Islamic Training Conference for Northern Nigeria. The award which will hold at the International Conference Center, Abuja was meant to reward […]
Serbian Mufti Denounces Demolition of Mosque
Source: Balkan Insight A mosque on the outskirts of Belgrade lay in ruins on Friday morning after the city authorities destroyed it overnight, despite protests by local Muslims. N1 television reported that police forces blocked the area until Friday morning. The Mufti of Belgrade, Muhamed Jusufspahic, condemned the overnight demolition […]
Manchester Explosion
By Wajid Shamsul Hasan 24-May-17 I wanted to write my column on the astounding success of Karachi Literary Festival for the first time on Saturday at the hub of London’s cultural activities -the South Bank but then I was shell shocked and pulled away from my topic by an enormous tragic event […]
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. […]