German soldier held over anti-migrant ‘assassination plot’
Source: BBC German authorities have made another arrest linked to an alleged plot to murder a senior public figure. The man, a soldier, is accused of conspiring with another army […]
U.S. anti-Muslim bias incidents increased in 2016, group says
Source: Reuters By Scott Malone | BOSTON When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November calling Muslims a “vile and filthy people,” its […]
Trump’s Muslim comments could haunt him in travel ban appeal
Source: Associated Press By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The first federal appeals court to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban appeared unconvinced that […]
Clinton-appointed judges to decide Hawaii travel ban appeal
Source: Associated Press By PAUL ELIAS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three judges appointed by President Bill Clinton will hear the appeal of Hawaii’s challenge to President Trump’s travel ban targeting […]
Gambia: Ahmadi Muslims Face Rising Persecution
Source: https://www.jollofnews.com/2017/05/08/gambia-ahmadis-face-rising-persecution/ (JollofNews) – The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the Gambia is coming under increased persecution by the country’s predominant Sunni Muslim sect. The small community of several thousands consider themselves Muslims, but that is a view rejected by mainstream Islamic sects. The Gambia’s main Muslim body, Supreme Islamic Council, responsible […]
The 20 Most Influential People in Tech Right Now
Source: Time BY Lisa Eadicicco,Alex Fitzpatrick,Matt Peckham,John Patrick Pullen The latest technological breakthroughs can sometimes seem to emerge from nameless, faceless companies. But behind every corporate logo are individual people shaping […]
Gambia: Police helps resolve conflict between Ahmadis & Tallinding youth over burial rite in town’s cemeter
Source: http://fatunetwork.net/police-resolves-ahmadis-tallinding-youth-conflict-burial-rite-in-town-cemetery/ | By Alhagie Jobe Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Foday Conta said the Police through dialogue brokered a relative peace between them and the body was finally buried. Police in the Kanifing Municipality on Saturday, May 6th, resolved a situation which it called ‘was to be a serious confrontation’ between […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission holds Conference themed, “Financial Sacrifice, A Jihad of our Time”,
Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/jihad-must-promote-goodwill-not-violence-116518 Tema, May 7, GNA – Alhaji Abdul-Wahab Issah, National Secretary of Tahrik-I-Jadid, Naib Afsah of Jalsa Planning Committee, Ghana, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, says Jihad must only be promoted and supported if it promotes goodwill and not violence. According to Alhaji Issah, “Jihad stands for a struggle, or […]
UK: Yorkshire’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) organizes 24-hour Football Fundraiser for charity
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2017-05-07/young-muslims-hold-24-hour-charity-football-marathon-in-huddersfield/ Young Muslims hold 24-hour charity football marathon in Huddersfield A 24-hour football marathon has taken place in Bradford to raise money for charity. Around 150 players and 25 teams took part in the event, organised by Yorkshire’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA). Kick off at the venue, on St […]
A Top Christian Official in Indonesia Has Been Given an Unexpectedly Harsh Sentence for ‘Blaspheming Islam’
Source: Time BY Yenni Kwok The outgoing Christian governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was found guilty of blasphemy by a court in the […]
Video: Barack Obama Speaks at Food Innovation Summit in Italy
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Former President Barack Obama will discuss climate change and food security Tuesday during his keynote address at the third annual Seed&Chips summit in Italy. The […]
Moon Jae In Wins S. Korea Presidency
Source: The Daily Beast Liberal candidate Moon Jae In will be the next president of South Korea, according to exit polls. Moon has reportedly won with 41.4 percent of the vote, with second place going to conservative Hong Joon Pyo, who had 23.3 percent, amid very high turnout. Moon campaigned […]
BBC: Amazing haul of ancient human finds unveiled
Source: BBC By Paul Rincon; Science editor, BBC News website A new haul of ancient human remains has been described from an important cave site in South Africa. The finds, […]
Trump’s call for Muslim ban deleted from website ‘minutes’ after reporter brings it up
Source: ET During a White House press briefing, ABC’s Cecilia Vega asked Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, asked why the Trump campaign website still calls for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the US” when the White House has denied that Trump’s executive order to block travel from six […]
Muslim shopper harassed at US grocery store
Source: ET When a young Muslim woman saw another woman in a hurry at a grocery store, she decided to do some good and offered the woman her spot in the queue. Little did she know, the woman would acknowledge the gesture by targeting her in an anti-Muslim rant. The […]
Politics divides societies – not religion, sect or tribes
Source: Khalij Times By Amira Agarib / Dubai Coexistence can’t be achieved without respecting the values, cultures and norms of others, Dr Rashid Al Khayoun says It’s politics that divides […]
Iran minister warns Saudi Arabia after ‘battle’ comments – Tasnim
Reuters International MAY 7, 2017 – Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan delivers a speech during the 4th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) in Moscow April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam’s holiest places […]
Pakistan exporting terror, claim three neighbours
Source: TOI With Iran’s top military official warning Pakistan of reprisals for sheltering Sunni militias attacking targets in Iran, three of Islamabad‘s neighbours have accused it of cross-border terrorism. Iran’s warning that it might be considering its version of“surgical strikes”+ comes after 10 of its border guards were killed+ by […]
Ahmadiyyaa imam hacked inside mosque
Our Correspondent, Mymensingh Miscreants hacked and injured imam of Ahmadiyyaa mosque in Iswarganj upazila of Mymensingh last night. The victim, Mustafizur Rahman, 32, sustained injuries to his neck, back, hands […]
Cleric from Ahmaddiya community attacked in Bangladesh
The Ahmadiyya community people are termed anti-Islamic by Islamist groups, including Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam. 2 SHARES Facebook By: Reuters | Dhaka | Published:May 9, 2017 12:22 pm One of the […]