Source: ET Muhammad Ali, Jr., son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, speaks during a forum on the consequences of US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 9, 2017. PHOTO: AFP Muhammad Ali Jr, the son and namesake of the late boxing great, […]
Source: Dawn By Irfan Hussain I HAVE often wondered why the people of Pakistan put up with all the awful stuff they endure on a daily basis. Why don’t they rise up in protest against the incompetence and corruption rampant in the country? The state provides virtually nothing in the […]
Source: Dawn ‘New coat of paint’ In another legal challenge, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint on behalf of several refugee assistance groups over the controversial executive order. “Putting a new coat of paint on the Muslim ban doesn’t solve its fundamental problem, which is that the Constitution […]
By JASON HOROWITZMARCH 10, 2017 NYimes .com 201703/10 Pope Francis this week signaled receptiveness to appeals from bishops in the remote and overwhelmed corners of the Roman Catholic Church to combat a deepening shortage of priests by ordaining married men who are already committed to the church. In an interview with a German newspaper, […]
Source: Tribune Express October, 2016 Pakistan ranks among the bottom 10 countries for supporting free speech, a global freedom of speech index recently revealed. Data compiled by Pew Research Centre after conducting a […]
Source: http://torontoist.com/2017/03/meet-the-young-torontonians-combating-islamophobia/ BY ANDERS MARSHALL On March 5, a cold day in downtown Toronto, about 30 young kids from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association gathered at Yonge-Dundas Square to talk to people about Islam. Their campaign’s goal, called “Islam Understood,” aims to inform the public and foster a community of young people […]
Source: http://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20170308/letter-few-americans-know-muslim Just hearing the word Islam or Muslim brings emotions like fear and anxiety to many Americans. Thoughts of uncertainty regarding the future of the world and safety of the United States always becomes a topic when discussing Islam. As a Muslim, I was appalled when someone asked me if […]
Source: https://www.evensi.us/invitation-to-sew-with-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-monroe-wa/202373349 PROGRAM: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch (provided) . To enhance our cross-cultural experience and strengthen us as a community, the Ahmadi Muslim Community invites members of the Seattle Limbe Sewing Circle to make feminine hygiene kits at the mosque in Monroe. The sisters of the Ahmadi Muslim […]
Source: Dawn Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar on Thursday threatened to block “all social media websites” that host blasphemous content hours after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the government to […]
Source: Canada: Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Women’s History Month By Dr Amatul Quddus Ayaz-Shams | Marseilles As we commemorate Women’s History Month this March, I wish to elaborate on this subject and shine some light upon the remarkable gestures of generosity and outstanding achievements of the women in my […]
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/pope-francis-declares-that-texting-at-the-dinner-table-will-lead-to-war_us_58adb879e4b03d80af71304d Carly LedbetterLifestyle Editor, The Huffington Post Your family and friends may hate it when you text at the dinner table, but there’s no way they’re as extreme as Pope Francis. The pope decried technology’s prominent seat at the dinner table in a speech to university students in Rome on Friday, […]
Source: USA Today ROME (RNS) — Lurid accusations of priests involved in sex orgies, porn videos and prostitution have emerged from several parishes in Italy recently, sending shock waves all the […]
Source: BBC By Sara Toth Stub 9 March 2017 When the geographer Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din al-Muqaddasi visited the city of Ramla on the road between Cairo and Damascus […]
Source: BBC By David Robson Four years ago, the British anthropologist Tom McDonald set-up home in Anshan, a small rural town between Beijing and Shanghai. His aim was to study […]
Source: BBC By Julie Bensman 10 March 2017 If you’re ever trapped on a deserted island surrounded by nothing except coconut trees, know that you’re not as doomed as you […]
Source: Time John Patrick Pullen Updated: 9:09 PM PKT | Originally published: Mar 09, 2017 Correction appended Friday, Mar. 10 It’s not easy buying a TV, and retailers don’t like […]
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39194055 SoICanBreathe is a week of BBC stories exploring some of the different ways people are seeking to make the air cleaner. We asked you to tell us about what steps or suggestions you had for making a difference to air pollution. Tree planting Farhad Ahmad, 25, from the Ahmadiyya […]
Source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/inside-britain-s-largest-mosque-baitul-futuh-in-morden-a3482946.html The Standard has gained exclusive access inside Britain’s largest mosque to find out why security has been stepped up, how the mosque is recovering after fire damage, and who prepares behind the scenes for the arrival of 6,000 Muslims during Friday prayers. The Baitul Futuh Mosque in south London […]
Source: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/15145564.Ahmadiyya_community_call_on_walkers_to_help_raise_charity_cash/ By Tom Barnes, Reporter Waltham Forest. Call 07795 507440 / thomas_barnes Waltham Forest Ahmadiyya community call on walkers to help raise charity cash Members of Waltham Forest’s Ahmadiyya community are calling on volunteers to get their walking boots on to raise charity cash. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association will […]
Source: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/15141830.More_than_50_young_Muslims_take_to_the_streets_to_banish_the_borough_of_litter/ By Grainne Cuffe, Reporter – Wandsworth / @grainne_cuffe Young Muslims joined members of the local community to clean the streets of Wandsworth to “help keep Britain’s streets clean” last weekend. More than 50 youths from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Wandsworth took the initiative to ‘Keep Britain Tidy’, as […]