Muslim call to prayer won’t be silenced in Israel
Source: The New Arab from November of 2016 A government-backed Israeli bill to limit the volume of calls to prayer (adhan) at mosques in the country has been put on […]
The window cleaner who fell from 47th story of a skyscraper and lived
Source: BBC By Harry Low Only half of the people who fall three storeys survive. From 10 storeys almost no-one does. This is the tale of a window cleaner who […]
Ghana: Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, Ameer & Missionary Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana calls for teachers to show strong commitment & passion to their jobs
Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/government-determined-to-substantially-invest-in-education-minister–114049 Fomena (Ash), Mar 08, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah, has underlined the determination of the government to substantially invest in education, to ensure quality and access. He said it firmly believed that this was the way forward to drive the nation’s development. He said this […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association topped the “Clean Up Australia Day” Leaderboard
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/take-out-the-trash?utm_term=.vcVzo8QDN#.vlyWEy4aR Muslims Dominated Clean Up Australia Day, But You Probably Didn’t Hear About It What if we told you that Muslims raised the most money on Clean Up Australia Day? Mar. 7, 2017, at 7:09 a.m. | Mark Di Stefano | BuzzFeed News Political Editor, Australia On Tuesday morning BuzzFeed News received a […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim community cleans up Castle Hill streets
Source: http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/4515518/muslim-community-top-clean-up-board/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia topped the cleanup leader board on the Clean Up Australia website. Source: Meg Francis @meg_francis HELPING HAND: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia national president Imam Inamul Haq Kauser visited three sites on Clean Up Australia Day. The streets of Castle Hill will be a lot cleaner, thanks to Clean Up Australia […]
Ghana: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission joins inter-faith prayer service
Source: http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/catholic-church-holds-inter-faith-prayer-service.html SAMUEL TEI ADANO 07 MARCH 2017 President Akufo-Addo shaking hands with Sheikh Nuhu Osman Sharabutu (2nd left), Chief Imam, at the ceremony. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO An ecumenical and inter-faith prayer service was last Saturday held at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, to rededicate Ghana to the sacred heart […]
Algeria: Minister of Religious Affairs says Government doing everything to stop Ahmadiyya Islam
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Gambia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Concludes National Annual Conventions of Elders, Women & Children
Source: http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-concludes-national-annual-conventions-of-elders-women-and-children THE NATIONAL ANNUAL CONVENTIONS (ANNUAL IJTEMAS) OF ELDERS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE BAITUS SALAM MOSQUE TALLINDING By the grace of Allah Almighty the 10th National Annual Convention of Majlis Ansarullah, The Gambia the elderly men wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat started on Saturday 18th February […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosts cellphone repair workshop
Source: http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=39564 The Cell Phone Solution posted (March 3, 2017) Last year the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at hosted a cellphone repair workshop. Now, you might think this is trivial – but doesn’t everyone have at least one broken cell phone that needs fixing? Indeed, there’s a growing demand for this type of […]
Interfaith Healer: The Surprising Role of Jesus in Islam
THE ISLAMIC JESUS How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims By Mustafa Akyol 275 pp. St Martin’s Press. $26.99. How did a Jewish preacher who became the Christian Messiah also become one of the most admired figures in the Quran? Mustafa Akyol, a Turkish journalist […]
Nike unveils hijab for Muslim athletes
AP | Updated: Mar 8, 2017, 10.25 AM IST 134COMMENTS HIGHLIGHTS The Nike Pro Hijab has been in development for a year. Figure skater Zahra Lari was among those who tested it. FIBA has come under fire for banning headscarves during international competition. Figure skater Zahra Lari wears Nike’s new hijab for […]
Italian region bans women in face veils from entering hospitals
Source: The Local By Catherine Edwards The northern region of Liguria on Tuesday announced plans to ban the Islamic face veil from hospitals and other public institutions, in a bid […]
A Definition of Muslim Fundamentalists and Fundamentalism
Source: New Age Islam By T.O. Shanavas 17 November 2016 Sharia is central to Islamic faith. It is the Divine Law of Guidance for personal and public behaviour of Muslims, and justice to humanity. Justice is one word in Islam that wraps balance, harmony, fairness, mercy and equity together for […]
Islam Is Not A Religion Of Peace In Societies Where Faith Is Law
Source: Huffington Post By Kacem El Ghazzali Writer, activist, IHEU representative at the UN Human Rights Council Following the most recent terrorist attacks in Allah’s name in Brussels and elsewhere, the […]
Amid Islamophobia and travel bans, one mosque offers a lesson in caring
Source: Washington Post By Petula Dvorak Columnist March 6 The mosque in a squat, brick industrial park in Northern Virginia was bustling Saturday morning.Women in springtime-colored hijab walked through the […]
Bayonne Zoning Board votes down Muslim community center
Source : NJ.com By Corey McDonald | The Jersey Journal Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the proposal failed to pass despite the Zoning Board voting 4-3 in […]
After Spying on Muslims, New York Police Agree to Greater Oversight
Source: The New York Times By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN Photo A restaurant on Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, in an area known as Little Morocco was under surveillance […]
Lawmakers push for more ‘religious liberties’ in Florida public schools
Source: Miami Herald BY KRISTEN M. CLARK Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE Students and teachers in Florida’s public schools would more explicitly have the right to say the Lord’s Prayer, pray […]
Sunni? Shia? Hanbali? Ismali? Deobandi? A visual guide to the major & notable sects, schools & movements within Islam.
Sunni? Shia? Hanbali? Ismali? Deobandi? A visual guide to the major & notable sects, schools & movements within Islam. This is an ongoing, evolving diagram which we hope to add to. So please send us your ideas & corrections. Thanks to Imran Ali, Andrzej Mendel, Farshad Tami, Sajjad for corrections. […]
Muslims in Congress, Democrats blast new Trump travel ban: ‘Muslim Ban 2.0
Source: CNN By Tom LoBianco, CNN Washington (CNN)The two Muslim members of Congress swiftly blasted President Donald Trump’s new version of the travel ban as still targeting Muslim-majority countries — […]