Muslim Refugees Were Admitted at a Lower Rate During Trump’s Refugee Ban
Source: The New York Times By AUDREY CARLSEN, K.K. REBECCA LAI and ADAM PEARCE FEB. 26, 2017 During the week when President Trump’s refugee ban was in effect, refugees were […]
‘An abominable crime’: investigation underway into toppled headstones at Jewish cemetery
Source: Philly.com By Stephanie Farr & Jason Laughlin – Staff Writers Millard Braunstein has weathered a lot in his 89 years, but when he walked the grounds of Mount Carmel […]
A fifth wave of bomb threats targets Jews. Here’s why it’s hard for the FBI to solve.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer February 27 at 3:42 PM This story was originally published Friday and has been updated after additional Jewish community centers and schools were […]
Black Muslims Face Double Jeopardy, Anxiety In The Heartland
Source: NPR By AKINYI OCHIENG Black parents across America have long instructed their children on navigating discrimination and avoiding its sometimes deadly consequences. But for black immigrant Muslims, this conversation takes […]
Egypt’s Christians flee terror in north Sinai security void
Source: Associated Press By BRIAN ROHAN ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — After Islamic militants barged into his uncle’s house, shot him and his son dead, then looted the place and set […]
Oscars: Iranian winner Asghar Farhadi blasts Trump travel ban
Source: BBC Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has condemned President Donald Trump’s “inhumane” travel ban on immigrants, as his movie, The Salesman, won the best foreign language film Oscar. Farhadi boycotted […]
Pope quietly trims sanctions for sex abusers seeking mercy
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has quietly reduced sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests, applying his vision of a merciful church even […]
Milwaukee’s Ahmadi Muslims Discuss National Concerns During Week of Prayer
Source: http://www.cbs58.com/story/34609468/milwaukee-muslims-discuss-natl-concerns-during-week-of-prayer By Jacob Kittilstad A group of Muslims in Milwaukee completed a special week of prayer on Sunday. It was called for, in part, because of uncertainty in American politics. Some members have even canceled travel plans outside the country, a spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center of Greater […]
“Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba)
Published February 28, 2017 Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community addresses female Muslim youth event in London “Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On 25 February 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Personal Victories of Muhammad Ali, Mahershala Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Do Fight Islamophobia the Best
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to CNN, of all the memorable moments at the Oscars Sunday night, Mahershala Ali’s win for […]
ISIS Prepares Its Terror Resurrection
Source: The Daily Beast PARIS—The terrorists have new toys, and they’re letting the world know. As Iraqi troops backed by U.S. warplanes and special forces keep pushing intoMosul, the so-called Islamic State is fighting back with its own air force: commercially available drones carrying small explosive payloads. The “asymmetry” in […]
Turkey recalls imams from Germany
Source:The Local Turkey’s religious affairs agency said on Friday it had recalled six clerics from Germany for exceeding their authority, but lashed out at German police for raiding the homes of preachers suspected of spying for Ankara. The Diyanet agency’s chief Mehmet Gormez vehemently denied there had been any wrongdoing […]
Berlin truck attacker’s mosque banned amid major police raid
Source: The Local A Berlin mosque attended by the young Tunisian who attacked a Christmas market in December has shut its doors and been banned, as police on Tuesday launched a major raid against the capital’s Islamist scene. Berlin authorities have banned the Fussilet mosque, which Anis Amri used to […]
German Carnival floats show Trump no mercy
Source: The Local The floats at Karneval parades across southern and western Germany are known for their biting satire. This year the main target of their derision was only ever going to be one man. Carnival is know as die fünfte Jahreszeit (the fifth season) in German. It is a […]
In Germany there are ‘no-go’ areas for black people
Source: The Local When ‘no-go’ areas are mentioned in Germany, it is usually in connection with foreign mafia families. But a UN fact-finding team have warned there are areas black men fear to enter. “When I have to go to Brandenburg for work, I go – but I wouldn’t bring […]
Religious persecution in China ‘intensifies’
Source: CNN According to a new report from US-based NGO Freedom House, persecution of Chinese Christians and other faith groups has “intensified” in recent years. “Combining both violent and nonviolent methods, the (Communist) Party’s policies are designed to curb the rapid growth of religious communities and eliminate certain beliefs and […]
Eleven Afghan police killed in insider attack
Source: Dawn An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials said Tuesday, in the latest so-called “insider attack”.The incident occurred late Monday as the policemen were sleeping in their barracks in the provincial capital Lashkar […]
Friday Sermon: Worship, Sadaqat and Istighfar
Source: https://www.alislam.org/friday-sermon/2017-02-24.html Sermon Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. This video is available in the below languages, click to watch: Urdu English Albanian Arabic […]
ihya al-hanaabilah
The Hanbali Revival The Hanbali Madhab After the death of Imam Ahmad, his students traveled across the Muslim world along with the responsa (Masa’il) of Ahmad concerning theology, jurisprudence and traditions. From the foremost of his students are: his two sons, Salih and Abdullah, Hanbal ibn Ishaq, al-Marrudhi, al-Kawsaj, Ibn […]
China holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror “frontline”
Reuters International FEB 28, 2017 – BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 10,000 armed police in China’s western Xinjiang region staged a mass rally in the capital Urumqi, state media said, as authorities rolled out a rapid-response air patrol system to quell unrest that the government blames on Islamist militants. The […]