Video: Ted Talk by Sarah Khan
In her compelling personal talk, Sarah Khan dares the audience to take a chance to get to know a Muslim, just as she dared to reach out to the very […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslim women’s annual interfaith event promotes ‘loyalty to one’s nation’
Source: http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/muslim-women-s-annual-interfaith-event-saturday-will-promote-loyalty/article_80e654bc-f9d7-11e6-9278-3b33e009e0ec.html The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association’s annual interfaith women’s event at the Al-Nasr Mosque on Bridge Street has united women from all faiths for almost 20 years. WILLINGBORO — After 12 years in America, Amtul Wadood is still grateful she can go to the grocery store on her own […]
If You Want to Avoid Dementia, Here’s What To Know
Source:Time Alice Park Feb 25, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. You’ve heard the saying before: “use it or lose it.” Studies show that people who utilize their […]
Bangladesh: Living in fear – 11 Ahmadiyya families in Kushtia ostracised
Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/living-fear-1367422 By Amanur Aman | thedailystar.net Eleven Ahmadiyya Muslim families at Moheshkhola village in the district’s Mirpur upazila have been living in insecurity after some local religious fundamentalists ostracised them. Around 56 members of the families feared attacks from the fanatics who want them to be declared non-Muslims. Fundamentalists asked villagers not to […]
President Trump Announces He’ll Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Source: Time Zeke J Miller 4:23 AM PKT President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Saturday that he will skip this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “I will not be […]
Germany hate crime: Nearly 10 attacks a day on migrants in 2016
Source: BBC Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says. A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including […]
Understanding other religions is fundamental to citizenship
Kenneth Primrose is head of religious, moral and philosophical studies at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also runs The Examined Life. Edited by Sam Dresser REPUBLISH Will religious literacy help in a multicultural society? David Evers/Flickr By walking down the street of any major city, you are likely to […]
Nearly 10 anti-migrant attacks a day in Germany:
Source: ET BERLIN: Germany saw more than 3,500 attacks against refugees and asylum shelters last year, interior ministry data showed, amounting to nearly 10 acts of anti-migrant violence a day as the country grapples with a record influx of newcomers. The assaults left 560 people injured, including 43 children, the […]
A return to confusion
Source: Dawn Military operations work. Where they are meant to recover territory, they do. Swat is steady and North Waziristan no more terror central. Where operations are meant to deny free movement to militants, they do. Bajaur, Mohmand, South Waziristan — none of them truly normal, but a long way […]
One dead, two injured in Germany car attack
Source: The Local One person was killed and two injured Saturday when a man rammed a car into pedestrians in the southern German city of Heidelberg, said police, adding that it did not appear to be a terror attack. After the crash, the driver, a 35-year-old German man, fled on […]
Kim Jong-nam killing: Suspect ‘was paid $90 for baby oil prank’
25 February 2017 From the section Asia Image copyrightEPAImage captionSiti Aisyah “met some people who looked Japanese or Korean”, Indonesian officials said An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90; £72) to carry out a prank. […]
This Tween Fashion Brand Just Took A Big Step For Inclusivity
Source: Huffington Post “America’s beauty comes from the diversity of its people.” By Carol Kuruvilla JOHN GREIM VIA GETTY IMAGESJustice is a tween specialty retailer with over 900 locations around […]
They Escaped The Holocaust As Children. Now They Have A Message For Trump.
Source: Huffington Post “Keep the doors open,” Kindertransport survivors warn. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman For HuffPost’s #LoveTakesAction series, we’re telling stories of how people are standing up to hate and supporting […]
Catholic leader says not ‘remotely enough’ supervision to prevent child sexual abuse
Source: The Guardian Sydney archbishop Anthony Fisher says he can’t be assured priests are ‘not misbehaving again’ and struggles with financially supporting abusers Anthony Fisher told the royal commission the […]
Will Mahershala Ali be the first (Ahmadi) Muslim actor to win an Oscar?
Source: https://mic.com/articles/169016/will-mahershala-ali-be-the-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar When he took the stage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in January to accept his best male actor in a supporting role prize for Moonlight, Mahershala Ali had a choice. He could deliver a safe, warm, gracious speech that would earn him kudos in the moment but would […]
Second Florida Mosque Hit by Arson Attack in 5 Months
Source: NBC News By NIKITA BIRYUKOV and ALEXANDRA BACALLAO A fire at a Florida mosque was ruled arson Friday, the second time an Islam house of worship was set on […]
Saudi’s Adel Al-Jubeir makes surprise visit to Baghdad
Source: Aljazeera Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister made a rare visit to Baghdad in an attempt to mend the kingdom’s tense relations with Iraq. Adel al-Jubeir’s surprise trip on Saturday marked […]
Olathe shooting: My husband loved America, says widow
Source: BBC The widow of an Indian man killed in a suspected race crime in the US has said her husband “loved America” and came to the country “full of […]
This Kind of Food Is Both Filling and Insanely Good for You
Source: Time Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 05, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Not all carbs are created equal — and thank goodness for that. New research suggests that […]