Pope suggests ‘better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic’
Source: Reuters Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be an atheist than one of “many” Catholics who […]
Vancouver mayor asks Christian event to drop contentious pastor
Source: The Globe and Mail BY ANDREA WOO Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has asked the organizers of a coming Christian festival to consider dropping headline speaker Rev. Franklin Graham, an evangelical […]
Oklahoma court favors church in Syrian torture lawsuit
Source: Associated Press By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man from Syria who says he was tortured in his home country after converting to Christianity has no legal recourse against an Oklahoma church that published his name and baptism online, the state’s highest court ruled on Wednesday. The […]
Muslim Group Wins Right to Build Mosque in Michigan City
Source: The New York Times By DANIEL VICTOR Protesting the construction of a mosque in Sterling Heights, Mich., in 2015.CreditJohn M. Galloway/Detroit News, via Associated Press Over the objections of […]
‘Love Heals.’ Jewish Families Heartbroken Over Cemetery Vandalism Find Comfort in Muslim Supporters
Source: Time Melissa Chan Updated: 6:26 PM PKT | Originally published: Feb 22, 2017 A Muslim-American group in the U.S. helped raise more than $113,000 in a single day to […]
NASA Announces a Single Star Is Home to At Least 7 Earthlike Planets
Source: Time Jeffrey Kluger Feb 22, 2017 The galaxy is getting very crowded. There may be 300 billion stars in the Milky Way, but until just over 20 years ago, […]
The dream of a world without borders
Source: BBC By Benjamin Ramm 22 February 2017 Seventy-five years ago, in February 1942, Europe’s most popular author committed suicide in a bungalow in the Brazilian town of Petrópolis, 10,000 […]
Religion’s latest test – the smartphone
Source: BBC By Chris Stokel-Walker 23 February 2017 When the Reverend Pete Phillips first arrived in Durham nine years ago, he was ejected from the city’s cathedral. He had been […]
UK: Promoting peace & understanding Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invites the Cowley Team Ministry to an interfaith event
Source: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/15106112.Muslim_and_Christian_event_in_Rose_Hill_promotes_peace_and_understanding/ MUSLIMS and Christians came together in Rose Hill to find out more about the respective religions and promote peace. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invited the Cowley Team Ministry and their friends to the interfaith event entitled Peace – Need of the Time. The two groups met at Rose Hill […]
The Number Of Anti-Muslim Hate Groups In The U.S. Tripled In 2016
Source: Huffington Post By Christopher Mathias The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the U.S. nearly tripled in 2016 partly because of Donald Trump’s rise to political power, suggests a new […]
Mother Facing Likely Deportation Takes Refuge In Denver Church
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble DENVER ― A mother of four facing possible deportation has taken refuge in a Denver church after customs officials denied a request to extend […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Queens, NY’s Coffee, Cake and True Islam – An informal conversation about Islam
Source: https://allevents.in/hollis/queens-nys-coffee-cake-and-true-islam/740200272806127 Queens, NY’s Coffee, Cake and True Islam TIME: Thu Feb 23 2017 at 07:30 pm VENUE: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Queens, 188-15 McLaughlin Ave, Hollis, United States EVENT DETAILS QUEENS, NY’S COFFEE, CAKE AND TRUE ISLAM An informal conversation about Islam: We find a great deal of commentary and analysis […]
Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star
Source: CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN)Astronomers have found at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the same star 40 light-years away, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The findings were also announced at a news conference at NASA Headquarters in Washington. This discovery outside of our […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rochester to host a “Muslims for Life” Blood Drive on 26 Feb at their Mosque
Source: https://eventium.io/events/218383995232807/muslims-for-life-blood-drive Muslims for Life Blood Drive 26 Feb 11:00 – 15:00 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rochester Chapter Join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on February 26, 2017 from 11:00am – 3:00pm as we host a blood drive at our local Mosque. This is a time to serve a great cause by giving […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas invites you to an Interfaith prayer service for peace & justice in our country
Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interfaith-prayer-service-for-peace-and-justice-open-to-all-tickets-32241655660/amp INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE – OPEN TO ALL by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas Free REGISTER DATE: Thu, February 23, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST LOCATION Baitul Ikram Mosque 1850 Hedgcoxe RD Allen, TX 75013 United States View Map DESCRIPTION Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas invites […]
“Time to build bridges, not walls”, Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta
Source: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170222/opinion/time-to-build-bridges-not-walls.640320 by Laiq Ahmed Atif Time to build bridges, not walls The contemporary period presents extra-ordinary challenges for economic, religious and social issues, law and order, extremism and of rapid changes in global politics. The religious and political divisions are increasing. Traditional politics is being replaced with new populist slogans, anti-establishment […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community CT observes Promised Reformer Day
Source: http://patch.com/connecticut/meriden/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-ct-observes-promised-reformer-day Baitul Aman “House of Peace” Mosque Meriden commemorates the fulfillment of a grand prophecy of Messiah Ahmad By Zahir Mannan (Patch Poster) – February 21, 2017 9:50 am ET The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, America’s oldest and largest Islamic Organization unified behind one spiritual leader, is observing National Prayer Week […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Detroit invites all to an Interfaith Prayer Service for our Country [America]
Source: https://etrigg.com/event/an-interfaith-prayer-service-for-our-nation-and-country/50961266/ An Interfaith Prayer Service for our Nation and Country Rochester hill-Coffee, Cake, and True Islam Begins: Thu 19:00, 2017-02-23 Ends: Thu 20:00, 2017-02-23 Duration: 1h Timezone: America/Detroit Category: Education Event description: Greetings! Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Detroit Chapter is pleased to invite you to an Interfaith Prayer Service during their weekly […]
Alone in the Desert (retold by Nasruddin)
Ah, it was a time of bustling cities and pressing obligations! After a time, I grew weary of the pace and needed a respite, a quiet time in which to gather my inner peace again. So I took the barest necessities and went into the desert, to be alone in […]
The Sweetest Strawberry the World Has Ever Known (retold by Nasruddin)
Good day! My name is Nasruddin. I was born in Amritsar in the Punjab, in India. Or…it was so long ago… it may have been in Cairo, in Egypt. In fact, I think it was Newark, New Jersey, though my uncle claims it was Turkey, and my birth certificate […]