Wary of Modern Society, Some Christians Choose a Life Apart
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Ian Lovett | Photographs by Max Whittaker/Prime for The Wall Street Journal When the first few monks arrived in Hulbert, Okla., in 1999, there […]
Swedish capital rocked by riots
Source:CNN Riots broke out in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood of Stockholm Monday night, as residents clashed with police officers and set vehicles on fire, Swedish police say. Officers were forced to call in reinforcements when a crowd began to gather in the neighborhood of Rinkeby during the arrest of a […]
Is more school prayer answer to social ills?
Source: IndyStar By Robert King The pastors came before the politicians Monday to ask for help with a wide variety of societal ill: poverty and drug use, suicide and school […]
Vandals damage 100 headstones at Jewish cemetery, police say
Source: CNN Tensions remain high in Jewish communities across the United States as police in Missouri are investigating vandalism at a historic Jewish cemetery. Vandals toppled and damaged about 100 headstones at the St. Louis area’s Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in the past week, police said Monday. University City […]
Malcolm X was Murdered This Day in 1965 – He Suggests Cure To Racism In a Newly Discovered Handwritten Letter
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards; Trends Writer, The Huffington Post Malcolm X Suggests Cure To Racism In Newly-Discovered Handwritten Letter A recently-discovered letter reportedly handwritten by Malcolm X in […]
Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah’s Witnesses
Source: NPR By LUKE VANDER PLOEG Growing up on Long Island, Zachary Linderer was obsessed with science. He grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, and like many others in the faith, he […]
Marine Le Pen in Lebanon row after refusing to wear headscarf
Source: CNN France’s Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Tuesday after refusing to wear a headscarf. The far-right presidential candidate is on a two-day tour of Lebanon where she is courting Franco-Lebanese votes ahead of the first round of French elections on April 23. Le Pen […]
President Trump’s Foreign Policy Failures Are Alarming Europe
Source: Time James Stavridis / Munich Feb 20, 2017 Admiral Stavridis was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and is Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy […]
How to Build a Healthy Meal That Actually Keeps You Full
Source: Time Cynthia Sass / Health.com Dec 05, 2016 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Do you ever eat a healthy lunch only to find yourself starving by 3 […]
“The True Islamic Jihad” – Address Delivered by Khalifa of Islam Hazrath Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba)
Source: https://www.alislam.org/library/articles/true-islamic-jihad/ c Address Delivered by Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V(at) At Khilafat Centenary Celebration Reception and Dinner Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, Virginia USA June 23, 2008 (Transcribed by Ruqayya Rehmatullah, daughter of Dr. Nasim Rehmatullah) All distinguished guests present here, Assalamo Alaikum Wa Barakatohu, peace and blessings of Allah be upon […]
Terrorism and Jihad in Islam
Source: https://www.alislam.org/library/jihad/ Terrorism and Jihad in Islam “As far as Islam is concerned, it categorically rejects and condemns every form of terrorism. It does not provide any cover or justification for any act of violence, be it committed by an individual, a group or a government….. I most strongly condemn all […]
An American Ahmadi Muslim On The Executive Order Banning Muslims
Source: http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/american-muslim-executive-order-banning-muslims 20 FEB 2017 POSTED BY SHEHLA AHMAD, AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY President Donald Trump signing one of many executive orders in his first couple weeks in office. FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR SHEHLA AHMAD SAYS THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH NEED TO BE EXAMINED. Should we close our doors […]
Trump: The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community centers are horrible and painful
Trump: "The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful" https://t.co/DkkGxldzbd — CNN (@CNN) February 21, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
India: Celebrating Musleh Ma’ood Day the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Shimoga Distributed Fruits & Exam Kits to “Taranga School for Deaf & Dumb”
INDIA Feb 20 : The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Shimoga on eve of Musleh Mo’ud Day Distributed Fruits & Exam Kit for Specially able children of “Taranga School for Deaf & Dumb” Shimoga, Karnataka. Taranga School for deaf & Dumb , Started with a single child providing physiotherapy with handful of […]
A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates
By MEGAN TWOHEY and SCOTT SHANEFEB. 19, 2017 President Trump on his way to Charleston, S.C., on Friday. Although he has expressed hope that the United States and Russia can work together, it is unclear if the White House will take a privately submitted peace proposal for Ukraine seriously. CreditAl […]
Reclaiming Tradition: Islamic Law in a Modern World
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: We want secularism in every country of the world. The article below is very interesting and highlights the constant tug in the Muslim countries towards Shariah Law. We however have a large collection to promote secularism from different angles, social, judicial, religious, cultural and political. […]
Is UN secretary-general the most difficult job in the world?
Fahad Nazer | Published — Monday 20 February 2017 Some American historians have long maintained that being US president is the most demanding position in the world. Overseeing the world’s biggest economy and military is an enormous undertaking. The officeholder’s decisions impact the lives of over 330 million Americans and […]
Suicide bombers in Pakistan kill five in attack on court
Reuters International FEB 21, 2017 – Hospital workers transport a man injured in the Charsadda blast to the hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (reuters_tickers) By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Suicide bombers attacked a court complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing five people and […]
Candidate vying to lead Indonesian capital denies pandering to Islamists
Reuters International FEB 21, 2017 – Former education minister and Jakarta governor candidate Anies Baswedan speaks during an interview at his home in Jakarta, Indonesia February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Fatima El-Kareem (reuters_tickers) By Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former education minister in Muslim-majority Indonesia facing a run-off vote against […]
People-smugglers caught driving migrants across border
ITALY TO SWITZERLAND FEB 20, 2017 Increased enforcement by the Swiss authorities led to a growth in migrant population in Como (Keystone) Four Ghanaian nationals smuggling migrants from Italy to Switzerland for a fee have been apprehended. They are accused of having illegally transported around 200 migrants across the border […]