Sweden defends officials wearing headscarves in Iran
Source: BBC The Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to Iran, saying that failing to do so would have broken the […]
What Steve Bannon really wants
February 6, 2017 by yalibnan Whatdoes Donald Trump want for America? His supporters don’t know. His party doesn’t know. Even he doesn’t know. If there is a political vision underlying Trumpism, however, the person to ask is not Trump. It’s his éminence grise, Stephen K. Bannon, the chief strategist […]
Russia: The scandal Trump can’t shake
Source: BBC Throughout the confusion of Donald Trump’s campaign and the chaotic events of his early days in the White House, one controversy has clung to the Trump train like glue: Russia.The sudden departure of Michael Flynn from his role as national security adviser on Monday was the latest in […]
5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed
NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA 5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA Friday, November 25,2016 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: When I arrived in Libya in March 1994 as a middle-ranking diplomat, the country was under UN sanctions related to the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. No flights to and from Libya were permitted; we had […]
God Bless Croatia: Trump it
The trolling of President Donald Trump continues with a global viral video trend. After the Dutch show ‘Zondag met Lubach’ created an “America First” spoof“Netherlands Second” in January, the joke took off as countries from Iran to Slovenia jumped on the bandwagon with Trump-style pitches of their own. In a […]
Flynn: pro-Russia and fixated on Islamic extremism
Paul HANDLEY AFP February 14, 2017 View photos Donald Trump and Michael Flynn speak at a rally in Colorado in October (AFP Photo/) More Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned late Monday over his controversial contacts with Russia, is a former military intelligence chief […]
White House new miscues and internal drama.
Source: ET Flynn’s departure was the most dramatic moment yet of Trump’s young presidency, a 24-day period during which his White House has been repeatedly distracted by miscues and internal dramas. “Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information […]
Israeli ministers endorse noise pollution bill said to ‘mute Muslim call to prayer’
Controversial bill which critics say targets Muslim worshippers is due to be put before members of the Knesset Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth Israeli ministers have endorsed contentious draft legislation known as the “muezzin bill”, which critics say is designed to silence the Muslim call to prayer. Information released by the […]
There’s a reason why not a single Arab dictator has called out Donald Trump so far
If the President toured these Arab dictatorships, he’d feel very much at home. Great security, fantastic police, lots of torture, alternative facts, extremely dodgy elections and massive economic projects which damage the environment but prove absolutely useless Robert Fisk @indyvoices You’d think, given the harsh anti-Muslim Trump administration in Washington, that […]
Exclusive – After Islamic State defeat, broken Iraqi farmers weigh heavy losses
Reuters International FEB 13, 2017 – Parts of a bulldozer are seen at a farm in the town of Basheeqa, Iraq, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (reuters_tickers) By Michael Georgy and Maha El Dahan QARAQOSH, Iraq/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Sami Yuhanna was making a decent living as a wheat […]
What Jesus Can Teach Today’s Muslims
Source: New York Times By Mustafa Akyol, who is a contributing opinion writer, is a visiting fellow at the Freedom Project at Wellesley College and the author, most recently, of […]
Jakarta governor election a ‘litmus test’ of Indonesian Islam
Guardian: Millions of Jakarta residents will go to the polls on Wednesday in a vote that is being seen as a “litmus test” of Indonesian Islam. In the capital of the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, the incumbent Jakarta governor Basuki Purnama Tjahaja, better known as Ahok, is battling to retain […]
Why does the United States still let 12-year-olds get married?
The Washington Post: by Fraidy Reiss — We preach against child-marriage abroad. But thousands of American children are wed annually. Michelle DeMello and her husband Eric DeMello were married when she was just 16 and five months pregnant, and he was 19. This archival photograph was photographed in Lincoln City, […]
Women warriors: the extraordinary story of Khatoon Khider and her Daughters of the Sun
theguardian: by Emma Graham-Harrison — Khatoon Khider used to be a popular Yazidi singer. Now she’s the head of an all-women battle unit with Isis in its sights Long before Khatoon Khider took up a gun, she became famous for singing about another woman who went to war, a tragic […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana plan a Blood Donation Drive at National Headquarters Accra
Source: https://allevents.in/accra/blood-donation/615627618623221 BLOOD DONATION TIME Sun Feb 26 2017 at 09:00 pm VENUE Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana Headquarters, Accra, Ghana EVENT DETAILS:BLOOD DONATION at Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana Headquarters, Accra, Ghana
Pakistani court issues nationwide ban on Valentine’s Day
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad (CNN) The Islamabad High Court in Pakistan’s capital issued an order Monday that banned the celebration of Valentine’s Day across the country ‘with immediate effect.’ […]
Ahmadiyya Woman join the interfaith “Women In Faith Symposium” event in USA
Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article132344939.html Women of major religions challenge ‘homogenous’ way of life Saliha Malik, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association, told symposium attendees that the Quran dictates equal rights for men and women. Brad Loper Special to the Star-Telegram BY SARAH BAHARI FORT WORTH: Members of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Miami to host “Coffee, Cake, and True Islam” on Sat Feb 11 2017 at 04:00 pm
Source: https://allevents.in/hallandale%20beach/coffee-cake-and-true-islam/1065033270309447 Coffee, Cake, and True Islam TIME Sat Feb 11 2017 at 04:00 pm VENUE Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Miami, Hallandale Beach, United States CREATED BY 594665070679216 Follow Contact EVENT DETAILS COFFEE, CAKE, AND TRUE ISLAM Join us for coffee, cake, and an interactive discussion about the true teachings of Islam. […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Jammu organize interfaith Peace Conference to #PromoteWorldPeace
Source: http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/peace-world-need-time-ju-vc/ Ahmadiyya Muslims organize conference Posted on 13/02/2017 by Dailyexcelsior | Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 12: Various intellectuals and religious personalities from various communities and faiths today stressed the need for the world peace, love, tolerance and brotherhood at a conference on peace, organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim community here today. The conference […]
New Zealand: Assaulter of Ahmadi Muslim Women in Huntly Arrested!
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89325722/arrest-over-racial-attack-on-muslim-kiwis-in-huntly Arrest over racial attack on Muslim Kiwis in Huntly SUPPLIED/JESSIE CASSON Corporate communications consultant Mehpara Khan was the subject of a vicious tirade of racist and foul-mouthed abuse. An arrest has been made over a racial attack in Huntly in which a group of friends were abused for being […]