Darwin’s Birthday Today: His Work An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of […]
Today is the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln: What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and Him
Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th […]
A discreet crossroads for the world’s gold
SWISS TRADE By Duc-Quang Nguyen (Keystone) Swiss watches, chocolate and cheese are the stuff of clichés. Gold could be another one, yet Switzerland’s status as the world’s biggest gold trader is far less well known. In 2016, gold refined in Switzerland made up more than a quarter of its […]
Iraq says it will stay clear of US-Iran tensions
By Reuters – Feb 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is seen on a screen as he speaks via a videoconference during a ministerial summit to hold discussion on the future of Mosul city, post-Daesh terror group, in Paris on October 20, 2016 (Reuters photo) […]
The new anti-Semitism
Feb 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ian Buruma Those who have been telling us that Islam, not just revolutionary Islamism, is a lethal threat to Western civilisation should now feel satisfied: the president of the United States, and his main advisers, agree with them. In the tweeted words of Donald Trump’s […]
Indonesian businessman considering presidential bid brags about his ‘access’ to Donald Trump
Mr Tanoesoedibjo has launched his own political party in Indonesia eyeing up the 2019 elections Rebecca Flood 2 hours ago An Indonesian businessman who attended Donald Trump’s inauguration has reportedly been bragging about his access to the president as he launches his own political career. Hary Tanoesoedibjo is a business partner of […]
If you thought Trump’s travel ban was bad, what he has planned next for American Muslims could be devastating
Designating the Muslim Brotherhood and all its affiliates as terrorist organisations will have a huge impact within the US on the civil society groups that hold the American Muslim community together Shenaz Kermalli @@mskermalli Imagine your morale if you were a Muslim living in America right now. What could be worse than having […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association donates $3000 to a Catholic charity Vinnies Jimboomba
Source: http://catholicleader.com.au/news/muslim-community-donates-3000-to-vinnies-jimboomba Muslim community donates $3000 to Vinnies Jimboomba February 9, 2017 | Posted by: Emilie Ng in Around the Archdiocese, News MUSLIM leaders based in Jimboomba have donated $3000 to a Catholic charity to support the poor and needy. St Vincent de Paul Society Jimboomba conference president Peter Flynn received a […]
India: Ahmadiyyas on a mission to spread Islam’s virtues
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Ahmadiyyas-on-a-mission-to-spread-Islam%E2%80%99s-virtues/article17243625.ece Jyoti Shelar | MUMBAI: FEBRUARY 08, 2017 00:48 IST A tiny community in the city is spearheading a massive campaign to propagate the true meaning and teachings of Islam. The Ahmadiyya community, a sect of Sunni Muslims, feels their religion has been misunderstood in the backdrop of terror attacks across the […]
Gambia: What Makes Nusrat Senior Secondary School The Best In The Gambia?
Source: http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/gambia-what-makes-nusrat-senior-secondary-school-the-best-in-the-gambia/ Nusrat Senior Secondary School is one of the many educational institutions run in various African countries by the worldwide Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih-III (third successor to the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam) laid the foundation on 4th May, 1970.As an internationally […]
New Zealand: New Plymouth’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community breaking down misconceptions about Muslims
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89194716/Muslim-offers-himself-up-for-dates-to-those-who-have-never-meet-a-follower-of-Islam ‘Love for all, hate for none’: New Plymouth man offers himself up for dates to those who have never met a follower of Islam Tashriq Hanif from Fitzroy, New Plymouth, is breaking down misconceptions about Muslims living in New Zealand. This Muslim man in New Plymouth is offering himself […]
New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organize Taranaki’s first Koran exhibition (featuring Maori translation)
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/national/89310450/Taranakis-first-Muslim-exhibition-features-Koran-in-Maori Taranaki’s first Muslim exhibition features Koran in Maori JANE MATTHEWS | Last updated 16:20 11/02/2017 ANDY JACKSON/Fairfax NZ: Tashriq Hanif, Bashir Khan, Shafiq Ur Rehman were the organisers of the The Holy Quran Exhibition which was a chance for members of the public to find out more about the Muslim faith. […]
Canada: Ahmadiyyan Muslims Conduct open house at Port Dover’s Norfolk Public Library
Source: http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/02/06/muslim-outreach-in-norfolk Muslim outreach in Norfolk By Monte Sonnenberg, Simcoe Reformer Monday, February 6, 2017 4:54:00 EST PM Ahmadiyyan Muslims continued their ongoing program of dialogue with the wider community at an open house this weekend at the Port Dover branch of the Norfolk Public Library. Leading the delegation was Brampton […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s Al-Nusrat Mosque in Montreal opens its doors to public; seeks to dispel Islamophobia
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/we-have-to-band-together-vandalized-pointe-saint-charles-mosque-opens-doors-to-public-1.3967115 ‘We have to band together’: Mosque opens doors to public Muslim community seeks to dispel misconceptions about Islam following deadly attack at Quebec City mosque Mosques in Montreal opened their doors Friday to show the public what goes on inside and to spread awareness about Islam and the Muslim […]
Canadian Muslim grilled about her faith and view on Trump at US border stop
The case raises concerns that border patrol agents are targeting minorities more broadly in the wake of Donald Trump’s travel ban The Canadian side of the Canada-US border crossing is seen in Emerson, Manitoba. Photograph: Lyle Stafford/Reuters Amanda Holpuch in New York and Ashifa Kassam in Toronto Friday 10 February […]
South Island: More whales stranded as hundreds die
Source: Aljazeera New group of 240 whales become beached in biggest stranding on record as volunteers struggle to return animals to sea. New Zealand has one of the highest rates […]
Thessaloniki starts evacuating 70,000 over WWII bomb
Source: Aljazeera Authorities in Greece’s second-biggest city, Thessaloniki, have begun evacuating some 70,000 residents ahead of an operation to defuse a 250kg unexploded World War II bomb. The device, dropped […]
Trump envoy blocks ex-Palestinian PM from UN job ‘to support Israel’
Nikki Haley, US ambassador to United Nations, rejects choice of Salam Fayyad as Libya peace broker and declares UN ‘biased to the detriment of our allies’ Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad (L) and then Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak shake hands at a conference on security and policy in […]
Syria’s Assad Brushes Off Amnesty Report on Prison Executions as ‘Fake News’
Source: Time By Zamira Rahim Syrian President Bashar Assad has dismissed allegations of extensive human rights violations at military prison outside of Damascus as “fake news.” The Amnesty International report says […]