“Introduction to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community”
By Falahud Din Shams In the 19th century, Islam as a religion and Muslims as a nation were helpless. Muslim empires were crumbling all over the world. In the subcontinent of India, the Mughal Empire was brought down by the British. Islam was being attacked by all other […]
A Man Felt Threatened By My Book Written In Arabic
01/06/2017 Hajer Sharief Co-founder of Together we build it organisation, member of the United Nations advisory group on Security Council resolution 2250 & advocate for Kofi Annan foundation with Extremely Together Today as a young Arab/Muslim, I got the advice of my life when a middle-aged British man told me […]
India: Hyderabad Madrasa Empowers Girls with Course on Fatwa
Mohammed Wajihuddin Jan 9, 2017 HYDERABAD: Over a dozen students, all clad in Burqas, are in a small classroom. Their teacher, dressed identically, keeps a close watch. Everyone is on the floor while books on Hadith (traditions of the Prophet), commentaries on the Quran and tomes on Fatwas line the […]
BASHAR AL-ASSAD READY TO NEGOTIATE ‘EVERYTHING’ IN NEW PEACE TALKS
The Syrian dictator reiterated his pledge to recapture all of Syria. BY JACK MOORE ON 1/9/17 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he is ready to negotiate on “everything” regarding the country’s conflict in proposed talks in Kazakhstan backed by Russia and Turkey. “We are ready to negotiate about everything,” he […]
The foreign problem
Source: Dawn It’s been creeping up on us for a while, but Nawaz and Raheel have now helped make it public.It’s not about personal relations with foreign governments — those are as old as the republic. And it’s not about enriching yourself through a shady deal or two — those […]
UK: Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Inaugurates New Mosque in Mitcham, London
The local Ahmadi Muslims must fulfil the rights of their neighbours and inform the local people about the true peaceful teachings of Islam so that any fears or misconceptions that they may hold about Islam are removed. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Source/Credit: AMA – UK By Web […]
Muslim Girls Must take Swimming Classes with Boys: European Court Decides:
Source: NTV.DE Two Muslim parents have failed at the Human Rights Court with complaints against the duty to attend their daughters in mixed swimming lessons. The Swiss authorities were allowed to give priority to compulsory schooling and the integration of children against the religiously justified wish of the parents after […]
It’s harder than ever to teach Islamic art — but never more important
How do we talk about architecture and poetry in a time of misinformation and war? By Kishwar Rizvi January 6 Kishwar Rizvi teaches the history of Islamic art and architecture at Yale University. She is a Public Voices Fellow with the Oped Project. At prayer in the mosque, Damascus, Syria. […]
Dreaming of Europe: the last young man left in a Senegalese village
Life is lonely and humiliating for Goundo Wandianga, 21, whose friends and twin brother have all gone to seek their fortunes Goundo Wandianga in his village, Sare Bakary, where all the other young men have left. Photograph: Ruth Maclean for the Guardian Ruth Maclean in Kolda, Senegal Monday 9 January […]
Disappearances spark fears of crackdown on leftwing dissent in Pakistan
Four prominent online campaigners with anti-military views believed abducted since Friday Activists in Karachi hold a rally calling for the release of Salman Haider, editor of the online magazine Tanqeed. Photograph: Fareed Khan/Associated Press Jon Boone in Islamabad Tuesday 10 January 2017 Four social media activists with outspoken, secular and […]
Peace must be more than a theory
Source: CNA “Millions of people still live in the midst of senseless conflicts,” he said, noting that we are frequently bombarded “by images of death, by the pain of innocent men, women and children,” as well as by the grief of those who have lost loved ones due to violence […]
I fell for a man from a different sect!
Source: ET I am a woman who fell for a man from a different sect. When we both met, we liked each other and felt we had so much in common. While I studied and he worked, we remained each other’s support and drew closer as we could easily figure out […]
Gen. (r) Raheel Sharif ‘sets three conditions’ to become commander of Islamic military alliance
by Hamza Rao | Published on January 10, 2017 KARACHI – Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has set three conditions to assume the command of a 39-nation Islamic military alliance, a retired army officer claimed. Talking to a private TV channel, Former Pakistan army officer Lt-Gen […]
Pakistan and the Rise of Barelvi Sunni Extremism
01/09/2017 Kashif N Chaudhry Physician, Writer, Human Rights Activist This post is hosted on the Huffington Post’s Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and post freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email. “It was a mistake, and I assure […]
Women suffer much more work stress than men, says psychiatrist
theguardian: by David Batty — Sexism in the workplace and family responsibilities add to pressure as they face unequal pay and lack of support Dr Judith Mohring said women faced additional workplace pressures such as having to prove they were as good as men. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Women suffer […]
Switzerland: Controversial poster launched against naturalisation
‘DIRTY CAMPAIGN’ Controversial poster launched against naturalisation JAN 9, 2017 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The new poster appeared in railway stations on Monday (twitter) A rightwing poster campaign has been launched four weeks ahead of a vote on making citizenship easier for immigrants. A poster appearing in railway stations this week features […]
When global leaders meet: WEF’s biggest moments
TOUGH ISSUES, TOP LEADERS JAN 9, 2017 – How did a remote Swiss mountain resort, and the highest town in Europe, become the site for the most important leaders from around the world to meet and debate pressing global challenges? (SRF, swissinfo.ch, cp) Born in Germany, Klaus Schwab became a […]
Madaba completes first phase of ‘world’s largest mosaic piece’
‘Project expected to be showcased to the public in April’ By Suzanna Goussous – Jan 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMERS Over the period of almost two years, around 120,000 participants took part in the making of the 180-square-metre mosaic at Madaba’s La Storia Museum (Photo courtesy of Madaba Tourism Directorate) […]
Think Angela Merkel is guaranteed a fourth term as German Chancellor? Don’t be so sure
Merkel herself was a little-known politician from the East – certainly not someone seen as destined for great heights – when she brought the downfall of Helmut Kohl, the great patriarch of the CDU Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices Thursday 29 December 2016 When Anis Amri drove a hijacked lorry into a […]