4 TED Talks Tackling Islamophobia
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Former B.C. premier blasts India’s plan to build giant $700M statue
thestar.com Ujjal Dosanjh, former Canadian Minister of Health, said “Building a statue isn’t going to feed anyone, it isn’t going to clothe anybody, it isn’t going to provide schools.” Retired Canadian politician Ujjal Dosanjh has written an open letter to the prime minister of India, criticizing plans to build a statue worth […]
From the Archives: A Short Sketch of Muslim History
Professor Abdus Salam This short article was written by Dr. Abdus Salam at the age of 26, when he was a professor of mathematics at Government College, Lahore, in 1951. Professor Salam took the position of Chair of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College, London, in 1957 and was later […]
Paradise on Earth
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as The Review of Religions, January 1997 Translated by Amatul-Hadi Ahmad On the evening of 16 August 1902, after the evening prayer, the Promised Messiah (as), as was his practice, sat down with his companions, for general conversation and discussion. Someone presented him with a note […]
View from Turkey: World Muslims looking up to Turkey with hope
İLNUR ÇEVIK@ilnurcevik Chicago – U.S. Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar, vice president of the Turkish Women’s Democratic Association (KADEM) and the daughter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, addressed a huge gathering of Muslims of northern America in Chicago on Tuesday (early Wednesday in Turkey), which clearly showed that the Muslims of the […]
Russian official says Erdoğan right in US support for Daesh, as US embassy denies claims
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Armed men wearing YPG uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016. (AFP Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is right in […]
Jesus in India
Ahmadi Muslims hold the unique belief that Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and traveled towards India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel. Furthermore, they claim that his tomb, containing his body, has been recently re-discovered in India where it can be seen to this day. Ahmadi […]
Mufti slams Israeli ‘Judaization’ policies in Old City of Jerusalem
DEC. 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine Sheikh Mohammed Hussein warned in statement Wednesday that Israeli authorities were going “too far” with excavation and construction activities in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the digging endangered the lives and properties of Jerusalemites.Hussein added […]
Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan contradicts the teachings of Islam
Pakistan has a long road ahead in term of healing the wounds of its minority population December 24, 2016 Haris Raja Pakistan has a dark history of persecution against the Ahmadiyya community. Since its inception the right wing extremists have been causing agitations and inciting harsh treatment against Ahmadis based […]
Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Ankara
Reuters International DEC 28, 2016 – A general view shows damage in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (reuters_tickers) By Orhan Coskun and Ellen Francis ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said […]
Defining Protestant identity
REFORMATION ANNIVERSARY Defining Protestant identity By Olivier Pauchard DEC 28, 2016 – Attempts by Martin Luther (1483-1546) to reform the church from neighbouring Germany found fertile soil in Switzerland. (akg-images / Doris Poklekowski) The year 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther’s theses that sparked […]
wikiHow to Drink Water in Accordance with Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam
Sunnah is the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam) and interpretations of the Quran. It is necessary for all the Muslims around the world to follow Sunnah in every matter of their […]
Kerry warns Israel settlements threaten democracy
By AFP – Dec 29,2016 -JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State John Kerry lays out his vision for peace between Israelis and Palestinians on Wednesday, in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State in Washington, DC (AFP photo) WASHINGTON —In a stern parting shot, US Secretary […]
Arab depth crucial to Palestinians
Dec 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It has become an annual tradition: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and members of his government spend a few days before and during Christmas Day in Bethlehem. While Abbas’ participation in the midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity is the highlight of the […]
Israel’s true colours reappear after resolution
Dec 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing himself and Israel harm by making a huge fuss over the adoption by the UN Security Council of Security Council Resolution 2334 and the US abstention, which allowed the measure to pass. Netanyahu should have ignored […]
Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group In the World, Study Says
Source: Breitbart by NICK HALLETT28 Dec 2016 Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, with around 90,000 killed for their faith in 2016, the director of a […]
Secularism is not opposed to religion: Romila Thapar, India
Source: The Hindu Thiruvananthapuram: Secularism is not opposed to religion, but is opposed to the religious control over civil institutions, law and governance, historian Romila Thapar has said. She was […]
Indonesia court to proceed with blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s governor
Source: Reuters By Gayatri Suroyo | JAKARTA An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta’s Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran, a judge […]
Why Iran’s Mullahs Bless Sex Reassignment
Source: Buzzfeed News DENIZLI, Turkey — Sorena sought out the mullah after committing a sin she feared could not be forgiven. It was the winter of 2014, and Sorena was […]
China: Open to Vatican talks but Catholics must be patriots
Source: Associated Press By LOUISE WATT BEIJING (AP) — China’s head of religious affairs said that Beijing is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stressed that Catholics […]