Angela Merkel, Seeking Re-Election, Calls For Burqa Ban
Source: Time She’s facing a challenge from far-right populists in next year’s elections Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burqa, a full-face veil worn mainly by Muslim women, […]
He lived in a prison to save for a house deposit
Source: BBC By Kate Ashford 6 December 2016 In what many would call an extreme move, when he was 33, Christopher Gerhart took up residence at a nearby prison. “At […]
Caesarean births ‘affecting human evolution’
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs BBC News The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists. More mothers now need surgery to deliver a […]
India: Muslim Men May Soon Be Punished For Triple Talaq
By Shahnawaz Akhtar 01-12-2016 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), considered as the custodian of Muslim personal law, is at the centre of an ongoing debate in India concerning triple Talaq. The body plans to take drastic action in order to save itself from being further criticised for […]
Loving country you live in part of Muslim faith, says Ahmadi leader
Caliph says most UK Muslims well integrated into British society after Casey report cited ‘worrying levels’ of segregation A Muslim woman and her son walk down a cobbled street in Bradford. Photograph: David Levenson/Alamy Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent @harrietsherwood Tuesday 6 December 2016 True Islam means loyalty to the […]
Trump may resolve Kashmir issue, says aide
Source: Dawn In remarks on US TV news show ‘Meet The Press’, which are likely to raise hackles in New Delhi, Mr Pence also said the new US administration intended to be “fully engaged” in South Asia and with Pakistan and India on issues such as Kashmir to promote peace […]
Ahmadiyya neither Forced nor Ordered to close Islam Information Booth in German Christmas Bazaar!
By Zubair Khan “Muslims Forced to leave German Christmas Bazaar after setting Islam Information Booth”. This is the title given to news carried by Travellers Today and Index .hr as well in other media news outlet. However when Ahmadiyya authorities in Germany were contacted then emerged entirely different scenario. Permission […]
Pakistan PM celebrates scientist from minority sect, risking hardliners’ fury
Source: The Guardian By Jon Boone Nawaz Sharif orders university to name institution after the Nobel-winning physicist Abdus Salam, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community Pakistan’s prime minister has […]
The Radicalization of Muslims – A White Paper
Arif Humayun ABSTRACT Nearly all terrorist acts throughout the world are routinely ascribed to Muslims – by default. This abrupt deduction is not without cause since radical ideologies amongst Muslim societies provide ample support for such an inference. Sadly, insufficient attention – especially within Muslim communities – has been focused […]
Governor Ahok’s Blasphemy Trial to Start Dec. 13 in Indonesia
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama will face court on Dec. 13 in a high profile alleged blasphemy and harassment case, a court spokesman said […]
BARROW PROMISES NEW GAMBIA
Web Editor December 5, 2016 …..as Jammeh concedes defeat By Lamin Cham President-elect Adama Barrow has said his election success last weekend will usher in a new Gambia where freedom and respect for the rule of law will prevail. Speaking just after his victory was announced on Friday Barrow said […]
Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest NSWERING the question as to who has been responsible, throughout the ages, for taking important decisions, which had to be taken at every step of evolutionary advancement, the Quran pronounces the following: Blessed is He […]
Syria rebels reject Aleppo exit as army advances
By AFP – Dec 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian pro-government troops walk on a street in Aleppo’s eastern Karm Al Jabal neighbourhood as they advance towards Al Shaar neighbourhood on Monday during their offensive to retake Syria’s second city (AFP photo) ALEPPO — Russia said Monday it would […]
UN refugee agency hands out aid to those uprooted from Mosul
By AP – Dec 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqis who fled the fighting between Iraqi security forces and the Daesh terror group militants settle at a camp for internally displaced people in Khazir, near Mosul, Iraq, on Monday (AFP photo) KHAZIR, Iraq — The UN refugee agency distributed […]
Algeria’s Minister of Religious Affairs says ‘Ahmadiyya plan has failed’
December 4, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | Algeria’s Minister of Religious Affairs, Mohamed Aissa, has said the Ahmadiyya plan has failed and the Islamic sect does not exist in Algeria anymore. He made the comments on Saturday while speaking at the University of Islamic Sciences in the city of […]
Pakistan arrests 3 Ahmadis during Rabwah Raid
December 5, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | Three people were arrested Monday afternoon in the town of Rabwah during a raid on the offices of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan. The arrests were carried out by the Counter-Terrorism Department of Punjab Police, which is responsible for investigating terrorism and […]
Senate passes ‘dumb and dangerous’ bill
Dec 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This week, without debate or an actual vote, the US Senate stealthily passed a disturbing and dangerous piece of legislation introduced by senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA). Called “The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016” (AAA), the Scott-Casey bill requires […]
Indonesians rally for tolerance after blasphemy protests
Source: Associated Press By ALI KOTARUMALOS and STEPHEN WRIGHT Local shout slogans during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. Thousands of… Read more JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indonesians rallied in the center of the capital Jakarta on Sunday, calling for tolerance and unity […]
Russian patriarch blesses new Paris church, a Putin project
Source: Associated Press By ANGELA CHARLTON Russian Patriarch Kirill attends a blessing ceremony in the Saint Trinity Church on the banks of… Read more PARIS (AP) — The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrated a prominent new church Sunday near the Eiffel Tower seen as a controversial symbol of […]
Malaysian PM leads protest against ‘genocide’ of Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By EILEEN NG Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, holds hands with other leaders during a protest… Read more KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak led a protest rally Sunday against what he called a “genocide” of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, as he […]