2 Mississippi churches transcend racial barriers after arson
Source: Fox News GREENVILLE, Miss. – Back in the 1960s, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. observed that Sunday morning is the most segregated time of the week in America, […]
A Muslim girl wasn’t allowed to box in a hijab, so her opponent shared victory with her
Source: Associated Press By Cindy Boren Sixteen-year-old Amaiya Zafar was about to put on her gloves Sunday at the Sugar Bert Boxing National Championships inhij, Fla., when officials called off the impending fight. Zafar, a devout Muslim from Oakdale, Minn., wears a hijab under her headgear as well as a […]
Religious groups to Obama: Dismantle immigration registry’s framework
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Nearly 200 religious and civil rights groups are petitioning President Obama to dismantle the regulatory framework behind a Homeland Security program critics say discriminates against Muslims and Arabs. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed one of the architects of the program, Kris Kobach, to his […]
Malloy Says He Will Fight Attempts To Restrict Refugees
Source: Hartford Courant BY Alaine Griffin Contact Reporter At a gathering that included refugees from Syria and their advocates, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that he does not expect federal policies regarding resettlement to change, but promised to fight any attempt by the federal government to restrict refugees based on […]
Town that denied mosque sued by federal government
Source: New Jersey Advance Media NEWARK – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Bernards Township, alleging it violated federal law in its denial of the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge’s plan […]
Pakistan: Dr. Abdus Salam’s death anniversary passes by without mention
Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1238698/forgotten-legend-abdus-salams-death-anniversary-passes-without-mention/ By Rana Tanveer, Published: November 22, 2016 LAHORE: The 20th death anniversary of Pakistan’s first Nobel prize winner Dr Abdus Salam passed away without any significant mentions on Monday. The only event in his memory is scheduled at his alma mater, the Government College University (GCU) Lahore, and that too two […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Fitchburg organize ‘Coffee, Cake, and True Islam’ at Bait-ul-Zikr Mosque
Source: https://www.evensi.us/coffee-cake-and-true-islam-ahmadiyya-muslim-community/192741350 Coffee, Cake, and True Islam Saturday 26 November 2016 5:00 PM Saturday 26 November 2016 6:00 PM Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Fitchburg, MA. chapter › Coffee, Cake, and True Islam AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY FITCHBURG, MA. CHAPTER 370 MAIN STREET, FITCHBURG, 1420, MA, UNITED STATES
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria host Interfaith meet with Cardinia Shire residents at Bait-ul Salam mosque
Source: http://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2016-11-21/ahmadiyya-insight-into-islam/ 21 November 2016 10:02 AM Guests having lunch with members of the community. THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria hosted 25 Cardinia Shire residents at its Bait-ul Salam (House of Peace) mosque in Langwarrin on Saturday 19 November. The tour, which was organised by the Cardinia Interfaith Network, aims to […]
Due recognition for Dr Abdus Salam demanded
LAHORE: By Rana Tanveer Published: November 24, 2016 tribune.com.pk Religious beliefs are personal and must not be used against anyone. While Dr Abdus Salam brought the name of Pakistan to the international stage, Pakistanis do not consider him one of their countrymen because of his beliefs. These views were expressed by […]
USA: Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque Portland overwhelmed by messages of support from locals
Source: http://katu.com/news/local/local-muslim-community-overwhelmed-by-messages-of-support by Catherine Van, KATU News \ Saturday, November 19th 2016 http://katu.com/embed/news/local/local-muslim-community-overwhelmed-by-messages-of-support Picture of the anonymous note left on the mosque in Southwest Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. — The FBI says 2015 saw the highest spike in hate crimes against Muslims since 9/11, and local Muslims feel the impact. While many feel uneasy […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’S Mubarak Mosque in Chantilly ‘Vandalized’ With Messages Of Love <3
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/muslim-allies-supporters-decorate-mosque-sidewalk-chalk_us_58335b44e4b030997bc0cb6f Elyse WanshelAssociate Editor, Trends, The Huffington Post TARIQ AMJED Chalk it up to spreading hope. Messages of love, compassion and support scrawled on the sidewalk of a mosque in Virginia is making folks on Twitter cry happy tears. On Sunday, members of the Mubarak Mosque in Chantilly, Virginia were delighted […]
Ghana: “Islam teaches peace, humility and decency”, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana
Source: http://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/vigilante-groups-can-plunge-country-into-chaos-ahmadiyya-leader/ IN NEWS / BY GLADYS FRIMPOMAA / ON NOVEMBER 23, 2016 AT 9:15 AM / Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, has added his voice to calls for the disbandment of vigilante groups, ahead of the 2016 polls, warning that they can […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Montreal welcomes women of all faiths to its 8th annual peace conference: “Peace in the World – Our Contribution”
Source: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/ahmadiyya-muslim-association-presents-annual-peace-conference-1.3170181 Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presents, Annual Peace Conference Published Monday, November 21, 2016 1:51PM EST Name of the event: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presents, Annual Peace Conference Date: Sunday December 4th, 2016 Time: Registrations begin at 1:30PM and the main event will be between 2:00PM and 3:30PM. Free meetings with other women and visits […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Monroe thanks police & fire departments for their services
Source: http://www.monroemonitor.com/2016/11/21/monroe-police-fire-appreciation-week/ By: Chris Hendrickson Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Outreach Director Waqas Malik thanked the police and fire departments for their service. “I am particularly appreciative of the work that these two departments do,” Malik said. “In the teachings of Islam there is a very fundamental teaching, which says that ‘Let there […]
UK: Atheist, Evangelical & Ahmadiyya Muslim alliance meets Council of Europe Commissioner about secular schools
Source: http://www.michaelnugent.com/2016/11/22/council-of-europe-commissioner/ by MICHAEL NUGENT on NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Today our unique secular alliance met Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, to discuss children’s rights in Irish publicly funded national schools. Jane Donnelly told Commissioner Muižnieks that she was proud to speak on behalf of Atheist Ireland, Evangelical […]
USA: Connecticut chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community preaches a “Jihad of peace, of love, of understanding”
Source: http://www.middletownpress.com/general-news/20161123/middletown-area-muslim-americans-offer-message-of-love-understanding Middletown-area Muslim Americans offer message of love, understanding Middletown resident Miyan Zahir Muhammad Manna, mosque outreach director, holds the Holy Quran at the Baitul Aman “House of Peace” mosque, based in Meriden, for the statewide chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Kathleen Schassler — The Middletown Press By Kathleen […]
When It Comes to Fake News, the U.S. Government Is the Biggest Culprit
By John W. Whitehead Global Research, November 23, 2016 The Rutherford Institute 21 November 2016 “We Americans are the ultimate innocents. We are forever desperate to believe that this time the government is telling us the truth.”—Former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg Let’s talk about fake news stories, shall we? There’s […]
Propaganda and Disinformation: How the CIA Manufactures History
Propaganda and Disinformation: How the CIA Manufactures History By Victor Marchetti In the eyes of posterity it will inevitably seem that, in safeguarding our freedom, we destroyed it. The vast clandestine apparatus we built up to prove our enemies’ resources and intentions only served in the end to confuse our […]
Video and Book Review: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Source: Amazon The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed Trevor Noah’s unlikely […]
The House of Wisdom contained so many books that the Tigris River turned black from the ink when all of them were destroyed
Nov 23, 2016 House of Wisdom Back in the 9th century AD, the House of Wisdom was established in Baghdad. It contained manuscripts on mathematics, astronomy, science, medicine, and philosophy from Persia, India, and Greece. There were also astronomical observatories, laboratories for chemistry and alchemy, and a center for studying […]