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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Vital to the planet

Nov 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The UN climate change conference, held recently in Morocco as a crucial step for governments looking to build on the Paris Climate Change Agreement adopted last year, was proof that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is under way and that the spirit of […]

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The Holy Grail of future work

Nov 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Kelli Wells Understanding the future of work is difficult, if not impossible. According to the MacArthur Foundation, 65 per cent of today’s schoolchildren will eventually be employed in jobs that do not exist yet. As technology, globalisation and many other factors continue to redefine work, […]