The world’s most generous countries
Source: BBC By Lindsey Galloway 23 November 2016 It seems that lending a helping hand to a stranger can be more than just a good deed. In fact, according to […]
What We Really Know About the First Thanksgiving
Source: Time By Melissa Chan The tryptophan-packed turkey wasn’t the star during the first Thanksgiving—and that’s not the only thing that’s changed in the nearly 400 years since the holiday began. Much is unknown about the first recorded feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in the New World at […]
Reporter becomes Canada’s first hijab-clad news anchor
theguardian — Ginella Massa filled in on Toronto’s CityNews 11pm broadcast and created a buzz after the broadcast ended Ginella Massa, a Toronto TV reporter believed to be Canada’s first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf. Photograph A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada’s first anchor to […]
My message to the European Parliament
HILAL KAPLAN@hilal_kaplan The European Parliament (EP) overwhelmingly decided to freeze negotiations on Turkey’s EU accession. Even though the decision is not “legally binding,” the current outcome is more than that. I disagree with EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik’s statement that the decision is “null and void.” On the contrary, this […]
Merkel says EU and Turkey must stick to migration deal
Reuters International NOV 25, 2016 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting at the lower house of parliament Bundestag on 2017 budget in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and Turkey must honour their commitments to each other, German Chancellor Angela […]
Child asylum seekers subjected to controversial age tests
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS By Stefania Summermatter NOV 25, 2016 – 11:00 An unaccompanied minor sits in a transit centre for asylum seekers in Davos (Keystone) The number of migrant children arriving in Switzerland unaccompanied by a parent has increased tenfold in the past decade, with more than 2,700 asking for asylum […]
Believe in the Unseen
by Mirza Tahir Ahmad … it is a guidance for the righteous, Who believe in the unseen…1 (click to enlarge) O BELIEVE IN THE ‘UNSEEN’ is a fundamental constituent of the Muslim faith as mentioned in the verse quoted above. But as has been well demonstrated in the previous […]
Turkey’s forthright response to EU
By Webmaster – November 26, 2016 TURKEY on Thursday dismissed a European Parliament vote backing a freeze in accession talks with Ankara as having ‘no significance’ and lacking vision. Reacting to adoption of a non-binding motion on the issue by the European Parliament, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said […]
American Muslims reveal the most ridiculous questions they’ve been asked
IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT This hilarious video features some pretty ugly questions One of the questions was: Do Muslims have sex in Ramadan… “What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked about being Muslim?” American Muslims answer this question with the most absurd things they’ve been asked, and the result? Hilarious […]
Palestinians send four firefighting teams to help put out Israeli wildfires
European countries and America have also joined the efforts to stop the flames Harry Cockburn SOURCE: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-fire-palestine-help-combat-wildfires-after-terrorism-claims-a7438501.html CLICK FOR VIDEO! blob:http%3A//www.independent.co.uk/ca3ccec1-7807-494d-9959-70f62b291b20
Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary
By Tommy Kallon President Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary Event Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates On Sunday the 20th of November 2016 the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK held a function to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the inception of Ahmadiyyat in Nigeria. The function which took place […]
Hundreds of women attend Baitur Rahman Mosque’s celebrating the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Women Association’s 50th year in Canada
Source: http://www.northdeltareporter.com/news/402913446.html Delta Mosque holds women’s event to celebrate 50 years in Canada Hundreds of women of all faiths attended an event at Delta’s Baitur Rahman Mosque celebrating the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at British Columbia Women’s Association’s 50th year in Canada. — image credit: Rosemary Newton by Rosemary Newton – North Delta Reporter […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim community to hold Pathway to Peace”conference at Terrace, B.C.
Source: http://www.terracestandard.com/news/402862596.html Pathway to peace to be explored at Terrace, B.C. conference Pathway to peace to be explored at Terrace, B.C. conference Nov. 26. — image credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO THE AHMADIYYA Muslim community returns to the city Nov. 26 for a conference carrying the theme “Pathway to Peace.” Held at the Salvation […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to hold Koran exhibition at Hampton Park Library to introduce Islam to the public & clear up misinformation
Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/hampton-park-koran-exhibition-to-help-locals-understand-islam/news-story/fb5b24e94fd6bef73e986104c2a5b406 Tahir Ahmed with a Koran. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association is holding a Koran exhibition to introduce the public to Islam and clear up misinformation. Picture: Valeriu Campan Hampton Park Koran exhibition to help locals understand Islam By Megan Bailey, Cranbourne Leader A MUSLIM group in the southeast is trying […]
Some of Pakistan’s finest military minds have been Ahmadi. Clerics need to stop abusing them
Source: http://nation.com.pk/blogs/24-Nov-2016/some-of-pakistan-s-finest-military-minds-have-been-ahmadi-clerics-need-to-stop-abusing-them November 24, 2016, 4:03 pm/ 1 Comment By Kashif Chaudhry When Donald Trump belittled a Muslim American Gold Star family, he received strong backlash from the civil society. The Democratic Party and the media came out in full support of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son captain Humayun Khan had been killed in […]
Future of Ahmadiyya in Nigeria: Beyond the first century
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/future-ahmadiyya-nigeria-beyond-first-century/ By Ibrahim Oguntayo The root of Ahmadiyya Nigeria Muslim Jamaat was planted in 1916 when the spread of the message of the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Ghulam Ahmad was brought to the newly amalgamated Northern and Southern protectorates in Nigeria. Ahmadiyya took its root in 1889 in Qadian, now Pakistan […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Metro Detroit launches open house “Coffee, Cake & True Islam” every Thursday at Rochester Hills
Source: http://www.arabamerica.com/events/coffee-cake-true-islam-2016-12-01/ EVENTS “Coffee, Cake and True Islam” “Coffee, Cake and True Islam” – 12/01/2016 – 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm “Coffee, Cake and True Islam” – 12/08/2016 – 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm “Coffee, Cake and True Islam” – 12/15/2016 – 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm “Coffee, Cake and True […]
India: Taleem-Ul-Islam Ahmadiyya Institute Asnoor closed for past four and half months due to troubled conditions of Kashmir
Source: http://reliefweb.int/report/india/students-under-siege-schools-burn-india-s-troubled-kashmir Students under siege as schools burn in India’s troubled Kashmir By Stella Paul KULGAM, Kashmir, India, Nov 23 2016 (IPS) – In the fading light of a November afternoon, 12-year-old Mariya Sareer bends over a textbook, trying to read as much as she can before it gets dark. It’s […]
Igniting incitement
Source:Times of Israel Following an unfortunate and irresponsible tweet by Minister Naftali Bennett — “the only ones capable of setting the land on fire are people to whom it doesn’t belong” — fearful Israelis cranked up their hatred to a level that will soon extinguish every remaining shred of sanity here. Indeed, the […]
Trump gets invitation to visit Germany
Source: The Local The leader of the German state of Bavaria has invited Donald Trump to visit, reports said on Thursday, after he urged European politicians to keep an open mind about the controversial US President-elect. Premier Horst Seehofer, a maverick member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, wrote to […]