I am a heartland Muslim and I don’t think all Trump supporters are racist
Source: Religion News Service By Saeed A Khan The election of Donald Trump has been met by exactly half this country with jubilation and by the other half with extreme […]
Amal Clooney: Trump’s ideas would break international human rights laws
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Washington (CNN)International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney warned that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would harm Muslim Americans in the US and across the world. Speaking at […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslims of Farnham & Haslemere raising thousands of pounds for the Poppy Appeal
Source: http://www.farnhamherald.com/article.cfm?id=114778&headline=Young%20muslims%20back%20Poppy%20Appeal§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016 Young muslims back Poppy Appeal Thursday, 17 November 2016 in Community News YOUNG Muslims from Farnham and Haslemere are raising thousands of pounds collecting for the Poppy Appeal at various locations including Wembley Stadium, London Underground stations, Heathrow airport and locally. More than 100 youngsters from the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
UK: Islam Ahmadiyya’s Women Association of Carshalton invites women of all faiths for Interfaith Dialogue at Baitul Futuh Mosque
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/events/Morden/1191474.Interfaith_Dialogue/ Interfaith Dialogue As part of Inter Faith Week the women of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Carshalton are inviting women of all faiths to an enlightening evening at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, Surrey on friday 18 November 2016. Inter Faith week promotes mutual understanding and awareness of […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s British Columbia Women’s Association organizes event to focus on the role of women in establishing & promoting peace
Source: http://www.delta-optimist.com/entertainment/women-of-islam-celebration-sunday-1.2898135 For more information, visit http://www.lajnaevents.weebly.com. Women of Islam celebration Sunday DELTA OPTIMIST | NOVEMBER 18, 2016 12:00 AM The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at British Columbia Women’s Association, in celebration of its 50th year in Canada, invites women of Delta to attend an event in which they focus on the role […]
“I’m a Muslim for loyalty”, Dania Sohail – A member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/opinions/2016-11-18/op-ed-im-a-muslim-for-loyalty/1776425171546.html I’m a Muslim for loyalty November 18, 2016, 05:00 AM By Dania Sohail Dania Sohail On Nov. 8, Donald J. Trump was named the president-elect of the United States of America. As a young Muslim-American, I originally felt a feeling of total disbelief over these results because of the […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Oshkosh organizes Annual Interfaith Festival of Gratitude
Source: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/life/2016/11/16/thanksgiving-dinner-father-carrs-place-2b/93960770/ The annual Interfaith Festival of Gratitude begins at 7 p.m. Monday at the Grand Opera House in downtown Oshkosh. Preceding the festival there will be a potluck meal at 5 p.m. for people of all faith traditions. The meal will be at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque, 300 N. […]
Ghana: Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Alhaj Mohammed Bin Salih, urges to shun violence incited by politicians
Source: http://www.businessghana.com/site/news/politics/137962/Shun-violent-politicians-Bin-Salih Source: Graphic Online The Ameer and leader of the Ghana Ahmadiyya Mission, Maulvi Alhaji Mohammed Bin Salih, has urged the youth, particularly those in Muslim communities, to shun politicians who try to involve them in any violent act. According to him, most of the youth were still naive about […]
UK: Edinburgh Police Division attends Edinburgh & Fife Peace Conference organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: https://business.facebook.com/EdinburghPoliceDivision/posts/1784808675108640 Edinburgh Police Division added 8 new photos. We attended at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Edinburgh and Fife Peace Conference on Saturday. Together with colleagues from the fire service and other partners, our Safer Communities and local policing officers were privileged to attend such an event. Dr Abdul Hayee, president […]
Nigeria: Mahmud Ahmadiyya College, Ijede, Lagos organizes 2nd Tahfizul Quran Graduation ceremony
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/quran-fills-heads-fills-hearts-dr-basirat-dikko-principal-mahmud-college/ Dr Basirat Dikko, Principal, Mahmud College Urges new Huffaz to be good ambassadors of Islam It was a sunny afternoon, though hazy. The gathering was hallow, the recitation was wholesome, capable of moving mountains, hairs on the bodies rose, a wave flew from head down to the feet, hearts […]
Islamophobia growing as anti-extremism policy fails, says MP
theguardian: by Alan Travis — Supremacists will thrive, says Liam Byrne, unless government sees that grievance rather than god inspires many to violence Labour MP Liam Byrne warns against rhetoric claiming there is a clash of civilisations and a conveyor belt linking faith to extremism. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty A vacuum […]
America’s Schools Have Been Hit With Bigotry And Anti-Semitism Since Election Day
Huff Post: by Antonia Bloomberg — This is frightening. WIKIPEDIA New York University is one of dozens of schools that have been hit by anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and racist incidents since the election. Reports of anti-Semitic, racist and anti-immigrant incidents at schools around the country have spread rapidly in the days […]
‘Critical thinking, reading can arm children against extremism’
Jordanian ‘ambassador of reading’ honoured for winning second place in regional competition By Sawsan Tabazah – Nov 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Ruaa Hammo speaks during a panel discussion on reading in Amman on Wednesday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Instilling the love of critical reading among children at a […]
1 month in, Iraq still faces grueling urban combat in Mosul
Nov 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Army medics and volunteers attend to a patient suffering from injuries at an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd Division open air field clinic in the Samah neighbourhood of Mosul onThursday (AFP photo) MOSUL — Layers of hastily erected barricades built from rubble and twisted […]
Canada: Ottawa synagogue announces ‘solidarity’ event in face of new racist graffiti attacks at church and mosque
On the heels of two more racist graffiti attacks, an Ottawa synagogue has announced a day of “solidary and thanks-giving” to show the community’s opposition to racism and hatred. Ottawa synagogue announces 'solidarity' event in face of new racist graffiti attacks “We have received endless messages of support in response […]
Trump in the White House: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Monday, 14 November 2016 00:00By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout | Interview On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump managed to pull the biggest upset in US politics by tapping successfully into the anger of white voters and appealing to the lowest inclinations of people in a manner that would have probably impressed Nazi […]
Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar crackdown to Bangladesh
Source: Aljazeera Surge of violence underscores lack of oversight of the military by the seven-month-old Aung San Suu Kyi administration. The UN has labelled the Rohingya as one of the world’s most persecuted peoples [Reuters] Scores of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing to Bangladesh because of a military crackdown in western […]
Is the pope Catholic? Francis dismisses critics of his teachings
Source: RNS By David Gibson VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis is firing back at foes of his efforts to make the Catholic Church more open and pastoral in its ministry, telling an interviewer that “they are acting in bad faith to foment divisions.” The pontiff’s lengthy interview in Avvenire, the […]
Quebec ‘uproar’ over proposed Muslim community
Source: BBC A tax accountant from Montreal who came under fire for proposing to build a Muslim residential community has temporarily shelved the project. Nabil Warda cancelled a planned community meeting on the project after it sparked a backlash in Quebec. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard even weighed in from Morocco, […]
Lawmaker to withdraw ‘anti-burqa’ bill after wave of criticism
Source: THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION By Aaron Gould Sheinin State Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, said Thursday he will withdraw his proposed legislation that would ban women from wearing burqas on public property in Georgia. Spencer filed the bill on Monday, the first day lawmakers could present legislation to be considered when the Legislature returns in […]