The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish
Source: The Washington Post By Asra Q. Nomani and Masih Alinejad Asra Q. Nomani is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement. Masih […]
VIDEO: Chris Cornell Joins Yusuf Islam On Stage At Los Angeles Concert
October 7 Multiple Grammy® Award-winning, Golden Globe nominated singer and songwriter Chris Cornell joined Yusuf Islam on stage last night at the Pantages Theatre for a performance of “Wild World”. Watch the video below: About Chris Cornell: Chris Cornell is a modern icon who transcends genre. He was the chief […]
Is there a connection between Muslim ‘superdiversity’ and sectarian violence?
PARVEEN AKHTAR 5 October 2016 What lies behind two intra-Muslim killings in Britain? The question is timely at the unifying moment of a new Muslim year. East London Mosque, Whitechapel, London. Steve Parsons PA Archive/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.The start of the new Islamic calendar year falls this […]
Independence: Ahmadiyya commends Nigerians’ sacrifices
ON OCTOBER 7, 2016 The Amir, Head Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria; Dr Mashuud Fashola has commended the unique and unflinching sacrifices made by Nigerians since independence. Dr Fashola gave this commendation during his Friday sermon, saying the citizens must be ready to put government on its toes to deliver on […]
The invasion of Afghanistan 15 years ago was an arrogant, wretched adventure that caused a migrant crisis
Afghanistan will not become Islamistan or even Talibanistan. It will, when the West finally packs up and leaves, become Mafiastan. Perhaps it already is Robert Fisk @indyvoices A young man sits among the wreckage after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul in July EPA As usual, all the warnings were […]
McDonald’s Sexual Harassment Complaints Show How Widespread the Problem Is
Source: Time By Linda A. Seabrook | Debra L. Ness According to a new survey of women in fast-food jobs, 2/5 said they had been harassed When Gretchen Carlson and […]
HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADDRESSES VOLUNTEERS OF 40TH JALSA SALANA CANADA
3-day Annual Convention begins later today in Mississauga. On 6 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed the thousands of volunteer workers tasked with organising the 40th Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
“UTILISE POTENTIAL OF REFUGEES” – HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad makes comments during a meeting with Chairman of Torstar. On 5 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was visited by Mr John Honderich, Chairman of the Board at Torstar Corporation (media […]
Time Magazine’s Cover Quoting a Verse of the Quran about Sanctity of Life
The whole verse is in the context of one of the sons of Adam possibly Cane killing his brother Able: “On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that […]
India Biryani Wars: Where Cows Are Sacred, Human Rights take Back Seat
India Biryani Wars Source: BBC By Husna Haq If India had a national food, one contender up there with rotis, dal or samosas might be the spiced, multi-layered rice dish […]
Swiss-backed show helps Kosovars find jobs
“YOU’RE HIRED!” Swiss-backed show helps Kosovars find jobs SOCIETY Work http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:42474522 EMBED CODE OCT 7, 2016 – 11:00 Swiss development aid is being used to help finance a Kosovo TV show in which young unemployed people pitch for a job. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Candidates learn how to write a CV and to […]
Which European countries attract the most immigrants?
MIGRATION SERIES (PART 4) By Duc-Quang Nguyen OCT 6, 2016 – 16:17 The free movement of people accord is in the line of fire as Europe battles with its migration crisis. But which European countries have more people leaving than arriving? We took a look at the data. It’s over […]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
(CNN) The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to end his country’s long-running civil war with FARC rebels. The Nobel […]
Hurricane Matthew kills 26, bears down on Bahamas, US
Source: ET PORT-AU-PRINCE/GUANTANAMO, CUBA: Hurricane Matthew churned toward the Bahamas and Florida’s east coast on Wednesday after killing 26 people in Haiti and prompting the hard-hit country to postpone a long-awaited presidential election. The hurricane, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, whipped Cuba and Haiti with 140 mile-per-hour (230 kph) […]
Colombian president wins Nobel Prize for peace efforts
Source: ET Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a surprise choice after Colombians voted “No” to an agreement he signed with Marxist rebels to end 52 years of war. Santos has promised to revive the peace plan even though Colombians, in a referendum […]
Consciousness of Allah is an essential part of Islamic teachings.
Source: ET Consciousness of Allah and feeling His presence is an essential part of Islamic teachings. It requires believers to be ever-conscious of Allah’s presence in every breath of life. His presence is ubiquitous and this has been amply mentioned in the Holy Quran. This kind of feeling makes one […]
Scared Syrian refugees stuck in east Germany mull leaving
Source: The Local One had a beer bottle flung at him on a train. Another was woken at midnight as three men holding wooden slats rang his doorbell. A third had her headscarf pulled off by a stranger in the street.A year after they arrived in Germany seeking refuge from […]
The need for positive thinking
Oct 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh A culture of negativity has been on the increase in our society for some time now, and it needs to be reversed. It is no denying that the Arab region has, since 2011 in specific, been going through particularly difficult times. Politically, […]
King ( of Jordan) to receive international peace award in Germany
By JT – Oct 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat at the army headquarters on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah is scheduled to start a working visit to […]
Queen (of Jordan) calls for empathy amidst global refugee crisis
Her Majesty urges Germany to support refugees by investing in Jordan By JT – Oct 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Her Majesty Queen Rania delivers a speech at the Day of German Industry in Berlin on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Thursday […]