Shariah and Constitution: A Personal Journey
Source: Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication of America, Winter 2013 volume By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After my training of six years to […]
Family of Taylor Muslim Marine: Death wasn’t a suicide
Source: Detroit Free Press By Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press The family of the Taylor man who died during Marines Corps training is pushing back against claims by military officials that he committed suicide. […]
Long daytime naps are ‘warning sign’ for type-2 diabetes
Source: BBC Napping for more than an hour during the day could be a warning sign for type-2 diabetes, Japanese researchers suggest. They found the link after analysing observational studies […]
New Zealand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls for peace; continues to strive for interfaith dialogue
Source: http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2016/09/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-new-zealand-calls-for-peace/ Press Release – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ Media Release: 16th Sep 2016 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand calls for Peace Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues to strive for interfaith dialogue,and advocates peace, tolerance and understanding among various religions. In order to promote this concept, Peace Conferences are held in a […]
The Puerto Rican Wave That Could Boost Hillary Clinton in Florida
Source: Time By Sam Frizell/Kissimmee, Fla Anibal Camacho stood in a soupy-hot central Florida backyard on a recent Wednesday, making calls from his Puerto Rican-area code cell phone. “Papi, someone in Puerto Rico is calling!” someone on the other end of the line called out. Camacho left the island two years […]
UK: Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (PAAMA) hosts the annual Post Jalsa Salana UK Reception
Source: http://paama.org.uk/post-jalsa-salana-reception-2016/ POST JALSA SALANA RECEPTION 2016 SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 | 0 | Post Jalsa Salana Reception In accordance with tradition, the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (PAAMA) UK hosted the annual Post Jalsa Salana UK Reception in honour of Jalsa Salana delegates from Africa, and other senior members of the Jamaat. This year’s […]
Coral Reefs Are Dying. Here’s Why You Should Care
Source: Time BY JUSTIN WORLAND Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs since quitting his advertising job. In 2011 he cofounded the XL Catlin Seaview Survey, a […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rochester host a “Muslims for Life” blood drive
Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/09/11/911-tragedy-remembered-rochester/90016344/ the doors opened at the Baitun Naseer Mosque, housed in an inconspicuous structure on East Main Street in Rochester. For the sixth straight year, the mosque was hosting a Muslims for Life blood drive, part of a nationwide effort by the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community to give back. “On 9/11, other […]
Ghana: Ahmadi Muslims celebrate the feast of Eid-ul-Adha
Source: http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/muslims-observe-eid-ul-adha-in-the-regions.html Muslims observe Eid-ul-Adha in the regions DAILY GRAPHIC 13 SEPTEMBER 2016 Muslims in Tamale observing the day with prayer PREVIOUS ARTICLEWomen advised to vote on issues NEXT ARTICLELow patronage of Accra’s beaches on Eid-ul-Adha SHARE THIS Muslims in Ghana yesterday celebrated the feast of Eid-ul-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, […]
Bratislava EU meeting: Merkel says bloc in ‘critical situation’
Source: BBC The European Union is in a “critical situation”, the German chancellor has said, as leaders meet in Slovakia to discuss ways to regain trust after the UK’s vote to leave the bloc. Angela Merkel said they needed to show they could improve on security, defence co-operation and the […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community gathered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to donate blood in the “Muslims For Life” Blood Drive
Source: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/muslim-community-holds-annual-blood-drive-honor-911-victims/ Muslim Community Holds Annual Blood Drive in Honor of 9/11 Victims Photo of the Day by McKinley Corbley – Sep 12, 2016 0 For the sixth year in a row since the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, this Islamic community has been saving lives one needle at a time. The Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera
Source: BBC Brazilian soap opera star Domingos Montagner will be buried in his native city of Sao Paulo on Saturday following his tragic death. He drowned in a river where […]
Refugees Welcome Survey 2016 – Views of Citizens Across 27 Countries
REPORT from Amnesty International Published on 19 May 2016 —View Original Download PDF (591.6 KB) New “Refugees Welcome Index” shows government refugee policies out of touch with public –China, Germany, UK top index measuring public acceptance of refugees; Russia bottom – Globally, 1 in 10 would let refugees stay in […]
Meet the man on a mission to save carnivorous plants
Source: BBC By Lucy Jones 15 September 2016 Stewart McPherson is prepared to go a long way for his science: even into the grounds of a prison in the Philippines. “I […]
Pauline Hanson calls for immigration ban: ‘Go back to where you came from’
Source: The Guardian By Katharine Murphy Political editor In her first speech to the federal parliament in 1996, Pauline Hanson warned “we are in danger of being swamped by Asians” – a line that became her political signature. In her triumphant return to politics in 2016, the designated enemy has changed. […]
Uganda: “Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission championing global peace”, says Ugandan Vice President Edward Ssekandi
Source: http://rainbowradioonline.com/index.php/general-news/item/5309-ahmadiyya-muslim-mission-championing-global-peace-ugandan-veep Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission championing global peace-Ugandan Veep Written by Rashid Obodai Provencal Sep 14, 2016 The Vice President of Uganda Edward Ssekandi has said that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission has embarked on visible activities in his country. The Mission he noted have been involved in improving education; providing […]
The factors driving the growth of religious ‘nones’ in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY GREGORY A. SMITH AND ALAN COOPERMAN The share of Americans who do not identify with a religious group is surely growing: While nationwide surveys in the 1970s and ’80s found that fewer than one-in-ten U.S. adults said they had no religious affiliation, fully 23% now […]
One in three Saudi air raids on Yemen hit civilian sites, data shows
Exclusive: Pressure on UK and US roles in war set to increase as survey shows school buildings and hospitals among targets A boy walks through ruins of a school and bowling club hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Sana’a. Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images Ewen MacAskill and Paul Torpey Friday […]
Many countries allow child marriage
Source: Pew Research Center BY ALEKSANDRA SANDSTROM AND ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Almost all of the world’s nations have laws specifying at what age a couple can marry, and in most of […]
Ghana: “Promote an all inclusive system of governance”, said Missionary of Goaso Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Mohammed Ibrahim Adams
Source: http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/politics/politics/201609/292028.php Winner Takes All Policy Must Be Abolished- MissionaryThe Circuit Missionary of Goaso Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Mohammed Ibrahim Adams has expressed concern about the winner takes all policy in Ghanaian politics and called for its abolition. Mr Adams said the situation had created greatest enmity, self-interest and stagnation of development […]