Paolo Macchiarini: A surgeon’s downfall
Source: BBC By William Kremer BBC World Service Ground-breaking work on synthetic organ transplants made Paolo Macchiarini one of the most famous doctors in the world. But some of his […]
Clues to your personality appeared before you could talk
Source: BBC By Christian Jarrett 9 September 2016 Your personality has been sculpted by many hands. Your genes, your friends, the schools you attended, plus many other factors, will all […]
Samsung urges Galaxy Note 7 phone exchange urgently
Source: BBC Samsung has urged owners of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to stop using or exchange the devices as they risk exploding. Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week […]
John Hinckley Jr, Reagan’s would-be assassin, released after 35 years
Source: BBC John Hinckley Jr, the man who tried to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan, has been released from a psychiatric hospital after 35 years. Mr Reagan and three others were injured in the shooting outside a hotel in Washington in March 1981. Mr Hinckley was found not guilty by […]
Syria conflict: Deadly air strike on market as truce hopes rise
Source: BBC An air strike on a market in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib killed at least 20 people hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. As many as 90 people were also injured, media and opposition activists said, when a busy vegetable market was […]
How Muslims Observe Eid Al-Adha, The Feast Of Sacrifice
Source: Huffington Post Eid Mubarak! By HuffPost Religion Editors Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, falls on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in North America. It is one of two annual […]
Boy sends card to grandad in heaven, and gets reply
Source: The Local Manuela T. couldn’t believe her eyes when a package arrived in the post addressed to her young son last Friday, the Rheinische Post (RP) reports. A few days earlier, the boy from Rhineland-Palatinate had attached a card addressed to his grandfather to a helium balloon and let […]
US, Russia agree new Syria truce plan
Source: Dawn GENEVA: The United States and Russia reached a deal on a new Syrian ceasefire Friday, which, if it holds, could see the first joint military effort by the two powers against religious extremists. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the truce […]
Imam Killed Outside Mosque
Source:Beliefnet As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, we are saddened by the unfortunate and untimely deaths of the victims of recent hate crimes. We pray for them and their families and hope that justice is served. Over the past few weeks we have seen an increase in hate […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim spokesperson supports Trump’s Immigrant vetting 2016-09-09
An interesting video: LINK
A very Sad Demise of an Ahmadi Student.
By Zubair Khan Reliable sources intimated a young 5th year student of Jamia Ahmadiyya UK, Mr Salem Raza, son of Mr Salim who works in Ahmadiyya offices London has died during a hiking mission in Italy. Innah lillahe wa innah elaihe rajeoon. Allah may rest his soul in peace and […]
Brexit may mean Britons have to apply to visit Europe
British citizens may have to apply online and pay to travel to Europe after the UK leaves the EU, under plans being drawn up by the bloc for a visa waiver programme similar to the US system Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/09/britons-may-have-to-apply-to-visit-europe-under-eu-visa-scheme
Pilgrims in Mina for the start of Haj
SIRAJ WAHAB | Published — Saturday 10 September 2016 MINA: Pilgrims, both domestic and foreign, have gathered in the tent city of Mina on Saturday as this year’s Haj begins. With prayers on their lips, beads clutched in their fingers, water bottles in their hands, e-bracelets on their wrists and […]
The blessed ‘Day of Arafat’
MARIAM ANWER | Published — Friday 9 September 2016 Praise be to Allah alone, who guides His servants to worship Him and blesses them with special seasons, days and nights as opportunities to draw closer to Him and His Pleasure. The 9th Day of Dul-Hijjah is one such day and […]
Deeply unpopular Hollande calls for France to ’embrace’ Islam and rejects calls for a nationwide burkini ban
Islam can co-exist with secularism, President Francois Hollande said Thursday, warning in a speech seen as preparing the ground for a re-election bid that the anti-terror fight should not undermine French values. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3781186/Deeply-unpopular-Hollande-calls-France-embrace-Islam-rejects-calls-nationwide-burkini-ban.html#ixzz4Jr407UUK
Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals
He might have been a staunch protector of the British Empire, but the British Prime Minister had a love of the Orient and Islam Matilda Battersby @matildbattersby Sunday 28 December 2014 23 comments The family of Sir Winston Churchill urged him to “fight against” the desire to convert to Islam, […]
In Syria’s Homs, war-ravaged ancient market slowly reemerges
By AFP – Sep 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on August 14 shows an alley at the ancient market in the heart of the mostly government-controlled Syrian city of Homs (AFP photo) HOMS, Syria — In the heart of the Syrian city of Homs, workers clear […]
What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why?
What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why, By Diaa Hadid, September 8, 2016 It is incumbent upon every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Islam’s holiest site, at least once in his or her lifetime. The annual pilgrimage is known as the […]
‘I was born polygamous’: Outrage as Muslim who runs ‘second wife’ dating site says wanting multiple partners is as natural as being gay
Azad Chaiwala runs two websites Secondwife.com and Polygamy.com Claimed polygamous men are born that way on Good Morning Britain Piers Morgan called him ‘a bit randy’ and called site backdoor Sharia law Aaliya Brown, site member, defended woman’s choice to be second wife By JAMES DUNN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 11:17 […]
Muslim Sunrise Exploring Neighborly Relations in Our Global Village
Source: The Muslim Sunrise; which is the very first Muslim publication of North America, since 1920s Editorial by Mubasher Ahmad, Editor in Chief Loving your Neighbor’ is a central virtue common among […]