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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
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, […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Debt restructuring now most viable option — sources By Reuters – Sep 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES DUBAI/RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian government has ended talks aimed at saving construction giant Saudi Oger, which is now facing the prospect of a multi-billion-dollar debt restructuring to stave off collapse, according to […]
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — For many Muslims, especially those born after Sept. 11, Islamophobia seems to be a fact of life. ANDREW BIRAJ VIA GETTY IMAGES A woman holds banners and a flag as she takes part in the Americans Against Terrorism, Hate and Violence rally on the […]
Source: The Washington Post By Joe Davidson | Columnist Jumping into the fray over civil liberties vs. religious freedom, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission issued a report Wednesday that is sure to anger conservatives with this central finding: “Religious exemptions to the protections of civil rights based upon classifications such […]
Source: Daily News World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was acquitted of blasphemy charges on Sept. 7, four years after being sentenced to a suspended jail term after sharing a post […]
Source: Reuters By Dmitry Solovyov | OSH, KYRGYZSTAN Whoever takes over the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan after its president’s death faces a challenge to keep a lid on Islamist […]
Source: Boston Globe By Jennette Barnes One in a series of occasional articles about Muslims in our suburbs. Mary Lahaj was a high school cheerleader in 1964 when the first […]