Ukip’s Lisa Duffy wants to ban Muslim veil in public venues
Source: The Guardian A Ukip leadership candidate is calling for a ban on Muslim women wearing a veil in public buildings, shopping centres and on buses and trains. Lisa Duffy […]
China may be the future of genetic enhancement
Source: BBC By G Owen Schaefer, National University of Singapore From The Conversation 8 August 2016 Would you want to alter your future children’s genes to make them smarter, stronger […]
USA: Meriden’s annual Puerto Rican festival recognizes the Ahmadiyya Muslim community
Source: myrecordjournal.com Meriden’s annual Puerto Rican festival recognizes and celebrates the community August 8, 2016 12:21PM | By John Pettit Special to the Record-Journal MERIDEN — The city’s 49th annual Puerto Rican Festival was not only a celebration of food, music and culture, but a day of recognition. Platt’s state championship girls […]
Rio Olympics 2016: Ibtihaj Muhammad on hijab, Donald Trump & Muhammad Ali
Source: BBC By Shamoon Hafez Olympic Games on the BBC Hosts: Rio de Janeiro Dates: 5-21 August Rio time: BST -4 Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, […]
Fareed’s Take: Why I called Trump a BS artist
Source: CNN By Christina Manduley, CNN)Fareed Zakaria says he wasn’t using the label “bullsh** artist” lightly when he used it to describe Donald Trump. Zakaria, host of GPS on CNN, received both flak and praise earlier in the week when he said Trump continuously tries to clarify his positions with […]
“Indian government has rightly included Ahmadis as a Muslim sect”, Yasser Latif Hamdani
Source: dailytimes.com.pk Persecution of Ahmadis hurts Pakistan more By Yasser Latif Hamdani Our belief in Islam has been made subject to our denunciation of the Ahmadis. This is a bigoted policy […]
In ‘Scopes monkey trial’ home, an evolution debate rages on
Source: Associated Press DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — In 1925, two of America’s most renowned figures faced off in the southeast Tennessee town of Dayton to debate a burning issue — […]
Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital
Source: Reuters A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 70 people and wounded more than a hundred on Monday in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in […]
“Actions of the so-called Islamic State are the very definition of un-Islamic actions”, Ahmadi Muslims
Source: nydailynews.com | By Mirza Ghulam Haseeb The heart of Islam Jamaica: As a 14-year-old practicing Ahmadi Muslim, I can tell you that the actions of the so-called Islamic State are the very definition of un-Islamic. As Ahmadi Muslims, we condemn the killing of any and all innocent people. Our prayers are with […]
Islam Ahmadiyya’s reaction to Pope’s position on transgender issues
Source: telegram.com Ijaz Ahmed, a WPI postdoctoral researcher and member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Fitchburg, wrote that he believes dialogue between faith leaders and members of the transgender community is necessary for better understanding. He said violence and ill-treatment in any form toward any member of the LGBT community […]
Narendra Modi, India’s Leader, Condemns Vigilante Cow Protection Groups
Source: The New York Times By ELLEN BARRY NEW DELHI — As his party prepares for elections in key states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has distanced himself from right-wing cow […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada’s nationwide campaign #MobileMuslims stops in Winnipeg to change misconceptions of Islam
Source: cbc.ca Exhibition travelling coast-to-coast to answer questions about Islam CBC News Posted: Aug 06, 2016 6:06 PM CT Last Updated: Aug 06, 2016 7:27 PM CT The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada has launched a nationwide campaign called #MobileMuslims where the exhibition on wheels stops in more than 25 towns and […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | What is the Difference between Messiah and a Prophet?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: What is the Difference between Messiah and a Prophet? Answered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of the Promised Messiah of all Religions / Maseeh-e-Maood wa Mahdi-e-Maood of Muslims Hazrath Mirza ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as) A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, Officially Incharge of Social Media Wing, […]
England schools ban 20 students a day for racism: Report
Source: New Indian Express. LONDON: Schools in England ban as many as 20 children a day over racially abusing classmates, an analysis released here today has found. The analysis of new data by the UK’s New Schools Network (NSN), a charity which advises groups opening new schools, found that in […]
Russian kills man who saved his wife from drowning
Source: New Indian Express MOSCOW: A Russian has been detained after drunkenly stabbing to death a man who had just helped save his wife from drowning, investigators said Monday. The crime took place on Saturday evening when the 51-year-old culprit and his wife were drinking on the shore of Siberia’s […]
Does Vatican disapprove of Cardinal’s nod to give Buddhism ‘foremost place’ in Sri Lanka?
Source. Newindian Express: COLOMBO: The Vatican appears to disapprove of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s statement of July 25, that it is right to give to Buddhism the “foremost place” in the Sri Lankan constitution and that it is not right to declare Sri Lanka a secular state. The Vatican Radio’s website […]
David Cameron’s Unapologetic Return to the Millionaire Lifestyle
Source. The Daily Beast. He lost his gamble on Brexit, and left office soon afterward. Now Britain’s former PM is rediscovering the fruits of upper-class life. David Cameron, the former British prime minister forced to resign after his catastrophic failure of judgment in calling a referendum on Britain exiting the […]
Bangladesh expels North Korean diplomat for smuggling
Source: Asia Times. Han Son Ik, first secretary of the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, is the country’s second senior diplomat to have been expelled from Bangladesh in as many years for allegedly bringing contraband into the country. “The Bangladesh government has asked the North Korean embassy to expel the concerned […]
China, Central Asian states watch as US legitimizes Al Qaeda in Syria
Source: Asia Times. Although a change in name of the terrorist group Jabbat al Nusra to Jabbat Fatah al Sham signifies nothing, Beltway pundits are pushing for arming and legitimizing various al-Qaeda groups under such nicknames to overthrow the Syrian government. Since 2015, Idlib and parts of Aleppo have become the base of anti-Chinese Turkistan Islamic […]
Pakistan: 63 killed in suicide attack on a hospital in Quetta
At least 60 people killed in blast and scores wounded as suicide bomber targets gathering of lawyers in emergency room. A suicide attack at the accident and emergency department of a hospital in Pakistan’s Quetta, where a group of mourning lawyers were gathered to accompany the body of a murdered […]