Meet the Syrian Refugee Swimming for Olympic Glory
Source: Time By Jared Malsin The journey of Rami Anis from war-struck Aleppo to Rio de Janeiro In October of 2011, the popular uprising in Syria was turning from protest to […]
‘We are dead souls in living bodies’: Australia accused of abusing refugees
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott and Judy Kwon, CNN (CNN)Australia is deliberately abusing refugees in an offshore detention camp to try to stop people seeking asylum in their country by boat, human rights groups claim in a new report. Daily violence, suicide attempts and children left without medical treatment were […]
Emirates plane catches fire in Dubai; hundreds escape, 1 firefighter killed
Source: CNN By Paul Armstrong, Schams Elwazer and Holly Yan, CNN Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN)Hundreds of passengers miraculously escaped after an Emirates flight skidded on a runway and […]
McGregor moved by plight of refugee children in Iraq
REUTERS | Published — Wednesday 3 August 2016 Ewan McGregor … call for help LONDON: Scottish actor Ewan McGregor called on Tuesday for greater efforts to help refugee children in Iraq, warning they are at serious risk of death, sexual violence, or recruitment into armed groups. Following a visit […]
EK521 incident: ‘Nothing matters more than just being alive’
Indian family of five say they are grateful to the Almighty – and the Emirates crew Image Credit: Supplied Relieved. Shaji Kochikutty with his wife and three daughters soon after they were evacuated from EK521. Published: 16:45 August 3, 2016 By Sharmila Dhal, Chief Reporter Add to My Gulf News […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | What is the Philosophy behind idol worshiping?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam 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, Sierra Leone; Missionary in Sierra Leone; Lecturer in Jamia Ahmadiyya, […]
Over 2 in 3 Germans don’t blame Merkel for terror attacks
Angela Merkel. Photo: DPA Over 2 in 3 Germans don’t blame Merkel for terror attacks Published: 03 Aug 2016 15:10 GMT+02:00 Updated: 03 Aug 2016 15:10 GMT+02:00 Since two violent attacks in Bavaria by Islamist fanatics Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under pressure for her open-door refugee policy. But most […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrates 50 years of religious freedom in Canada
Source: sootoday.com Group parks truck outside library, says ‘Thank you, Canada’ Islamic group, persecuted in Pakistan, celebrates 50 years of religious freedom in Canada 25 about 6 hours ago by: Darren Taylor Ohmer Ahmed, left, with Dr. A. Momin Khalifa, centre, and other Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members, are travelling across Canada […]
France: Ahmadi Muslims Who Attended Mass are From Persecuted ‘Apostate’ Sect
Source: breitbart.com | by LIAM DEACON The small number of Muslims who attended an “interfaith” Mass in France, after an Islamist beheaded a Catholic priest in Normandy, were from a moderate but persecuted sect who are considered “apostates” in mainstream Islamic thought. “We are very moved by the presence of our Muslim friends […]
What is Patience or Sabr?
What is Sabr? Sabr is suppressing that angry voice in your head the one that wants to yell at people for being inconsiderate to your struggle. Sabr is swallowing this […]
Donald Trump’s KFC chicken tweet tears Twitterati apart
Donald Trump invites ridicule for eating KFC with a knife and fork Twitter users mocked Trump’s attempt to appeal to the masses in photo of himself preparing to eat By Avneet Dhillon, CBC News Posted: Aug 02, 2016 12:18 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 02, 2016 4:07 PM ET Washington, Aug 3: Politicians […]
North Korean missile lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo
Source: Asia Times. The missile that landed in the Sea of Japan was launched at about 7:50 a.m. Seoul time (2250 GMT Tuesday) from a region in South Hwanghae province to the southwest of North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, South Korea’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a […]
India says to bring back workers facing ‘food crisis’ in Saudi Arabia
Source: Dawn NEW DELHI: India said on Sunday it will send a government minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back more than 10,000 Indian workers who are facing a “food crisis” because they are unable to afford meals after being laid off from their jobs. Low oil prices […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association calls for an Islamic state of mind to address ‘crisis of leadership and spirituality’ in the Muslim world
Human rights activist calls for Islamic state of mind to counter ‘ugliness that knows no border’ Source: swlondoner.co.uk Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association spokesman calls for an Islamic state of mind, not territory, to address ‘crisis of leadership and spirituality’ in the Muslim world. Farooq Aftad, a lawyer and human rights activist from south […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Launches Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) Africa Channel
Source: thegazellenews.com By Jumu’ah Abiodun The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has launched the African channel of its global television satellite station Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) international in London. The studio based in London with satellite studios in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone will broadcast, 24 “hours News and programmes on Islam, Africa’s developments […]
Ahmadiyya Mobile Muslims campaign visits Ottawa, Canada
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Ahmadi Muslims in Michigan defend Gold Star family feuding with Donald Trump
Source; freep.com Dr. Mansoor Qureshi, president of the Michigan chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of metro Detroit, said that Trump’s remarks are the latest painful attack on the community during this presidential campaign. Last year, Trump called for banning the entry of all Muslims into the U.S. amid concerns […]
US Marine Ted Hakey Jr speaks at the 68th Annual Convention – Jalsa Salana – of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
Source: inews.co.uk | By Serina Sandhu What Ted Hakey Jr learned after Muslims at the mosque he shot at forgave him Ted Hakey Jr at the 68th Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA On the night of the Paris terror attacks, former US Marine Ted Hakey Jr, […]
UK: “European Muslims attending church as a gesture of solidarity was clearly an Ahmadiyya initiative”, says Douglas Murray
Source: blogs.spectator.co.uk The post-terror ‘good news’ story came from Islam’s most persecuted sect Douglas Murray A few months back, after the Brussels terrorist attacks, I pointed out on Coffee House that there is a certain routine after any such atrocity. One part of it is that, after a couple of days pause, we […]
Switzerland: President of Locarno Film Festival defends burka ban
FACE COVERINGS By swissinfo.ch and agencies AUG 2, 2016 – 21:33 Police in Locarno cautioning a member of the Islamic Central Council Switzerland on July 1, the day a ban on face coverings in canton Ticino came into effect (Keystone) Banning the wearing of face coverings is a question of […]