Planned ‘Burqini Day’ irks French far-rights
AGENCIES | Published — Friday 5 August 2016 MARSEILLE: Plans for a waterpark in Marseille to set aside a day just for Muslim women wearing burqinis — full-body swimsuits — […]
Bleeding 2016
Source: ET Though 2016 brought expectations of there being decreased space across the world for terrorists, there was an increased frequency of terror attacks in peaceful areas such Nice on the eve of Bastille Day. This not only increased concerns, but also raised questions regarding the efficacy of ongoing anti-terror […]
Muslim couple kicked off flight for ‘sweating’, saying ‘Allah’
Source: TOI CHICAGO: A Pakistani-American couple has claimed that they were removed from a US-bound flight as an on board crew member felt “uncomfortable” after noticing that they were “sweating”, saying “Allah” and texting. Nazia and Faisal Ali have accused Delta Air Lines of Islamophobia for throwing them off their flight […]
First sitting US President to openly proclaim that he is a feminist
US President Barack Obama calls himself feminist in birthday essay Source: Indian Express He is reportedly the first sitting US president to openly proclaim that he is a feminist. The 1500-word […]
Ahmadiyya community will now be listed as Muslims
Source: Indian Express People from the Ahmadiyya community will now be listed as Muslims in the census. They have been recognised as a sect of Islam, a religion whose orthodoxy has gone to great lengths to keep the community out of its fold. The small community, scattered in Punjab, Rajasthan, […]
Thousands Protest Extremism in Bangladesh
More than 100,000 students took to the streets in Bangladesh on Monday to protest the rise of Islamist extremism in the South Asian country, according to Association Press. Map showing the location of Bangladesh. (Photo: Screenshot from Google Maps) Protesters linked arms and formed human chains in the capital Dhaka and in […]
“The Muslim World Needs an Islamic State of Mind, Not Territory”, say Ahmadi Muslims
Source: worldreligionnews.com THE MUSLIM WORLD NEEDS AN ISLAMIC STATE OF MIND, NOT TERRITORY POSTED BY FAROOQ AFTAB, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SPOKESPERSON, AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE CONFRONTED BY THIS DANGEROUS CRISIS OF LEADERSHIP, WHAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO DO IF IT CANNOT RELY ON ITS LEADERSHIP? […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | Can we sell literature in Mosque?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: Can we sell literature in Mosque? 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 […]
Award winning Ahmadi Muslims at Jalsa Salana USA 2016
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USA: Ahmadiyya Muslims forgive mosque shooter
Ted A. Hakey Jr. was invited to speak at Ahmadiyya Muslim convention in Harrisburg. Source: baltimoresun.com Prophet Muhammad continuously taught that one should forgive the sins of others, which is exactly what the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community demonstrated at their annual convention in Harrisburg, Pa., last week. In November of 2015, […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Spen Valley holds community tea party & raises £400 for “Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice”
Source: spenboroughguardian.co.uk Funds raised for Forget Me Not hospice after successful tea party Dewsbury Minster teamed up with the Spen Valley branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to hold a community tea party and raise vital funds for charity. The event raised a total of £400 for the Forget Me Not […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Organizes ‘Run’ to raise funds for Bradford’s Family Health, library, leisure & heritage initiatives
Source: simcoe.com Annual run encourages physical fitness in BWG Staying active in BWG Paul Novosad Dozens of Bradford residents gathered for the annual Run for BWG event on July 31. Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic By Brea Bartholet A day of fun and fitness was had by every participant at this year’s […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim community finally found its name in “Details of Sects/Religions clubbed under specific religious community”
Source: indiatvnews.com | indianexpress.com Written by ZEESHAN SHAIKH | Mumbai | Published:August 4, 2016 4:36 am In earlier census reports, only Sunnis, Shias, Bohras and Agakhanis were identified as sects of Islam. The community, which was recently lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for its “religious tolerance and universal brotherhood”, has found its […]
Obama speaks out
Source: CNN It was the latest in a string of recent presidential rebukes to the GOP nominee. Obama hit out at Trump just two days after branding him unfit to be commander in chief from the podium in the White House’s East Room. His intervention underscored the unusually prominent role […]
Plane skids off runway in Italy, crashes into road
Source: CNN (CNN)A DHL cargo plane skidded off a runway and ended up on a road near the airport in Bergamo early Friday, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority said. More:
Kick All Muslims out of America.
Source: The Daily Beast. The unhinged conservative looking to unseat Paul Ryan wants to go even further than Trump in monitoring Muslims-Americans. Kick them all out of America, he said this week. The Republican businessman hoping to take down House Speaker Paul Ryan thinks the United States should consider deporting […]
Is Rio Ready? Deadly Shooting on the Eve of Games Says ‘No’
Source: The Daily Beast RIO DE JANEIRO—The hope that Olympic security fears might prove overblown were shattered in spectacular fashion on the eve of the games when a man claiming to be a Russian diplomat shot dead a carjacker on a busy street close to the Olympic park. Tackling the […]
FBI Agent Apparently Egged on ‘Draw Muhammad’ Shooter
Source: The Daily Beast. “It would certainly be inappropriate for an FBI undercover agent or cooperating witness to provoke or inspire or urge a person to commit an act of violence,” Michael German, a former FBI agent now at the Brennan Center for Justice, told The Daily Beast. “I could […]
Two Muslim women who work for US government escorted off plane as they made staff ‘uncomfortable’
The two friends were escorted off the plane after one of them questioned why they had not been given water for hours on the tarmac, and were greeted by armed police officers Rachael Revesz New York @RachaelRevesz Two American Muslim women were asked to leave an American Airlines plane […]