The Rise of Muslim-Friendly Workplaces in Corporate America
Source: Bloomberg More U.S. employers are taking steps to make Muslims feel accepted and safe at work, as their faith comes under scrutiny with the rise in terror attacks and […]
What Is The State Of Political Islam Today?
Source: Huffington Post By Nick Robins-Early; Associate World Editor, The Huffington Post Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. […]
Toronto: Muslim mother cites racism after she and daughter forced to leave pool.
Thestar.com https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/07/20/muslim-mother-cites-racism-after-she-and-daughter-forced-to-leave-pool.html A Mississauga woman who was told she and her daughter had to leave a public swimming pool says city staff discriminated against them for being Muslim. Shazia Dawood took her 11-year-old daughter Birra Alyas to the Applewood Heights outdoor pool in Mississauga on Friday. Dawood said while watching […]
Earth Just Experienced The Hottest June Ever Recorded
Source: Huffington Post Dominique Mosbergen Reporter, The Huffington Post The heat wave continues. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded, according to both NASA and the National Oceanic and […]
Pakistan To Pass Law Against Honor Killings In Weeks: PM’s Daughter
Source: Huffington Post ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s ruling party plans to pass long-delayed legislation against “honor killings” within weeks in the wake of the high-profile murder of an outspoken social […]
Turkish Authorities Closing Over 600 Private Schools After Failed Coup
Source: Time (ANKARA, Turkey) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities are closing 626 private schools and other establishments following a failed coup attempt, blamed on followers of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric. Anadolu Agency says the decision was made Wednesday by the Education Ministry and that the schools were under […]
Why Some People Handle Stress Better Than Others
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander @mandyoaklander Getty Images This part of the brain shows greater flexibility in people who cope better with stress A quick scan of any recent headline would […]
Fatwa No. 21,758: Saudi clerics ban Pokemon Go
Source: USA Today By Doug Stanglin, USATODAY Top clerics in Saudi Arabia have issued a fatwa banning the playing of Pokemon Go as a form of gambling. The decree was issued […]
London, UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tooting organizes 2nd Interfaith Peace Conference to promote Peace, Loyalty, Freedom, Respect & Equality
Report by Shakeel Ahmed, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Commnity, Tooting Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tooting held its 2nd Peace conference on 17th July 2016 to promote Peace, Loyalty, Freedom, Respect and Equality. The theme of this years peace conference was “Pathway to Peace” and to “Pray for the World Peace”. The conference […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community CT conducts Interfaith meeting to discuss response to violence
By Zahir Mannan About 10 interfaith leaders came together this afternoon in Essex, CT to pray and talk about the recent tragedies and overall plummeting condition of the world and our response. The teachings of His Holiness the Promised Messiah (as) and His successors, the Khulfas of Islam Ahmadiyyat were […]
USA: Imam Zafarullah to represent the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at the Conference to Promote Interfaith Understanding
Source: prnewswire.com Conference Series to Promote Understanding and Tolerance In support of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 18-freedom of thought, conscience and religion-the Los Angeles chapter of United for Human Rights hosts a 3-part conference on religious tolerance at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, […]
Gingrich Is Mistaken On Shariah Deportations
Source: Huffington Post By Liaquat Ali Khan; Founder, Legal Scholar Academy and Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law Newt Gingrich, who holds a Ph.D. in European History and […]
India: Training Muslim women to be Qaziz (Judges)
MUMBAI: An Indian Muslim women’s rights organisation is training women to be qazis, or judges, a role traditionally reserved for men, amid growing demand for more representation for women. The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) is training its first intake of 30 women in Quranic law, constitutional law and gender rights. […]
To Prevent More Attacks Like Nice, We Must Integrate Muslims, Not Simply Bomb ISIS
Epigraph: Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | If Allah knows everything then why does he allow people to commit sins?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Answered by Hazrat Mira Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of the Promised Messiah (as) A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, Officially Incharge of Social Media Wing, Sierra Leone; Missionary in Sierra Leone; Lecturer in Jamia Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Vice President, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Editor African Crescent, Sierra Leone; […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community CT participates in interfaith peace dialogue at Hartford Church
By Zahir Mannan Ahmadiyya Muslim Community CT were invited to a productive dialogue on community, policing and harmony hosted in CT capitol city, Hartford, by the oldest and largest African American place of worship. This was part of our monthly Faith Based Initiative meeting in Hartford, CT. It was joined […]
The most troubling thing about Pauline Hanson’s view of Muslims? The facts no longer matter
theguardian: by Susan Carland — It is horrifying to realise that nothing we do – short of denouncing our religion entirely – can change the unfair beliefs people have about Islam ‘The core of bigotry is not rational. What this debate shows us is that some people are proudly, adamantly […]
Sharia followers aren’t the problem, Newt is
Source: The Baltimore Sun By Huma Munir In the wake of the horrible tragedy in Nice, France, Newt Gingrich has called for the deportation of Muslims who believe in the Sharia […]
Little mosque on the prairie reveals a century of religious coexistence
Guardian: Sitting in her white pickup truck at the gates of the Muslim cemetery in Ross,North Dakota, Lila Thorlaksen had a simple answer to a question about those who fuel the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. “That’s their problem,” she answered matter-of-factly. Word of the Islamophobia that continues […]
The murder of Qandeel Baloch lifts the lid on misogyny in Pakistan
Shaista Aziz is a British freelance journalist who writes about race, gender and Islam. SHAISTA AZIZ Contributed to The Globe and Mail, Published Monday, Jul. 18, 2016 12:53PM EDT, ast updated Monday, Jul. 18, 2016 3:05PM EDT Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old former model and social media star became a household name in […]