Source: Double Bind. Back in 1974, under pressure from extremists, Pakistan’s secularist government enacted laws declaring Ahmadis non-Muslim. Islamists had long agitated against Ahmadiyya teachings, whose fundamental tenets include no violence and a clear separation of politics and religion. The theological debates around Ahmadis regarding the finality of the prophethood […]
LOS ANGELES: Canelo Alvarez defended his World Boxing Council middleweight belt on Saturday by knocking out Amir Khan with a vicious right hand late in the sixth round of their Las Vegas title fight. The 25-year-old hard-hitting Mexican dropped Khan with a straight right over a passive left jab that sent […]
By PAUL HUNTERFeature reporter thestar.com Sun., May 8, 2016 It’s called the Beast and as it scorches northern Alberta, leaving Fort McMurray a charred ghost town in its wake, there is nothing to indicate that 500 firefighters have been able to tame it. Quite the opposite. With its insatiable appetite for […]
Source: International Business Times By Tom Porter The son of a liberal Pakistani politician murdered for his moderate views has criticised Home Secretary Theresa May for allowing a radical Islamist […]
Source: Breitbart Reporting by Elke Ahlswede; Writing by Joseph Nasr, editing by Ed Osmond A 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard on trial in Germany over accusations that he was an accessory […]
Source: Mirror BY MIKEY SMITH , DAVID HUGHES The Government is waging a secret propaganda campaign aimed at preventing British Muslims from joining ISIS . The Home Office defended the […]
Source: The Guardian By Mehreen Faruqi Three years ago, New South Wales parliament came very close to legislating Zoe’s Law, a bill which would have given legal recognition to foetuses as […]
(Includes copy of Huzoor’s letter / Message to Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Japan) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Japan concluded its 33rdd annual convention at Bait-ul-Ahad, the Japan Mosque on 4th May 2016. Mr. Anees Ahmad Nadeem National President & Missionary Incharge and Mr.M.Uwais Kobayashi (1st Ahmadi Muslim & Translator of the Holy Quran) hosted […]
Source: Foreign Policy: From the outside, with its high minarets and bulbous Mughal-style dome, the Wilmersdorf mosque, located on Brienner Street in southwest Berlin, looks much the same as it did when it was built in the 1920s. But the institution, just like the city around it, has changed. Today, […]
[Our readers should note that the below address was given in August 2015—the current state of affairs in the world prove how the words of His Holiness have been proved exactly true—Ed] After reciting the customary Islamic invocations of Tashhahud[1], Ta’awwuz[2] and Surah Al-Fatihah[3] His Holiness proceeded to say: “Verily, […]
Press Ahmadiyya: On 6 May 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered his weekly Friday Sermon from the Nusrat Jahan Mosque in Copenhagen, Denmark. During his address, His Holiness noted that it had been eleven years since his last visit to Copenhagen […]
http://www.juancole.com: The press is declaring Sadiq Khan, victor in the electoral contest for mayor of London, the “first Muslim mayor of a major European city.” They mean of course, something like ‘the first Muslim mayor of a really big Western European city in the modern period (say the past two […]
By Furqan Shaikh In the current climate of political rhetoric against Islam and Muslims, it can be hard to remember that the United States has always been a country that has respected and acknowledged the contributions of people, places and ideas from outside its borders. While we often think of […]
Source: BBC By Renuka Rayasam Sand. We take it for granted. From deserts to beaches to children’s playgrounds, it seems ubiquitous. Yet the abundant resource is feeding a global land grab that’s even bred a sand-smuggling underworld. I was shocked that people would fight for sand. While researching beach erosion […]
Source: BBC Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has removed the country’s veteran oil minister as part of a broad government overhaul. Ali al-Naimi has been replaced after more than 20 years […]
Source: Time By Justin Worland Smokey the Bear told forest and National Park visitors for decades that they held the health and safety of the areas they visited in their hands. […]
Christianity, Examined Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith; Writer, author, musician, pastor, preacher and social justice advocate. Over 50 faith leaders from across the country, representing various denominations, added their signatures to a statement entitled “Called to Resist Bigotry – A Statement of Faithful Obedience.” These faith leaders addressed […]
Source: Huffington Post Exploring Islam’s contribution to public health has been an astounding journey for me. Working across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia in Muslim majority countries, I’m […]
India: Eminent Aligrah Professor Asloob Ahmad Ansari passed away Aligarh 4th May –Zakaria Virk Eminent teacher of English Literature, famous critic and expert on Allam Iqbal, a long time professor at Aligarh Muslim University, Asloob Ahmad Ansari passed away in Aligarh. He was 91. He was born in Delhi, educated […]
Source: Inside Toronto Mayor John Tory and Premier Kathleen Wynne will take part in celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square Sunday, May 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of Ahmadiyya Muslim […]