Pakistan illegal alcohol leaves 24 dead from poisoning
Source: BBC At least 24 people in southern Pakistan have died from poisoning after drinking illegally-made alcohol, police say. A number of others are in hospital after Monday’s incident in […]
President Obama Declares a ‘New Day’ in U.S.-Cuba Relations After Castro Meeting
Source: Time President Barack Obama hailed “a new day” in the relations between the U.S. and Cuba on Monday as he spoke alongside Cuban President Raúl Castro following a historic bilateral meeting. “For more than half a century, the sight of a U.S. President in Havana would have been unimaginable, […]
What To Know About the Brussels Terrorist Attacks
Source: Time At least 31 people were killed and 190 wounded when three explosions hit Brussels on Tuesday morning, the first two at Zaventem airport and the third on a subway train near European Union headquarters. Belgian federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw called all three explosions terrorist attacks, and ISIS […]
5 facts about Israeli Druze, a unique religious and ethnic group
Source: Pew Research Center Like a number of other ethnic groups in the Middle East, such as the Kurds, the Druze live in several different countries, separated by borders drawn […]
Conservative Muslim lawyers’ group behind spike in Pakistani blasphemy cases
Source: Reuters A little-known alliance of hundreds of lawyers in Pakistan is behind the rise in prosecutions for blasphemy, a crime punishable by death that goes to the heart of […]
Breaking taboo, Hindu widows celebrate festival of colors
Source: Associated press VRINDAVAN, India (AP) — Aruna Samaddar threw fistfuls of colored powder into the air. Blue and red and green, the cheerful colors settled on her white sari […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community saddened by bombings in Brussels
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan offers its sincerest condolences to the Belgium nation. Imam Anees Ahmad Nadeem National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Japan said: “We are deeply troubled to hear about the back to back attacks in Brussels Belgium . It is appalling and utterly disgraceful that anyone would […]
The main reason #StopIslam is trending might just restore your faith in humanity
by Louis Doré in tech Maalbeek underground, Brussels, 22 March 2016 (Picture: SEPPE KNAPEN/AFP/Getty Images) At least 30 people killed in terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday morning. Two explosions occurred at the city’s international airport, killing 11 people and injuring 81, while a third explosion occurred at Maalbeek Metro station, where […]
Why blaming refugees for the attacks in Brussels is completely senseless
by Narjas Zatat in news Some People have begun blaming refugees for the attacks that killed an estimated 30 people in Brussels on Tuesday morning. According to Amnesty International’s figures, there are more than 50 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. Refugees, by nature of their circumstance […]
Does the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Speak for Islam? A Response to Dr. Stephen Kirby’s Implication
December 6, 2015 by Qasim Rashid by Zahid Mian Dr. Stephen M. Kirby is a noted bigot whose mission is only to spread hatred of Muslims. He makes no bones about his hatred for Islam or Muslims. His stated goal is to prove that the violence committed by the likes […]
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US Advertising Group Helped Whitewash Saudi Crimes
http://www.clarionproject.org/news/intl-advertising-group-helped-whitewash-saudi-crimes# One of the world’s largest advertising firms has been accused of helping Saudi Arabia whitewash its terrible human-rights record, according to an exclusive report by the UK newspaper The Independent. Following the execution of 47 protesters in January, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir took to U.S. media […]
MUSLIM LEADER CALLS FOR MEDIA RESPONSIBILITY IN FIGHT AGAINST EXTREMISM
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says media should highlight peaceful teachings of Islam practiced by majority of Muslims. Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community says he is in favour of UK remaining part of the European Union. On 19 March 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa […]
WEEK AHEAD : Actors, cow horns, school costs and halal
WWW.SWISSINFO.CH : MAR 20, 2016 – 12:00 Here are the stories we will be watching in the week of March 21: (Keystone) Tuesday When you put an actor in the […]
UNHCR says stops transporting migrants in Lesbos, unhappy with EU-Turkey deal
Reuters International MAR 22, 2016 – 09:45 LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency has stopped transporting migrants arriving on Lesbos from Turkey to a reception facility as their subsequent freedom of movement is no longer guaranteed, a UNHCR spokesman said, referring to last week’s EU-Turkey deal. The […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism
Did Prophet Muhammad teach Muslims to use terrorism and Jihad to spread Islam? Source: Muhammad Fact Check Critics claim that “the crux of Islam is an ideology of global war” […]
To deter designs on holy sites
Mar 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs stressed on Sunday that 55 surveillance cameras will be installed in and around Al Haram Al Sharif compound, which houses Al Aqsa Mosque, in East Jerusalem, to record Israeli violations and excesses against the Islamic holy sites. […]
AIPAC’s anti-BDS campaign
Mar 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) comes to town this week for its annual policy conference, high on the agenda of issues it will be pushing Congress to support are bills designed to “fight the boycott of Israel”. This campaign […]
Scottish ‘Kirk’ joins Islamic faith on cash and morals
Mure Dickie in Edinburgh ©Getty The Church of Scotland says it shares many values with Islam Sharia law and Scottish Presbyterian morality may have more in common than previously thought. The Church of Scotland has joined forces with Islamic finance experts to draw up a “practical ethical financial solution” […]
Brussels Zaventem airport blasts cause casualties
Two blasts have struck the departures area of Zaventem airport in Brussels. The Belgian government has confirmed casualties but has given no numbers. The cause of the explosions is unknown. Another explosion has now been reported at the Maelbeek metro station close to the EU institutions. The whole metro system […]