What We Can Learn From Saladin
By Hasher Nisar; Senior Fellow – Humanity in Action; Student at Middlebury College Source: Huffington Post The humanity and compassion of mankind are tested in times of uncertainty and fear. […]
What Is Islamophobia? The History And Definition Of Anti-Muslim Discrimination In The US
MEDIA & CULTURE What Is Islamophobia? The History And Definition Of Anti-Muslim Discrimination In The US BY ELIZABETH WHITMAN @ELIZABETHWHITTY ON 12/09/15 AT 3:20 PM Muslim students chant at a rally against Islamophobia at San Diego State University in California, Nov. 23, 2015. One consequence of Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric […]
Saudi Arabia’s Uncomfortable History With Radical Islam
POST WRITTEN BY Yassin K. Fawaz Mr. Fawaz is chief executive of the Raddington Group, a DC-based risk management firm. When President Barack Obama told the people of […]
Tony Blair faces MPs questions over Libya links, rendition flights
Published time: 10 Dec, 2015 Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) shakes hands with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi near Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte May 29, 2007. © Leon Neal / Reuters Tony Blair will be grilled by MPs on Friday about his links to former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi […]
Erdogan friends Zuckerberg over pro-Muslim message
By AFP Published: December 10, 2015 Erdogan, who once threatened to ban Facebook in his country, used his official page to respond to Zuckerberg ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for emphasising the difference between Islam and terror, after the billionaire social network tycoon […]
The Muslims who shaped America – from brain surgeons to rappers
theguardian.com/world/2015/12/08 Donald Trump wants Muslims banned from entering the US – but without them the country would be a much poorer place What have Muslims ever done for America? If your sole source of information were Donald Trump, you’d think that the answer was not much – apart from murdering its […]
Actor Salman Khan acquitted in Hit-and-Run Case
Posted by: Nairita Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2015, 14:01 [IST] Mumbai, Dec 10: It has been proved to be a good Thursday for Salman Khan, for his family and for his fans across the world. The Bollywood superstar has now become a “Free Bird” today (Thursday, Dec 10). All charges […]
Countdown to Kristallnacht
Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ahmed The Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University and has just released the film “Journey into Europe” which accompanies the book of […]
Scalia questions place of some black students in elite colleges
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia raised eyebrows on Wednesday with a comment he made during the court’s hearing of an affirmative action case, in which he seemed to suggest some African-Americans belong in lesser colleges. Scalia was questioning the attorney for the University of Texas, which is defending […]
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali criticises Donald Trump
Source: BBC Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has criticised US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering America. Without naming Mr Trump, Mr Ali said that Muslims […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas holds Prayer Service for San Bernardino Victims
Source: islamindallas.org Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held a special prayer service today for the victims of the San Bernardino attack in California. The meeting was arranged at the Masjid Baitul Akram on […]
Christmas gifts & medical equipment donated to Gozo General Hospital
Source: Gozo News On Saturday, The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta visited Sant Anna Ward and the Geriatrics ward at the Gozo General Hospital. Laiq Ahmed Atif, President of Ahmadiyya Community, […]
United to defeat extremism
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta The recent barbaric terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and Nigeria, just to name a few, have shook the entire world. The world has once again united in taking firm measures to combat the influence of […]
Muslim lawmaker blames Trump’s rhetoric for death threat
Source: Politico A Muslim lawmaker is blaming the “toxic environment” created by Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Islam for a death threat he received Monday. Indiana Rep. André Carson said threats […]
Trump’s proposal to keep out Muslims crosses a line for many in both parties
Source: The Washington Post Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said on Dec. 7 that he was in favor of a ‘”total and complete” shutdown of Muslims entering the United States. […]
Trump’s Muslim ban idea pushes GOP toward chaos
Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States is shoving the Republican Party to the edge of chaos, abruptly pitting GOP […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologizes for failures in the Laquan McDonald investigation: ‘I own it’
Source: Daily News Amid loud calls for his resignation, Chicago’s mayor apologized Wednesday for his role in the Laquan McDonald shooting fallout that has shaken the city. “I own […]
180-million-year dinosaur fossils excavated in Yunnan
Source: China Daily Chinese archeologists excavated fossils of dinosaurs which lived 180 million years ago in Lufeng county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province. The bones belonged to Lufengosaurus Huenei and […]
Who Really Buys ISIS Oil?
Source: The Daily Beast. Putin claims Turkey is smuggling the terror group’s oil, but the awkward truth is his ally Assad buys more—from ISIS’s own public-private partnership. If you believe Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is the kingpin of a multibillion-dollar scheme to smuggle 200,000 barrels of ISIS […]
Today is Human Rights Day. Let us join hands to dump Trump, to ensure rights of a billion Muslims to travel
See the faces of Syrian refugees, can you ban their travel? A friend of refugees, Angela Merkel is declared person of the year 2015 by the Time magazine