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
Climate talks serve as a networking opportunity
LET’S MAKE A DEAL Climate talks serve as a networking opportunity By Paula Dupraz-Dobias in Paris DEC 8, 2015 – 19:20 Young activists try to get their message across to the COP21 negotiators in Paris (Paula Dupraz-Dobias) Networking is as important as diplomatic manoeuvring at the United Nations climate talks […]
Book Review: Basics of Islamic Religious Education
Basics of Religious Education $20.00 Complied by Br. Sheikh Abdul Hadi Fifth Edition, 2008 Description: The original was published in 1993 and very quickly became the standard handbook for imparting Islamic religious education and training to young and old alike. The present edition has been substantially revised and brought up […]