The $160,000 starter salary
Source: BBC If you could earn more money by going back to university for two years, would you do it? What if you could earn a vast amount more? That’s […]
How to respond to Daesh’s threat
Nov 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Throughout many private and public encounters across the United States in the past two months, I have repeatedly heard Americans ask whether they are doing the right thing in their current policy to counter Daesh, and whether they should be […]
Israel sentences youngest Jordanian prisoner to 15 years in jail
By Merza Noghai – Nov 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Israeli authorities on Thursday sentenced Mohammad Suleiman to 15 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 Israeli shekels (about JD5,480), according to his father. The teenager, who was 16 years old when he was arrested in March 2013 […]
5 Vital Signs of Spiritual Life on a College Campus
Source: Huffington Post By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush; Executive Editor Of Global Spirituality and Religion, The Huffington Post The following piece is an edited version of a talk delivered on the occasion […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes Blood Donation Camp in Kolkata [Khidmat-e-Khalq by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Kolkata]
Report by Hamid Karim, Press secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Kolkata, West- Bengal VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION CAMP BY MAJLIS KHUDDAMUL AHMADIYYA, KOLKATA Sunday, November 22: Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Kolkata under the banner of its internationally renowned NGO – Humanity First – organized a Voluntary Blood Donation Camp in association with Kolkata […]
“Islam Condemns Terrorism”, Mansoor Ahmad Malik, Imam & National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Iceland
Source: grapevine.is The recent attacks in Paris—or any other place in the world such as Lebanon, Mali and the ongoing war in Syria etc., which result in innocent lives being lost—are […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes Thanksgiving Dinner in Fitchburg
Source: sentinelandenterprise.com FITCHBURG — From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members will serve a free, homemade Thanksgiving meal for anyone who wants to stop by their religious center, Masjid Bait-ul-Zikr, at 370 Main St. This is the fifth year the local group has organized a Thanksgiving lunch […]
Letter: As an Ahmadi Muslim I fully support “White Ribbon Campaign” to prevent Men’s violence against Women
Source: illawarramercury.com.au WHITE RIBBON SUPPORT As an Ahmadiyya Muslim, I fully support White Ribbon campaign to prevent men’s violence against women. The Islamic teachings about treatment of the women is misunderstood […]
Khalifa of Islam & the Worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls for robust action against terrorism
Source: keighleynews.co.uk OUR TV screens seem to be constantly ablaze with images of terror and barbarism. When these evils hit close to home, as they have done recently with the Paris attacks, we all look around and question many things around us, from the security of our nation to tackling radicalisation […]
Japan: Khalifa of Islam delivers message of true Islam
Source: khalifaofislam.com Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad conducts various media interviews in Japan During his recent visit to Japan, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the […]
Perspective: Viral selfie of so-called terrorist presents a clear picture of prejudice and fear
It’s not often that bathroom selfies go viral. But last week, a picture of a man posing with a Koran and wearing a suicide vest went viral after some social […]
Saudi Arabia: the original Islamic State
Kamel Daoud, The New York Times | November 26, 2015 | Last Updated: Nov 27 12:12 PM ET Black Daesh, white Daesh. The former slits throats, kills, stones, cuts off hands, destroys humanity’s common heritage and despises archaeology, women and non-Muslims. The latter is better dressed and neater but does the same things. The […]
A Tolerant India: Muslims arrange bail for a Hindu
New Delhi, Nov 27: This incidence will silence all those critics who say that there is intolerance within the country. At a time when actor Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has reignited intolerance debate, this is a perfect example which proves that people of different religions live with peace and harmony […]
Minority matters an Op-Ed from Dawn
Source: Dawn.com By Reema Omer; who is a legal adviser for International Commission of Jurists “I AM the prime minister of all Pakistanis, whether they are Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, […]
Why Giving Thanks Is Good For Our Bodies And Spirits
“Gratitude is the recognition that we are not the center of the universe.” By Kimberly Winston for Religion News Service (RNS) Thursday is Thanksgiving, the annual food fest that sometimes devolves […]
Calgary Self-Defence Class Will Teach Muslim Women To Protect Themselves
The Huffington Post Alberta | By Sarah Rieger Email Posted: 11/25/2015 4:21 pm EST Updated: 11/25/2015 4:59 pm EST Zenab Awan demonstrates a move at the KJR Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Calgary. | KJR Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Calgary Facebook In response to recent acts of violence and Islamophobia […]
Book Review: The Relevance of the Islamic Identity in Canada
Source: The Star Muslims grapple with their place in Canada: Goar A new book provides a glimpse into life as a Muslim in Canada Former Star columnist Haroon Siddiqui contributes a […]
Intolerant India? Actor Aaamir Khan under fire
Bollywood’s Aamir Khan under fire for ‘Should we move out of India’ comment Bollywood star Aamir Khan said he is ‘alarmed’ by growing intolerance in India, comments which prompted protests, sedition charges and calls for him to apologize Share on Faceb VIEW 3 PHOTOS zoom CARLOS OSORIO / TORONTO STAR Order […]
To combat Islamophobia
Nov 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – GEORGE S. HISHMEH The carnage that took place a fortnight ago in Paris, admittedly by Daesh, has backfired, hurting Arabs and Muslims everywhere, especially in Africa, Europe and the United States. If nothing else, it has degraded Arabs and Muslims everywhere, igniting racism and […]
Jordan: ‘Mafraq, Ramtha population doubled since start of Syrian crisis’
By Khetam Malkawi – Nov 27,2015 -JORDAN TIMES The city of Ramtha, some 90km north of Amman, where the population has almost doubled from 80,000 four years ago to over 150,000 (Photo courtesy of Ramtha community Facebook page) AMMAN — Mafraq and Ramtha have seen their populations more […]