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HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY ARRIVES IN JAPAN
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad travels to inaugurate first Ahmadiyya Mosque in Japan On 17 November 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq
Source: Guardian, June 2015 By Seumas Milne The sectarian terror group won’t be defeated by the western states that incubated it in the first place Contact author: @seumasmilne Shares: 414,259 Comments: 1,880 The war […]
Muslim Student Shuts Down Islamophobia With One Single Tweet (And A Letter From David Cameron)
By Lucy Sherriff, who is editor of HuffPost UK Young Voices; she also reports on environment Huff Post: A young Muslim man has given a masterclass in how to shut […]
Waleed Aly hits out at ISIS over Paris attacks, calls them weak
News.com.au: by Emily Moulton — What ISIL wants Video WALEED Aly has unleashed on Australia’s politicians and Muslim leaders who have preached “hate” in the wake of the Paris attacks saying their actions actually help Islamic State rather than defeat them. The Project co-host used his regular ‘Something we should […]
Pakistan: RehamKhan demanded 35000 pound to write article on divorce
In a startling revelation, hours after broadcast journalist Reham Khan’s opinion piece was published in British newspaper the Guardian,Newsweek Pakistan has claimed they had initially commissioned the piece but refused when Reham demanded a staggering £35,000 for the op-ed. “Reham Khan’s Guardian piece was originally commissioned byNewsweek Pakistan. Once edited, her newly-hired press rep […]
BBC Two Documentary – The Life of Muhammad
The Life of Muhammad is a 2011 British three-part documentary miniseries examining the life of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and the origins of Islam. The documentary […]
‘Islam has to fight against its own pathologies’ warns French PM Manuel Valls
IBMTimes By Elsa Buchanan, November 17, 2015 09:51 GMT French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has suggested the Salafi movement represents “a real danger”, and urged Islam to fight against its own […]
Huawei reveals quick-charge battery
Source: BBC Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled two prototype removable lithium-ion batteries that can recharge in minutes, using a bespoke charger. The lower capacity battery charged by 68% in […]
The Perfect Place To Find Clarity
Source: BBC About half an hour out of Bangkok, we were soaring at 30,000ft and I looked below: green, tree-covered hills undulated endlessly, impenetrably, to the horizon. After a while […]
It Is Time Humanity Issued the Death Blow to ISIS
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid A national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA and a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s School of Islamic Studies. As I left my […]
Aga Khan: We Can Achieve A More Cooperative World If We Understand Our Differences, Not Erase Them
Source: Huffington Post CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Aga Khan is no stranger to Harvard. But 60 years ago when he walked the crisscrossed paths of the university’s gated Yard […]
Australia’s first Muslim Party aims for senate seats
Source: BBC Australia’s first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election. Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a […]
China accused of trying to ‘co-opt and emasculate’ Christianity
Source: The Guardian A secretive conference to examine the future of Christianity in China is due to take place in Beijing this week amid rapid growth of the religion, which many believe has more Chinese adherents than the 87-million member Communist party. An official at the government-controlled Institute of World […]
Long Island Family Sues Catholic Order and Diocese in Molestation Case
Source: The New York Times In 2009, Augusto Cortez, a Roman Catholic priest, pleaded guilty to forcible touching of a 12-year-old girl in Brooklyn. He was sentenced to six years […]
Archbishop Kurtz warns of the secularization of US life
ul Source: Crux BALTIMORE – Days after the US Supreme Court agreed to hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought by several Catholic entities, the head of the […]
The fearless father who threw himself on a suicide bomber, saving ‘hundreds’ of lives in Beirut
Source: The Washington Post A father, with his young daughter watching, sacrificed himself to save others when terrorists struck Beirut last week. The day before the horrific massacre in central […]
Yellen: Proposed Fed law would be ‘grave mistake’
Source: Yahoo Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she strongly opposes a legislative reform act of the central bank. in a letter Monday to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority […]
Russia’s great power game
OPINION Russia’s great power game It may be a dream for Putin to join a concert of powers in stabilising the Middle East, but it’s a forgivable one. 17 Nov 2015 After the Napoleonic wars, the so-called Congress of Vienna in 1815 brought together allies and enemies to create a […]
Paris terror: ‘Mastermind’ of attacks turned his back on ‘fantastic’ life, says father
The Independent David Connett A detailed picture of some of the killers behind the attacks in Paris has begun to emerge with many previously known to have travelled to Syria to fight for Isis. French officials described Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, as the “mastermind” of the attacks. Said to be the […]