Academic Renu Mandhane to lead human rights commission The University of Toronto’s Renu Mandhane will be the new chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission Share on Facebook Renu Mandhane will take over as the chief commissioner for the Ontario Human Rights Commission following the retirement of Barbara […]
AFP By Laurent Lozano August 13, 2015 9:00 AM Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced a major deal between his government and a consortium including US firm Noble Energy on natural gas production in the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement is aimed at ending months of […]
By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com Gov. Tom Wolf stopped by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Convention on Friday to pay his respects to the Muslims who gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm […]
By Erich Follath SPIEGEL.DE Nowhere in the world are there more Muslims living in one place than in the Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia, which will be a guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair this fall. Can a cosmopolitan faith assert itself against Islam? A journey. He […]
IBRAHIM B. SYED Published — Friday 14 August 2015 It is true that babies who can barely talk investigate problems with all the zeal and excitement of explorers, make discoveries with the passion and absorption of dedicated scientists. The process of learning starts right after birth. Physical growth stops […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 14 August 2015 ARABNEWS.COM From their childhood, people always want to have someone on whom they can truly trust. They feel the need to insure everything they have, because the lower-self always fears that something wicked will befall them. Until they pass from […]
Aug 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER Mankind got rid of African slave trading. It got rid of duelling. It got rid of torture. In some European countries it was abolished over 200 years ago. Even in World War II the allies did not systematically use torture. Regrettably, when […]
By Reuters – Aug 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES KOS, Greece — Michel Allatuain waited beneath the 14th century fortress at the port of this Greek island on Thursday, desperate for […]
By Harris Raja In an article published in the Wall Street Journal entitled Why Islam needs a reformation, Ayaan Hirsi listed five areas of Islam that “require amendment.” Hirsi is […]
By Fatima Gailani In this article I would like to focus on women mentioned in the Qur’an. My intention is not to prove either the superiority or equality of men […]
Source: Huffington Post Imam Sohaib Sultan; Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain, Princeton University As a university Muslim chaplain, I mentor and counsel young Muslim men and women everyday — on […]
YASEMIN SAKAY ISTANBUL As the third and final round of coalition talks on Thursday between the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and Republican People’s Party (CHP) yielded no results, three choices await Turkey in forming a government. While snap elections seem the most probable option, a minority government or […]
557. Commandment – O ye who believe! when you encounter an army, remain firm, and remember Allah much that you may prosper [8:46] O ye who believe! when you encounter an army, remain firm, and remember Allah much that you may prosper. [41:31] As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ […]
Gulf News Dubai: An Emirati woman has donated Dh21 million to support charitable, humanitarian and social projects of Dar Al Ber Society, it was announced on Wednesday. The anonymous donor philanthropist donated Dh4.5 million for building a mosque that will accommodate 800 worshippers in the Shamkha area. She also contributed […]
A Palestinian author on his roots in Gaza Ahmed Masoud talks about the Israeli assault of 2014 and how it has scarred not just him and his family, but also an entire region Image Credit: Syed Hamad Ali Going back in time For his book Vanished, Ahmed Masoud drew upon […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 14 August 2015 JEDDAH: Hafr Al-Batin city in the Eastern Province woke up to a rare incident of forgiveness on Wednesday. Baddah bin Rashid Al-Sahli chose to forgive his son’s killer only a short time before the sentence of execution was due to be […]
By AFP – Aug 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A bus with the Cuban and US flags is seen on a beach in Havana, on Wednesday (AFP photo) Washington — John Kerry has a date with history. On Friday, he will become the first US secretary of state to visit Havana, […]
By AFP – Aug 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian bedouin checks a torched tent in Ein Samiya, a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Thursday after a reported attack by Jewish extremists during which they also sprayed graffiti in Hebrew reading, ‘administrative revenge’ (AFP photo) EIN SAMIYA, […]
Aug 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The four separate armed attacks Monday against Turkish security forces and the US consulate in Istanbul are all repeat performances of similar attacks in recent years, so we can easily see this as simply another rough day for Turkey but not […]
Reliable sources intimated a great scholar and poet of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Professor Ch Muhammad Ali Muztar Arfi has passed away. Innah lillah wa innah elaihe rajeoon. Allah may rest his soul in peace. Amin.