Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed ‘by ultra-Orthodox Jew’
Source: BBC Israeli police have arrested a man after six people were wounded in a stabbing at the Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem. A police spokesperson identified the suspect as […]
From seating arrangements to facing Mecca, Air travel and religion don’t always mix
CBC: From seating arrangements to facing Mecca, following religious practices in the air can be tricky Air travel, like religion, can come with a lot of rules and restrictions. There […]
Remembering Governor Salman Taseer
Remembering Fearless Salmaan Taseer By Pervez Hoodbhoy January 1, 2012 Governor Salmaan Taseer died at the hands of a religious fanatic on January 4 last year. Fearlessly championing a deeply unpopular cause, this brave man had sought to revisit the country’s blasphemy law which, as he saw it, was yet […]
This country will have more people than China by 2022
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/7.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/investing/2015/05/13/china-india-investing.cnnmoney India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country — and much sooner than previously thought. China now has a population of 1.38 billion, compared to […]
Disastrous consequences of Kuwait invasion, US-led wars
Jul 29,2015 – BY MICHAEL JANSEN JORDAN TIMES Twenty-five years ago Iraq invaded Kuwait following a dispute over Kuwait’s refusal to curb oil exports to raise the price to $20 a barrel and allegations that the emirate was slant drilling into Iraq’s Rumaila oil field. Kuwait also demanded repayment of […]
542. Commandment – O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in the truth which has come to you
542. Commandment – O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in the truth which has come to you [60:2] O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in […]
Syria: A Chronology of How the Civil War May End
Analysis STRATFOR.COM JULY 29, 2015 | 09:15 GMT An explosion rocks the Syrian city of Kobani during a reported suicide car bomb attack by Islamic State militants on a People’s Protection Unit (YPG) position, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 2014. (GOKHAN SAHIN/Getty […]
USA is a safe haven for all faiths; but, here are some details
America welcomes Christians, Jews; atheists, Muslims not so much By Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) Americans are all for religious freedom — but disagree on who can claim it. Diverse religious groups […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago Introduces Islam to Unity Church of Oak Park
Report by Imam Shamshad Nasir / Saiyed Kaashif A. Qaderi Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is Peaceful Muslim Community following the teachings of Holy Prophet Mohammad (Peace be Upon him) – Imam Shamshad We were […]
How Does the Earliest Manuscript of the Qur’an Compare to Today’s Qur’an?
Source: ilmfeed.com The discovery of a Qur’anic manuscript in the University of Birmingham has made headlines worldwide as it is thought to be one the oldest anywhere in the world. Radiocarbon […]
Polygyny: What It Means When African American Muslim Women Share Their Husbands (book review)
via THE FLORIDA BOOKSHELF (NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA) on JUNE 30, 2015: “Captivating, provocative, and groundbreaking. Taking up the mandate that women’s realities matter, Majeed writes with depth and analytical rigor about a topic we have scarcely begun to understand.”—Amina Wadud, author of […]
STRANGE MAPS: Does Islam Prevent AIDS?
by FRANK JACOBS Maps have many fathers. One of them is the genie of omission. So beware of the map that is too straightforward and simple. It may very well be obscuring something. For also in cartography, this general rule applies: If it looks too good to be true, it […]
541. Commandment – Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah
541. Commandment – Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah [9:41] Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if only you knew. [2:219] Those who […]
India: Khurshid Ahmad Parbhakar Darweh passed away after brief illness in Qadian
In mid-1940s 313 devotees came to Qadian to protect the holy sites on the call of the Ahmadiyya spiritual leader and they came to be known as Darweshan-e Qadian. Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in […]
رمضانول مبارک کی جاری وہ ساری برکات
By Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir Baitul ul Jam-e-Mosque, Glen Ellyn, IL Contact Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir at: Address Masjid Bait-ul-Jaamay 2 S 510 IL Rte 53 Glen Ellyn,IL. 60137 Email:shamshadanasir@gmail.com […]
Intel’s miracle chip could make your gadgets 1,000 times faster
Source: CNN Money Intel and Micron have developed a new chip that combines memory and data storage in one. Intel and Micron say they have a new computer chip that […]
Muslim-Americans have a religious duty to protect United States from harm
Source: pennlive.com SOHAIL HUSAIN, Indiana Twp. Allegheny County Editor’s note: The writer is a member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Several states have appropriately beefed up […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community trying to “Demystify Islam”
Source: courant.com Central to our Nation’s security is in identifying the source of terrorism, particularly within our borders, is to define who puts us at risk. The Muslim Religion is embraced […]
Taliban’s founder, Mullah Omar, died in 2013
Source NY Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan intelligence service said Wednesday that it believes that the Taliban’s reclusive founder and spiritual leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, died in a Pakistani hospital in 2013, a dozen years after he fled Afghanistan. The spokesman for the intelligence service, the National Directorate of […]
Before He Died 17 Years Ago, This Science Icon Made A Warning That Will Give You Goosebumps
Higher Perspective — Carl Sagan did what few before him did: he brought science into the living rooms and minds of average people all over the world. He has inspired a new generation of scientists to carry on his work in classrooms, labs, planetariums and observatories. His science wasn’t always […]