Forbes.com: Pakistan was created, in the words of its founder MA Jinnah, to preserve “what is most precious in Islam.” But how do you determine what is best in any faith? For more than six decades, Pakistan has been at war with itself to answer this question. The principal casualties […]
Jakarta Globe: Forcing minority groups like the Muslim Shiites and the Ahmadiyah to live for years in a refugee is tantamount to state-sponsored crime because it has been done systematically under the authority’s blessing and help. It is against international laws and Indonesia’s own constitution. Continued violence against these groups […]
Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real and God is not ‘a magician with a magic wand’ Source: Independent By ADAM WITHNALL Tuesday 28 October 2014 The theories of evolution and the Big Bang are real and God is not “a magician with a magic wand”, Pope Francis […]
By day, at heart of counter-terror policing. And by night, preacher of extremism Government watchdog, which inspects police forces’ readiness for terrorism, employed preacher of extremism 5K 2K 2 4 7K Email Abdullah al Andalusi By Andrew Gilligan 6:00AM BST 12 Jul 2015 The Government watchdog which inspects police forces’ readiness […]
Source: The Guardian Thinktank report shows majority of 16 to 24-year-old UK Muslims disagree that ‘a husband’s job is to earn money, a wife’s is to look after the home […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Omar Sharif عمر الشريف Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965) Born Michel Demitri Chalhoub 10 April 1932 Alexandria, Egypt Died 10 July 2015 (aged 83) Cairo, Egypt […]
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com Policeman shot three times as extremists attempt to attack Ahmadi Muslim worshipers in faith-based attack. More:
Source: Huffington Post By Bruce Wilson; Writes on religion and politics Are Americans becoming less religious? While church affiliation is probably declining, don’t expect the atheist revolution anytime soon: Over one […]
Amazon Book Review: Book by Jonathan Powell (Author) Should governments talk to terrorists? Do they have any choice? Without doing so, argues author Jonathan Powell in Terrorists at the Table, […]
Source: patheos.com Best Read: Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal There are no chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, no beautiful Islamic art adorning […]
Source: rabwah.net Malaysian State of Selangor’s religious enforcers have threatened several followers of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with arrests in order to compel them to appear in the Shariah court […]
Source: Christian Today By Carey Lodge 07 July 2015 A number of Islamic terms have been banned from translation into English under a new law introduced by the Pakistani government. The […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhry; Physician, writer and human rights activist A one-liner by Indian actor Kamal Haasan caught my eye on social media recently. It read, “I […]
Review of Religions: In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Surely, We sent it down during the Night of Decree. And what shall make thee know what the Night of Decree is? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit […]
Epigraph: One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself. One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated. The two […]
Corry Elyda, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Sat, July 11 2015, 5:07 PM Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has said that he has ordered the South Jakarta Mayor […]
BY DARLENE POLACHIC, FOR THE STARPHOENIX JULY 11, 2015 The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is in the midst of observing Ramadan, the holy month of fast which began on June 18 and ends July 17. The daily Ramadan fast begins an hour before sunrise (about 3:30 a.m.) and ends at sunset […]
July 2, 2015 COHA By: Laura V. Natera, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs On June 2, the United States announced that 180 Marines would be deployed to […]
By JORDAN TIMES – Jul 09,2015 – AMMAN — More than 65 Syrian war-wounded patients — most of whom were injured by barrel bombs — arrived at the Ramtha Hospital […]
Source: The Guardian Anonymous I’m walking down the street and I can feel what you’re thinking when you see me. “Why is she even wearing that? Maybe he is forcing […]