Gunmen attack Ahmadiyya mosque in Pakistan
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com Policeman shot three times as extremists attempt to attack Ahmadi Muslim worshipers in faith-based attack. More:
Most Americans 18-29 Years Old Believe in Demon Possession, Shows Survey
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 […]
Book Review: Terrorists at the Table: Why Negotiating is the Only Way to Peace
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, […]
“Home in the House of the Merciful” by Shahina Bashir
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 […]
Malaysia: Department of Islamic Affairs (JAIS) threatens Ahmadi Muslims with Arrest
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 […]
Pakistan bans English translations of Islamic terms, including translating ‘Allah’ as ‘God’
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 […]
Is God to Blame for Our Food Crisis?
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 […]
Layla-tul-Qadr – ‘Night of Decree’
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 […]
US torture report: psychologists should no longer aid military, group says
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 […]
Ahok promises to help Ahmadis keep their Mosque (Governor of Jakarta)
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 […]
Fast with a Muslim Friend campaign focuses on unity – Mosque opens to community
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 […]
The Hidden Script of U.S. Militarization in Honduras
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 […]
Ramtha hospital receives more than 65 Syrian war-wounded patients over past two weeks
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 […]
What I’m really thinking: the woman in the hijab
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 […]
A Life Commitment in Hijab
Friday, 18 April 2014 – By : | It was the end of winter 2011 when I sat in a room in Bibliotheek Openbare Amsterdam, listening carefully to my teacher […]
Security beefed up at Delhi Airport after bomb scare
Security beefed up at Delhi Airport after bomb scare Updated: Saturday, July 11, 2015, 1:14 [IST] Share this on your social network: FacebookTwitterGoogle+ CommentsMail New Delhi, July 10: Security at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here was beefed up after its call centre in Gurgaon received a call from a […]
Bolivia’s president causes stir with unusual pope gift
Source: ET Pope Francis looked bemused when Bolivian president Evo Morales (left) handed him the unusual gift at a meeting at Quemado presidential palace. PHOTO: AFP Bolivia’s President Evo Morales handed Pope Francis an unusual and some say “provocative” gift Thursday during the pontiff’s visit to the country: a carving […]
525. Commandment – Allah has made the earth for you a wide expanse, ‘That you may traverse the open ways thereof
525. Commandment – Allah has made the earth for you a wide expanse, ‘That you may traverse the open ways thereof [71:16] ‘Have you not seen how Allah has created seven heavens in perfect harmony, [71:17] ‘And has placed the moon therein as a light, and made the sun as […]
Canada: Senate committee on terrorism suggests certifying Muslim imams
STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Jul. 08, 2015 11:58AM EDT, Last updated Wednesday, Jul. 08, 2015 11:47PM EDT A Senate committee is calling for Canada to go much further […]
Breaking News: Greek MPs back bailout reform plan
Source: BBC Greece’s parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country’s debt crisis and securing a new bailout. In a late-night debate, Prime Minister […]