David Brooks: Should you live for your résumé … or your eulogy?
Within each of us are two selves, suggests David Brooks in this meditative short talk: the self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who seeks connection, […]
United Church of Christ votes to divest from Israeli companies in occupied territories
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the 22nd Tokyo international Book Fair 2015
By the grace of Allah Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan held a booth and presented true and peaceful face of Islam to Japanese nation in the 22nd Tokyo international Book Fair. […]
Video: Iowa Woman Organizes Love-In Following Anti-Muslim Hate Crime
By Antonia Blumberg; antonia.blumberg@huffingtonpost.com Responding to a reported hate crime against a Muslim man in her community, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, resident Lori Carlson decided to extend a message of love. Carlson and her friends organized a love-in that drew about 100 people Tuesday evening after reports that a home owned […]
“HOW ONE CAN BENEFIT FROM RAMADAN” By Imam Shamshad Ahmed Nasir
HOW ONE CAN BENEFIT FROM RAMADAN By Imam Shamshad Ahmed Nasir Once again we have the great fortune to reap the glorious blessings of the Blessed Holy of Ramadan. The […]
Did Prophet Muhammad Warn Us of ISIS?
Source: Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhry; Physician, writer and human rights advocate In separate attacks last week, ISIS terrorists killed thirty-nine tourists at a beach resort in Tunisia, and […]
Police tells you to stop: and: Hosts an Iftar
Police highway patrols host an Iftar for motorists on the Desert Highway linking Amman with southern governorates on Tuesday near Um Rasas area, some 50 kilometres south of Amman. Iftar is meal served at sunset to break the day’s fast in Ramadan (Photos by Hassan Tamimi) SOURCE: http://www.jordantimes.com/gallery/267845
Saudi Prince Alwaleed says to give $ 32 billion to charity in coming years
By AFP – Jul 01,2015 – Last updated at Jul 01,2015 RIYADH –– Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Wednesday pledged his entire $32-billion (28.8-billion-euro) fortune to charitable […]
514. Commandment – Sacredness of the Sabbath
514. Commandment – Sacredness of the Sabbath [7:164] And ask them concerning the town which stood by the sea. When they profaned the Sabbath; when their fish came to them on their Sabbath day appearing on the surface of the water, but on the day when they did not keep […]
515. Commandment – Knowledge of Universe is very important for knowing the Creator – ALLAH – GOD
515. Commandment – Knowledge of Universe is very important for knowing the Creator – ALLAH – GOD [65:13] Allah is He Who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof. The divine command comes down in their midst, that you may know that Allah has power over all […]
Video: What’s the Definition of “Traditional Marriage” in the Bible and the West?
Additional Reading Divorce: Islam Versus Christianity Continuing to Build the Case for Utilitarian Value of the Teachings of Islam Neither with the Islamophobes, Nor with the Islamists or the Islamomaniacs
Switzerland: Temporary Residence: Limbo status for migrants creates problems
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE Limbo status for migrants creates problems By Stefania Summermatter swissinfo.ch JUN 29, 2015 – 11:00 In late May there were over 31,000 people registered with an ‘F’ permit (Keystone) “Temporary residence” status was created to guarantee short-term protection to unsuccessful asylum seekers in Switzerland before they could be sent home. […]
Ramadan rejuvenates the faithful
Source: Arab News By Harun Yahya: The writer has authored more than 300 books translated in 73 languages on politics, religion and science. We are thankful to Allah Almighty for […]
Al-Haramain Train project first of its kind in Mideast
ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 1 July 2015 JEDDAH: The Al-Haramain Train project is described as the largest public transportation project in the Middle East. This vital and […]
What is behind the recent bombing wave?
Summary Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon The most dangerous and troubling of the terror attacks in the past week in Tunisia Kuwait, France, Egypt and Yemen are probably the Kuwaiti and Egyptian attacks. The bombing of a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City […]
HRW urges Gulf states to follow Kuwait on domestic worker rights
Summary AFP Daily Star, Lebanon Kuwait’s first-ever legislation on the rights of domestic helpers is a “major step” that other Gulf states should follow, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The new law grants domestic workers the right to a weekly day off, 30 days of annual paid leave, […]
University of Warwick Conference Today: Iran and the West: Converging Perspectives
1–3 July 2015, University of Warwick Introductory speaker: Dr James Hodkinson, the University of Warwick Keynote speaker: Prof Ali Ansari, the University of St Andrews We cordially invite scholars from […]
Ahmadiyyas advocate measures for world peace
Indianewslink.co.nz: War! Bloodshed! Hatred! Enmity! The world is passing through very turbulent times and so-called ‘religious’ fanatics are causing an upstir in the name of their faiths. Nations, acting on the pretext of bringing about peace, are in fact further causing the fall into a spiral of unrest and agitation. […]
Book Review: Tariq Mehmood, You’re Not Proper
Source: Huffington Post By Claire Chambers; Lecturer in Global Literature at the University of York The literary world is currently witnessing a boom in Young Adult fiction, but the state of diversity […]