It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics
By Giles Fraser, The Guardian The radicalisation hypothesis steers us away from the real causes of terrorism – and enables the west to maintain its denial about a role in […]
1.2 million perform Friday prayers at Grand Mosque
ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 27 June 2015 JEDDAH: Take advantage of Ramadan and put in the best efforts to be close to Allah, Al-Sheikh Saleh Al-Taleb exhorted Muslims at […]
Madinah calling: Exploring the Prophet’s city
RAWAN RADWAN Published — Wednesday 24 June 2015 The holy city of Madinah Al-Munawwarah has its very special place in history. It is where the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) migrated to and was welcomed with open arms by the inhabitants of the city. Hundreds of years after […]
How the Supreme Court’s decision for gay marriage could affect religious institutions
Source: Pew Research Center BY David Masci, who is a senior researcher focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. 30 COMMENTS Even before the Supreme Court’s decision granting same-sex couples a constitutional right […]
Rare copy of first Bible printed in English to be auctioned
theguardian — Copy of William Tyndale translation expected to fetch £35,000 at Sotheby’s, 50 years after current owner bought it for 25 shillings in a secondhand bookshop The current owner bought the edition, which was printed in 1537, for 25 shillings. A rare copy of the first Bible to be […]
Ramadan rejuvenates the faithful
HARUN YAHYA ARABNEWS.COM Published — Thursday 25 June 2015 We are thankful to Allah Almighty for we are fasting in yet another holy month of Ramadan. Keeping fast since dawn till evening, sitting with our brothers at overflowing tables during iftar, performing taraweeh prayers in congregation and rising at […]
Gay Marriage: A Christian Response
Source: The Huffington Post By Barbara Kay Lundblad; Ordained minister, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America We asked people about the relevancy of marriage. “The court now holds that same-sex couples may […]
South Africa’s Hindu History More Than Just Gandhi
Huff Post: Perhaps one of the strongest arguments for why Hinduism needs to be understood as a truly global religion is its nearly 200-year presence in South Africa, and its survival in the country despite systemic discrimination against Hindus prior to the end of Apartheid. To be sure, the only […]
South Africa's Hindu History More Than Just Gandhi
Huff Post: Perhaps one of the strongest arguments for why Hinduism needs to be understood as a truly global religion is its nearly 200-year presence in South Africa, and its survival in the country despite systemic discrimination against Hindus prior to the end of Apartheid. To be sure, the only […]
France opens terrorism probe after beheading attack at gas factory
France opens terrorism probe after beheading attack at gas factory CATHERINE LAGRANGE SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER , France — Reuters Published Friday, Jun. 26, 2015 5:56AM EDT Last updated Friday, Jun. 26, 2015 10:02AM EDT 45 38 1 https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&annotation=bubble&width=&hl=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fone-dead-in-attack-explosion-at-french-gas-factory-arabic-banners-found-near-decapitated-body%2Farticle25128916%2F&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.gKmhOycH3WM.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCMO1egpdt63yfFOvaheZfmhqK-KOw#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh%2Conload&id=I0_1435347149997&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&pfname=&rpctoken=41312302 AA A decapitated body daubed with Arabic writing was found at a U.S. gas […]
ISIS claims deadly mosque attack in Kuwait killing 25 and injuring more than 200
(CNN) An apparent bomb blast tore through a mosque in Kuwait’s capital during Friday prayers, killing 25 people and injuring more than 200 worshippers, state media reported. ISIS claimed responsibility […]
UK: Peace Convention Between The Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslims And Shia Muslims
Report by Mr. Toby Thauban Ephram, PAAMA Regional President Midlands The world today is characterised by so much violence that usually emanates from fanatical misunderstandings at grassroots levels. Recognising the fact that such chaos is leading the world towards a tumultuous future, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, through various initiatives strives […]
Global Terrorist Attacks And Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Statement
Source: PressAhmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community unequivocally condemns today’s horrific attacks: First of which was on a factory in France; Second in the holiday resort of Tunisia and Third the bomb blast […]
Video: Malaysian gymnast faces criticism for immodest dress
Malaysian Gymnast faces co controversy http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2015/06/20/leotard-controversy-muslim-gymnast-ansari-pkg.cnn A Malaysian Muslim gymnast faces backlash from conservative Muslims for her gymnastics leotard. CNN’s Azadeh Ansari reports.
510. Commandment – We had destroyed the earlier generations, asa source ofenlightenment for men, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might reflect
Commandment – We had destroyed the earlier generations, asa source ofenlightenment for men, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might reflect [28:44] And We gave the Book to Moses, after We had destroyed the earlier generations, as a source of enlightenment for men, and a guidance and a mercy, that […]
#WikiLeaks: Leaked cables back suspicions of Saudi campaign against Ahmadiyya community
Ahmadis have long alleged the Saudi hand in the 1974 anti-Ahmadiyya campaign run against their community in Pakistan and have made their case with facts presented through circumstantial evidence. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Source/Credit: Various By Imran Jattala | June 26, 2015 WikiLeaks released over 61,000 the so-called […]
Qadri fatwa against terrorism is as fatwa against snowman
London, June 23, 2015 http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-19712-What-a-high-court-commission-wrote-about-Dr-Qadri Families fleeing the UK to join ISIS is no joke. But recruiting a rent-a-cleric to issue new fatwas shows the naivete of the UK establishment trying to deal with this crisis. The infamous Dr. Tahirul Qadri has been the go-to fatwa guy for some Whitehall […]
Ramazan at Ahmadiyya Muslim Fazal Mosque known as London Mosque
An interesting video: LINK
Millennials Outnumber Baby Boomers and Are Far More Diverse
Census Bureau Reports Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that […]
Let’s Not Forget Our Own Extremism
To deem behavior or opinion as extremist depends on a particular point of view. In January, a million people gathered behind world leaders who elbowed each other to be out […]