148th Birthday of Canada – Why does Canada need God?
Epigraph: Nay! man does indeed transgress, Because he thinks himself to be independent. Surely, unto thy Lord is the return. (Al Quran 96:7-9) Wake-up call to Canada on her 148th […]
Confronting the Past: America Finally Turns Its Attention to Rampant Racism
A Commentary by Markus Feldenkirchen AP The murders in Charleston have plunged the US into a debate about racism. Why is America only now having an honest debate about racism? The dead from Charleston are also the dead of a nation that has long refused to work through its past […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Islam leader from Newham says 7/7 terror should be fought with peace
Ten years on from London’s July 7 Islamist bombings, the president of the borough’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association spoke of the need to fight extremism with love and peace. Source: newhamrecorder.co.uk Basharat […]
Ya Canada! The Arabic version of the National Anthem of Canada
YA Canada expresses ‘true love and devotion’ of Arab Canadians Unofficial Arabic translation part of a campaign to encourage Arab Canadians to vote and get engaged in Canadian political life. […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Metro Detroit Responds to Radical Killings
Source: rochestermedia.com Dear Editor Rochester Media, I have no words. Forty Europeans gunned down at a beach in Tunisia. Thirty Shia slaughtered at a Mosque in Kuwait. And a French man […]
Malta: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community donates to Angela House, Msida school & Rainbow Ward
Source: ahmadiyyamalta.org Ahmadiyya donates to Angela House Fruit hampers, selection of educational toys and children’s books were donated to the children living at Angela House, Pieta, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. President of the Ahmadiyya community, Laiq Ahmed Atif, together with community members visited Angela House on Tuesday June 23, and […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns attacks in Somalia, Tunisia, France, and Kuwait
Source: pressking.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia unequivocally condemns horrific attacks in Tunisia, France, Somalia and Kuwait. The National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia, Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kausar said: Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Savor true Hijazi taste this Ramadan
RIMA AL-MUKHTAR Published — Wednesday 1 July 2015 Ramadan is that time of the year when most people go back to their roots in terms of their traditions, clothing, culture and food. You find long queues in front of small, local restaurants that sell ful (mashed fava beans) and […]
Libyan PM hopes for agreement with rivals on Thursday
By Reuters – Jul 01,2015 – Last updated at Jul 01,2015 Abdullah Al Thinni VALLETTA — The internationally recognised prime minister of Libya said he hoped to reach a power-sharing peace agreement on Thursday with his rivals during UN-backed talks that seek to end a conflict that threatens to […]
To defuse tension about Al Aqsa
Jul 01,2015 – Jordan Times Despite the lack of a political horizon in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one area that appears to witness a de-escalation of tensions might be Al Aqsa Mosque. According to a just-released comprehensive report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, Jordan and Israel are close to an agreement […]
The seven wars in seven Muslim countries that are fuelling Isis
by Patrick Cockburn The aftermath of an Isis suicide bomb attack during the battle for Kobani On June 30 last year, Isis said it was establishing a caliphate in the territories under its control in Iraq and Syria. As part of a series by The Independent marking this anniversary, […]
JAIS allegedly menace Ahmadis with arrest to continue Shariah trial halted by High Court
themalayonline.com: KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― Selangor religious enforcers have allegedly threatened several followers of the minority Ahmadiyya community with arrests to compel their appearance in the Shariah court tomorrow to continue a trial that has so far been postponed twice last year. According to the Ahmadis, the Selangor Islamic […]
China upset with Turkey’s concern on Ramazan restrictions
Tribune: BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry denied restricting religious freedom on Wednesday in a sharp response to Turkey for voicing concern over reports that ethnic Uighur Muslims had been banned from worship and fasting during Ramazan. Some local governments in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have stepped up controls on the […]
Are We Living Islam’s Darkest Hour?
Source: The Huffington Post By Faisal J. Abbas; Editor-in-Chief, Al Arabiya English; author of upcoming book on Arab media How much terrorism can the world take in 24 hours? Friday June 26, 2015 will certainly go down in history as a day that pushed the limit. Just in case the daily […]
Indoctrinated by the Unregulated
Source: Foreign Policy By Dania Ahmed In Pakistan, madrassas have a knack for producing terrorists. The government is aware of this yet it does not have a consistent stance regarding madrassas. After the Peshawar school attack in December, the government made it a priority to regulate madrassas, but when the […]
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 […]