Speech Should Inspire Peace–not Hate
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh Recently, American Freedom Defense Initiative or AFDI, which is co founded by Pamela Geller, hosted a cartoon drawing contest of Prophet Muhammad of Islam in Garland, […]
Insights to Tackle Islamophobia in Europe
Epigraph: Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets. (Matthew 7:12) How […]
Ahmadiyya – in Wikipedia
Ahmadiyya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Ahmadi” redirects here. For the surname, see Ahmadi (surname). For other uses, see Ahmadi (disambiguation). The White Minaret with the Ahmadiyya Flag in Qadian, India. For Ahmadi Muslims, the two symbolise the advent of the Promised Messiah Part of a series on: Ahmadiyya Beliefs […]
Over 250,000 East African refugees trapped in Yemen
INTERNATIONAL TONY KARUMBA / AFP / GETTY IMAGES Over 250,000 East African refugees trapped in Yemen Many refugees and asylum-seekers from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea say they have nowhere else to go April 18, 2015 8:00AM ET by Michael Pizzi @michaelwpizzi Tens of thousands of East African refugees and asylum-seekers […]
Pakistan’s silent partition Ahmadis, a persecuted Muslim sect, have been flocking to Sri Lanka in search of asylum. Now they’re being turned away.
INTERNATIONAL Pakistan’s silent partition Ahmadis, a persecuted Muslim sect, have been flocking to Sri Lanka in search of asylum. Now they’re being turned away January 27, 2015 5:00AM ET by Zehra Abid @zehra_abid4 Editor’s Note: This News item is from January 2015. Has anything changed since then? […]
Pakistan's silent partition Ahmadis, a persecuted Muslim sect, have been flocking to Sri Lanka in search of asylum. Now they're being turned away.
INTERNATIONAL Pakistan’s silent partition Ahmadis, a persecuted Muslim sect, have been flocking to Sri Lanka in search of asylum. Now they’re being turned away January 27, 2015 5:00AM ET by Zehra Abid @zehra_abid4 Editor’s Note: This News item is from January 2015. Has anything changed since then? […]
By 2050, India to have world’s largest populations of Hindus and Muslims
Source: PEW Research Center By Conrad Hackett; who is a demographer focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. In the coming decades, India will have the distinction of having the […]
464. Commandment – He will surely establish for them their religion – Islam
Commandment – He will surely establish for them their religion – Islam [24:56] Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely make them Successors in the earth, as He made Successors from among those who were before them; and that He will surely […]
Kayani, Shuja Pasha knew of OBL raid in advance:
Source: ET LONDON: US forces killed Osama bin Laden with the full cooperation of Pakistani military and intelligence agencies, who had kept the 9/11 mastermind prisoner inside his infamous Abbottabad compound for years before the fatal raid, according to a controversial article in the London Review of Books by veteran investigative […]
Mediterranean migrants: Libya rejects EU military plans
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
Secular Pakistan
Daily Times: How does one go about making Pakistan a secular state? It does not require a revolution as much it does an evolution. The fundamental rights of citizens must be safeguarded at all costs Last week, the justices of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan had a very interesting […]
The left has Islam all wrong: Bill Maher, Pamela Geller and the reality progressives must face
Salon: Whatever her views on other matters are, Pamela Geller is right about one thing: last week’s Islamist assault on the “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest she hosted in Texas proves […]
People of Faith United: Open Letter Regarding the Events in Garland, Texas
Source: North Texas Interfaith Dear Community, As faith leaders from the Dallas/Fort Worth area we respond to the events of May 3rd in Garland. We are grateful for the officers […]
USA: Muslim call to prayer in 50 states ends in Michigan
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press1:30 a.m. EDT May 9, 2015 In 35 days across America, Jameel Syed delivered the Islamic call to prayer and delivered the last speech of Islam’s prophet, engaging with Muslims and non-Muslims to bridge faiths and cultures (Photo: Safina Lone Mahmood) 3229CONNECT 140TWEET 23LINKEDIN 107COMMENTEMAILMORE From […]
Danish culinary school fined $6,000 for forcing Muslim student to taste pork
Published time: May 10, 2015 16:17 Source: Reuters and the Russian Times A Danish court has ordered a culinary school to pay around $6,000 in damages to its Muslim […]
State persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community demonstrated once more.
Source:Press and Media Office AMJ As part of the long running State-backed persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya Mosques have long been targeted by religious clerics and official authorities. On Monday 4th May 2015 the Punjab Police once again raided the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Pachnand, District Chakwal, […]
‘Million Moms March’ Walks Washington To Protest Police Violence
Source: NPR Mothers from around the country gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday to protest police brutality in a march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department. The Facebook page […]
'Million Moms March' Walks Washington To Protest Police Violence
Source: NPR Mothers from around the country gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday to protest police brutality in a march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department. The Facebook page […]
Hundreds of Myanmar Muslims wash to shore in Indonesia
Ethnic Rohingya women and children whose boats were washed ashore on Sumatra Island board a military truck to be taken to a temporary shelter in Seunuddon, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Sunday. (AP Photo/S. Yulinnas) MARGIE MASON | AP Published — Sunday 10 May 2015 Last update 10 May 2015 […]
(Yes, in an Arab country: Jordan) Saint George anniversary brings Christians, Muslims to share memorable moments of harmony
BY RULA SAMAIN, MAY 09, 2015, THE JORDAN TIMES The faithful gather to mark Saint George’s anniversary at a shrine in Mahis on Wednesday (Photo courtesy Facebook page of Jeryes Samawi) FUHEIS — The scout band played, people swayed and clapped to the sound of music, with some […]