The Price I Pay For Respecting Islam
By Craig Considine: Sociologist, Speaker, Writer Huff Post: Never in my wildest imagination did I ever think I would become a scholar focusing on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. Growing up, […]
Hilarious reactions to Islamophobic comments
Source: ET Peace House, a Tampa based production company, has released a video titled ‘Muslims read hate comments’ to highlight the absurdity that is ‘Islamophobia’. The video shows a group of American Muslims reacting to comments left on Facebook on a news story about a daycare at a mosque that […]
‘Allergic to Muslims’ ?
Source: ET LINCOLNSHIRE: A British teacher who told his students that he was “allergic to Muslims” among other bigoted statements has been banned from teaching indefinitely, the BBC reported. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), an agency of the United Kingdom’s Department for Education, took action after they received complaints from students. […]
'Allergic to Muslims' ?
Source: ET LINCOLNSHIRE: A British teacher who told his students that he was “allergic to Muslims” among other bigoted statements has been banned from teaching indefinitely, the BBC reported. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), an agency of the United Kingdom’s Department for Education, took action after they received complaints from students. […]
Pakistan gunmen kill 43 on Karachi Ismaili Shia bus
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Camp David summit to show Obama Gulf’s generational shift
Reuters | May 12, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES RIYADH/DUBAI — The new generation of Gulf Arab leaders meeting US President Barack Obama on Wednesday appear more assertive than their fathers, want a range of alliances instead of dependence on Washington, and may be readier to say “no” to their main […]
75,000 vulnerable children in Jordan are out of school — report
by Khetam Malkawi | May 12, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES A report on out-of-school children cites child labour as a factor that contributes to school dropouts (File photo) AMMAN — Over 75,000 vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Jordan are out of school — the majority of whom are at the […]
Spreading love with free ice cream in post-riot Baltimore
By Jessica Anderson The Baltimore Sun After giving away nearly 700 frosty treats to kids near W. North and Pennsylvania Ave. following Baltimore’s riots, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Baltimore […]
465. Commandment – O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; and if thou do it not, thou hast not conveyed His Message at all
465. Commandment – O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; and if thou do it not, thou hast not conveyed His Message at all [5:68] O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; and if thou do it not, thou hast […]
The Muslim Times Collecting Every Thing Useful about Free Speech
Epigraph: The Quranic challenge and freedom: And if you are in doubt as to what We have sent down to Our servant, then produce a Chapter like it, and call […]
Online Disinhibition Effect ruining relationships
The use of social media as a method of interaction with family and friends is growing each passing day. Unlike other global trends this one has seen a more than anticipated rise in Pakistan. With 3G network and low price smartphones readily available, social media is not just confined to […]
America’s Changing Religious Landscape
America’s Changing Religious Landscape Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by […]
GULF STATES : Swiss tourist resorts ready for Ramadan
GULF STATES Swiss tourist resorts ready for Ramadan By Yasmine Kanunah, in Geneva MAY 10, 2015 – 11:00 Interlaken, with a view towards the Jungfrau, is a favoured destination of […]
World War II and the Origins of American Unease
Geopolitical Weekly STRATFOR MAY 12, 2015 | 08:00 GMT By George Friedman We are at the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. That victory did not usher in an era of universal peace. Rather, it introduced a new constellation of powers and a complex […]
Bangladesh blogger Ananta Bijoy Das hacked to death
Source: BBC A secular blogger in Bangladesh has been hacked to death in north-eastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack since the start of the year, police say. Ananta […]
Al Jazeera plays a dangerous game in Egypt : Mohamed Fahmy’s theme at his press conference will be that “journalism is not political activism”
By Robert Fisk, The Independent In a few hours’ time, in Cairo, Mohamed Fahmy will hold a press conference which every reporter will want to observe. The Al Jazeera journalist, who spent 411 days in Egypt’s gruesome Tora prison on trumped-up state charges of “terrorism”, refused, even after a long […]
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS FREE SPEECH IS FOR OFFENDING MUSLIMS — NOT OPPOSING ISRAEL
firstlook.org: CBC, today: “Ottawa threatening hate charges against those who boycott Israel” The Harper government is signaling its intention to use hate crime laws against Canadian advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel. Such a move could target a range of civil society organizations, from the United Church of Canada […]
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 […]