Terrorism is the greatest challenge to world peace — Crown Prince of Jordan
by Jordan Times, April 23, 2015 HRH Prince Hussein chairs a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court ) AMMAN — HRH Crown […]
Giovanni Lo Porto Was Known as Aid Worker Drawn to Needy
Source: Dawn When Giovanni Lo Porto was kidnapped by Al Qaedain Pakistan in January 2012, the nongovernmental organization he worked for was inundated with emails from around the world expressing concern and care. “It was amazing how many emails we got saying, ‘We hope he’s well,’ ” said Simone Pott, a spokeswoman for the […]
[Urdu Article] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (49) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazakallah. Imam Shamshad Nasir Masjid Bait-ul-Jaamay, 2 S 510 IL Rte 53, Glen Ellyn, IL. 60137 Phone: 630-790-4100 | Fax: 630-793-4100 Mobile: […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Pune conducts fruits distribution at Government Hospital
Report by Tahir Ahmad Arif, President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Pune FRUITS DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY AT GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL IN PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been at the forefront of […]
Malta: Archbishop gives blessing to ecumenical house of worship
Laiq Ahmed Atif, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, believes that the Gozitan version should take it a step or two further. Source: maltatoday.com.mt Archbishop Charles Scicluna has welcomed a project to construct a church, a mosque and a synagogue under one roof in Gozo. In a brief statement to […]
Ghana: Ahmadi Muslims discuss religious tolerance
Source: ghanaweb.com Ahmadi Muslims in the Ahmadiyya Mission’s Central West Region have held their first annual regional youth conference in Cape Coast to discuss religious tolerance. Mr Hussein Muhammed Acquah, the Preacher Secretary in charge of the Ahmadiyya’s Southern Ghana area, said there was no need to poison the nation’s peace. […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslims believe in democratic process
Muslims believe that religion should not be the business of state. Source: walesonline.co.uk Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association condemn the recent negative propaganda in Cardiff with regards to Muslims exercising their […]
ISIS not acting on true Islamic principles
The execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya and the suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 30 civilians and injuring 125, shows ISIS, which claims to act in the name of Islam, is not following the principles of Islam, let alone basic human rights. Islam castigates the killing […]
Water Apartheid in Palestine: A Crime Against Humanity — CounterPunch
Posted on April 2, 2014 by Thom Prentice [Apartheid Israel using its Private Water Company to Parch the Palestinians. Real Auschwitz of the Iraelis, I would say…] by AYMAN RABI This week UN celebrated World Water Day – a day to remember the billion people who are unable to meet […]
Counting on the Kurds: The Peshmerga’s Prospects Against ISIS
By Denise Natali APRIL 22, 2015 Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate on the eve of Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and the Persian New Year, in Kirkuk on March 20, 2015. (Ako Rasheed / Reuters) Within Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State(ISIS) relies heavily on […]
Counting on the Kurds: The Peshmerga's Prospects Against ISIS
By Denise Natali APRIL 22, 2015 Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate on the eve of Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and the Persian New Year, in Kirkuk on March 20, 2015. (Ako Rasheed / Reuters) Within Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State(ISIS) relies heavily on […]
Are Muslims the world’s fastest-growing religious group?
Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND CONRAD HACKETT The expected growth of Islam around the world is perhaps the most striking finding in the […]
Race Relations: Politics and Religion
Epigraph: An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab. A white has no superiority over a black, nor a black has any superiority over a white. — The Prophet Muhammad […]
The US Muslim Honor Brigade Strikes Again in Delaware
The U.S. Muslim Honor Brigade Strikes Again By Asra Q. Nomani 21 April, 2015Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/21/the-u-s-muslim-honor-brigade-strikes-again.html In Wilmington, Delaware, students at the treasured Cab Calloway School of the Arts can join a club, “Free to Be You,” and they can call a hotline to report bullying. In my anti-bullying stand for […]
Jewish Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque
JERUSALEM, April 22, 2015 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers Wednesday broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound through Bab El-Magharbeh (Dung Gate) bridge, and toured its yard under the heavy protection of Israeli police units, said WAFA correspondent. Israeli settlers gathered early Wednesday at the Western Wall, to commemorate the so-called ‘Israel’s […]
446. Commandment – O ye who believe! be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, but fear Allah
Commandment – O ye who believe! be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, but fear Allah [49:2] O ye who believe! be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, but fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
445, Commandment – Love the Prophet of Allah as you love your own near and dear relatives
Commandment – Love the Prophet of Allah as you love your own near and dear relatives [42:24] This it is whereof Allah gives the glad tidings to His servants who believe and do good works. Say: ‘I ask of you no reward for it, except that I am inviting you to […]
Top Egypt businessman Sawiris testifies at Al-Jazeera retrial
Naguib Sawiris, one of Egypt’s wealthiest businessmen, testifies during the retrial of Al-Jazeera television journalists at a court in Cairo, on Wednesday. (Reuters) REUTERS Published — Thursday 23 April 2015 CAIRO: One of Egypt’s wealthiest businessmen, Naguib Sawiris, testified for the defense on Wednesday at the retrial of two […]
The American shift to making peace in Afghanistan will fail
Summary Brahma Chellaney| The Daily Star Since toppling the Taliban regime in Afghanistan 14 years ago, the United States has been waging a nonstop battle against its foot soldiers. Months after President Barack Obama declared that America’s “combat role” in Afghanistan was over, the U.S. and its allies continue to […]
The European dilemma
ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM Published — Thursday 23 April 2015 Last update 22 April 2015 11:42 pm Ask any African why is he in Europe. His reply would be: The Africans are in Europe because the Europeans were in Africa. Nowadays we learn about one tragic incident after another involving Africans desperately […]