Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 counts in Boston bombing
Epigraph: Whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as if he had killed all […]
A collection of articles: Utilitarian value and benefit of Islamic teachings
Epigraph: And whoso honors the sacred things of Allah, it will be good for him with his Lord. … Shun therefore the abomination of idols, and shun all words of […]
USA: Annual Ijtima of Ansar-ul-Ahmadiyya Dallas Concludes
Source: islamindallas.org The local Ijtima of Dallas Masjis Ansarullah concluded on 5 Apr 2015 with close to 70% attendance. Alhamdulillah. The day started with a heavy rain but it kept it […]
Thailand: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bankok Participates in 43rd National Book Fair
Source: tivarati.com, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Bangkok The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association participated in Thailand’s Annual National Book Fair 2015. This 11-days long Book Fair attracted over 1.2 million visitors this year. The Book Fair […]
UK: Young Muslim men from South Yorkshire attend regional conference
Source: thestar.co.uk Some 32 young men from South Yorkshire attended a regional conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. The event brought together more than 100 young men from all over Yorkshire to affirm their pride in being both British and Muslim. Shahzad Ahmad, youth leader for the South Yorkshire branch […]
Ghana: 4th Annual “Nasirat” Conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Mission in Kumasi Concludes
Source: spyghana.com Madam Zainab Abdul-Salaam, Headmistress of Fomena T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS), has asked parents to take responsibility, and do more to protect children through good moral training. This, […]
Islam: Separating Facts from Fiction
Source: thenorthwestern.com | Umair Ahmed “There is no moderate Muslim because there is no moderate Islam.” This is the message that a self-proclaimed expert on Islam, Usama Dakdok, is bringing to Oshkosh, on April 8. Those gathered at St. John’s Lutheran church that day will probably learn astonishing proclamations such as President Obama […]
Imams Fear that young Muslims are at risk of being radicalised
Source: batleynews.co.uk Community leaders say the exclusive use of Urdu by some Muslim clerics, including a number who speak no English, means sermons denouncing violent militants are not understood by many British-born Muslims. All of the mosques I know preach the right message but most young people go through a phase […]
Practicing Islam At A Catholic University: ‘I’m 1 Of 5 Hijabi Students On Campus’
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Alexandra Svokos Posted: 04/07/2015 At Boston College, a Jesuit Catholic university where 70 percent of students identify as Catholic, Fatmah Berikaa says […]
Practicing Islam At A Catholic University: 'I'm 1 Of 5 Hijabi Students On Campus'
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Alexandra Svokos Posted: 04/07/2015 At Boston College, a Jesuit Catholic university where 70 percent of students identify as Catholic, Fatmah Berikaa says […]
Putin Meets With Alexis Tsipras of Greece, Raising Eyebrows in Europe
MOSCOW — Welcoming the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, to Moscow at a time of badly strained relations between Russia and Europe, President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday declared that the visit “could not have come at a better time.” Mr. Tsipras, who is in tough negotiations with fellow European […]
Syrian-born former imam shot dead in London
Syrian-born former imam shot dead in London Murder investigation launched after Abdul Hadi Arwani, a fierce critic of Bashar al-Assad, found dead in Wembley Abdul Hadi Arwani was found dead in his car in Wembley, north-west London, on Tuesday. Photograph: YouTube Rebecca Ratcliffe and Aisha Gani Tuesday 7 April 2015 […]
Jerusalem Muslim Tourists: Increase In Visitors From Indonesia, Turkey Amid Israel Tourism Downturn
By Lora Moftah @LoraMoftah l.moftah@ibtimes.com on April 07 2015 3:57 PM EDT Muslim tourism to Jerusalem is increasing despite longstanding opposition by religious leaders in the Muslim world to visiting Israel. A Muslim is pictured here praying at the compound housing the Al Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in […]
As a constitutional kafir I ask, does my religious freedom hurt you this much?
Epigraph: As to those who disbelieve, and hinder men from the way of Allah and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have appointed equally for all men, be they dwellers […]
Are Obama’s Record Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt and Iraq Fueling Unrest in Middle East?
Democracy now.org: As Saudi Arabia continues U.S.-backed strikes in Yemen and Washington lifts its freeze on military to aid to Egypt, new figures show President Obama has overseen a major increase in weapons sales since taking office. The majority of weapons exports under Obama have gone to the Middle East […]
The Inconvenient Truth About ISIS
Source: Huffington Post Qasim Rashid; Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST” How did a rogue band of radicals with such a destructive ideology appear so suddenly and gain such influence in such a rapid timeframe? The answer is an inconvenient truth — but it is one we must accept if […]
What It’s Like To Be A Muslim College Student Today
By Alexandra Svokos; alexandra.svokos@huffingtonpost.com If you’ve never met a Muslim,” says Fatmah Berikaa, “you’re only getting the images that you see in the media.” Berikaa, a freshman at Boston College, is […]
What It's Like To Be A Muslim College Student Today
By Alexandra Svokos; alexandra.svokos@huffingtonpost.com If you’ve never met a Muslim,” says Fatmah Berikaa, “you’re only getting the images that you see in the media.” Berikaa, a freshman at Boston College, is […]
Germany: attacks on refugees on the rise
Der Spiegel April 07, 2015 – 06:06 PM Events this past weekend in Germany have left many worried that a dismaying wave of xenophobia may be returning to the country. Early Saturday morning, one or more perpetrators broke into an apartment building in the town of Tröglitz in the eastern […]
Islam Saved Jewry. A Historical Truth
Source: Global Research by David J Wasserstein Islam saved Jewry. This is an unpopular, discomforting claim in the modern world. But it is a historical truth. The argument for it […]