NY Times: Republican Idiocy on Iran
Source: New York Times By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 11, 2015 After helping to ignite a firestorm over a possible nuclear agreement with Iran, Senator John McCain, a former Republican presidential […]
Rates of HIV Infection Rising in Australia
Source: SBS Rates of HIV infections are rising, but fewer people are dying from AIDS, data from the Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society says. The human immunodeficiency […]
Ferguson police shot during protest
Source: BBC Two police officers have been shot in Ferguson, a Missouri town hit by riots over the killing of an unarmed black teenager last year. One officer was shot […]
Very Sad News: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamia Germany student dies
Source: Local News Paper Süd Hessen Mr Yahya Bajwa, 26 years old Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamia Germany Student died due to a road accident on 11.03.2015. He was crossing the road while a speedy car hit him and he scumbed to injuries. Innah lillahe wa Innah Elehi Rajeoon. Previously he was […]
2 Officers Are Shot Outside Ferguson Police Station
Source: NY Times: FERGUSON, Mo. — Two St. Louis County police officers were shot early Thursday outside the Ferguson police station, the county police said. The officers’ conditions were not known. The shootings followed protests by several dozen demonstrators, which included occasional clashes with the police and a few arrests. […]
The Muslim world at the crossroads
Source:ET The Arab Spring has turned into an ‘Arab Autumn’. The only exception in the Arab world is Tunisia where the Arab Spring has proved a great success and democracy is taking roots with a progressive and modern outlook. In contrast, in Egypt, where the influence of the military runs […]
Suppression of Women, Culture or Faith?
Source: Huffington Post By Meliha Hayat; Freelance Writer and Religious Correspondent Growing up I read stories about inspirational women, who ruled over kingdoms, created legislation, established schools and universities and moulded the minds of the future, and there was one thing that they all had in common; they were Muslim […]
Pakistani man arrested in Toronto on terror charges
Published Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:09AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:18PM EDT A Pakistani man has been arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot against the United States consulate in Toronto, CTV News has learned. The Canada Border Services Agency says Jhanzab Malik was arrested on […]
Imam Shamshad Nasir of Ahmadiyya mission Glen Ellyn addresses Ghana National Council of Chicago
Report by Arman Butt Imam Shamshad Nasir of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam recently visited the Ghana National Council of Chicago which is composed of representatives of several Chicagoland Ghanaian […]
Plight of a non-ahmadi girl marrying an Ahmadi. What a funny fatwa!
Source: Daily Motion A must watch video. LINK
Canadian PM Harper: Niqabs ‘Rooted In A Culture That Is Anti-Women’
, CP | By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Stephen Harper doubled down Tuesday on his aversion to face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, calling them the product of a culture that is “anti-women.” The prime minister ratcheted up the rhetoric against the niqab even as Liberal […]
Canadian PM Harper: Niqabs 'Rooted In A Culture That Is Anti-Women'
, CP | By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Stephen Harper doubled down Tuesday on his aversion to face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, calling them the product of a culture that is “anti-women.” The prime minister ratcheted up the rhetoric against the niqab even as Liberal […]
Exclusive: China likely to ease again if inflation falls – central bank adviser
(Reuters) – China is likely to cut interest rates or reserve requirements again if consumer inflation drifts below 1 percent, a member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee said, as he ruled out more support for the sagging Chinese property market. Qian Yingyi said policymakers still needed to monitor […]
Religious Women Break Down Barriers
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — March marks Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate and critically assess the ways in which women’s rights have and have not progressed around the world. In the realm of religion, there is still much work to be done, as many faith traditions continue to bar […]
Mumtaz Qadri- Not a Terrorist: A debatable judgment
Dawn: SALMAAN TASEER was murdered by an unrepentant Mumtaz Qadri in a deliberate, premeditated and ruthless manner for the vilest and most distorted of reasons. That makes Qadri a murderer who must be punished. The Islamabad High Court hearing Qadri’s appeal did both the legally and morally correct thing in […]
Russia’s Endgame in Ukraine
NY Times: One of Russia’s main goals is for Donetsk and Luhanskto become fully autonomous regions. In months of fierce fighting, separatists took over government buildings in major cities and destroyed or seized crucial infrastructure, like water pipelines in Horlivka and the rail hub in Debaltseve. More:
Balancing Islam and Middle School in Queens
NY Times: Somewhere between stepping off the school bus and climbing into the go-kart, Sandra Ibrahim, 14, took off her pink hijab. She was on a trip to an indoor amusement park in New Rochelle, N.Y., with her Islamic weekend school, surrounded by other Muslim children, parents and teachers. She […]
Chief Rabbinate removes ban on Christmas trees in Israeli hotels
Source: The Jerusalem Post The Israeli Chief Rabinnate has removed a prohibition against the placement of Christmas trees in Israeli hotels. Prior to the change, hotels that offered “references to gentile holidays” were liable to lose their kosher licenses, hurting the chances of religiously observant customers staying there. The removal […]
403. Commandment – Mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years
403. Commandment – Mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years [2:234] And mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years; this is for those who desire to complete the suckling. And the man to whom the child belongs shall be responsible for their (the mothers’) food […]