Source: The Local Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Raed Saleh wants to create a contract with the Muslim community similar to the one between the town hall and Christian and Jewish groups that grants them official status. More:
Source: msn.com Islamist group Boko Haram has struck again in Nigeria in a similar attack to this one three weeks ago in Baga. This time, they hit Maiduguri a major northeastern city around midnight on Sunday. Reports suggest fierce fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the city and […]
Source: Euronews Final exit poll is out. Syriza estimated to have highest percentage but not overall majority, with 36%-38% of vote. More:
Source: Stratfor. As the situation on the ground quiets down in the wake of the Jan. 24 barrage by Russian-allied forces near the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Stratfor is continuing the watch initiated by our Red Alert. We believe, at the very least, that Russia is keeping its option to […]
Source:pressahmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community offers its condolences to the people of Saudi Arabia upon the passing of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud on 23 January 2015. Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return. (Holy Quran, Chapter 2, […]
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says that charitable endeavours and serving those in need are a basic part of Islam The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address International Conference of the charity Humanity First on […]
Source: dispatch.com Not too long after the horrific Charlie Hebdo shootings, a radical fringe of Pakistani Muslims called for death sentences for the Charlie Hebdo staff for committing the “worst act of terrorism.” Being an Ahmadi Muslim, I […]
“In this day and age the media has great power – if it is irresponsible then it can fuel disorder and unnecessarily provoke, but if it is responsible then it […]
Epigraph: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Source: Independent By Joan Smith Sucking up to the Saudis didn’t stop the 9/11 attacks, the Chibok kidnappings, or Paris What do you call the unelected leader of a state […]
Guardian: Former Tory chairwoman accuses government she served of undermining the fight against religious extremism Baroness Warsi says the British Council of Muslims is unrepresentative, but not extremist. Photograph: Paul […]
Vox.com: Saudi Arabia’s deceased King Abdullah, according to just about every obituary in major Western publications, was a reformer. The New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, and NPRall describe Abdullah as a ruler committed to reforming Saudi Arabia’s notoriously repressive practices. Sen. John McCain called Abdullah an advocate for peace; IMF head Christine Lagarde called […]
The Independent: Muslim pupils across Britain are suffering a backlash of bullying and abuse following the Charlie Hebdo massacre amid a broad rise in Islamophobia in schools which the Government […]
Source: The Independent By Ziauddin Sardar, who is editor of the quarterly journal ‘Critical Muslim’. His book, ‘Mecca: The Sacred City’, is published by Bloomsbury The West’s best hope of dealing […]
Source: the-japan-news.com | The Yomiuri Shimbun The recent case in which two Japanese men were taken hostage by a group believed to be the Islamic State has drawn widespread criticism from Muslims living in Japan. “Islam does not condone persecution or violence,” Muhammed Rasit Alas, a 30-year-old imam dressed in white, told devotees […]
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK in Milton Keynes have signed a £500 cheque for the chosen charities of the Mayor of Milton Keynes. Source: miltonkeynes.co.uk Usman Chaudhary told the […]
Source: The Telegraph Prime Minister’s promise to allow security services to access encrypted mobile data “compromises protection for everybody on everything” says Microsoft chief By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Davos The world’s […]
Source: alislam.org The Concept of Khilafat in the Holy Quran For our discussion, we would like to make a distinction between “khilafat” and “caliphate” for reasons other than mere etymological development […]
“We believe that as a community in New Zealand it is our duty to be loyal to values, integrate with all the communities in New Zealand and that we safeguard […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com PARIS (AP) — A leading Muslim group says there have been at least as many anti-Muslim acts in France since the terror attacks this month as for all of last year. The French Council for the Muslim Religion said Friday 128 anti-Muslim actions or threats were reported from Jan. […]