Egypt court jails doctor in ‘historic’ FGM prosecution An Egyptian court sentenced a doctor to prison Monday for the female genital mutilation (FGM) of a 13-year-old girl, resulting in her death. It is the first such conviction that the country’s judiciary has handed down. Women’s rights advocates who had pushed […]
Washington Post: By Andrés Martinez January 26 2015. Andres Martinez is editorial director of Zocalo Public Square, for which he writes the Trade Winds column. He teaches journalism at Arizona […]
Russia’s Patriarch Kirill Slams Charlie Hebdo’s Mockery of Muslims, Christians and others with its irreverent cartoons “Today, in saying ‘no’ to terrorism, killings, violence, we also say ‘no’ to the […]
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: stratfordbeaconherald.com Extremist Muslim clerics find vulnerable young people in tribal areas of countries such as Pakistan and radicalize them. He said the violence isn’t a war against the West but a war against humanity. Islam is a faith of peace that has been tarnished through radicalization resulting in terrorism, said […]
Source: abc.net.au A small Muslim community in South Australia has joined public Australia Day celebrations, taking part in traditional rituals including the barbeque lunch. Adelaide’s Ahmadiyya community has about 550 members […]
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 […]
Source: mysuburbanlife.com GLEN ELLYN – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosts the first mid-west regional training convention at Bait ul Jamm’e Mosque. The convention began Dec. 27 and drew more than 450 […]
Source:NY Times: LONDON — At a time when Western leaders are clamoring for greater powers to conduct covert surveillance, a prankster in Britain has turned the table on the watchers, securing a private cellphone number for a top intelligence chief and apparently making a separate phone call to the prime […]
Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has attended India’s Republic Day parade in Delhi, the first US head of state to do so. Mr Obama was chief guest at the […]
Source: BBC Doctors have warned of a “lack of knowledge” about the dangers of mixing some medications with grapefruit. The fruit can cause overdoses of some drugs by stopping the medicines being broken down in the intestines and the liver. The researchers who first identified the link said the number […]
Source: The Local Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement on Sunday, the group’s first rally since threats surfaced against the group and its leader resigned over “Hitler” photos. More:
Tehran Times: The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance will hold an international short film festival on the Prophet of Islam with the motto of “Muhammad, the Messenger of […]
Herald: Of course it was right to show solidarity with the French in the wake of the massacre at the offices of the satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo.” Western, pluralistic societies […]
Globe & Mail: In the wake of the most recent attacks in Paris, the airwaves have been full of myths about Muslim communities in Europe. After the commentator Steve Emerson […]
Source: thespec.com Islam is as closely related to terrorism as light is to darkness, life is to death or peace is to war. In the news today, so called Muslims continue […]
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, 157) […]
Source: The Local Hours before a new rally in Dresden by the Islamophobic PEGIDA movement on Sunday, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the group’s anti-Muslim sentiments were harming the nation’s image. More:
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 […]