Greek elections: SYRIZA leads initial exit polls
Source: Euronews Final exit poll is out. Syriza estimated to have highest percentage but not overall majority, with 36%-38% of vote. More:
RED ALERT
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 […]
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY OFFERS CONDOLENCES ON PASSING OF KING ABDULLAH
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, […]
HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADDRESSES HUMANITY FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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 […]
“Islam always opposes killing people” says Muslim Writers Guild of America
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 […]
USA: Interfaith Talk Series between Ahmadiyya Muslims & Presbyterian Church Continues
“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 […]
Happy Australia Day and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
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 […]
King Abdullah dead: We can’t afford not to hold Saudi Arabia’s royals to account
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 […]
Muslims will speak up for British values only when they know they will be heard
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 […]
The obscenity of calling Saudi King Abdullah a “reformer”
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 […]
British Muslim school children suffering a backlash of abuse following Paris attacks
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 […]
Islamic history is full of free thinkers – but recent attempts to suppress critical thought are verging on the absurd
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 […]
Japan: Muslims stress Islam rejects terrorism
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 […]
Milton Keynes’ [Ahmadi] Muslims hand £500 for Mayor’s charities
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 […]
Cyber experts warn on Cameron’s eavesdropping plans
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 […]
Khilafat and Caliphate by Mubasher Ahmad, M.A., LL.B.
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 […]
New Zealand: Islamic conference campaigning against terrorism
“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 […]
France: As Many Anti-Muslim Acts In January’15 As in All Of 2014
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. […]
Nigeria: Showers of gifts on Qur’an memorisers
Source: nationalmirroronline.net Ten Hufaz (those who have memorized the Holy Qur’an) at the Hafizul Quran School established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at at Ilaro,Ogun State Southwest, Nigeria joined other young Hufaz […]
Sheffield mosque calls for ‘preachers of hate’ to be stopped from entering UK
Source: thestar.co.uk A Sheffield Muslim group has welcomed comments by Secretary of State for Communities Eric Pickles calling for extremism to be rooted out. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Sheffield has joined […]