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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 15, 2015 ( Leave a comment )

Qur’an lesson for today: 353. Commandment – show kindness to kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and to the neighbour that is a kinsman and the neighbour that is a stranger, and the companion by your side, and the wayfarer

353. Commandment – show kindness to kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and to the neighbour that is a kinsman and the neighbour that is a stranger, and the companion by your side, and the wayfarer [4:37] And worship Allah and associate naught with Him, and show kindness to parents, and to kindred, and orphans, and […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 14, 2015 ( Leave a comment )

REFUGEE CRISIS : Swiss aim to expand support for Syrians

The Swiss government has tasked foreign ministry and justice ministry with working out proposals on how best to reinforce Swiss support for victims of the Syrian conflict on a long […]

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Post-Paris Attacks: Integration ‘not an antidote’ to Islamic extremism

By Daniele Mariani swissinfo.ch JAN 13, 2015 – 16:50 Around 80% of all Muslims in Switzerland are from the Balkans region or Turkey where Islam is moderate and rarely politicised, […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 14, 2015 ( 3 Comments )

Israel’s shameless hijacking of French Jews

Summary The corpses were still warm last week when the Israeli prime minister alighted in Paris to tell French Jews that their real home was Israel. Netanyahu seemed unconcerned by the interests of the people most affected by his statements, namely France’s Jews. Here they were, looking for reassurances as […]

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Shifting priorities

The Daily Star, Lebanon Meeting ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John […]

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Muslim world questions logic behind Charlie antics

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad bin Amin Madani speaks at a news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, on Wednesday. (Reuters) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 15 January 2015 RIYADH/CAIRO: Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, has denounced the publication of sacrilegious cartoons […]

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Saudi Arabia’s history of hypocrisy we choose to ignore

On Thursday, a Saudi blogger will receive his second flogging for ‘insulting Islam’. Robert Fisk looks at a barbaric regime with a brutal record ROBERT FISK Wednesday 14 January 2015 […]

By Zia H Shah on January 14, 2015 ( 2 Comments )

Amir of UK Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat on SKY News about Prophet Muhmmad saw Cartoon Publication

Source: Sumair Naveed of Germany LINK

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14-year-old defies marriage, exceeds father’s expectations

The Express Tribune — BANGLADESH: The entire village gathered at Based Ali’s house to celebrate something he never wanted, something he had struggled to admit for many years. “Parents generally help their kids study,” he said. “But I pressured my daughter instead to marry when she was 14. I pressured her […]

By Zia H Shah on January 14, 2015 ( 4 Comments )

Luc Besson writes open letter to young Muslims after Charlie Hebdo killings

Source: The Guardian: By Ben Child French film director calls for rejection of extremism and promises to work with Muslim community for a fairer society My brother, if you knew […]

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Paris massacre: No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy

Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy By Fareed Zakaria Jan. 12, 2015 As they went on their rampage, the men who murdered 12 people in Paris last week yelled that they had “avenged the Prophet.” They followed in the path of other terrorists […]

By Zia H Shah on January 14, 2015 ( 1 Comment )

As a Muslim, I’m Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists

Huff Post: by Mehdi Hasan — Does it not bother you to see Barack Obama – who demanded that Yemen keep the anti-drone journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye behind bars, after he was convicted on “terrorism-related charges” in a kangaroo court – jump on the free speech ban wagon? Weren’t you […]

By Zia H Shah on January 14, 2015 ( 1 Comment )

Thousands sign petition to honour hero of kosher market siege in Paris

Source: The Independent A petition to honour Lassana Bathily, the Muslim shop worker who saved 15 hostages during last Friday’s terror attack on a kosher supermarket in France, has gained […]

By Zia H Shah on January 14, 2015 ( 2 Comments )

The Rapid Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

By Saeed Qureshi The paramount question intriguing the discerning students of history has been that why an iconic, revolutionary and charismatic leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto met with a tragic end. […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 14, 2015 ( 1 Comment )

Religious freedom and diplomacy – More than a luxury

JOHN KERRY, the American secretary of state, has been in Pakistan over the past couple of days, on a tough assignment. He had to show the proper degree of sympathy over last month’s terrible massacre of schoolchildren by the Pakistani Taliban, and urge his hosts to draw the logical conclusion: […]

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The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State

Photo Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast Jamie Dettmer 01.14.15 The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State The high-profile spouses of […]

By Zia H Shah on January 14, 2015 ( Leave a comment )

U.S. retail sales drop biggest in 11 months, but seen as a blip

(Reuters) – U.S. retail sales recorded their largest decline in 11 months in December as demand fell almost across the board, tempering expectations for a sharp acceleration in consumer spending in the fourth quarter. Economists, however, cautioned against reading too much into the surprise weakness, noting that holiday spending made […]

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Fostering Universal Brotherhood in Our Global Village

Qur’an lesson for today: 353. Commandment – show kindness to kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and to the neighbour that is a kinsman and the neighbour that is a stranger, and the companion by your side, and the wayfarer

REFUGEE CRISIS : Swiss aim to expand support for Syrians

Post-Paris Attacks: Integration ‘not an antidote’ to Islamic extremism

Israel’s shameless hijacking of French Jews

Shifting priorities

Muslim world questions logic behind Charlie antics

Saudi Arabia’s history of hypocrisy we choose to ignore

Amir of UK Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat on SKY News about Prophet Muhmmad saw Cartoon Publication

14-year-old defies marriage, exceeds father’s expectations

Luc Besson writes open letter to young Muslims after Charlie Hebdo killings

Paris massacre: No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy

As a Muslim, I’m Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists

Thousands sign petition to honour hero of kosher market siege in Paris

The Rapid Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Religious freedom and diplomacy – More than a luxury

The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State

U.S. retail sales drop biggest in 11 months, but seen as a blip

They Stood Together

Response to Muslim Extremists: Friday Sermon Summary 19th December

Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadyya Hounslow South Local Ijtema 2015 Invitation