‘Moral injuries’ can be hardest to overcome
Source: Press and Sun By SHERMAN MORELAND III December 26, 2014 Did you know that there are war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan (as well as Vietnam) whose hardest wound to bear […]
An open letter to Geo TV
Daily Times: by Kashif N. Chaudhry — You remember well that the last time your host Mr Amir Liaquat promoted anti-Ahmedi hate speech on your forum in September of 2008, two prominent Ahmedi leaders were gunned down within 48 hours. You have done it again. Yet another murder (a third) […]
Hungary Is the Second Leading Country in the EU for “Irregular Border Crossings”
Many leave Hungary and the rest of East-Central Europe in search of opportunity; others arrive in search of better lives. By John Feffer, December 19, 2014. People have been leaving East-Central Europe in droves to get better jobs and opportunities further to the west. These diaspora populations are now very visible in […]
The real war is the war of narrative
Dawn.com: by Farrukh Khan Pitafi — The terrorist narrative of victimhood, denial and conspiracy theories can easily be deconstructed and dismantled. The closer you want to get to eradicating the menace of terrorism, the bigger this menace seems to get. For the past week, following the attack in Peshawar, our […]
Muslims in the United States
Author: Toni Johnson Council on Foreign Relations, 2011 Introduction Since 9/11, the U.S. war on terror abroad and domestic terror incidents involving U.S. and immigrant Muslims have focused attention on […]
How Will Kids Learn Patience When Everything Is Just One Click Away?
Huff Post: by Samantha Kemp-Jackson — Once upon a time, kids experienced a few days a year that brought incredible moments of joy. Birthdays. Christmas. Grandma coming to visit. The knowledge that these days were on the horizon only added to the excitement that children would feel. Oftentimes, the waiting […]
American Red Cross & Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Blood Drive – Glen Ellyn, IL
Source: patch.com | By Anas Mirza American Red Cross and Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Blood Drive – Glen Ellyn, IL – Free food and long sleeve T-Shirts for all donors.
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association teams up to deliver gifts to children in hospital
Source: itv.com Volunteers from the Huddersfield Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) teamed up with care worker Clare Harwood to visit Children’s ward at Calderdale Royal Infirmary Hospital delivering […]
Bern Imam named ‘Swiss of the Year’
Bern imam named Swiss of the Year By Jeannie Wurz DEC 28, 2014 – 15:19 Imam Mustafa Memeti of Bern has been named Swiss of the Year by the newspaper SonntagsZeitung. […]
Year-end Tragedy
After the massacre in Peshawar on Dec. 16th, which left over a hundred schoolchildren dead, the country’s foremost analysts have painstakingly tried to pinpoint both historical and recent reasons that […]
ISAF ends Afghan mission
KABUL: The United States and NATO formally ended their war in Afghanistan on Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for […]
Air raids hit militia-held Misrata
TRIPOLI: Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government carried out their first air strikes Sunday against militia-held third city Misrata, a spokesman said.’ Col. Ahmed Mesmari said the strikes were […]
Indonesia: missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’
FERGUS JENSEN AND SIVA GOVINDASAMY | REUTERS Published — Monday 29 December 2014 Last update 29 December 2014 10:16 am JAKARTA: A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said […]
A timely reminder of the bloody anniversary we all forgot Who remembers that this week we enter the 150th anniversary year of the end of the American Civil War?
Every month, my London mail package thumps on to my Beirut doorstep with An Cosantóir inside. It’s the magazine of the Irish Defence Forces – surely the glossiest-paged journal of any army, let alone one of the smallest military forces in the world. But among its accounts of Ireland’s UN missions abroad […]
Sharing true meaning of Islam
chathamdailynews.ca: A worldwide religious organization won’t give up its efforts to spread the true message that Islam is a religion of peace, despite continued terrorist attacks by radicalized Muslims around […]
New Year’s Day Clean-up by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Monday, 29 December 2014, 12:49 pm Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ scoop.co.nz/: Media Release For public release – 29 December 2014 New Year’s Day Clean-up by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Keeping up with New Zealand’s ‘Clean Green’ image, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New Zealand believes in setting the pace for […]
Muslims need to celebrate Eid and not Christmas
Source/Credit: Examiner By Shahina Bashir Some years back I was invited to a friend’s Christmas party. She went all out with decking the halls, putting up a beautifully decorated Christmas tree with lots of intricately wrapped presents under it, music, and of course lots of food. The guests who attended brought in […]
Pakistani televangelist incites violence against Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir Just five days after a Pakistani televangelist, Aamir Liaquat Hussein hosted his “Subah Pakistan” program on GEO TV, a 27 year old man, Luqman Ahad Shehzad, belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was shot dead in Gujranwala, Pakistan on December 27. On his show, which was broadcast on December […]
India: All religion peace conference held by Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: business-standard.com | Press Trust of India An all religion peace international conference was today held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community at Qadian here. The session of the 123rd International Conference started with […]
Gujranwala: Shaheed Lucman Ahmad Shehzad – The Ahmadi Martyr
Source: rabwah.net Gunmen in a Punjab village shot dead a member of the Ahmadi religious minority on Saturday, five days after a Muslim leader denounced Ahmadis on a popular television show. […]