Islamophobia is racism, pure and simple
Source: The Guardian By Yassin Musharbash Islamophobia is on the rise in Germany. That is troubling enough. But what’s even more concerning is that many of those whom I would define […]
Indonesian editor accused of blasphemy over IS cartoon AFP
Dawn: JAKARTA: The chief editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, police said Friday. The Jakarta Post’s Meidyatama Suryodiningrat could be jailed for up to five years if […]
100 YEARS ON : What the Tramp tells us about Charlie Chaplin – By Michèle Laird
The birth 100 years ago of Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp is celebrated on all five continents this year. In Switzerland, where Chaplin spent the last 22 years of his life, […]
King’s SR390m (104 million $) aid to help feed Syrian refugees battling cold
JEDDAH: HANI HAZAIMEH Published — Friday 12 December 2014 A $104 million (SR390 million) donation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has helped restore food vouchers for […]
Foundation Stone for the first Mosque in Madagascar laid by Ameer Jama’at of Mauritius
Respected Ameer Saheb of Jama’at Mauritius, Mr Moussa Taujoo lays foundation stone for the first mosque in Madagascar. Ameer Jama’at with members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in madagascar. The school built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Madagascar , providing education for hundreds of the young souls. Missionary in […]
Irish parliament backs recognition of Palestinian state
Epigraph: “Do not unto your neighbor what you would not have him do to you; this is the whole Law; the rest is commentary.” Beit Hillel, a Jewish teacher from […]
How the right to deny the existence of God is under threat globally
ADAM SHERWIN Tuesday 09 December 2014 Atheists and humanists are increasingly being targeted as distinct minorities in “hate campaigns” across the globe, according to a new report which found that religious and political leaders are ratcheting up rhetoric against those who believe there is no God. The report claims that […]
The untold story of Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Source: Dawn A few days ago, a video of erstwhile pop icon and widely heard Islamic evangelist, Junaid Jamshed went viral on the Internet, in which his remarks were perceived as blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his wife, Ayesha (RA). By the time of the writing of this […]
If Malala were an Ahmadi Muslim
By Mike Ghouse I congratulated Malala for winning the Nobel Prize, and reminded her that she is not the first Pakistani to win the Nobel Prize. Dr. Abdus Salam has […]
President Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Canada congratulates Malala Yousafzai
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat National Secretary Publications, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association, Canada The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (AMJ) Canada congratulates Malala Yousafzai on becoming the youngest recipient of the Nobel […]
5 Lessons From Prophet Muhammad to Stop Torture
Source: The Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid, Lawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST” This week, America and the world were let in on the secret that everyone knew but no one would […]
Ex-Guantanamo inmate David Hicks heckles Australia minister
BBC News: Ex-Guantanamo inmate David Hicks has heckled an Australian minister, accusing the government of knowing about his alleged torture by the US. Hicks, who spent five-and-a-half years in the US prison, called Attorney General George Brandis a “coward” when he refused to answer questions. His outburst came as Mr […]
Superbugs to kill ‘more than cancer’ by 2050
BBC News: Drug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide – more than currently die from cancer – by 2050 unless action is taken, a study says. They are currently implicated in 700,000 deaths each year. The analysis, presented by the economist Jim O’Neill, said the […]
Ebola vaccine trial ‘interrupted’ due to joint pains
BBC News: The clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in Switzerland has been interrupted after some patients complained of joint pains in their hands and feet. READ MORE…
Nigeria: Dozens killed in double bombing in Jos
BBC News: A twin bomb attack has taken place in a busy area of the Nigerian city of Jos, killing at least 30 people, witnesses say. The two bombs exploded in quick succession, close to the scene of a major bombing in May. READ MORE…
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bodies found piled up in Kono
BBC News: Health officials in Sierra Leone have discovered scores of bodies in a remote diamond-mining area, raising fears that the scale of the Ebola outbreak may have been underreported. The World Health Organization said they uncovered a “grim scene” in the eastern district of Kono. A WHO response team […]
The Other Islamic State
Source: NY Times: While much of the world has been focused on the rise of the Islamic State, another proto-Islamic state has been waging a campaign of terror while dreaming of a caliphate in Nigeria. Since the public execution of Boko Haram’s founder in 2009 by Nigerian security forces, a hard-line […]
Toronto: U of T researcher’s spray-on solar cells could transform devices
U of T researcher’s spray-on solar cells could transform our devices By Gilbert Ngabo Metro News.ca Share this Article David Van Dyke/Metro Illan Kramer, the researcher behind sprayLD, displaying an example of a film that would contain spray-on solar cells. A University of Toronto researcher is reinventing solar cell production […]
Gitmo inmate: My treatment shames American flag
Source: CNN Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CNN) — I’ve heard that the Senate report on CIA torture is 6,000 pages long. My story, though, takes place elsewhere: in Guantanamo, away from the CIA program that the report covers. The 6,000 pages of the Senate report are just the start of what Americans […]
Torture and the U.S. Intelligence Failure
Source: Stratfor By George Friedman The Obama administration published a series of memoranda on torture issued under the Bush administration. The memoranda, most of which dated from the period after 9/11, authorized measures including depriving prisoners of solid food, having them stand shackled and in uncomfortable positions, leaving them in […]