Dalai Lama: Pope Unwilling To Meet Because ‘It Could Cause Problems’
ROME (RNS) The Dalai Lama said Thursday (Dec. 11) that he would not meet Pope Francis while in Rome for a summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners. “The Vatican administration […]
Lebanese Muslims, Christians unite behind Al-Azhar message of tolerance
By Nohad Topalian in Beirut Work is under way in Lebanon to fight sectarianism and extremism on the heels of the international counterterrorism conference in Cairo, Christian and Muslim clerics […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 319. Commandment – exchange not the bad for the good
319. Commandment – exchange not the bad for the good [4:3] And give to the orphans their property and exchange not the bad for the good, and devour not their property with your own. Surely, it is a great sin.
Is There Freedom of Thought or Coercion in the Holy Quran?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Student Creates First Ever Man-Made Biological Leaf
HigherPerspective: — The “first man-made biological leaf” could enable humans to colonise space from Dezeen on Vimeo. Another hurdle to prolonged interstellar travel has been passed. RCA Graduate Julian Melchiorri has developed a biological leaf that acts just like a natural one, breathing in carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. “Plants don’t grow in zero gravity,” […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community providing free medical assistance for cataract eye surgery in Madagascar & Comoros Island
This is an initiative of the Ahmadiyya Mulim Community of Mauritius . By the help of a foreign doctor the community did organized free cataract surgery for people who reside in Madagascar & Comoros Island. Press conference with the Media in […]
‘Mary in Islam’ is focus of Saturday event
The Columbus Dispatch: by JoAnne Viviano — When Nadia Mirza is asked in school why she wears a head covering, she sometimes thinks of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Muslim teen said that Mary helps her understand modesty and teaches her righteousness, honesty and piety. The importance of Mary in both […]
EXCLUSIVE: “Corrupt, toxic and sociopathic”: Glenn Greenwald unloads on torture, CIA and Washington’s rotten soul
Salon: It took years until the executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report — which shows not only that the CIA’s torture regime was larger and more vicious than understood, but that the agency repeatedly lied about it to the White House and Congress — was finally released to […]
Does a reform-driven pope have the power to change doctrine?
Global Post: How far can a pope go? Francis is a change agent rivaled by few other figures in power today. Does a reform-driven pope have the power to change doctrine? […]
Celibacy could cause child abuse, landmark Catholic report admits
Russia Today: Obligatory celibacy could have contributed to child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, a group of Australian archbishops has admitted, becoming the first-ever Catholic institution to publicly acknowledge […]
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 […]