Mosque to host city peace conference
The Star: A Sheffield mosque is to hold a peace conference to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I. The Bait-ul-Afiyat Mosque in Sussex Street is to […]
The Race for U.N. Secretary-General Is Rigged
FP: The U.N. secretary-general is the world’s chief diplomat, but most of the world doesn’t get much say in who gets the nod. In the end, it’s the U.N. Security […]
US wealth inequality – top 0.1% worth as much as the bottom 90%
theguardian: by Angela Manoghan — The research by Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman [pdf] illustrates the evolution of wealth inequality over the last century. The chart shows how the top 0.1% of families now own roughly the same share of wealth as the bottom 90%. The picture actually improved in the […]
Washington National Cathedral Hosts First Muslim Prayer Service
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — On Friday, the the Washington National Cathedral was filled with the sounds of Muslim prayers. Muslims and people of other religious traditions have participated in Christian […]
Foetal damage caused by alcohol ‘equivalent to attempted manslaughter’
theguardian: by Owen Bowcott — Lawyers pursuing compensation claim on behalf of child, say mother’s heavy drinking constitutes crime of poisoning The case has triggered a debate about the rights of the foetus and calls for women who drink excessively during pregnancy to be prosecuted. Pevere damage inflicted on an […]
U.K. woman gets 28 months for trying to send money to IS husband
Amal El-Wahabi is the first person in the U.K. found guilty of funding Syrian terrorism LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images FILE PHOTO Amal El-Wahabi, a British woman who tried to send 20,000 euros ($25,000) to her husband fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria has been jailed for 28 […]
Ahmadi Muslims to carry Peace beyond Redmond
Source: patch.com Members of the widely persecuted Ahmadiyya Muslim Community work for peace and justice in various ways, one of which is that every member aims to give a copy of […]
Ghana: Council of churches supports Ahmadiyya hospital
Source: graphic.com.gh The Agona Swedru branch of the Local Council of Churches has presented 10 mattresses valued at GH¢1,200 to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospita at Agona Swedru. The donation was to […]
Faith Matters: The Use of Islamic Terms by Ahmadi Muslims (English)
Source: youtube.com/mtaOnline1 Fatih Matter is an informative and contemporary English question and answer programme exploring various matters relating to faith and religion. The question being asked is regarding the use of […]
Mormon Church Admits Founder Joseph Smith Had 40 Wives
Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Mormon church has admitted that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, […]
Pakistan born kid becomes world’s youngest Microsoft IT specialist
Dawn: ISLAMABAD – Pakistani-Briton Ayan Qureshi, who has only just started going to primary school, successfully completed the assessment to become the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional on the planet. A five-year-old kid broke the previous record of six and a half by passing the exam at the age of five […]
Punish Pakistan for its un-Islamic blasphemy laws
Barbarity of burning a Christian couple alive in Pakistan is worse than the beheadings by the Islamic State. Haroon Siddiqui, Thestar.com 2014/11/12 ASIF HASSAN / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Pakistani minority Christians protest the murder of a Christian couple who were killed for alleged blasphemy in a small village in the province […]
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USA: Religious Leaders gathered to clear the misconceptions in Religions
Glen Ellyn Area Religious Leaders gathered at Faith Lutheran Church at 41 North Park Boulevard in Glen Ellyn. The event was hosted by The Rev. George D. Smith, Rector and […]
BBC: IS propaganda ‘targeting’ Midlands’ youngsters
Source: bbc.com The head of counter-terrorism in the West Midlands has warned “vulnerable youngsters” are being targeted by Islamic State (IS) propaganda. Midlands Muslim groups also said their sense of safety […]
Second Quran and Science Symposium Today, 10 AM EST
Epigraph: Blessed is He (Allah) in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things; … Who has created seven heavens in harmony. No incongruity canst thou […]
Burma ‘backsliding’ on some reforms, Obama says before visit
theguardian — US president cites persecution of ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority and crackdown on journalists in assessment published as he is set to visit the country Burma policemen holding shields line up as they stand guard in front of the old ministers’ office in Yangon before Barack Obama’s visit Burma’s […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
Posted by Mirza Ghulam Rabbi Read about Jesus: The humble prophet of God – His life, Crucifixion & his death Author: Imam I. H. Kauser, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Australia The […]
Uzbekistan students stage rare protest against forced labour in cotton fields
theguardian: by Joanna Lillis — Around a million Uzbeks are forced to help harvest the country’s ‘white gold’ every year. Now, students have tentatively begun to speak out against it.EurasiaNet.org reports Public servants are drafted in every year to help harvest the country’s crucial cotton crops. Uzbekistan’s practice of sending forced […]
King meets Kerry, Netanyahu for talks on Jerusalem tension
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday hosted a trilateral meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cool tempers arising as […]