Plight Of Sikhs in Pakistan
Credit: Dawn.com Narayanpura — An anomaly for Karachi’s marginalised Sikhs By Syed Fawad Hasan In a lesser-known neighbourhood of Karachi’s Ranchore Lines, a gurdwara, a church and […]
India: 11 women die after sterilisation, 4 officials fired
Thehindu.com 11 women die after sterilisation surgeries in Chhattisgarh re2 PTI The victims of faulty sterilisation drive in a Bilaspur hospital. Photo: Pavan Dahat PTI Villagers protesting at out side the state health minister’s residence against underwent sterilisation surgeries, in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Members of AIDWA stage a […]
UK: Poppy Hijab sparks controversy
The poppy hijab that defies the extremists: British Muslims urged to wear headscarf as symbol of remembrance £22 headscarf is backed by Muslim groups as a symbol for remembrance Launched tomorrow to mark 100 years since the first Muslim soldier was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during World […]
Pakistan: Violence at Wagah
No Religion, Including Islam, Advocates Terrorism or Militancy Violence at WAGAH By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Nov 07, 2014 The greatest problem with Muslims is that they are lagging far behind in modern scientific education. It is modern education alone that can change traditional mindsets A deadly suicide bomb attack […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Leader Calls for Political Action Against ISIS
Source: prnewswire.co.uk LONDON, November 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Western Europe’s largest mosque hosts an historic symposium A World Muslim Leader, the Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, has urged political leaders to exert their influence […]
Malaysia: Limiting use of the word ‘Allah’ for non-Muslim Malaysians
Source: examiner.com I am simply outraged to learn that Malaysian non-Muslims are banned from using the word “Allah”. As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community that believes that Islam teaches tolerance, it […]
UK: Why British Muslims should wear a Poppy?
Source: lutfislam.blogspot.co.uk War is the greatest injustice mankind can inflict on itself. Unfortunately, not a day has passed for centuries when somewhere and somehow one nation was not at war with […]
Mary’s Meals founder awarded peace prize by British Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: catholicherald.co.uk Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, the Catholic founder of hunger charity Mary’s Meals, has been awarded the 2014 Prize for the Advancement of Peace by Britain’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community. The Ahmadis, who […]
[Urdu poem] ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ اکنالج منٹ کا شعبہ by Arshi Malik
Kindly click on the images to zoom them out, Jazakallah میری ویب سائیٹ ، جو حال ہی میں لانچ کی گئی ہے Website: www.arshimalik.comFacebook page: www.facebook.com/ArshiMalik100
Flashback: Thoughts of a senior citizen
Some nice thoughts. Live it up, its later than you think!! AND THEN IT’S WINTER You know. .. . Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my […]
Washington National Cathedral Plans To Host Muslim Prayer Service
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Indonesia drafts the protection of religious communities bill for tolerance
The new bill will allow all religious groups to perform religious teachings in public. Fresh from allowing citizens to leave the religion column on their ID cards blank, the government […]
Islam and religious minorities
Many Muslims and non-Muslims alike claim that Islam is a religion of peace and that violence perpetrated in the name of Islam is actually due to distortions or misunderstandings of […]
Jordan to Ulema : preach moderate Islam or else
Nationalpost.com In a bid to counter ISIS, Jordan gives orders to Clerics: Preach moderate Islam- or else ZARQA, Jordan — Several hundred robed Muslim clerics recently packed themselves into an auditorium to hear the minister of Islamic affairs issue their new marching orders. The meeting was mandatory. “You clerics are […]
Finally, will Obama become a foreign policy president?
Fareed Zakaria| The Daily Star Despite this week’s elections, President Obama has the time and scope to do big things over the next two years. But they will have to be in the world beyond Washington. Next week’s trip to Asia would be a good place to start. In fact, […]
Unwitting accomplice
The Daily Star Monday’s announcement that President Bashar Assad will study a proposal by the U.N. envoy to Syria to “freeze” fighting in Aleppo should generate skepticism rather than optimism. […]
King orders relief assistance to Iraq’s Anbar
by Jordan Times | Nov 10, 2014 AMMAN — Upon the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, the army on Monday dispatched a military aircraft laden with humanitarian assistance, including various supplies and blankets, to Iraq. The consignment, which is part of […]
Jinnah and the Blasphemy Law
Pakteahouse.net: November 11th, 2014 | Add a Comment By Yasser Latif Hamdani “I thoroughly endorse the principle that while this measure should aim at those undesirable persons who indulge in wanton vilification or attack upon the religion of any particular class or upon the founders and prophets of a religion, […]
‘My religion has been hijacked’: Muslims march against terrorism
leaderpost.com: The recent attacks by two extreme Islamists in Ontario and Quebec sent the wrong message about Muslim people, who are peaceful and proud of their country, says Habib Rehman. That’s why Rehman, the president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Regina Chapter, organized Saturday’s noontime rally. Rehman wanted to “show […]
Pakistan Christian leader asks Obama to condition US aid on blasphemy law repeal
jihadwatch.org: Obama should have gotten this idea on his own. It should have been done long ago. Indeed, I have long recommended that there be no U.S. aid for any country that oppresses women and non-Muslims, denies the freedom of speech and the freedom of conscience, etc. But even now, […]