Canadian Muslims must help fight the ‘enemy within
Muslims in Canada need to recognize that we must influence our children with the right form of Islam, lest extremists get to them. Source: thestar.com | By Ahmed Sahi In Islam, there are […]
Indonesia: Minister Promises Bill to Protect Religious Minorities
Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin says all Indonesians should be allowed to follow and practice their own beliefs, free from persecution. (Antara Photo/Mohamad Hamzah) Jakarta. The lone minister to […]
Gambia: Response To Imam Fatty’s Statements by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at
Source: freedomnewspaper.com Assalaamu Alaikum WarahmatullahWabarakaatuh! In the issue of The StandardNewspaper of Friday, 31 October, 2014, the Imam of the State House Mosque in Banjul, Alhaji Abdoulie Fatty launched an attack […]
KYRGYZSTAN: Contradictory court decisions, arbitrary official actions
Ahmadis still banned Source: forum18.org Some officials in Kyrgyzstan appear unwilling to act on their domestic and international legal obligations, Forum 18 News Service notes. A reluctance by officials to implement […]
Tuvalu: Ahmadiyya Preaches peace on the National Radio
Source: ahmadiyyatuvalu.wordpress.com By Allah’s grace, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Tuvalu has been spreading the peaceful teaching of Islam by medium of National Radio for 5 years. Month of October 2014 was […]
Mary’s Meals founder receives Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize
Source: Herald Scottland Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow will receive a prize the Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize at the eleventh National Peace Symposium of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Baitul […]
Massacres ignored
The Daily Star Lebanon Events this week in Iraq and Syria offer dramatic proof of how weak the international campaign against ISIS is, as if any proof were required. When a foreign hostage held by ISIS is paraded before the camera, or later executed, the world learns his name. In […]
Muhammad: Avoid that What Rankles in Your Mind
Source: Forty Gems of Beauty Narrated by Ḥaḍrat Wābiṣa bin Ma‘bad, Allāh be pleased with him: Said the Prophet of Allāh (peace and blessings of Allāh be on him): Seek the guidance […]
Pope Francis Is Considering Making Marriage Annulments Cost-Free
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis considers eliminating church charges for marriage annulments, revealing he once fired an official who tried to charge thousands of dollars for […]
Study: Long-term shift work lessens brain power
By Laura Smith-Spark updated 4:06 AM EST, Wed November 5, 2014 (CNN) — It’s not the news that any shift worker wants to hear. Not only is working irregular hours bad for your social life and likely your health, but it has a chronic effect on your ability to think, […]
Gujrat policeman kills man in custody alleging blasphemy
Dawn: GUJRAT: A police officer on Wednesday night murdered a detained man with an axe, later alleging that the man had committed blasphemy. 45-year-old Jhang resident Syed Tufail Haider was arrested a day earlier for wounding two people from a locality in Gujrat. According to police authorities, Tufail came to […]
Israel accused of war crimes during campaign in Gaza
theguardian — A Palestinian child, wounded in an Israeli strike on a compound housing in Jabalia. The 50-day conflict killed more than 2,100 Palestinians and 72 Israelis Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing war crimes during its campaign in Gaza. A report released by the group on Wednesday says Israel displayed […]
November 2014 eGazette – Racism in USA and Universal Brotherhood in Islam
Do White Christians Care Enough About Racial Justice to Make it an American Reality? Source: On Faith By Elizabeth Evans Epigraph: “The extinction of race consciousness is one of the […]
Israeli occupation forces breach Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first time since 1967
MEM For the first time since 1967, Israeli occupation forces actually entered into the southern Mosque in Al-Aqsa Compound, according to the director of the Islamic Awqaf, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib. […]
Canada seeks to ban polygamous immigrants
CBC The Harper government is bracing for international backlash to its proposed new law that would ban people in polygamous and forced marriages from immigrating to Canada, The Canadian Press […]
Britain’s Prince Charles urges religious freedom, tolerance
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 […]
Canada Denounces Beating and Burning to Death of Christian Couple in Pakistan
international.gc.ca: November 5, 2014 – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “I was saddened to learn of a Christian couple who were beaten and burned to death by a local mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Pakistan. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at is ‘known for its religious tolerance’: Narendera Modi
PM said Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is known for its universal brotherhood and these qualities of the community have been instrumental in strengthening the unity of the nation. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int’l Desk Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya Jama’at India By Ch. Maqbool Ahmad |November 5, 2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendera […]
Why I don’t believe people who say they loathe Islam but not Muslims
theguardian: by Andrew Brown — ‘Stalin and Mao would have enthusiastically endorsed Sam Harris (above) when he wrote that “there are some beliefs so terrible that we are justified in killing people just for holding them”. It is a trope among people who loathe and fear Islam that their fear […]
Woman Accused Of Witchcraft Burned Alive In Paraguay
Huff Post — ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — An indigenous woman was burned alive in Paraguay after being accused of witchcraft, a local prosecutor confirmed Wednesday. Prosecutor Fany Aguilera said that members of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group tied 45-year-old Adolfina Ocampos to a wooden pole and shot arrows at her […]