Trinity: An apple cannot be a rock and a monkey at the same time …
Epigraph: An apple cannot be a rock and a monkey at the same time. Likewise, a man or a dove cannot be God, simultaneously. Concept of God of Islam and […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 274. Commandment to not take pride because of that which He has given to you
274. Commandment to not take pride because of that which He has given to you [57:24] That you may not grieve over what is lost to you nor exult because of that which He has given to you. And Allah loves not any self conceited boaster, [28:77] Verily, Korah was […]
The Battle for Aleppo: A Decisive Fight for ISIS, Assad, and the USA
Source: The daily Beast: The Syrian rebel forces the Obama administration hopes to use against ISIS may soon be destroyed by Assad in the country’s second largest city. GAZIANTEP, Turkey — A battle is taking shape that could decide the fate of the Obama administration’s strategy for defeating ISIS, and […]
Toronto: Muslim candidates elections signs defaced
Islamophobia: the ugly side of the municipal election? Three people vying for positions in Monday’s municipal election have reported racist attacks this week COURTESY MUNIRA ABUKAR Hateful messages were scrawled on some of Ward 2 council candidate Munira Abukar’s campaign signs. By: Daniel Otis News Reporter, Published on Fri Oct […]
USA: 3 Denver Girls Played Hooky from School and Tried To Join ISIS
3 Denver Girls Played Hooky from School and Tried To Join ISIS October 24, 2014 (CNN) — The first indication that something was wrong was a phone call from his daughter’s Denver area school to let Assad Ibrahim know that she had not come to class. He dialed her cell. […]
NYU Law School Organizes discussion with Pakistani HR lawyer Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
In the past: Columbia University organizes “Pakistan’s Ahmadis: Blasphemy, Identity & Persecution” with Pakistani Jurist Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Harward University organizes “Pakistan’s Ahmadis: Blasphemy, Identity & Persecution” with Pakistani Jurist Mujeeb-ur-Rahman The Present Source: its.law.nyu.edu Monday, October 27, […]
New York: Hatchet attack on NYC Police
Hatchet assault on New York police comes during fears of Islamist attacks By Ben Brumfield, CNN.com updated 4:02 PM EDT, Fri October 24, 2014 Your video will begin momentarily. (CNN) — A hatchet attack on New York City police officers and two back-to-back attacks on uniformed officers in Canada have […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslims Jama’at Saskatoon hold City Hall rally to condemn Ottawa shooting
Muslim group Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at among many which have condemned the Ottawa shootings Source: cbc.ca The Ahmadiyya Muslims Jama’at of Saskatoon will be holding a rally at City Hall Saturday. In […]
Canada: RDC with Ahmadiyya Muslim community organize World Religious Conference
RDC is partnering with the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from Calgary to present Monday’s event. It will feature speakers representing a number of different religions including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Muslim and, for […]
Listen To Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Regional Leader Call Out Sean Hannity’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslims Serve Their Communities “Because Of” Their Faith “Not In Spite Of” It Source: mediamatters.org From the October 24 edition of Premiere Radio Networks’ The Sean Hannity Show: Click […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim organization to canvass Chatham
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) are returning to Chatham over the next two weekends to engage people in discussion about Islam. The non-profit charitable religious organization has 86 […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Issue Statement Condemning Terror Attacks – Oct 24, 2014
Source: cornwallfreenews.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada categorically and unequivocally condemns this morning’s terror attacks on the Canadian Parliament and the National War Memorial as well as on the Canadian soldiers […]
ISIS is the latest of many Islamisms
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star The frightening rise and expansion of ISIS, which has now triggered yet another round of American-led foreign military attacks in the Levant, continues to confound many in the region and around the world. Many ask: Where did these killers come from and where do […]
The rule of law triumphs, sort of, in the U.S.
by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary The conviction in a Washington court Wednesday of four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards for their roles in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead and 17 other wounded is a small, symbolic and perhaps significant act […]
Quetta mayhem
Source: ET Mourners gather around the coffins of their community members killed in an attack by gunmen on a passenger mini bus in Quetta on October 23, 2014. PHOTO: BANARAS KHAN/EXPRESS Once again, there has been a mass murder of Hazaras on the outskirts of Quetta. They were all Shia […]
Stone Discovered In Jerusalem May Answer A Nearly 2,000 Year-Old Question
Huff Post — JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered a large stone with Latin engravings that lends credence to the theory that the reason Jews revolted against Roman rule nearly 2,000 ago was because of their harsh treatment. Israel’s Antiquities Authority said the stone bears the […]
Abdus Salam, the Muslim Newton
By Asif Arif Huff Post: The day throughout Pakistan should celebrate with pride and joy the 88th anniversary of the first Muslim Nobel prize in physics, how not to write a […]
5 reasons there aren’t more women in atheism
Salon.com: In a Salon piece last week called “Where are the women of new atheism?”, Katie Englehardt described what looks like diminishing participation of women in atheist life. She also encouraged atheist women to more openly embrace their beliefs. But atheist women are very active. These women aren’t visible — […]
How 1,000 years of Arabic scholarship advanced scientific debate – in pictures
Guardian: From the 9th to the 19th centuries, scholars and scribes used Arabic as a lingua franca to debate scientific ideas. Arabic-speaking scholars translated classical Greek, Persian and even Sanskrit […]
Cold Lake mosque vandalized with words ‘Go Home’ – Restored by Canadians
Edmontonsun.com: COLD LAKE – COLD LAKE, AB — Non-Muslim Cold Lake citizens are rallying around their Muslim neighbours after the local mosque was vandalized in this northern military town. Both front windows of the Cold Lake Mosque were broken and the words “go home” and “Canada” were spray-painted in red on […]