Source: The Guardian Pope Francis has branded life-long prison terms “a hidden death sentence” in an attack on “penal populism” that included severe criticism of countries that facilitate torture. In a wide-ranging speech to a delegation from the International Association of Penal Law, the pontiff said believers should oppose life-long […]
Source: Daily Beast. The Farah girls, aged 17 and 15, told their father they were too sick to go to school on Friday morning. So the father, 68-year-old Ali Farah, let them stay home as he set off for work from the family’s apartment in Arapahoe County in Colorado. At […]
Source: CNN CNN) — It was described as a “dramatic shift” and a “bombshell.” One writer dubbed it a “stunning change.” Even the Human Rights Campaign, the LGBT advocacy organization, announced a “seismic shift in Rome.” So it was all the more disheartening that the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops […]
By STEVEN ERLANGEROCT. 23, 2014 LONDON — The young Western Muslims trying to join radical Islamist groups in Syria and Iraq now include increasing numbers of young women who are seeking to fight or to become the wives of fighters. It is a new twist on a recruitment effort that […]
The Washington Institute For Near East Policy DAVID SCHENKER, THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY October 26 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty. Prior to the […]
Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria’s north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire with the Boko […]
A women-only event, it will include lunch and a chance to ask questions about Islamic teachings. There will also be a memorial as part of the World War centenary remembrance, to honour those who gave their lives. Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Stronger community bonds and understanding will be the aims of a peace […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Members of three churches and the Langwarrin-based Ahmadiyya Muslim group got together at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Mornington, to demonstrate respect and tolerance. Religious leaders have gathered to promote […]
Source: dallasmuslims.wordpress.com The first event in the Interfaith Series planned in collaboration with Town North Presbyterian Church was held on Sunday October 19th. The program started at 5PM and was attended […]
Source: vancouverobserver.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at condemns and rejects all terror attacks and offers our condolences to the grieved families The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada categorically and unequivocally condemns this morning’s terror […]
273. Commandment to walk thou at a moderate pace and dignified manner [31:20] ‘And walk thou at a moderate pace, and lower thy voice; verily, the most disagreeable of voices is the voice of the ass.’ [31:19] ‘And turn not thy cheek away from men in pride nor walk in […]
Mubin Shaikh, the informant who foiled the Toronto 18 terrorism plot, on the need to act on Islamic self-radicalization Source: macleans.ca That a shooter got past security at the Centre Block […]
Source: humanrightscolumbia.org Institute for the Study of Human Rights Columbia University HRI, SJI, SALSA & MELSA invite you to a lunch time discussion with Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, a prominent Pakistani human rights lawyer […]
Source: msnbc.com The Muslim reformist group Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at released a statement Wednesday night condemning the attack: These acts of terror have no basis in any religion,” the group said. “As Canadians, […]
So, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, formerly Joseph Michael Hall, has been identified as the person who committed the shooting in Canada that killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. And it turns out that he […]
Canadian Muslim group calls Ottawa attacks ‘repulsive’ National Council of Canadian Muslims says it’s ‘horrified and shocked’ by gunman’s attack on Parliament Hill. JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, has denounced the attacks on Parliament Hill. By: Peter Edwards […]
Huff Post: Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ — One of the great advantages of being a Jesuit astronomer at the Vatican Observatory is that, since we are supported by the Church, we don’t have to worry about writing proposals, sitting on committees or even teaching classes. We can concentrate on doing […]
ET: HARIPUR: For 1,500 years the place was almost silent, with only the occasional sounds of visitors’ footsteps and rustling leaves filling the air. Earlier this week, however, Jaulian monastery came alive with the songs of Buddhist monks for the first time since it was destroyed in the 5CE by the […]
Daily Times: ISLAMABAD: Islamic Ideology Council’s (IIC) Chairman Maulana Muhammad Sheerani on Wednesday provisionally termed the Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) and National Security Policy against the shariah, media reports said.The final edict will be announced after consulting the legal, defence and political experts. Maulana Sheerani also said that women cannot […]