The Khalifah of Islam, A Man of Peace
Source: Peace Symposium Website His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad is the worldwide leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Elected to office in April 2003, His Holiness is the fifth Khalifah (Caliph) […]
SBS reporter Patrick Abboud meets the new Aussie face of Islam
SARAH is a proud Anglo blue-eyed Australian woman. She’s also a proud Aboriginal and a Muslim. But while her journey to Islam took three years, her message for those who see her story is shorter — she is still the same person she was then, the only difference is she […]
Africa: Worsening Climate Change Could Affect the Economy
allAfrica.com: The devastating effects of climate change are already being felt across the planet, including in Africa. The 2011 drought-induced famine in the Horn of Africa affected more than 10 million people, claimed 257,000 lives and cost over $1 billion in damages. The recent Africa Adaptation Gap report by the […]
Africa: China Slump to Be Bigger Than Expected, Threatening Millions in Africa
allafrica.com: China’s economy faces a slowdown in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to between 2.4% and 5% next year, well below the current 7% IMF estimate, unless the government takes more decisive policy action – warns the Overseas Development Institute, the UK’s leading think-tank on development issues. The report Developing Countries and […]
Libya turmoil: Benghazi hit by air strikes and clashes
Gunfire and air strikes have been reported in Libya’s second city, Benghazi, amid an offensive to drive out Islamist militias. The offensive is said to involve forces loyal to ex-general Khalifa Haftar, who is also reportedly backed by the army. READ MORE…
UK: NHS ‘cracking’ as admissions due to alcohol hit 10million
Metro UK: The National Health Service of UK is under ‘intolerable strain’ as almost 10 million admissions in England last year were related to alcohol. Treatment costs the taxpayer £2.8billion, which is why the government is being urged to tackle the ‘public health crisis’. Jackie Ballard, of Alcohol Concern, which […]
Despite Nobel win, Pakistan’s Malala hated by many at home
Source: MSN News Courtesy: Dr. Hameed A. Mirza, Canada Malala Yousafzai may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but she remains an object of hate for many Pakistanis who view her […]
What President Thomas Jefferson Can Teach Us, Other Than Separation of Church and State
Epigraph: And if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name […]
Breaking News: Another Ahmadi martyred in Pakistan
From Twitter: An Ahmadi Latif Alam Butt Sahib has been shot dead near his home coming back from his shop in Kamra (Attock) at 7.30 pm this evening. 15th October 2014
EU toughens up banker bonus cap in new blow to UK
Telegraph: European Banking Authority says use of role-based allowances constitutes breach of EU rules, and orders banks to change pay policies . European regulators have launched a clampdown on banks using “role-based allowances” to sidestep an EU cap on bonuses, saying that dozens of banks have breached the cap. The […]
Ebola crisis: Heathrow Airport screening extended to terminals two and five
Telegraph: Public Health England extends ebola screening to two more terminals at Heathrow airport for passengers returning to Britain from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Screening for ebola at Heathrow airport has been extended to terminals two and five, Public Health England said. Travellers arriving at terminal one from Liberia, […]
New Zealand: “Islamic State ‘wrong’ to call themselves Muslims”
Source: 3news.co.nz IS – ISIS or ISIL – has been described as being so extreme, even Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda – which carried out the September 11 attacks – has rejected […]
An Honest Open Letter to Moderate Muslims | Qasim Rashid
Source: huffingtonpost.com Dear fellow Muslims, You’ve likely heard the old saying, “You can’t wake up someone pretending to be asleep.” This thoughtful proverb crossed my mind as I read new atheist […]
Australia: Young Muslims Converge in Western Sydney to Spread the Message of Loyalty
Source: pressking.com This week marks the 32nd national annual youth conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s 7 to 40 year age group with a series of competitively played classic Australian sports […]
USA: Ahmadis and Atheists for Freedom of Conscience
Source: huffingtonpost.com/kashif-n-chaudhry I was born in Pakistan, completed my medical school there and then moved to the United States for higher medical training. I also moved to escape the horrid persecution my Islamic […]
Ebola Video: Would You Go to Emory University or Dallas Hospital?
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/health/2014/10/15/newday-cohen-second-healthcare-worker-texas-ebola.cnn (CNN) — A second health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan has tested positive for Ebola, health officials said Wednesday — casting […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 266. Commandment to spy not
266. Commandment to spy not [49:13] O ye who believe! avoid most of suspicions; for suspicion in some cases is a sin. And spy not, nor back-bite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his brother who is dead? Certainly you would loathe it. And […]
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The Surprising Story Of ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an’
Listen to author’s interview in NPR Thomas Jefferson had a vast personal library reflecting his enormous curiosity about the world. Among his volumes: a Quran purchased in 1765 that informed […]
Amazon Book Review: Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders
Courtesy of Hanif Koya, California Author: Denise Spellberg Introduction In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom—a […]