UN: Kobani massacre looms
GENEVA: Thousands of people “will most likely be massacred” if Kobani falls to Islamic State fighters, a UN envoy said on Friday, as militants fought deeper into the besieged Syrian […]
No breakthrough in IAEA-Iran talks on nuclear bomb inquiry
VIENNA — Talks between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran this week appear not to have substantively advanced an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research by Tehran, potentially dimming chances for a broader deal between the Iranians and big powers. Western officials say Iran must improve cooperation with United Nations […]
Is Kim Jong-un’s sister now the power behind the North Korean throne?
theguardian: by Enjoli Liston — As the secretive state’s leader remains out of the public eye, analysts wonder if Kim Yo-jong has assumed the leadership The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, with his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, left, who may be biding her time while ruling from behind the […]
With Half A Million Muslims, Swedish PM Announces Plan To Recognize Palestinian State
Jewish Business: On Friday, Sweden’s new prime minister, Stefan Lofven, has used his first speech to parliament to announce that his center-left government is planning to recognize the state of […]
Malala’s peace prize puts Obama to shame
The Times: One faced a Taliban bullet to defend a girl’s right to read. The other won’t even face down the American gun lobby At a talk last weekend by the artist Jonathan Yeo, I was struck by the title of his portrait of Malala Yousafzai: Girl Reading. In it, Malala […]
By winning the Nobel prize, Malala joins Pakistan’s loneliest club
Washington Post: Malala Yousafzai needs little introduction. The 17-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, education advocate and survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt is her country’s most famous teenager and has been the darling of the international community for more than two years now. Her triumph today — winning the Nobel Peace Prize alongside an Indian […]
Canada: “ISIL has hijacked our religion” says Lal Khan Malik, National president, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
No religion teaches cruelty or injustice, says Lal Khan Malik Source: theguardian.pe.ca Lal Khan Malik is a thoughtful, loving Muslim. He is peaceful. The national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam’at […]
Fareed Zakaria: Let’s be honest, Islam has a problem right now
Epigraph: O ye who believe! why do you say what you do not do? Most hateful is it in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association’s Bradford mosque to host Jonathan Dimbleby show (Radio 4’s Any Questions? debate show )
Source: asianimage.co.uk | by Julie Tickner LEADERS of a Bradford mosque hope to present a positive image of the city to thousands of people when it hosts a flagship national radio programme. The […]
Shroud of Turin conference draws believers to St. Louis
October 09, 2014 12:15 am • By Lilly Fowler lfowler@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8221Loading… IF YOU GO What: St. Louis Shroud Conference 2014 Where: Drury Plaza Inn, at 355 Chesterfield Center. When: Today through Sunday. Tickets are $150 for all events, $50 per day. Opening talk is free. Register at stlouisshroudconference.com It’s […]
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel peace prize 2014
Pakistani teenager and Indian children’s rights activist beat Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, the Pope and Vladimir Putin to the prestigious prize Paul Owen, Matthew Weaver and agencies The Guardian, Friday 10 October 2014 13.14 BST Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education campaigner shot on school bus in 2012 by a […]
Imran Khan is no Jinnah
When asked by right wing clerics why he casually named a world-renowned Ahmedi economist as his future finance minister, he did not use this opportunity to preach equal rights for […]
Covering Up With The Hijab May Aid Women’s Body Image
npr.org: by Michaeleen Doucleff — A contentious piece of clothing: Members of the Iranian women’s soccer team celebrate their win over Syria back in 2007. That year, the international soccer […]
The time is right for Britain to recognise the Palestinian state
theguardian: by Vincent Fean — ast week the prime minister of Israel announced yet more illegal settlements in the West Bank, cutting off Bethlehem from Jerusalem – a wholly negative act. On Friday, the prime minister of Sweden announced that his government recognises the state of Palestine – a positive step that will […]
Breaking: Malala and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace prize
Epigraph: Hindu-Muslim relations for this year Nobel Prize, next year for Karen Armstrong for Muslims and Christians relations. http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/bestoftv/2014/10/10/nobel-peace-prize-winner-earlystart.cnn By Laura Smith-Spark, Fri October 10, 2014 (CNN) — The Nobel Peace Prize […]
This Vatican Astronomer Thinks Religion and Science are Compatible
In modern society, an individual is almost forced to side between science and religion. However, some people, including the Vatican Astronomer, feel that religion and science are not only capable of coexistence, but they also are mutually supportive. They believe that fundamentalism on both sides of the debate is perpetuating […]
US hostage Kassig’s mother appeals to IS leader
The mother of a US hostage has appealed to the leader of the Islamic State (IS) militants to get in touch with her. Paula Kassig posted a letter on Twitter, for Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, asking how he can be reached. “I am an old woman and Abdul Rahman is […]
MIGRANT INFLUX : Swiss Minister asks Italy to register asylum seekers
Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has called on Italy to comply with its obligations under the Dublin agreement and register asylum seekers. She also signalled Switzerland’s willingness to help share the asylum burden. Speaking ahead of a meeting with European Union (EU) interior ministers in Luxembourg, Sommaruga said Switzerland was […]
Ebola is ‘entrenched and accelerating’ in West Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is now entrenched in the capital cities of all three worst-affected countries and is accelerating in almost all settings. WHO deputy head Bruce Aylward warned that the world’s response was not keeping up with the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra […]