Is Human Life Sacred: The Body and the Spirit?
Epigraph: On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in […]
What atheists like Bill Maher have in common with medieval Christian crusaders
Salon.com: If you want to understand the roots of ISIS, Middle Eastern conflict and Islamic terrorism, stay away from anything that atheist bigshots Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and Bill Maher write on these topics. For them, Islam is the root of all Muslim rage against the West, the root of all […]
Ahmadiyya world leader gives panacea for global peace
vanguardngr.com: The World leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hazrat Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, has advocated for universal human rights and justice as a panacea for global peace. Speaking […]
National Muslim youth group to gather in Chester County: Inquirer
National Muslim youth group to gather in Chester County Share Tweet Reddit Email 21 COMMENTS The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association at its retreat last year in Edison, N.J. This weekend, the members will come together in Oxford, Chester County. (Handout photo) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association at its retreat last […]
Do White Christians Care Enough About Racial Justice to Make it an American Reality?
Epigraph: “The extinction of race consciousness is one of the most outstanding moral achievements of Islam.” Arnold Toynbee Source: On Faith By Elizabeth Evans Successful movements for women’s ordination and […]
One in 10 girls sexually abused, says UN report
About 120 million girls around the world – slightly more than one in 10 – have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says. The children’s agency Unicef also says 95,000 children and teenagers – most of them in Latin America and the Caribbean […]
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM : Headscarves should remain allowed in passport photos, cabinet says
The Swiss cabinet has advised parliament not to adopt a motion from a rightwing parliamentarian to ban women from wearing headscarves in their passport photos. Oskar Freysinger of the Swiss […]
Jihadists beheadings sow fear, prompt Muslim revulsion
AFP | Sep 04, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES Ragheda, the wife of Lebanese soldier Sgt. Ali Sayid who was beheaded by Islamic militants, mourns as she carries their 10- month-old daughter, Rahaf, during his funeral at his hometown in Fnaydek, Akkar north Lebanon, Wednesday. Sayid went missing around the […]
After ceasefire, Gazans dream of reopened airport
Re-opening this airport, closed since 2001, and ending Gaza’s isolation is a key demand of the Islamist Hamas movement and was at the heart of the 50-day Gaza-Israel conflict […]
Pilgrim program reflects Saudi hospitality
The Haj Ministry has embarked on a unique program to welcome pilgrims once they are through passports and customs procedures and leave the airport’s lounges at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz […]
Prophet dome removal reports rubbished
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has strongly denied reports that surfaced in Western media outlets claiming that the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) […]
Isis Insurgence: Should Every Muslim Publicly Condemn Islamic Extremists?
By Ludovica Iaccino The insurgence of the Islamic State, previously known as Isis, is causing hundreds of deaths in Iraq and Syria. The killings perpetrated by the militants, who recently posted online videos in which they beheaded two American journalists, have prompted many people worldwide – including several Muslim institutions – to publicly condemn […]
Are Muslims Violent?
Huff Post: by Gary M. Burge — Are Muslims violent? Yes. Are Jews and Christians violent? Yes. The problem is not one’s religious affiliation. The problem is spiritual: There is something bent inside each of us that inspires us to distort the higher values of the faith we profess. I […]
Indian village bans unmarried women from using mobiles
theguardian — An Indian village has banned unmarried women from using mobile phones for fear they will arrange forbidden marriages that are often punished by death, a local official said today. The Lank village council decided unmarried boys could use mobile phones, but only under parental supervision, said one council […]
Indian court bans animal sacrifice
theguardian — Rights activists hail Himachal Pradesh’s decision to outlaw ‘barbaric’ slaughter of animals in Hindu temples A court in remote northern India has banned a long tradition of sacrificing animals for religious reasons, deeming the practice cruel and barbaric. The high court in Himachal Pradesh has asked police and other […]
Feds launch probe of Ferguson police department
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the […]
33,000 Ahmadi Muslims come together to spread the message of peace and love
Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which has members in tens of millions and established in more than 200 countries worldwide, came together at their Annual Convention, the Jalsa Salana, in Alton, Hampshire, UK this past weekend. The convention began on Friday, August 29 and ended on Sunday, […]
Canada: Proposed Islamic Project in Vaughan Nixed by Council
Vaughan Citizen Sep 4, 2014 te 0 0 UPDATED: Controversial Islamic project proposal nixed by Vaughan councillors Community project quashed Nick Iwanyshyn The Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto (ISIJ) applied to build two 17-storey residential towers, 61 townhouses and retail spa ce on its 11-hectare property at 9000 […]
Pontius Pilate – A Cruel and Unjust Ruler
Author: Imam I. H. Kauser *Pilate and his wife converted to Christianity * Pilate beheaded for helping Jesus escape Pontius Pilatus is the Latin form of the name. The meaning […]
Huffington Post: The Damnation of Pakistan’s Second Amendment
Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk By John Sargeant, A Blogger on Homo economicus’ Weblog Four million people are discriminated against in a land of 180 million. The Second Amendment of the constitution is devoted to enshrining the […]