Macy’s settles racial profiling allegations from shoppers
Source: BBC Macy’s is to pay $650,000 (£390,000) to settle claims it racially profiled and detained ethnic minority shoppers at its flagship Manhattan shop. Under a deal with New York’s […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community concludes its 66th USA Annual Convention
Posted by Salma Javid Khan Source: examiner.com Amidst the continued unrest in the Middle East and many other parts of the world, a group of Muslims came together for a three-day convention […]
Going to Commit Suicide: Will God Pardon Me?
Question: As-salamu `alaykum. It’s that I need some hope for the hereafter. I am going to be committing suicide in the coming days, and I just want to know if there is hope for me in the Day of Judgment and the hereafter. I have been considering suicide for years […]
Foley execution boosts European support for intervention in Iraq
Global Post: BERLIN, Germany — European leaders reacted to the execution of an American journalist with shock and horror Wednesday. A spokeswoman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “horrified” by the video depicting James Foley’s beheading by members of the militant group Islamic State, or IS, released on YouTube on […]
The First World War in Gaza and the Battle for Palestine: The Ottomons vs. the British
Gaza’s strategic position—the key to controlling access to Sinai, to Palestine and the wider Middle East—has made it an enviable prize for thousands of years. Jean-Pierre Filiu explains why during […]
Obama Denounces James Foley’s Execution: ‘Today The Entire World Is Appalled’
President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday on the execution of American journalist James Foley at the hands of Islamic State militants, warning the group that they have “no place in the […]
Macy’s to pay $650,000 for racial profiling
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Macy’s must pay a $650,000 fine to settle complaints that it’s staffers wrongfully accused minority shoppers of stealing. New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman started to investigate Macy’s, which has 42 stores in New York State, in February 2013 after receiving complaints about racial profiling. “The office […]
ISIS: Caliphate of Fear: The Curse of the Islamic State
Caliphate of Fear: The Curse of the Islamic State By SPIEGEL Staff 2014/08/19 REUTERS Images of Yazidis fleeing parts of Iraq and Syria have shocked the world and the battle against the jihadists with the Islamic State has united Americans, Europeans, Kurds and Iranians. Can the Islamists be stopped? In […]
World’s oldest man crowned in Japan
TOKYO – A 111-year-old retired educator from Japan who enjoys poetry has been recognized as the world’s oldest living man. Sakari Momoi received a certificate from Guinness World Records on […]
Ontario Dr Khurram Sher found not guilty of terrorism charge
Source: The Star OTTAWA—Khurram Syed Sher smiled outside the courthouse Tuesday after being reminded he had been acquitted a few moments earlier on terrorism charges by a Superior Court Justice […]
Losing My Religion
Huff Post: by Karl Wilder — When I was a little boy, I was taught to love Jesus. Jesus would save me from sin and guarantee my place in heaven. Early on my mother’s husband “Bob” gave me a picture of Jesus with a wooden frame. At the time I […]
Imran Khan Threatens to Storm PM House if Sharif Refuses To Quit
The Indian Express — ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan has threatened to storm Prime Minister House if Nawaz Sharif refuses to step down by this evening, as thousands of anti-government protesters entered the heavily fortified ‘Red Zone’ and set up camp in front of the Parliament House. “If Nawaz […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 211. And eschew open sins as well as secret ones
211. And eschew open sins as well as secret ones [6:121] And eschew open sins as well as secret ones. Surely, those who earn sin will be rewarded for that which they have earned. [7:34] Say, ‘My Lord has only forbidden foul deeds, whether open or secret, and sin and […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community concludes its 66th USA Annual Convention
Source: examiner.com Amidst the continued unrest in the Middle East and many other parts of the world, a group of Muslims came together for a three-day convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to spread […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association volunteers clean up Marsden
“As Muslims we are told that cleanliness is an integral part of our Faith. Giving up just one hour can make a huge difference.” Source: examiner.co.uk Members from the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Wolverhampton, Midlands holdS Eid Milan Party at Baitul Ata Mosque
Report prepared & compiled by:- M.Yaseen Khan, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Wolverhampton Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Wolverhampton, Midlands organised historical Eid Party on 17th August, 2014, Sunday, at Bait-ul-Ata Mosque and […]
Breastfeeding ‘cuts depression risk’, according to study
Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website Breastfeeding can halve the risk of post-natal depression, according to a large study of 14,000 new mothers. However, there is a large increase in the risk of depression in women planning to breastfeed who are then unable to do so. The […]
Reply to Nadine Morano “It’s a French woman’s duty to wear a bikini, says ex-minister ” (French)
Source: The Huffington Post By Asif Arif: Elève-avocat au Barreau de Paris, chargé d’enseignement à l’Université de Paris Dauphine et Directeur du site internet Cultures & Croyances. Auteur, aux éditions l’Harmattan, du […]
SMALL ARMS SURVEY REPORT: Syrian rebels have stockpile of anti-aircraft weapons
By Veronica DeVore A just-released report from the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey shows that hundreds of portable anti-aircraft weapons are currently in the hands of rebel groups in Syria and […]
Iraq crisis: Islamic State’s message to America – ‘We will drown you all in blood’
Islamic militants losing ground in Iraq under fire from US forces have threatened to launch terrorist attacks on American soil in revenge. A video posted online by the Islamic State (Isis) warned that Americans will be attacked “in any place” if air strikes continue to hit its fighters. READ MORE… […]