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… […]
ISIS militants threaten Mosul’s female doctors
By: Mohammed Abboud Published Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Female doctors in the Iraqi city of Mosul are witnessing the practices of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) firsthand, since they have to maintain a closer contact with them compared to school teachers and government employees who opted to […]
Grand Mufti, Saudi’s Top Islamic Leader: Islamic State And Al-Qaeda Are ‘Enemy Number One Of Islam’
RIYADH, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheik Abdulaziz Al al-Sheik, the highest religious authority in the country, said on Tuesday the militant groups Islamic State and al Qaeda were “enemy number one of Islam” and not in any way part of the faith. Although the mufti and […]
Isis militants claim to have killed US journalist James Foley
theguardian.com: A propaganda video circulated on Tuesday showed a masked Isis fighter beheading a kneeling man dressed in an orange jumpsuit who is purported to be James Wright Foley, a photojournalist who went missing in Syria in 2012. The masked executioner spoke in English, with what sounded like a British […]
Israeli strike kills wife, baby daughter of Hamas commander in Gaza
Published Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Fighting in the Gaza Strip continued for a second day after the collapse of truce talks, as Israeli forces killed a woman and a toddler in an assassination attempt targeting a Hamas military leader. Charging that Israel had “opened a gateway to hell,” Hamas’s armed […]
Iraq’s Last Chance
By ALI KHEDERY AUG. 15, 2014 NEW YORK TIMES “THE country is in your hands,” whispered Iraq’s president, Fuad Masum, on Aug. 11 as he charged the newly designated prime […]
New Aga Khan Museum to Showcase Cultural Contributions of Muslim Civilizations
Source: Artlyst A new Museum to showcase the cultural and scientific contributions of Muslim civilizations is to open in Toronto Canada in September.The Aga Khan Museum will be dedicated to […]
It’s a French woman’s duty to wear a bikini, says ex-minister
Source: Independent It is a French woman’s duty to wear a bikini on a beach, says the former minister for families, Nadine Morano. Ms Morano, 51, has provoked a political […]
The Autobiography of Malcolm X – Audiobook – by Malcolm X
The Autobiography is a spiritual conversion narrative that outlines Malcolm X’s philosophy of black pride, black nationalism, and pan-Africanism. After the death of his subject, Haley authored the book’s epilogue, […]