Huff Post: (RNS) Concerned for the safety of U.S. citizens soon headed to Mecca, 27 Muslim-American groups are asking the State Department to better protect them from violence that has plagued those who have made the pilgrimage in the past. A letter from the group sent Tuesday (Aug. 26) to […]
Der Spiegel Islamist Influx: Several Radicalized Ex-German Soldiers in Iraq Germany on Sunday presented the list of weapons it plans to send to the Kurds in northern Iraq. Some of them, though, may end up being used against former German soldiers. SPIEGEL has learned that 20 ex-Bundeswehr troops have joined […]
By Lubaaba Amatullah When asking people about the first English Qur’an, the response is frequently a reference to the 1930 translation by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall. Less frequently an excited voice […]
Studies show that waiting for things makes us happier According to new studies published in the journal Psychological Science, the secret to happiness is waiting for the thing or item […]
News24: It is said that there are 6909 different languages including dialects. Apparently over 2000 of these languages are spoken by less than 1000 people. Hundreds of languages are disappearing […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The first Ahmadi in Marshall Islands accepted Islam some 25 years ago, when Hafiz Jibrael, the first Missionary […]
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk ‘Our motto is love for all, hatred for none, and we want to have dialogue with the people of Northern Ireland’ One of the most unnerving aspects of the […]
Summary by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Riyadh will be a crucial, if quixotic, ally as the United States seeks to mobilize Sunni Muslims against the terrorist ISIS. For a generation, Americans and Saudis have worried that the kingdom was a potential tinderbox, with Muslim and secular extremists vying […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Chopping off someone’s head or sawing it off or slicing it off is about gore. Blood. Pain. Grotesquerie. Death by the blade is about shame, […]
by Emily Dugan, The Independent The rise of Isis has raised the threat of terror in the UK and led to a summer of negative headlines about Islam – even […]
The Message is delivered by Lord Tariq, this starts at minute five of the video:
By Mubarik Ahmad, Ex-Principal of Ahmadiyya Secondary School, Salag A very sad incident happened on June 22nd 2014 with the demise of the Amir of Ghana Abdul Wahab bin Adam […]
Source: thegazellenews.com The World Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, has been presented with a world peace award for his exemplary leadership and contribution to […]
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Source: Slate.com By Jeffrey Bloomer Native to freshwater African riverbanks, bichirs are famous for their strong fins and lungs, allowing them to “walk” and breathe out of water. But the […]
Afsun Qureshi, National Post | London, England — As a young girl in a downtown Toronto hospital, I stood on my tiptoes, peering at my cancer-ridden uncle lying mutely on […]
Associated Press The Daily Star, Lebanon TRIPOLI, Libya: A Libyan coast guard official says a boat carrying more than 100 migrants has capsized off the coast near the capital. Abdel-Latif […]
222. The raiment of righteousness — that is the best [7:27] O children of Adam! We have indeed sent down to you raiment to cover your shame, and to be an elegant dress; but the raiment of righteousness — that is the best. That is one of the Signs of […]
Source: bbc.com | twitter.com/BBCNewsAsia | By Shaimaa Khalil “How could the BBC allow a woman in a headscarf to go out reporting?” My family’s old photo albums from the 1950s and 60s speak volumes about […]
Source: BBC Chinese authorities have ruled out open nominations for elections to choose Hong Kong’s leader. Authorities said two to three candidates will be nominated by a “broadly representative” committee. […]