Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) The lead post is courtesy of Salma Javid Khan, the Muslim Times’ […]
The events in Germany have been met with a sense of foreboding that the war in Syria and Iraq has now arrived on Germany’s doorstep. North Westphalia – By Soeren Kern Mon, August 11, 2014 Clarionproject.org A member of the Yazidi community in Germany takes part in a protest against […]
Jinnah Institute: By Yasser Latif Hamdani On 11 August 1947, the Pakistan Constituent Assembly (“PCA”) met for the first time. The inaugural session was presided by Shri Jogindranath Mandal, president of the Scheduled Caste Federation and a member from East Pakistan. In this session, the PCA elected Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali […]
By Maryam Hedayat “Muslims are busy in shopping for Eid and people of Gaza are busy buying coffin every minute” wrote one of my Palestinian friends on her Facebook status. No doubt, I was really very sad and upset over what she expressed in solidarity with her fellow Palestinians. Millions around […]
Is America behind the creation of the Islamic State? The BBC’s Suzanne Kianpour, in Beirut, looks at the latest conspiracy theory doing the rounds in Lebanon. “In the Middle East, conspiracy theories are in our blood,” one former Lebanese official said over lunch in a restaurant in central Beirut. He […]
The wives of Nigerian soldiers have protested against their husbands being sent to fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram, a demonstrator has said. The protest at the main military barracks in north-eastern Maiduguri city came as the government vowed to retake Gwoza town from the militants. Hundreds of people were […]
Somali National and inelegance security services has shot and killed a senior commander of Al Shabaab militant in Mogadishu’s Hiliwaa district, according to Gov’t officials. Read more »
theguardian: by Joseph Wakim — Many Muslim Australians watched with horror as their American counterparts were humiliated at Barack Obama’s annual Iftar dinner at the White House on 14 July, when he appeared with Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer. With Dermer’s tweeted support, Obama said during the dinner that “Israel has the right to defend itself […]
NDTV: United Nations: The UN has named three experts as members of an independent inquiry commission that will probe possible human rights violations and war crimes committed, particularly in the […]
NDTV: Cuttack: A leader of the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, has controversially suggested that India is a Hindu state and “citizens of Hindustan should be known as Hindus”, provoking a political storm. At a function on Sunday, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said, “The entire world […]
Sounding a somber note even as the economic outlook in the United States brightens, the Federal Reserve’s No. 2 official acknowledged on Monday that global growth had been “disappointing” and warned of fundamental headwinds that might temper future gains. The official, Stanley Fischer, who took over as vice chairman of […]
Source: pennlive.com | muslimconventionusa.org Interfaith guest session Date: 08/16/14 Venue: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Time: 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM Address: 2300 N. Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 Description: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s […]
Source: indianweekender.co.nz | ahmadiyya.org.nz Political strife, conflict between nations, and escalating violence have prompted leaders of different faiths to hold talks in New Zealand in their search for world peace. In Auckland, […]
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Source: cjme.com More than 3,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims gathered in Saskatoon for their […]
Is it different from any other faith? We found out. Source: thejournal.ie THE MUSLIM POPULATION in Ireland has grown from less than 4,000 in 1991 to nearly 50,000 at the end […]
Raising the voice in favor of the oppressed is our responsibility. Composed by Fazal Ahmadi 9th August 2014: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Kolkata organized Eid Milan Function at Hotel Golden Park, Kolkata. […]
They’re Killing Us’: The Disturbing Rise of the Islamic State By Katrin Kuntz and Christoph Reuter REUTERS… Der Spiegal International The Islamic State is conquering cities in Syria and Iraq with disturbing frequency and tens of thousands of Christians and Yazidis are fleeing. The US has begun air strikes, […]
Source: Duluth News Tribune By M. Imran Hayee on Aug 10, 2014 By withdrawing ground troops from Gaza last week, Israel showed signs of finally winding down its Operation Protective Edge, after nearly a month of pounding Gaza in an attempt to debilitate Hamas. In reality, Israel fell for the sinister […]
Telegraph: Mark Simmonds resignation follows Baroness Warsi’s decision to quit over the crisis in Gaza. He will stand down as an MP at the election because of the “so huge and so negative” impact on family life. Mark Simmonds became the second minister to resign from the department in a […]
Source: The Guardian By Hugh Muir Diversity in the government, as in any workplace, is about valuing different worldviews – if minorities feel their opinions don’t matter, they will be tempted […]