Foundation Stone for New Mosque laid by Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Epigraph: O children of Adam! look to your adornment at every time and place of worship, and eat and drink but exceed not the bounds; surely, He does not love […]
eDigest: Apostasy Laws and Blasphemy in Islam – Islamic or Not?
Epigraph: And when thou seest those who engage in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, then turn thou away from them until they engage in a discourse other than that. And if Satan cause thee to forget, then sit not, after recollection, with the unjust people. And those who are righteous are not […]
Ahmad: Violence abhorrent to Islam
staffordcountysun.com: God never compels men to become believers of a faith and humans are granted free will in this regard. Unfortunately, some Muslims tend to forget this basic principle. They […]
MUSLIM HOMES, MOSQUES, MADRASSAS VANDALIZED BY MOB IN PUNE
Linkis.com: PUNE – Muslim homes, shops, mosques and madrassas have been damaged in Pune and elsewhere in Maharashtra in the violence by Hindu radicals across Maharashtra purportedly protesting derogatory images of Chhatrapati Shivaji and the late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Facebook. A 24-year old techie from Sholapur was beaten to […]
How much do you need to be happy?
CNN: Most people know in their heart of hearts that making gobs of money can’t guarantee true happiness. Then again, most would acknowledge that you need to have at least a minimum income for a shot at well-being – if only so you don’t have to scrounge for every meal. […]
Vatican at war with nuns over evolutionary thinking
Global Post: Editor’s note: In GlobalPost’s 2013 series “A New Inquisition,” religion writer Jason Berry went deep behind the daily headlines on the Vatican investigation of the Leadership Conference of […]
Central African Republic: Let Muslims Seek Safety
HRW: Government authorities in Central African Republic and international peacekeepers should allow Muslim residents to seek protection in neighboring countries. Many Muslim residents living in a few heavily guarded areas endure unsustainable, life-threatening conditions and say they want to leave.The majority of the Muslims remaining in the western part of the country […]
Baitul Futuh or Jamia Masjid Baitul Fattah?
Courtesy: Zafar Syed, Luton England This is a picture of an Ahmadiyya Mosque “Baitul Futuh” in Morden London, which is well known worldwide as being the largest and one of the most […]
The second-largest religion in each state
Source: The Washington Post By Reid Wilson Christianity is by far the largest religion in the United States; more than three-quarters of Americans identify as Christians. A little more than […]
“Are You Ashamed to Be a Muslim?”
Source: The Huffington Post: By Tami Shaikh “I don’t want to offend you but can I please ask you a question? It must be hard to tell people you’re a […]
"Are You Ashamed to Be a Muslim?"
Source: The Huffington Post: By Tami Shaikh “I don’t want to offend you but can I please ask you a question? It must be hard to tell people you’re a […]
Obama and Putin are likely to cross paths while both are in France
Source: CNN Obama is among a number of leaders invited to take part in ceremonies in France on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which helped change the course of World War II. He and Putin are likely to cross paths while both are in France, […]
Canada: Three policemen killed by gunman
Source: TOI MONTREAL: A gunman opened fire on Wednesday in eastern Canada, killing three federal police personnel and wounding two more, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said. More:
Behind India’s shocking gang rapes lies a deep crisis among young men
theguardian: by Kishwar Desai — For anyone who maintains that women are raped because of the way they dress or the way they look, the image of two thin and scrawny teenagers hanging from a mango tree, gang raped and murdered by their neighbours in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, provided a […]
Behind India's shocking gang rapes lies a deep crisis among young men
theguardian: by Kishwar Desai — For anyone who maintains that women are raped because of the way they dress or the way they look, the image of two thin and scrawny teenagers hanging from a mango tree, gang raped and murdered by their neighbours in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, provided a […]
A Brave Woman Published These Photos to Show Us What Domestic Violence Looks Like
PolicyMic: by Marcie Bianco — “Does this look like LOVE TO ANY ONE OF YOU?” That was the rhetorical question Angela Bower posed to her friends and family after posting photos allegedly showing the brutal beating she took from her ex-partner. The Tennessee woman said she took to her Facebook page not […]
G7 leaders warn Russia of fresh sanctions over Ukraine
G7 leaders want to send a strong message on Ukrainekraine crisis Boots on the ground? Poroshenko profile Crisis mapped Wild east Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels […]
Syria conflict: The silence in Homs emphasises the city’s fate. There’s barely a breath of wind
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Deep beneath the city of Homs, in the last days of the Syrian army’s siege, a desperate Islamist rebel wrote on the wall of a tunnel. “I have a question for all our commanders,” he lamented. “When will the road be open? If someone has […]
ICRC: Red Cross worker killed in Libya
swissinfo.ch and agencies June 4, 2014 – 16:51 The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that one of its delegates, a Swiss citizen, had been killed […]
Mosque reopens in Cyprus after 51 year closure
World Bulletin / News Desk A mosque in the Greek side of Cyprus opened its doors to Muslims on Tuesday after having remained closed for the last 51 years. Following […]