Like hundreds of other Ahmadi Muslims, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was murdered only for his faith. Combined, education and compassion can conquer such extremism. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was the type of friend every American would proudly brag about. He was a loyal U.S. citizen. He was only 50, a […]
The Windsor Star: letter by Dr. Kashif Ahmed — The future of Pakistan rests in the hands of its citizens. These citizens must ask themselves one question. What kind of Pakistan do they want to live in? One where people have equal rights, freedom of worship, an independent judicial system […]
BBC: by Judith Burns — The Home Office is putting £90,000 into a pilot scheme to combat student binge drinking Alcohol-based initiation ceremonies and pub crawls may become a thing of the past on university campuses in England and Wales under a new project. Instead the aim is to create […]
Pew Research Center: by Angelina Theodorou — Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries around the world, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain even today. Earlier this month, the U.S. embassy in Khartoum said it was “deeply disturbed” that Sudan had sentenced a pregnant […]
By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Mr. Mark Noreen of Rancho Cucamonga writes in his May 15th letter that I should stop my “continual challenge” of Christianity, take heed of the words of Jesus in Mat.7:3 regarding specks and logs in people’s eyes, and spend my time correcting the “shortcomings” of […]
Epigraph: On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land […]
STORY SUMMARY In an attempt to frame America’s new foreign policy approach as less interventionist and more diplomatic, U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday spoke of his country’s recent so-called achievements. U.S. military intervention appears to have inflamed, rather than reduced, legacies of bloodshed. While it is impossible, he said, to […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Islamic micro-finance, which is based on profit-sharing and does not charge interest, can play a significant role in alleviating poverty and transforming the poor into successful entrepreneurs, said Mamoon Al-Azami, a senior community development specialist at the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB). “Nobel Laureate Mohammed Yunus […]
NY TImes: Turkey’s highest court ruled Thursday that a government ban on the video-sharing site YouTube was unconstitutional and a violation of freedom of expression. The Constitutional Court sent its […]
NY Times: WENZHOU, China — For nearly a year, the Sanjiang Church was the pride of this city’s growing Christian population. A landmark in the fast-developing northern suburbs, its 180-foot spire rose dramatically against a rocky promontory. Wenzhou, called “China’s Jerusalem” for the churches dotting the cityscape, was known for […]
Faith Street.com: By Harris Zafar: Last week, I read with great interest Herb Silverman’s column describing six events that led him to believe that “Islam is the worst and most dangerous religion by all human rights standards.” Although I believe Islamophobia to be a real phenomenon, I do not consider […]
One of our brothers, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar of Columbus Majlis, has been martyred in Rabwah, Pakistan on May 26, 2014, at the age of 50, Inna lillahi wa inna […]
Husain Haqqani (Urdu: حسین حقّانی; born July 1, 1956), alternately spelled Hussain Haqqani, is a Pakistani political author and the former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States. He was appointed as the Pakistan ambassador in April […]
Afrah Alshaibani was a conservative Christian, who since teenage began asking questions regarding the conflicting doctrines in her religion. Later after having married to a “non-practicing” Muslim, she got many answers to her queries from him that made her embrace Islam. EVER since I can remember, my family attended a non-denominational […]
A delegation of Northern Ireland’s Muslim leaders has accepted an apology from Peter Robinson over comments he made about followers of the religion. The first minister had told the Irish News on Wednesday he would not trust Muslims involved in violence or devotees of Sharia law. But he said he would “trust […]
The news: One hundred children orphaned by the Syrian civil war could find a home in Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica’s summer retreat, “a mansion and riverfront estate surrounded by rolling pastures,” according to Yahoo News. That would be a welcome sight for any of the hundreds of thousands of […]
Source: OnFaith By Qasim Rashid B.Sc. JD Despite the violence, murder, and persecution of Ahmadi Muslims worldwide, all imams have been silent. He turned away with a look of disgust. “You’re a kafir, an apostate,” he said. “I do not need to touch your filthy hand, and I do not need […]
To see all her latest poems follow her at www.facebook.com/pages/Arshi-Malik/535150486572429
Apostasy is not just something that scandalises people in far off lands. Harriet Alexander hears the story of a British woman whose life was turned upside down when she left Islam – echoing the plight of Meriam Ibrahim, who awaits a death sentence in Sudan for the same “crime” If […]
Peter Robinson insists remarks in support of pastor who compared Muslims to the IRA were “hyped up” and “given a meaning that was never intended” Northern Ireland’s first minister, Peter Robinson, has said he did not “want to insult” the Muslim community after he defended a pastor who branded Islam […]