Muhammad: The Story of A Prophet and Reformer
By: Sarah Conover Published 2013 by Skinner House Books Reviewed by: Naseer A. Tahir, MD I enjoyed reading this book. It presents positive aspects about the Greatest of all Prophets, […]
Muslim Television Ahmadiyya: Community Broadcasting to a Global Audience
From the very start MTA was founded to be a different kind of channel, one that would establish a uniquely independent voice and provide “a positive alternative in the broadcasting […]
Vatican tells UN committee 848 priests defrocked in past decade
In a second day of grilling by the UN, the Holy See released statistics on how many priests have been defrocked and disciplined over sex abuse in the past decade. Toronto Star, May 7, 2014 FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Vatican envoy Silvano Tomasi, right, delivers a statement alongside Vatican […]
Thousands run around Battersea Park to fight against negative stereotypes of Muslims
Yourlocalguardian: Thousands descended on Battersea Park to fight against negative stereotypes of Muslims and raise money for charity. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) held a 10k run on Sunday to raise […]
Faith Leaders Leading the Fight Against Income Inequality in New York
Huff Post: All throughout history, clergy of all faiths and denominations have been deeply involved in the fight for civil rights and for fair and just treatment for all people. Here in the United States, priests, ministers, rabbis and clergy of other faiths took part in — or supported — […]
Taking liberty by Asma Jehangir
The Friday Times: When two unbridled forces clash, the debate around it will naturally degenerate. Hamid Mir was targeted and seriously injured. It is a miracle he survived. There is also no doubt that he is one of the most well informed and courageous journalists in Pakistan. He suspects that […]
Vatican Has Defrocked 848 Priests For Abuse Charges Since 2004: Report
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
SWORN IN : Vatican’s Swiss guards take oath
May 6, 2014 – 16:05 Thirty new Swiss Guards were sworn in on Tuesday in a special ceremony at the Vatican, pledging their allegiance to Pope Francis and promising to […]
Pictures of the day: Growing flowers in gas bombs
worldbulletin @worldbulletin #Palestinian lady collects gas bombs fired by Israeli army. She grows flowers in these bombs. pic.twitter.com/ThWZ7JgovL
Syria’s rebels admit they are unable to govern
STORY SUMMARY The Syrian border is just a few miles north of the processing station for refugees in Rabah al-Sarhan. Syrian rebel commanders had invited me to travel with them inside their country through a crossing point near there, but the Jordanian government emphatically said no. So this account is […]
Crimean Karaites hail Russia’s takeover of peninsula
STORY SUMMARY Crimea’s tiny 800-strong Karaite minority — Turkic-speaking, not entirely Jewish and overwhelmingly pro-Russian — hopes that Moscow’s takeover of the peninsula will help them preserve their ancient culture. Hidden in the middle of a dense oak forest is the ancestral cemetery of Crimean Karaites: 7,000 ancient limestone graves, […]
OIC flays carnage of Indian Muslims
JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the attacks on Muslims in which 32 were killed, including women and children, in the Indian state of Assam. OIC Secretary-General […]
Monica Lewinsky Speaks out – was made a scapegoat
Published May 06, 2014, FoxNews.com Facebook 370 Twitter 347 Gplus 26 Monica Lewinsky, now 40 and 17 years removed from her affair with then-President Bill Clinton, is speaking out — offering what could be uncomfortable details as Hillary Clinton is thought to be preparing a White House run. Lewinsky has penned an account […]
Rahul Gandhi wants to see US President wearing a wrist watch with “made in Mirzapur” tag
Source: MIRZAPUR (UP): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi wants to see the US President wearing a wrist watch with “made in Mirzapur” tag.The Gandhi scion said he wants to develop manufacturing hubs on national highways so that when the US President looks at his watch, the tag on it should be […]
Dr. Khalid Minhas of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hallandale invited to address members of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor in Lantana
Source: sun-sentinel.com | Shani McManus, Staff Writer While he was there to speak about his experience as a Muslim physician treating Holocaust survivors, the two-hour discussion covered a variety of religious and political […]
Burton, UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association celebrated Holy Founders Day at the Caribbean Centre
Source: burtonmail.co.uk East Staffordshire mayor Michael Rodgers attended with Mayoress Julie Killoran as the chief guests. FAITH leaders and 100 guests packed out a Burton function centre to hear about Muslim […]
Muslim World Leader Calls for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
Source: prnewswire.co.uk LONDON, May 6, 2014 An online petition to Rt Hon David Cameron MP, The Prime Minister, has been set up to urge him as a friend of Pakistan to raise these issues […]
Borderlands: The New Strategic Landscape
Geopolitical Weekly TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 – 03:03 Stratfor By George Friedman I will be leaving this week to visit a string of countries that are now on the front line between Russia and the European Peninsula: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Azerbaijan. A tour like that allows you […]
Pakistan’s Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence
Source: firstpost.com RAHIM YAR KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artifacts and then set the Hindu temple in Pakistan ablaze. […]
Qur’an lesson for the day: To observe Prayer is a great Virtue
113. To Observe Prayer is a great Virtue [2:178] It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East or the West, but truly righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Book and the Prophets, and spends his money […]