Suppressed Histories: by Max Dashu — Matrix cultures are built on the natural fact that women bear and sustain life. So their social, economic and cultural organization follows kinship through mothers, logically enough, without having to be concerned about determining paternity, or enforcing patrilineage through a sexual double standard. All […]
Huff Post: by Stephanie Mott — In the days of my youth, I knew little of the meanings of terms such as the religious right and the liberal left. I was taught to believe in a loving God, and that, I have begun to understand, is the greatest fortune of […]
By Ben Brumfield (CNN) — Are you a truck driver or shift worker planning to catch up on some sleep this weekend? Cramming in extra hours of shut-eye may not make up for those lost pulling all-nighters, new research indicates. The damage may already be done — brain damage, that is, said […]
Written by Dr. Lutf U Rehman. Nashville, TN, USA Place of women in the religion of Islam has been the subject of much debate in recent years. There is a […]
Source: The Huffington Post Warren Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has been moved to Hospital Galveston according to his Texas Department of Criminal Justice offender record. The polygamist sect leader, 58, is serving a life sentence for sexually abusing two minors, one […]
By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada Sayyedna Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (586- Nov 3. 644) was one of the outstanding figures of early Islam. His crowning achievement was laying the foundation of Islamic Empire. He belonged to the clan of Adi of the tribe of Quraish. He was a businessman by […]
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Epigraph There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam of the Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino, California. Imam Nasir currently serves as the […]
An Ahmadi Muslim Nawid Ahmad, 42, from Lahore in Pakistan, has a fine of over $100,000 hanging over him and his family. Source: dailytimes.com.pk Nawid Ahmad, 42, from Lahore in Pakistan, has a fine of over $100,000 hanging over him and his family. He is a member of the Ahmadi sect […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in The Southern California chapters of the Ahmadiyya Community will be holding their annual “Promised Messiah Day” celebration this Sunday from 11am-1pm at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino at […]
Source: examiner.com | Shahina Bashir In 1978, Michael Hart published his book titled “The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History.” In this book, Hart ranked Prophet Muhammad(peace and blessings be on […]
Aina.org: My personal experiences in Egypt — a country I have visited countless times over the past three decades and have strong feelings about, due to historic family connections — […]
salon.com: Recently, Human Rights Watch released its World Report evaluating each country’s human rights practices around the globe. The United States fared poorly in safeguarding the rights of its own population, with those hit hardest by abuse typically the most vulnerable in the society, including racial and ethnic groups, minorities, the poor, immigrants, prisoners […]
ET: According to The New York Times, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha knew where the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding. The newspaper alleges that a Pakistani official stated that United States had direct evidence about the ISI chief knowing Bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad at the time. “He […]
By Mirza Mahmood Ahmad, Dayton, Ohio On March 15, we had 3 visitors from Columbus and one from Charity Baptist Church of Kettering, Ohio. They paid visit to us at our invitation […]
Express Tribune: by Ayesha Ijaz Khan — The question has often been asked: does Islam give women rights or take them away? Surely, the concept of justice and equality for all are repeatedly mentioned in the Holy Quran and are fundamental to the spirit of Islam, with rights for women […]
the Northwestern.com: by Nathaniel Shuda — Women from all walks of life can make meaningful contributions and take on leadership roles no matter what their background or beliefs. That was the message Wisconsin’s first lady Tonette Walker shared Monday with about two dozen members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of […]
Suppressed History Archives — by Max Dashu What does that mean? Women who openly display their power, knowledge, and skill, receiving public recognition and honor. But also females who manage to wield power in societies that try to limit it or decree female submission; where their leadership is stigmatized and […]
By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of Baitul Hameed Mosque – 11941 Ramona Ave., Chino, CA 91710 After the death and resurrection of Jesus (peace be upon him) as believed by Christians, […]