The radical MLK we need today

Salon.com: When Nelson Mandela died last month, I envied South Africans who had worked alongside him for freedom: Americans haven’t gotten to see many of our icons of justice get that old. My immediate thought was of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated at 39, though Bobby and John Kennedy, […]

Muslim Leader Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Source: muslimwriters.org Last week, the Grand Mufti of Kyrgyzstan was forced to resign amidst allegations of adultery with a woman he says is his second wife. He claimed he had the proper Islamic marriage ceremony with her, but since Article 153 of Kyrgyzstan’s criminal code forbids polygamy, this woman could not have legally been […]

Press Release UK: Global Minorities Alliance Urges Release of British doctor accused of blasphemy

From: Global Minorities Alliance Ahmadi’s case shows how persecution against minorities is ‘escalating’ Glasgow: A UK-based human rights organisation is calling on the authorities in Pakistan to release a 72-year-old doctor who was arrested for ‘posing as a Muslim’ after being secretly filmed by a patient at his surgery. Global […]

A look through the lens of peace

Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif, who is president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Malta. At the beginning of every year, many share greetings and wish one another a happy and prosperous new year. People make their plans and road maps for the coming year to make their lives […]