The Quran of Pacifists and the Quran of Warmongers
Huff Post: Shiites believe that this year the birthday of Prophet Muhammad falls on January 19, while the Sunnis believe that the actual birthday is on January 26. Thus, it […]
Central African Republic children forced to commit atrocities: UN
Daily Times: UNITED NATIONS: As many as 6,000 children in Central African Republic have been recruited by armed groups and forced to commit atrocities along religious lines in a conflict that is at high risk of spiraling into genocide, UN envoys said on Wednesday. More than half the landlocked state’s […]
Bomb scare in Pakistan Secretariat causes panic
ET: ISLAMABAD: A bomb scare in the Pakistan Secretariat resulted in employees rushing out of the complex in a panic on Friday, Express News reported. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif was in the secretariat’s block C, and had been receiving threats. The bomb was reported to be in either block A, B, C or D […]
Breast Cancer highest in Pakistan
In conservative Pakistan, fighting breast cancer means fighting taboos One in nine women in Pakistan will face breast cancer during their life, with the country itself having the highest rate of the disease across Asia. The Toronto Star, 20 Jan 2014 B.K. Bangash / AP Breast cancer survivor and prominent […]
Your smart fridge sending you emails
Internet-connected home appliances called security threat Experts warn of cyber attack threat from ‘smart’ household devices. The Toronto Star, 22/01/2014 – Harrison Smith photo / Harrison Smith photo Queen’s University professor David Skillicorn isn’t surprised to hear of a new U.S. report which tells of a massive cyberattack of “smart” […]
Stateless and in Exile: One Palestinian Family’s Story of Being Expelled From Their Jerusalem Home
Suheir Azzouni/Mondoweiss Far-fetched Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations began earlier this month. But in parallel process for my family, long-time residents of occupied East Jerusalem, we have been sent into exile by […]
Blair’s Moral Failure
By Mustafa Barghouthi On Monday January 13th, the office of the special Envoy of the Quartet in Jerusalem, Mr. Tony Blair, circulated the eulogy [see below] he delivered at Ariel Sharon’s funeral, in the form of a Quartet statement. The full text of his eulogy, now accessible to the public, […]
Syrian opposition refuses to meet govt face-to-face at Geneva 2 talks
The first day of talks in Switzerland, on Wednesday, was riddled with harsh denunciations made by both sides of the other’s lack of compromise and brutality on the ground during a fierce civil war. Meanwhile, other participants defended their own prerogatives. Western countries, Arab states, and Turkey supported the opposition […]
WEF WOES: Business chiefs fear ticking jobless time bomb
by Matthew Allen in Davos, swissinfo.ch January 23, 2014 – 20:16 The nascent global economic recovery is failing to trickle down to the man or woman on the street in the shape of new jobs or improved incomes, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos meeting has heard. Another five million […]
Riyadh metro to be 73 km underground
RIYADH: ABDULLAH AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS More than 73.4 km of the metro in the capital would be underground. One of the world’s largest metro projects, this automatic driverless network will be […]
Creationism: When God created the Swiss He was well pleased …
… and God asked the Swiss: “What else can I do for you?” The Swiss answered: “Some Mountains with snow on top and forests on the bottom would be nice” and he got it. God asked: “And what else would you like?” The Swiss answered: “Lakes spread around the country.” […]
Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association raise funds for Philippines typhoon victims
Source: keighleynews.co.uk Members of Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association clubbed together to raise funds for Philippines typhoon victims at a charity dinner. The meal was organised by international disaster relief charity Humanity First, and was staged at the Hilton Hotel in Bradford. A total of £18,090 was raised, of which the […]
The Ahmadiyya Perspective: Hoping And Dreaming Like Martin Luther King
Source: courant.com | Zahir Mannan, New Britain I don’t usually celebrate birthdays, being a Muslim American who follows Messiahs like Zarathustra. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on the other hand, means much more […]
A very successful Ahmadiyya Book Stall at 80th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Kannada Literature Festival), Karnataka, India
It was for the 2nd time in the history of Madikeri (the beautiful misty hill station of Karnataka, South India), got the opportunity to host the 80th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Kannada Language Literature Festival) from January 7th to 9th 2014, at the Field Marshal K M Cariappa College grounds, Madikeri. By […]
eDigest: Is it true there is a ‘startling’ rise in the birthrate of British Muslims?
Epigraph He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger, with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as […]
Pentagon for Religious Freedom
Pentagon OKs religious beards, attire. Aljazeera- USA: The U.S. military approved a new policy that loosens regulations on religious symbols worn by service members, the Pentagon announced Wednesday — a […]
Perspective: My Story – My journey with faith
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Ahmadiyyat has taught me, to believe in a living God. A God that does not break the very rules he makes for this world whenever he wants to. A […]
#FreeDrMasood: The absurdity of blasphemy laws in Pakistan
Source: mena-post.com On a day when we are celebrating Martin Luther King day, I would like to ask the same question he once did « what are we doing for others […]
3 MYTHS THAT BLOCK PROGRESS FOR THE POOR – by Bill Gates
Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid […]
Dan Dennett: Let’s teach religion — all religion — in schools
http://embed.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_s_response_to_rick_warren.html Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion — all religion — to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on […]