Pictures: Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily
Al Jazeera: The “langar” or free kitchen at Golden Temple in the Indian city of Amritsar is perhaps the world’s largest free eatery. The Langar or free kitchen was started […]
eDigest: Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Sigmar Gabriel: Leader of SPD The lead post was collected by Rafiq A. Tschannen, a Swiss convert to Islam and now a global citizen Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community During the federal conference of the German Party SPD on 16. November […]
Wahhabi impact on Indian Muslims
Source: LUBP By AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA The growing influence of Wahhabism, a radical stream of Islam, on Indian Muslims and on the political scene, especially south Indian politics, can cause further communal polarisation if the state fails to uphold the secular ethos. More:
What private griefs they nurse — Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times — Zafrullah Khan’s contributions to Pakistan — especially as its advocate before the Boundary Commission — were praised by Jinnah himself Before I come to the main gist of what I have to say this week, let me bring to the attention of the reader my articles “Safdar […]
Australia ban six players for drinking before Ireland game
Source: BBC Australia have suspended six players for one match for drinking in midweek before Saturday’s win over Ireland and warned nine more. Wallabies coach Ewan McKenzie acted after “a group of players made the decision to stay out late and consume inappropriate levels of alcohol”. He said Australia’s “ethical […]
At Least 6 Dead in Illinois After Tornadoes, Storms Damage Homes
Source: Yahoo By GILLIAN MOHNEY and ANTHONY CASTELLANO | Good Morning America – 57 minutes ago Search and recovery operations are underway after severe storms and tornadoes wreaked havoc on the Midwest, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more after powerful winds flattened homes and decimated much of the town […]
Consenting Muslims in America: The scholar recounts his brief detention and interrogation at JFK airport.
by Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. On the evening of November 13, I flew back from Gwangju, South Korea – where I was invited to participate in Gwangju Biennale – to JFK airport in New York. Upon exiting […]
Country readies for 6 million Umrah pilgrims
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID The Kingdom has plans in place to receive 6 million Umrah pilgrims this year, up from the over five million who came last season, according to Bandar […]
Baseless traditions in the month of Muharram
MUHARRAM is the month with which the Muslims begin their lunar Hijrah Calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which the Holy Qur’an says, “The number of […]
Religious Health-O-Meter (Infographic)
How It Works The Religious Health-O-Meter evaluates the overall health of America’s eleven largest religious organizations by comparing combined factors related to happiness and devotion. Each religious organization was ordered from highest to lowest by percentage of membership that meet the requirement in six categories. Each religion was scored on […]
World Economic Forum: Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014
The Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014 provides a top-of-mind perspective from the Global Agenda Councils on the challenges and opportunities of the coming 12–18 months. It offers a comprehensive […]
Must Wedding Bells Go Ka-Ching?
Posted by: Shaahima November 18, 2013 in Featured, Marriage, Society MUSLIMMATTERS.ORG When it was confirmed that I was to be married and the dates for the event set, family members […]
Myanmar Waqf-e-Nou Ijtema
In the Ahmadiyya Muslim Center in Myanmar the annual Waqf-e-Nou Ijtema took place recently. 80 persons attended the function. News by Mohammed Zafir, Myanmar
Myanmar Ansar and Khuddam Ijtema
This news is Khuddem and Ansar Ijtema ceremony in Myanmar. 100 people joined this ceremony. Huzur Annwal delegate Mr. Khalid sb also speech this event. And also include Ansar and […]
France’s experimental fusion reactor would work like the sun
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/worldwide/player.swf The world’s most ambitious attempt to harness fusion as a source of power is taking shape in the south of France. Fusion is the process that drives the sun – atoms are forced together to release energy – and repeating it here on Earth could in theory offer an […]
Beyond the ‘left’ and ‘right’ brain – the science of spirituality and art
Vancouver Sun: ……………. Most of us have, at times, experienced the unusual state of spiritual or artistic awareness that many handily, but incorrectly, associate with the right brain. That state […]
The Queen is to appoint aristocrat who converted to Islam as her High Sheriff
Source: The Telegraph: The Earl of Yarborough, who took the name Abdul Mateen after he became a Muslim, has been nominated as the Queen’s High Sheriff of Lincolnshire While the […]
Nationwide vote Debate rages over ‘romantic’ family model
by Sonia Fenazzi, swissinfo.ch November 17, 2013 – 17:00 Should mothers work or stay at home? This question is being hotly debated in the run-up to a nationwide vote on families. At stake here, says one political scientist, is “an old romantic view”, which is out of touch with today’s […]
Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
During the federal conference of the German Party SPD on 16. November 2013, they declared themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. This is a reaction to […]
Germany: Asylum Cases
The German newspaper “Süddeutsche“ reported on 13. November 2013, that the German parties CDU and SPD decided during their negotiation talks – for a great coalition government – to facilitate the conditions for asylum seekers in Germany. By law asylum seekers are not allowed to travel around the country (without […]