IN GOOD FAITH: Do we truly believe?
Source: saudigazette.com.sa None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari) What a world it would be if this hadith, correlated with […]
Baroness Warsi says banning the Muslim veil would be like clamping down on the miniskirt in the 60s
Source: Mirror News By Chris Richards The peer, Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister, said stopping people from wearing the veil “is not the British way” Baroness Warsi says banning Muslim women […]
Morden Ahmadiyya mosque to host free careers fair
Friday 1st November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association is hosting a free careers and education fair at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. […]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Comments on Muslims Expose Endemic Anti-Muslim Prejudice
by Tun Khin President of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK HUFFINGTON POST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s interview with the BBC during her visit to the UK, has shocked many of her admirers. Despite being repeatedly pressed to do so, she repeatedly avoided giving a clear unequivocal condemnation of the […]
Ahmadi Muslim Women organize Qur’an Exhibition in Alberta
Bringing Communities Closer in Calgary By Mrs Amtul Noor Daud Canada A month long Quran Exhibition at the Red Deer Public Library , Alberta was organized by Lajna Imā’Illah Calgary […]
Prime Minister David Cameron Praises Young Ahmadi Muslims
Source: Oye! Times Young Muslims are planning to turn up at Heathrow Airport and London’s rail and underground stations in force – to collect money for the Poppy Appeal. Members […]
Taliban leader Hakimullah Mesud killed in drone attack
LONDON — An American drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, on Friday, according to Pakistani intelligence officials and militant commanders in the tribal belt. Hakimullah Mehsud, 36, the ruthless leader of the Pakistani If confirmed, his death would be a major achievement for the covert […]
Pakistani Taliban Leader Died in Drone Strike
Source: NY Times LONDON — An American drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, on Friday, according to Pakistani intelligence officials and militant commanders in the tribal belt. More:
The jailed joke-cracking Muslim Brotherhood leader
Essam el-Erian, who was detained this week by the Egyptian authorities, cuts an unusual figure amongst Muslim Brotherhood leaders, reports Jeremy Bowen. I was not surprised to see Essam al-Erian […]
The wedding for 2,000 grooms who can bring knives but not wives: Huge ceremony where Yemeni tradition bans brides
Only men attend the mass wedding ceremony in Yemen’s capital Sana’a – women have their own ceremony Mass weddings are held by charities to help poorer couples avoid the ruinous […]
eDigest: Jinns and Demons
Jinns and Demons Source: Muslim Sunrise By Zia H Shah MD I remember waking up in bed, one strange morning, or at least my eyes and brain turned on and started processing. But… New Muslim: When is The Best Time to Perform Hajj? By Amal Stapley Tuesday, 29 […]
How well do you know your neighbours?
theguardian: by Patrick Barkham, Hugh Muir, Leo Benedictus, Paula Cocozza, Nosheen Iqbal, Stuart Heritage, Michele Hanson ans Laura Barton — More than a third of people are unable to recognise their neighbours, and communities are a thing of the past, says a recent survey. So what happened when we sent […]
Another Ahmadi gunned down in Karachi’s Orangi Town area
Source: Ahmadiyya Times: An Ahmad Muslim is shot dead for his faith in Orangi Town area of Karachi, a southern port city in Sind Provence of Pakistan. According to the local reports, approximately 70 years old victim, Bashir Kiyani, was on his way to offer Friday prayers when he was […]
Boy steals show during Pope speech
Source: Dawn.Com. A young boy steals the show and upstages the Pope. Pope Francis was meeting Catholic families from around the world as part of ‘Family Day’ celebrations, when the child was captured by Vatican Television. The Pontiff was talking to residents from the Italian island of Lampedusa and migrants […]
The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is probably becoming history
Source:Rediff.Com The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is probably becoming history (RFERL). Why it is dying a miserable death after raising such high expectations cannot be attributed to a single factor. To begin with, Iran’s hope was always that India too would join the project at some point, but that hope […]
Co-educational schools are bad for girls
guardian: My nephew remarked recently that in his GCSE computer science class there was just one girl among 29 boys. When I asked him why he thought that was, he replied that he saw nothing unusual – in his opinion computer science was simply a subject “for boys”. This, […]
‘In the Know’ Publishes a New Volume about Educational Resources
Vol II, Issue 13 November 1, 2013 Dear Readers: Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullah.‘Knowledge is Power’ is a time honored quote. As Muslims (men and women), we are obligated to seek knowledge, both religious and secular. We are committed to inspiring and enabling all concerned to fulfill this sacred obligation. While […]
The Islamic litmus test
Source Asia Times: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) boasts 57 self-proclaimed Muslim states (that includes the Palestinian territories). If the OIC embraces them, why then does the world label those in opposition to the rulers of these lands as “Islamists”? Who are the true believers or true Islamists – […]
John Kerry: Some NSA spying went too far
Source: BBC US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that in some cases, US spying has gone too far. Mr Kerry is the most senior Obama administration official to have commented directly on an issue that has upset America’s European allies. He said he will work with the president […]
Pakistan takes u-turn on drone strikes
Source: Asia Times: KARACHI – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistani government have come under heavy fire for a sudden U-turn on its policy over US drone strikes in the country’s northwestern tribal areas along Afghanistan border following the Sharif’s visit to Washington last month. Criticism has culminated in […]