Chinese investor converts to Shia Islam in Iran’s Qom
A Chinese investor has converted to Shia Islam in Iran’s holy city of Qom and has been renamed after the first Shia Imam Ali (PBUH). Hong Jun Shen, known as […]
Role of Jews in Karachi’s uplift highlighted
Dawn.com: Peerzada Salman – KARACHI: The Jewish community was once an integral component of Karachi and played an important role in the city’s development. If its synagogue had not been destroyed, our younger generation could have learnt a lot from their history and the region’s multicultural past. This was said […]
A RISING WAVE OF ATTENTION
GirlRising – Flash mobs were last year’s trend, but this year it’s all about the lightning strength of the Girl Risingmovement– hundreds of people inspiring others to take action in their own communities by spreading a simple message: Educate girls, change the world. These new advocates for girls gather less surprisingly and […]
World Muslim Leader Visits visits geothermal geysers and Lake Rotorua
On 29 October 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, visited the scenic city of Rotorua in New Zealand. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad visited the […]
The Purpose of Creation by Promised Messiah and Mahdi
Review of Religions: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. In 1891, he claimed on the basis of Divine revelation, […]
Bye bye privacy:
Source: ET Markets flush with surveillance equipment; police complain ordinary citizens have greater access to spy gadgets. ILLUSTRATION: TALHA AHMED KHAN. Silicon chips used in computers and various electronic devices have shrunk with astonishing speed over the past couple of decades. From slower devices spread over an area equivalent to […]
Hundreds of bodies found in Bosnia mass grave
Source: CNN via Wasim Sr. (CNN) — Investigators in Bosnia have uncovered a mass grave thought to contain several hundred bodies of victims of the conflict that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia two decades ago. The remains are believed to be those of victims of Bosniak and Croat ethnicity […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad inaugurates the Baitul Muqeet Mosque in New Zealand
Source: Press@amjinternational.org. The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, inaugurated Baitul Muqeet Mosque in Auckland on 1 November 2013 as he delivered […]
Cut Off: Starving Syrians Hope to Live Through Winter
By Christoph Reuter SpiegelOnline As the world focuses on Syria’s chemical disarmament, thousands of people in the country face a more pressing concern: starvation. Cut off by ongoing violence, they […]
Islam’s holy book, the Koran, translated into Maori by an 81-year-old Ahmadi Pakistani physicist
Source: Elder learns Te Reo to translate Koran Islam’s holy book, the Koran, has been translated into Maori by an 81-year-old Pakistani physicist. “It took six or seven years to learn […]
Press Release: Muslim (Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad) Leader Visits Tropical Fruit World
Source: alislam.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad given Aboriginal Welcome During the final days of his recent tour of Australia, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat […]
Shooting Malala – again
Source: blogs.tribune.com.pk Though Malala survived the Taliban’s bullets last year, she is now again under attack in Pakistan by the very same ideology. They attacked her physically then, and now they […]
The Growing Influence of FPI and Its Impact on Indonesia
By Maulana Bachti The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) was formed in 1998 by Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. This hard-line Muslim organization comprising of about 3,000 people now, was formed with the […]
Despair and suicide in Islam
INSTANCES of suicide or self-killing have been known throughout recorded history. It was known and discussed in the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations; it has been noted in the Jewish and Christian faiths and is mentioned in the classical Hindu books. Suicide or hara kiri is part of the ancient […]
Most people prefer not to read, survey shows
RIYADH: ALI FAYYAZ Published — Sunday 3 November 2013 The technological boom has had a negative impact on reading habits. A survey recently conducted by Arab News revealed that only […]
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS CAMERON PRAISES BRITISH AHMADIYYA YOUTH
Oye! News from England Prime Minister David Cameron Praises Young British Muslims Written by Tapa Menon 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 of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) […]
Donate Your Computer’s Unused Power for the Greater Good
IQ intel: by Renee Edwards – Many of us know someone affected by diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, or AIDS. We care about these people and want to help, but might not know how to make a difference. Progress Thru Processors is an app that gives everyone the opportunity to contribute […]
A dream ends, illegals rush to leave Saudi El Dorado
AFP, Riyadh Thousands of illegal foreigners, mostly unskilled workers from Asia, are rushing to leave Saudi Arabia before an amnesty expires on Sunday as they risk being fined or even […]
Exhibition of Rare Islamic Objects Opens in Spain
Spain has begun hosting an exhibition ‘Nur: Light in Art, Science from the Islamic World,’ which features 140 works from Muslim countries (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Appropriately for a region that was once home to a Muslim polity that remains famous for its advances in art and learning, the […]