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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Source: BBC A German Green politician says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has told him in Moscow that he is willing to speak to German investigators about the US spy agency’s activities. Hans-Christian Stroebele said the offer was contained in a letter to the German government which Mr Snowden gave him. […]