Song banned in Athens for “encouraging” Islam
World Bulletin: A song composed by Greek composer Manos Hacidakis titled “Kemal” has been banned in Athens following allegations that it serves as Islamic propaganda. Listen to the song: […]
On Israeli identity, Jewish democracy and oxymorons – A response to Carlo Strenger
Clinging to a dangerous oxymoron, Israel claims to be both a democracy and at the same time belong to “world Jewry.’ The consequences of this fallacy are severe. By Shlomo […]
30th International Quran Competition kicks off in Tehran
Source: tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The 30th International Quran Competition was inaugurated at the Summit Conference Hall in Tehran on Friday. Reciters and memorizers from over 70 countries are participating in this year’s […]
True and False Prophets – The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam Part IV
Source: amer786.hubpages.com Introduction This is the last in a series of Hubs I wrote so readers can get an opportunity to hear the ‘other side of the story’ on The […]
The paradox of our time… Do you agree with me? Any suggestions / solutions?
I want to know… Do you agree with me? Life has become a race today – a race to be the richest, the best, the famous, the greatest… The paradox of our time is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; Wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; We spend more […]
Calgary Mayor comes to meet Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (aba)
Source: alislam.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad meets various dignitaries and holds media conference The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was visited by […]
Roads to ending Israeli apartheid envisioned in new book
Rod Such The Electronic Intifada 28 May 2013 130528-pretending-democracy.jpg Pretending Democracy: Israel, an Ethnocratic State is a collection of essays by Israeli, Palestinian and South African intellectuals dissecting the nature […]
Today is the Pancasila Day in Indonesia
It’s Back to Basics on Pancasila Day Firdaus Mubarik of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) says this is particularly apparent in the ongoing persecution of the minority Islamic sect by […]
Hearts of peace
Calgary Herald: by Salman Khan. It has become more and more apparent why the true and peaceful teachings of Islam need to be spread, because it is Muslims themselves who need reformation, not Islam. Re: “Soldier-killing suspect linked to al-Qaeda ally,” May 27, and “Tenth suspect arrested in terrorist murder […]
Reflect Atheists in a More Positive Light
Huff Post: by Chris Stedman. “I’m actually an atheist.” And then she added: “You know, I don’t blame anybody for thanking the Lord.” In a couple of short sentences, Vitsmun delivered two equally powerful messages: that she was not embarrassed by her atheism, and that she respected her religious friends […]
Who Owns God?
Huff Post: T. Sher Singh. I, for one, would welcome some prayer, any prayer, even the Lord’s Prayer — a Christian observance — in preference to NO prayer. All I can say to my friend is this: Closed minds can do much harm to us all. Let’s open them — […]
‘There’s just no rest’ as new twisters kill 5 in tornado-traumatized Oklahoma
Union City, Oklahoma (CNN) — The full scale of the destruction wrought by five new tornadoes that plowed through the Oklahoma City area will only be apparent in the light of day Saturday. The fresh twisters Friday evening killed at least five people, less than two weeks after a monstrous tornado […]
Proclaim the bounties of Allah – USA and Canadian Tour 2013 – by Khalifa of Islam
Alislam.org: Bounties of God can be worldly, regarding faith as well as spiritual. Worldly bounties are granted to one and all, across the board. Those who have faith and consider […]
British Parliament’s Human Rights Group approaches the UN to stop Shia Genocide in Pakistan
UN approached over targeted killings of Pakistani Shias – by Murtaza Ali Shah Source: The News, 1 June 2013 LONDON: All Parliamentary Human Rights Group in the British Parliament has […]
Kyrgyzstan declares emergency after bloody gold mine clashes
ET: BISHKEK: Parts of Kyrgyzstan were under curfew Saturday after clashes between security forces and protesters who want a Canadian-owned gold mine nationalised led the president to declare a state of emergency. President Almazbek Atambayev signed the declaration Friday for the Dzheti-Ogyzsky district of the northern Issyk Kul region, where the […]
‘Slow recovery’: Imran Khan may go to London for check-up
ET: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan is being flown to London for a medical checkup due to ‘slow recovery’ from injuries he suffered after falling from a forklift during the election campaign in May. “His (Imran) recovery is slower than expected and he will be taken to London […]
Muslim and Jewish Leaders Unite to Combat Hatred
Huff Post: Secretary of State John Kerry performed an important public service on May 20 by personally announcing the release of the U.S. State Department’s 2012 Report on Religious Freedom, which contains the disturbing findings that anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise in countries around the world. Bad news is […]
Sierra Leone: Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School emerged as the winner at Science and Technology Workshop
After 5-days intensive session MEST concludes Science and Technology Workshop By: SEM on May 30, 2013. It is no secret that there has been poor performance and less attention paid […]
A Short Story About Two Babies and Existence of God and Afterlife
qasimrashid.com: In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.” “Nonsense” said the first. “There […]