Did Pope Francis preach “universalism” and is he a heretic? Or A Muslim?
Huff Post: Is Pope Francis A Heretic? No, But He Does Raise Questions By David Gibson Religion News Service (RNS) Is Pope Francis endorsing heresy? It might look that way from the eye-catching headlines this week that made it appear everyone was bound for heaven — “even atheists!” — thanks […]
Terror in London Sparks Tensions, Upsurge in Islamophobic Attacks
Time: Violence and fear travel swiftly, and faster still in the era of tweets and status updates and 24-hour rolling news. Just after 2 pm on May 22, police answered a call to an incident in Woolwich, southeast London. A 25-year-old soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby, leaving the local barracks, had been […]
Muslims urged to follow teachings of Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk Rawalpindi: The personality of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is the fountain of blessings and a source of guidance in all the matters for the Muslims, if they follow the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and commandments of Almighty Allah truly and […]
Five Thousand Ahmadiyya Muslims at the Baitul Futuh Mosque pray for Lee Rigby
Source: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk Five thousand Muslims gathered at Morden mosque this afternoon to condemn the Woolwich terror attack. Worshippers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community congregated at the Baitul Futuh Mosque, in London […]
Riots rock Sweden’s immigrant suburbs for fourth night (now fifth)
Carolina Jemsby and David Bartal, Special for USA TODAY STORY HIGHLIGHTS Stockholm is one of the world’s richest cities, but it is also very segregated 15% of residents in the […]
Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane
ET: LONDON: Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted from Manchester, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry said. Flight PK709 from the city of Lahore in Pakistan was due to land at Manchester Airport in north […]
World Muslim Leader Arrives in Calgary and Condemns Terrorist Attack in London
Source: Press Release The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, arrived in Calgary on 22 May 2013 as his historic […]
Eurozone business still going backwards
Europe’s persistent downturn is showing few signs of abating. The decline in business activity in the 17-nation eurozone slowed in May, but surveys published Thursday suggest the region’s longest recession will extend into another quarter. Financial data provider Markit said its flash reading of eurozone purchasing managers’ sentiment rose to […]
Erroneous assertions about Muslims need clarification
Source: www.theoaklandpress.com By Qasim Rashid We read with interest the Trentonian Editorial Board’s article, “U.S.-Approved ‘Muslims’” (May 21). While we appreciate the newspaper’s efforts to highlight some of the repression that […]
A Gathering of Urdu Poets in London
Source: Rana Abdul Razzaq Khan
Twenty Ahmadis still inside Bekasi Mosque- Religious minorities unite for freedom
The Jakarta Post: Next to a sealed Ahmadi mosque in Bekasi is a plot of land with leafy trees and damp earth. To get in one has to squeeze through […]
U.K. Beheading Shows: It’s Time To Fight the Doctrine of Jihad
Tarek Fatah Columnist, The Toronto SUN 05/23/2013 9:45 am, The Huffington Post When buses and trains exploded on 7/7 in London, the objective of the suicide bombers was to sow fear and terror in the very soul of the British people. In that the jihadis were successful. One would have […]
Woolwich Attack: Demonising Muslims Won’t Help
Source: The Huffington Post By Mehdi Hasan: Political director of The Huffington Post UK “Whosoever killeth a human being… ” says the Qur’an, in the 32nd verse of its fifth chapter, “it […]
‘If You Are A Non-Believer, Don’t Ask For Time To Pray’
Huff Post: by Bob Christie. “This is the United States, this is America, and we all represent different people … and you need to respect that. Your God is no more powerful than my God. We all come from the same creator.” “When there’s a time set aside to pray […]
NEW LIVES: Resettling the vulnerable who cannot go home
by Simon Bradley in Lebanon, swissinfo.ch May 22, 2013 – 11:01 Resettlement in the West for the most vulnerable of the more than 1.5 million people who have fled Syria is as good as winning the lottery. For its part, Switzerland has only taken a handful and there are obstacles […]
Fearing Allah the way the Prophet (pboh) feared him
DR. MUHAMMAD SALMA ARABNEWS Friday 24 May 2013 FEARING Allah is a positive trait that once properly settled into the heart changes one’s life considerably to be in conformity with divine injunctions. Therefore, as once said by one of the early pious predecessors, when fearing others, you flee from them, […]
Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli officials in bid to revive talks (dream on ….)
JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs of any breakthrough as Kerry visited Israel for the fourth time […]
‘Jewish family returned to Israel after infiltrating Jordan’
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan border guards apprehended six members of an Israeli family after illegally crossing into Jordan, sources told The Jordan Times Thursday. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the parents and four children — aged between […]