Love thy Neighbor is a Christian Value, Hate and Stereotyping aren’t
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD I start my thesis with a longish quote from the Gospel of Matthew, to explore, what would Jesus like us to do: […]
Musharraf shifted to police HQ
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Dawn.com ISLAMABAD: General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was shifted to the police headquarters in Islamabad from his farmhouse residence at Chak Shahzad on Friday, hours after […]
Islam and justice
Fiji Times online: Islam and justice Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Friday, April 19, 2013 Chief Justice Anthony Gates with Maulana Fazal Ullah Tariq (left) and Dr Brij Lal at the Fazl-e-Umar Mosque in Samabula. If many were to follow those facets of Holy Prophet’s life the misunderstandings and carelessness that breed dissent and distrust would not give […]
When Does Your Baby Become Conscious?
Huff Post: For everyone who’s looked into an infant’s sparkling eyes and wondered what goes on in its little fuzzy head, there’s now an answer. New research shows that babies display glimmers of consciousness and memory as early as 5 months old. For decades, neuroscientists have been searching for an […]
New Atheists Attacked by Fellow Secularists for ‘Islamophobia’
The American Vision: Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris are often described as the “Unholy Trinity of Atheism.” When you add Daniel C. Dennett to the mix, the Unholy Trinity becomes the Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. Even in their atheism these atheists can’t escape religion. They […]
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Terrorism will never succeed- We must Retain our Capacity to Love
By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir (Baitul Hameed Mosque – Chino) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wishes to express its deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the families of those murdered by the terrorists […]
FBI releases photos, video of Boston bomb suspects
FBI: ‘Nation counting on those with information to come forward.’ Call in tips to 1-800-CALLFBI By Thom Patterson. Michael Pearson and Faith Karimi, CNN updated 5:35 PM EDT, Thu April […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland to host its seventh annual interfaith peace conference at Clayton Hotel on Sunday April 28th
Source: www.galwaynews.ie The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Ireland is to host its seventh annual interfaith peace conference in the city later this month. The focus of the event is the role […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA)’s Friendship Cup at Oasis Academy, Shirley (UK) to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Croydon
Source: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk A host of football teams took part in a charity tournament last weekend. Teams from the police, local businesses and other communities played in the Friendship Cup at Oasis […]
The entire Boston community is mourning the bombings. But Muslims also fear a backlash
Source: BBC By Lynsea Garrison A white terrorist will be framed as an individual aberration. A culprit who is an Arab, Muslim or black American will vilify an entire community […]
The 10 best words the internet has given to English
The 10 best words the internet has given English From hashtags to LOLs to Cupertinos and Scunthorpe problems, Tom Chatfield picks the most interesting neologisms drawn from the digital world · o Tom Chatfield o guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 17 April 2013 10.19 BST Inline image 1 My book Netymology: A Linguistic […]
America’s jobs are moving to the suburbs
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Despite a short reprieve during the recession, the number of jobs moving to the nation’s suburbs grew over the last decade, potentially clogging roadways and reducing job access for the poor. Jobs within 3 miles of a city center fell from 24.5% of overall positions in 2000 […]
Africa’s giant is waking up, but it still looks unsteady on its feet
Source: The Economist: LIKE a heavyweight boxer who has gone too many rounds, Nigeria sometimes seems punch-drunk. One minute it acts like a champion by virtue of the size of its girth and the smile on its face, the next it could be flat on its back, groaning in anguish. […]
Marching for a more tolerant Indonesia
Members of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation join the protest calling for the protection of religious freedom. Khabar South Asia: It is rare when leaders from numerous religious communities gather to […]
Merkel quashes revolt over female exec quota
Source: The Local The Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, rejected the motion, which called for a 40-percent binding quota for women in supervisory and management boards of large companies within a decade. After an emotional debate, 320 lawmakers voted ‘no’, while 277 voted in favour, with one abstention. Five […]
‘Happy to live with a beard’
Source: The Local. Women with facial hair used to be relegated to carnival sideshows, but one bearded lady is fighting for her right to remain unshaven. Mariam is The Local’s German of the Week. More:
‘Inhumane’
Source: The Local Authorities in the Bavarian town of Ansbach came under fire on Thursday for tearing apart a refugee family while the traumatised and heavily-pregnant mother lay in hospital – a move described as “inhumane” and “unconstitutional.” More:
Police bag biggest-ever crystal meth haul
Source: The Local Customs officials on Wednesday said they had confiscated seven kilos of crystal meth – the largest haul of the drug ever found in Germany. The dangerous stimulant was stashed in a delivery of wooden carvings from Nigeria. Read More:
My Take on Stephen Hawking’s Pronouncement: ‘Big Bang Didn’t Need God!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The Huffington post reported today on April 17, 2013, “Our universe didn’t need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen […]