Video: World Muslim Leader inaugurates Baitur Rahman Mosque Valencia, Spain
A MTA News presentation: Urdu Short Documentary: History of Islam in Spain – Al Andalus: Urdu Short Documentary: History of Islam Ahmadiyyat (The Real Islam) in Spain:
Lawmakers must rise above politics and craft sensible gun-control laws
By: M. Imran Hayee, Duluth News Tribune Three months after the shocking Newtown tragedy, America’s top lawmakers remain unable to take action on gun-control legislation. Instead, a fierce fight between President Obama and the gun lobby is on the rise. The gun lobby portrays Obama as an elite hypocrite who […]
The Jerusalem Issue
Source: The Huffington Post: By Daoud Kuttab The issue of Jerusalem has always been a hot topic at Arab summits. If there were a Guinness Book record for the number […]
Passover and Easter in Jerusalem
Jews, Christians mark religious festivals in Holy City Haaretz: This year, Passover and Easter fall during the same week, and Jerusalem is awash with pilgrims and worshipers from both religions. […]
Picture of the Day-Holy Week flagellation
Hooded flagellants worship during holy week in Pampanga province, Philippines. It looks mighty painful, but for these religious worshipers flagellation is a necessary act of mortification in which they scourge themselves by whipping their own flesh. Although the bloody practice is condemned by the Catholic church and frowned upon in […]
Is the Secret to Olive Oil in Its Scent?
Why is olive oil, the crown jewel of the Mediterranean diet, so good for your health? Nutritionists point to its abundance of antioxidants and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that protects the heart. But new research suggests that some of the benefits of olive oil might be contained in its […]
Why fly Pakistani flag in Canada?
Why fly Pakistani flag in Canada? Tarek Fatah- The Toronto SUN There are many ways to demean an institution. At times it’s the defacing of a war memorial, but at other times the insult is inflicted in a manner that goes largely unnoticed until someone points it out. One such […]
New York Police Dept. Sets Rules for Officers’ Use of Social Media
By J. DAVID GOODMAN and WENDY RUDERMAN The New York Times Published: March 28, 2013 Looking to avoid troublesome social media postings by its officers, the New York Police Department has issued strict guidelines and ordered its members to comb through their personal profiles on Facebook, Twitter and other Web […]
The Muslim Jesus
Huff Post: By: Alayna Ahmad: The Christian world celebrates the resurrection of Jesus in the festival of Easter. For almost all Christians, Jesus is the Son of God who died to save mankind. Islam rejects this belief and views Jesus, also known as Isa, as a Prophet and the Messiah of […]
Turin shroud makes rare appearance on TV amid claims that it is not a forgery
theguardian:by Lizzy Davies. Cloth seen by Catholics as burial shroud of Jesus, and medieval forgery by scientists, to be shown on TV for first time in 30 years The shroud of Turin is to be shown on television for the first time in 40 years on Easter Saturday as a […]
An Islamic Easter?: The Real Resurrection of Jesus– A Muhammdan Messiah
A Muslim Times Original By Abdul Alim I grew up reading a lot of interesting fiction. Some of it was interesting stories with good moral lessons and some was just […]
A country increasingly polarized by religion
Washington Post: By Michael Gerson: At the Normandy American Cemetery on the cliff above Omaha Beach, there are rows and rows of crosses and Stars of David. Certainly, many buried there were not religious. But the overwhelming majority of Americans in the mid-20th century identified themselves culturally as Protestants, Catholics or Jews, no matter […]
Video: Response to Daily Mail and David Goodhart Article on Cultural Integration i
MKA videos: Published on Mar 28, 2013 How Britain’s Largest Mosque is a Shining example of Integration into British Society . On the 24th of March the writer David Goodhart, published an […]
North Korea stages mass rally after readying missiles, vows to ‘mercilessly’ strike US targets
Source: TOI SEOUL: Tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers and civilians held a huge rally and march in Pyongyang on Friday, in a mass display of support for a possible military strike against the United States. The rally in Pyongyang’s giant Kim Il-sung square was attended by soldiers, veterans, […]
Jakarta Man Lights Body on Fire After Co-Worker Rejects His Love
Source: Jakarta Globe: A 30-year-old man has died after setting himself on fire in his East Jakarta office after a married co-worker rejected his affection, Cipayung Police said on Thursday. Mochamad Zikra, who worked in the finance department of Indah Cargo Logistic in Setu, East Jakarta, doused himself in some […]
The average American is slightly more religious than the average Iranian.
Source: Washinton Post. At the Normandy American Cemeteryon the cliff above Omaha Beach, there are rows and rows of crosses and Stars of David. Certainly, many buried there were not religious. But the overwhelming majority of Americans in the mid-20th century identified themselves culturally as Protestants, Catholics or Jews, no […]
Islam in Spain: The Second Coming Since the Reconquista of 1492
Baitur Rehman Mosque, the second Mosque built by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Spain Basharat Mosque: The First since 1492 Reconquesta, in Spain Video: World Muslim Leader arrives in Spain to Inaugurate […]
Taliban Spread Terror in Karachi as the New Gang in Town
Source: NY Times: The grab for influence and power in Karachi shows that the Taliban have been able to extend their reach across Pakistan, even here in the country’s most populous city, with about 20 million inhabitants. No longer can they be written off as endemic only to the country’s […]
Basharat Mosque: The First since 1492 Reconquista, in Spain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Basharat Mosque Basic information Location Pedro Abad Spain Geographic coordinates 37°57′56″N 4°27′42″W / 37.96556°N 4.46167°W / 37.96556; -4.46167Coordinates: 37°57′56″N 4°27′42″W / […]