Malaysia Hunts for Philippine Muslim Fighters After Assault
By Daniel Ten Kate & Barry Porter – Mar 6, 2013 BLOOMBERG Malaysian security forces searched door-to-door in the eastern state of Sabah after attacking an armed Muslim clan from […]
Upright Opinion – For God Sake Deweaponize Karachi
By Saeed Qureshi Lately there has been a spate of deadly explosions in Karachi and Quetta killing scores of innocent, peaceful citizens of this hapless country. It is indispensable to de-weaponize Karachi in order to restore a modicum of peace in that city now entirely left at the mercy of […]
New U.S. aid package of $250 million for Egypt fuels debate over support
Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s release of $250 million in economic aid to Egypt added fuel to a fiery debate in Washington over whether the U.S. should be helping […]
Opinion: Chavez was a maker of dreams
Editor’s note: Eva Golinger is an attorney and writer from New York, living in Caracas, Venezuela, since 2005 and author of “The Chávez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela” (2006 Olive Branch Press) and “Bush vs. Chávez: Washington’s War on Venezuela” (2007, Monthly Review Press). She is Editor-in-Chief of Venezuelan newspaper, the […]
Rabbi Menachem Froman’s Unique Legacy of Jewish-Muslim Coexistence – Settler Cultivated Contacts With Palestinians and Hardliners
By Harvey Stein The Jewish Daily FORWARD Published March 04, 2013. Menachem Froman, Backed Coexistence With Muslim Fundamentalists, Dies at 68 Rabbi Menachem Froman, who died Monday at age 68, […]
RVC Bodley: A Biographer of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
The Messenger; the Life of Mohammed [Hardcover] Bodley R.V.C. (Author) 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review) Available from these sellers. 5 used from $6.99 1 collectible from $14.79 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley Born March 1892 Died May 26, 1970 Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Rank Colonel Battles/wars World War I Awards […]
Holland Calls to Label Products from ‘Settlements’
The Dutch decision comes one week after the EU formally recommended that its 27 member states “prevent” Israeli activity in Judea and Samaria through an economic boycott of Jewish communities […]
The Story of Mohammad by Muslim Women in Canada
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to invite you to a spectacular event entitled: “Muhammad (peace be upon him): A Beacon of Light for Humanity”! The […]
President SBY urged to take radical steps to end discrimination against religious minorities
In their recommendations, the groups asked the President to scrap existing regulations which they said were discriminatory, such as the Blasphemy Law, the joint ministerial decree regulating the building of […]
Blasphemy in Islam: The Quran does not prescribe punishment for abusing the Prophet
Source: The Times of India Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Oct 2, 2012, 12.00AM IST In Islam, blasphemy is a subject of intellectual discussion rather than a subject of physical punishment. This concept […]
Meditation Makes You More Liberal-Study
Source: Huff Post, by Richard Schiffman. God is not on anyone’s side. Or, rather, God is on the side of Truth. And Truth is not the exclusive possession of any particular group or political ideology. There have been some fascinating studies about the effects of meditation in recent years. Buddhist […]
“Is the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Community the Promised Messiah?” Why the Debate was Cancelled
Source: AMSA: London: On the 7th of March 2013, the London Metropolitan Islamic Society (ISOC) and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA) had planned to host a debate on the topic […]
In Religion’s Name: Abuses against Religious Minorities in Indonesia
HRW: Feburary 28, 2013: Glossary Ahmadiyah An Islamic religious revivalist movement, founded in Qadian, Punjab, originating with the teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908). In Arabic, Ahmadiyah means “followers of Ahmad” and adherents are sometimes called “Ahmadis.” It began its presence in the Indonesian Sumatra Island in 1925. It was […]
Local Muslim community sends message of peace, understanding
The Columbus Dispatch: Under a banner reading “Love for All, Hatred for None” and with fliers calling the Muslim prophet Muhammad a messenger of peace, a local Muslim community is working to counter images of their faith as hateful and violent. The effort by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Groveport […]
Earth’s rotation and axis and blessings of Allah
Epigraph: And among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds as bearers of glad tidings and that He may make you taste of His mercy, and that the […]
The dark ages of Pakistan
The News: by Harris Khalique: In medieval Europe, heretics were burnt alive, rebels were quartered and their body parts were sent to the remote corners of the country, those who believed that the earth revolved around the sun were admonished and threatened. The Christian church held sway over kings, queens […]
PBS Online Film Festival (March. 4-22, 2013)
On March 4, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will launch the 2013 Online Film Festival, showcasing 25 films from independent filmmakers. The Festival, featuring award-winning films with a wide array of styles, perspectives and subject matter, will run from March 4 to March 22 and can be accessed via the PBS […]
Antarctic Lake Vostok yields ‘new bacterial life’
Northern Lights Source: BBC By Paul Rincon: Science editor, BBC News website Russian scientists have claimed the discovery of a new type of bacterial life in water from a buried […]
New website: Muhammad (peace be on him) ‘fact check’
Myth Index: ■murdered Jews ■permitted to lie ■marriage to A’isha ■terrorism and Jihad ■apostasy and blasphemy ■Caravan raids ■idol worship ■Idolaters’ annihilation ■Reconciliation rejection ■Abu Talib’s Protection For answers to these ‘myths’ please click on this website: http://www.muhammadfactcheck.org/