Canadian Ahmadiyya Muslim groups plan mosques

BY JEFF DAVIS, THE STARPHOENIX: Members of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam will break ground on Saskatoon’s first ever dedicated mosque this summer, followed by another for mainstream Sunni Muslims in the coming years. The 25,000-square-foot mosque will be built across from the Greenbryre Golf Course, just outside city limits in […]

Egypt Introduces Saudi-style Islamic Moral Police Force

Source: International Business Times, by Vasudevan Sridharan. Egypt has quietly introduced a Saudi-style Islamic religious police force in order to implement the moral principles of Islam using “non-violent methods”. The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, an informal group, made the announcement at a press conference […]

Bangladesh: The ghosts of 1971

Source/Credit: Aljazeera In 1971, Bangladesh declared independence from Pakistan and fought a bloody war to establish itself as a fledgling nation. More than four decades on, a country born out of troubles and bloodshed is experiencing growing pains. A war crimes tribunal that was meant to bring closure has instead […]