In Syria these days, we are resorting to our racist little maps. The Alawite mountains and the town of Qardaha, home of the Assad family – colour it dark red. Will this be the last redoubt of the 12 per cent Alawite minority, to which the President belongs, when the […]
Religion and Politics: By Qasim Rashid and Chris Stedman | Thomas Jefferson once wrote: “But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or […]
USCIRF: Historic elections are scheduled to take place in Pakistan in Spring 2013. However, members of the Ahmadi religious community will be prevented from voting for the next civilian government. An executive order requires Ahmadis to register separately and vote as non-Muslims. Chief Executive’s Order No. 15 , which President Musharraf […]
Islam teaching to get to new level in Russia Tags: Society, Opinion & Analysis, Russia, Islam Polina Chernitsa Mar 5, 2013 13:16 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti In separate interviews with the Voice of Russia broadcast on Tuesday, experts said that the creation of a system of Islamic higher education in Russia will help […]
Opponents of girls’ right to education violate Islam, ambassador tells United Nations From the Newspaper | Masood Haider Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Masood Khan. –APP File Photo UNITED NATIONS: “Those who deny women and girls their right to education, violate Islam,” Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Masood Khan told an audience […]
Source: onislam. AMSTERDAM – A leading member in far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ party has reverted to Islam after an extensive study about the Islamic religion and Muslims. “I can understand people are skeptic, especially that it is unexpected for many of them,” Arnoud Van Doorn told Al-Jazeera English […]
Source: Huff Post, Brad Gooch. When Dick Davis, the preeminent translator of Persian poetry of our time, was a boy in Portsmouth, England, in the 1950s, he found on his parents’ bookshelf a copy of Edward FitzGerald’s swooning Victorian translations of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Its presence was not so […]
Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Saima Ahmad In recent history, headlines like “Woman charged with pushing a man in front of train hated Hindus and Muslims”, “Shooting at Sikh temple in Wisconsin leaves at least 7 dead, including gunman” or “Missouri mosque destroyed in second fire in a month” are examples […]
Source/Credit: Mywebtimes.com By DR. QUDDUSS AYAZ-SHAMS Women in Islam are portrayed by numerous Western scholars in a negative light. This is largely based on an inability to consult original sources of […]
Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir In 1978, Michael Hart published his book titled “The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History.” In this book, Hart rankedProphet Muhammad as the number one most influential person in history. He wrote: “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the […]
Claims of Fiji torture not isolated – Amnesty Published: 7:03AM Wednesday March 06, 2013 Source: ONE News http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1362525567.html#_=1362533591208&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Ftvnz.co.nz%2Fnational-news%2Fclaims-fiji-torture-not-isolated-amnesty-5360984&size=m&text=Claims%20of%20Fiji%20torture%20not%20isolated%20-%20Amnesty%20&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftvnz.co.nz%2Fnational-news%2Fclaims-fiji-torture-not-isolated-amnesty-5360984&via=ONENewsNZ http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?api_key=&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D18%23cb%3Dff30d7bf4%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Ftvnz.co.nz%252Ff3ed4c93c4%26domain%3Dtvnz.co.nz%26relation%3Dparent.parent&href=http%3A%2F%2Ftvnz.co.nz%2Fnational-news%2Fclaims-fiji-torture-not-isolated-amnesty-5360984&node_type=link&width=90&font=arial&layout=button_count&colorscheme=light&show_faces=false&send=false&extended_social_context=false Amnesty International says video appearing to show the vicious beating of two Fijian prisoners is just one of several cases it is aware of. The nine minute video was released online and shows […]
Venezuela’s ‘Comandante’ Hugo Chavez dies Hugo Chavez, socialist leader of Venezuela, dies after long battle with cancer at the age of 58. By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the charismatic leftist who dominated his country with sweeping political change and flamboyant speeches, died […]
Source: Jihad of the Pen – AMYA UK On Tuesday, 26th February, the respected Imam Naseem Bajwa of Baitul Futuh Mosque Morden, the largest mosque in Western Europe, will address Imperial College […]
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Source: BDNews 24 Leaders of several students organisations at the Ganajagaran Mancha rally in the capital’s Jatrabari on Tuesday urged the people to form brigades at every area and neighbourhood around the country to resist Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from carrying out violent activities. Their […]
Honey – God’s Blessing Article by Nasim Rehmatullah | The Ahmadiyya Gazette, May 1997 For centuries, pollen and its sweet product, honey, have provided nourishment for many life forms. Honey is as much in demand today as it was in the ancient times. The Holy Quran says: “And thy Lord has […]
How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion […]
American Muslims Peacefully Champion Prophet Muhammad(saw)’s True Picture Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to launch nationwide “Muhammad Messenger of Peace” campaign “it is only with education and understanding that we can […]
WASHINGTON — For a decade consumers have been able to keep their cellphone numbers even if they switched their wireless carriers. On Monday, the Obama administration and the Federal Communications Commission said consumers should also be able to switch carriers and keep their actual phones. For consumers, being able to […]
Epigraph “Do they not see what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and the earth? If We please, We could cause the earth to sink with them, or cause pieces of the sky to fall upon them. In that verily is a Sign for every […]