Source: Ahmadiyya Press Desk London. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says that Annual Convention is going ahead despite attack The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has strongly condemned an attack perpetrated by thousands of extremists Muslims against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in […]
Swiss chocolate makers were left with a bittersweet taste in their mouths last year as a strong Swiss franc melted away the appetite for their products, the top industry body […]
The United States economy most likely expanded slightly in the fourth quarter, instead of contracting, according to trade data released Friday that suggested a surprise drop in gross domestic product reported last week may have been overstated. The country’s trade deficit narrowed to $38.5 billion in December, its lowest reading […]
Following Editorial has been written in response to the following news: Accused witch tortured, burned alive in Papua, New Guinea Time for leaders to condemn sorcery killings Papua New Guineans […]
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Source: Dawn Pakistani youth leader Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi has a plan to counter the relentless message of violence spewed forth by extremist groups in his country — and he […]
Epigraph: Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. … And say to the believing women that they restrain their […]
Khalifatul Masih V, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Synopsis of Friday Sermon (8-Feb-13) prepared by Sister Shermeen Butt Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih continued with the theme of relating incidents of companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) who were guided by true […]
Source: ET Politicians need to have a thick skin and no spine to survive and thrive anywhere in the world. I pity the lot we suffer in this country. Most of them have begun behaving oversensitive regarding their image these days. During off the record meetings, they take no time […]
Democracy and Islam can exist in harmony, says Maldives President President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik at the 12th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Cairo. PHOTO/ PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has said that the Maldivian democratization […]
Are female converts to Islam part of a new wave of feminism? By Hasnet Lais (Getty Images) You’d think after watching BBC Three’s Make me a Muslim documentary, being a female convert to Islam is so riddled with fault lines. Not really. My recent interviews with Muslim converts offered a rare glimpse into […]
ON RELIGION On TV, an Everyday Muslim as Everyday American T. Lynne Pixley for The New York Times Mujahid Abdul-Rashid, a Muslim from the Bay Area, appears as himself in a commercial for retirement financial products. By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Published: February 8, 2013 On a Sunday afternoon several months ago, […]
Opposing Views: Alex Carpenter. Islam has been a significant presence in Kosovo since the 1300s. Once a part of the Roman empire, the Ottoman empire, greater Yugoslavia and now a small, independent republic in the heart of the Balkans, Kosovo has for centuries been both a seat of Islamic learning […]
Russian TV: Hard-line Egyptian clerics have called for the assassination of opposition leaders and claimed sexual assaults against women protesters were justified. Meanwhile, following days of calm, anti-government protesters again clashed with police. On Friday, opposition leader Hamdeen Sabahy said that death threats against him or other members of the […]
STORY SUMMARY The chief of the Netherlands’ top intelligence agency is warning that dozens of Dutch citizens are fighting with rebels in Syria and could return home battle-hardened, traumatized and even further radicalized. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Feb-08/205629-spy-chief-dutch-citizens-are-fighting-in-syria.ashx#ixzz2KP53NiMR (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
Asian Human Rights Commission: Though the police have exonerated all five persons falsely accused of committing blasphemy they have failed to take any actions for their protection. This is particularly important as no action whatsoever has been taken against their accusers who are members of the militant Ahle Sunnat Waljamat. […]
David Ignatius Opinion Writer WASHINGTON POST Something startling is happening in the Muslim world — and no, I don’t mean the Arab Spring or the growth of Islamic fundamentalism. According to a leading demographer, a “sea change” is producing a sharp decline in Muslim fertility rates and a “flight from […]
Dawn: KABUL: The US-led international coalition on Friday rejected a UN rights group’s concern about reports that US military strikes have killed hundreds of children in Afghanistan during the past […]
Platinum Jubilee Mubarak to all Khuddamul Ahmadiyya around the globe. Report by M. Furquan Ali: Two Local Majlis of Bhagalpur zone Majlis Khuddamul Ahmdiyya Tatarpur and Brahpura (of Bhagalpur city) […]
RT: A state of emergency has been declared in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Maine with citizens being warned to stay indoors. A potentially record-breaking snow storm has brought the US northeast to a grinding halt and left one dead. Thousands lost power amid flight cancelations and a nuclear […]