Islam in NZ shows power of pluralism

  The Jummah Prayer at the Al-Huda Mosque in Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN New Zealand’s Muslims are a strategic social asset, Abdullah Drury writes. New Zealand possesses a unique opportunity to model constructive engagement with its Muslim community, offering a potential blueprint for other pluralistic societies grappling with religious diversity. Many years […]

Muslims Redefine Representation On Screen: ‘Rejection Of Stereotypical Narratives’

(ANALYSIS) For over a century, Hollywood has tended to portray Muslim men through a remarkably narrow lens: as terrorists, villains or dangerous outsiders. From shows such as “24” and “Homeland” to procedural dramas such as “Law and Order,” this portrayal has seldom allowed for complexity or relatability. Such depictions reinforce […]

Sky News Australia admits editorial failure after guest insults Islam while wearing bacon-covered shirt

Host Freya Leach sat silently while Ryan Williams called Muslims terrorists and explained he ‘wore’ bacon to protect himself from alleged threats of beheading Amanda Meade Media correspondentMon 22 Sep 2025 Sky News Australia has admitted a failure of editorial process allowed a guest to deliver a highly offensive diatribe against […]

Atif Rehman Mian, Economist.

r Atif Rehman Mian (Urdu: عاطف رحمان میاں; born 28 June 1975) is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance[1] at Princeton University, and as the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.[2] He […]

One-state solution

“Binationalism” and “Binational state” redirect here. For Gaddafi’s proposed state, see Isratin. For uses outside the Israeli–Palestinian context, see Two Nations theory, Multinational state and Consociationalism. Part of a series onthe Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Palestinianpeace process History Primary concerns Secondary concerns International brokers Projects / groups / NGOs The one-state solution is a proposed approach to the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. It stipulates the […]

Interfaith Potluck Gathering, Canada

Interfaith Potluck – Report.docx Interfaith Potluck Gathering – September 5, 2025  Interfaith Potluck at Am Shalom Synagogue – A Blessed Evening of Building bridges   On Friday, September 5, 2025, I and few our lajna members from Hadeeqa Ahmad was honoured to participate and organise a heartfelt Interfaith Potluck hosted by […]

Inviting the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Indonesian Forum for the Coordination of the Prophet (FKUB), the Ahmadiyah Congregation Holds a Commemoration of the Prophet’s Birthday

Siratun Nabi commemoration, held by the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation in Manislor Kuningan. (Photo: JAI) Religion ByEki Nurhuda Almutaqin KUNINGAN (MASS) – The Indonesian Ahmadiyya Congregation in Manislor Village, Jalaksana District, […]

A dissonant conscience: The Flanders Festival, the Munich Philharmonic and Europe’s moral test

20th September 2025 Iftekhar Ahmed, Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre On 11 September 2025, the Flanders Festival in Ghent, Belgium, removed the Munich Philharmonic from its programme. The reason: concerns about the orchestra’s incoming conductor, Lahav Shani, who holds prominent posts, including with the Israel Philharmonic. The festival said it lacked clarity […]

Islamization of Bosnia and Herzegovina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A significant number of people in the former Kingdom of Bosnia and former Duchy of Saint Sava (Herzegovina meaning Duchy) converted to Islam after the conquest by the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 15th century, giving it a unique character within the Balkan region. It took over one hundred years […]