Easter Bunny belief ‘good for kids’ – is it really ?
Source: The Local As children across Germany search homes and gardens for eggs left by the Easter Bunny, parents preparing to them the truth should think twice – a psychologist […]
Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey
The Jakarta Globe: Sandwiched between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and home to more than 1,000 ethnic groups and 300 distinct languages, Indonesia looks different to each person who […]
Israel bans Günter Grass over poem
Arutz Sheva: Gunter GrassInterior Minister Eli Yishai has banned German poet Gunter Grass from entering Israel. Yishai declared Grass “persona non grata” in the Jewish State on Sunday, saying his […]
Two decades from war, a new fight to save Bosnia
(Reuters) – The shooting began over the course of weeks, but if Bosnia’s war needs a beginning to mark, then it’s April 6, 1992, twenty years ago this Friday. That’s […]
Should God be obeyed? Should the government? Does Christianity have an Answer?
Washigton Post: By Robert A. Burt, Published: April 7 Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly doubts humanity’s worth. We see these misgivings in the book of Genesis, when God decides to kill nearly all […]
EDITORIAL: Ahmedis under threat
Dailytimes.com: It seems that state officials are taking advantage of the discriminatory status of Ahmedis to freely brutalise members of the community. Police officials continuously persecute these people because of […]
No inquiry into torture death of Pakistani school teacher
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-082-2012 April 8, 2012 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: No inquiry has yet been initiated in to […]
Religion and politics in the Philippines
GMA News: Lately, there has been no shortage of press coverage on the religiosity of politicians. The current Vice-President Jejomar Binay projects himself as a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes peace conference in Odisha
Source: Sambad Soro, Balasore Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Soro recently organized a peace conference at the Radhanath Smruti Mandap in the Balasore district from the Indian state of Odisha . Leaders […]
Schoolchildren elated over Qur’an competition success
By JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI, ARAB NEWS STAFF Secondary school students Bakar Abdul Rahman Bakar and Inas Al-Bar have bagged first prizes in the Holy Qur’an Memorization Competition held as part […]
Children with disabilities enjoy day in the sun at Dead Sea Ultra Marathon
by Nadia Amad | Apr 08,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Twenty children with disabilities from the New Hope Centre in Zarqa participated in the 19th annual Dead Sea Ultra […]
OIC pledges support for Turkish Cypriots
By JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE & P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed a request by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to open its permanent representative […]
Ghost white baby born without any blood
Oliva, now six months, was born completely white because she had such a low count of haemoglobin – the chemical which carries oxygen in red blood cells – that it could not officially be classed as ‘blood’. She was given less than two hours to live but survived thanks to […]
What Does Jesus’ Crucifixion Solve?
Christians know why Jesus died: He died for our sins. That’s what we’re taught from the earliest days of Sunday school. And we all know how he died: A particularly gruesome form of public execution known as crucifixion. But many Christians are less sure of how it works. How is […]
Pictures: AMJ Fiji Serving Humanity
Courtesy: Ashfaaq Ahmad Khan, National President, MKA,Fiji. The Youth branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Fiji, classified as Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Fiji has been actively taking part in helping severely affected flood […]
Maid’s Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — The girl’s screams were brittle and desperate. Neighbors in the suburban housing complex looked up and saw a child crying for help from an upstairs balcony. She was 13 and worked as a maid for a couple who had gone on […]
No looking back for us
The Muslim Times Editor of Pakistan From the Newspaper | Abbas Nasir | 21 hours ago WHO was Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad? How would you know even […]
Five possible scenarios for Syria, and their impact on Iraq
By Safa A. Hussein The Daily Star, Lebanon Iraqis celebrated the Arab Spring that changed the regimes of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. But they are divided about the protests and uprisings in Bahrain and Syria. On the surface, it seems that this is merely a reflection of the sectarian divide […]
An Afghan wedding (in 1970)
During the early 1970s – during the days of King Zahir Shah – Afghanistan was a more open society than now. Schools were available for boys and girls. Ladies could wear the burka or not wear it. In Kabul many ladies wore European clothing. Still, Islamic values were adhered to. […]
Stop stigmatising Muslims, Islamic leader tells French politicians
By RFI French politicians are stigmatising Muslims, the leader of one of France’s major Islamic organisations said at the opening of its annual conference near Paris on Saturday. The government banned six foreign imams scheduled to address the meeting from entering the country. Muslims are hurt by some political leaders remarks […]