First modern humans settled in Arabia
Following genetic footprints out of Africa A new study, using genetic analysis to look for clues about human migration over sixty thousand years ago, suggests that the first modern humans […]
The True Heroes of Libya
Devon DB, Global Research It has recently been reported that forces identified as “pro-Gaddafi fighters” have been fighting back against Libya’s National Transitional Council and have taken the town of […]
“I will not accept this”.
by Markus Schoch, Thurgauer Zeitung (Switzerland) ROMANSHORN. History repeats itself: Twice the people of Romanshorn denied Guelsen Karasu the request for Swiss citizenship. Now the naturalization commission also denies her […]
Holy Qur’an Exhibition in Wiarton, Canada
Source: Wiarton Echo – An open house is being held in the public library on Jan-28 entitled “The Holy Qur’an Open House” which is organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth […]
Karnataka communal riots: Peace meeting calms affected villages
Uppinangady, India: In the backdrop of communal violence activities, the district administration will be organising peace meetings in the village levels in order to maintain communal harmony. Deputy Commissioner Dr […]
NorthBay Library hosts open house on “Mother Mary”
Source: North Bay Nugget – The North Bay Public Library will host an open house Saturday from noon till 4pm to promote religious harmony. The Tribute to Mother Mary (An Islamic Perspective) aims to dispel misconceptions about Islam and to educate people about the status Islam gives to Mother Mary […]
Ahmadiyya Youth, hosting Openhouse in Kincardine
Source: Kincardine News – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is returning to Kincardine this saturday, Jan 28th for an open house on “Mother Mary”, in a continued effort to dispel myths surronding Islam and to explain differences and similarities to Christianity. Kincardine Public Library will host the event from noon to […]
Holy bans only
Dawn: While in a Karachi park a frenzied, self-righteous TV show host chased couples out on a date filming them without their consent last week, in Lahore the Punjab assembly passed a resolution seeking a blanket ban on music concerts in educational institutions. Both are despicable acts of moral policing […]
Drunk on Religion
Religion, juggernauts and the street violence Moh Yasir Alimi, The Jakarta Post: The fatal car crash in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Sunday gives us a vivid illustration that can help us understand the nature of religious freedom in Indonesia. A driver, intoxicated after consuming alcohol and crystal methamphetamine, has been […]
Interfaith Symposium comes to Nanaimo, Canada
Source: Nanaimo News – Varying perspectives of the world’s religious faiths will be showcased at an upcoming interfaith conference. Presenters will discuss the philosophical and religious perspectives of their various faiths on life after death during the Interfaith Symposium, at Vancouver Island University’s Malaspina Theatre, Monday (Jan. 30). “They’re asked […]
Muslim youth to host open house
Source: Midland Free Press – A national Muslim organization will make a return visit to Midland this weekend to promote religious harmony and dispel misconceptions about Islam. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada will host an open house called “Tribute to Mother Mary (An Islamic Perspective).” It will take […]
Security for Mansoor Ijaz: ‘Shahbaz’s statement contempt of court’
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: January 27, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has termed Shahbaz Sharif’s statements on providing security to Mansoor Ijaz as‘contempt of court’, Express […]
A Cordial invitation to Sir David Attenborough to be a Theist
First of all I want to thank Sir David Attenborough for all the great documentaries he has produced about nature, animal and plant kingdom. I have watched most if not […]
Corruption scandal shakes Vatican as internal letters leaked
(Reuters) – The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about […]
Student Faces Town’s Wrath in Protest Against a Prayer
Courtesy New York Times: She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and Facebook. But Jessica Ahlquistis also an outspoken atheist who has incensed this […]
Fundos by default, not merely by design
Courtesy Dawn News: ………When it comes to Ahmadi students, the state and society tolerates deliberate violations of their fundamental human rights. It was only in September 2011 when two schools in Dharinwala […]
Reports of Libyan detainee torture drive Doctors Without Borders away
Source: MSN ARABIA Doctors Without Borders (MSF, Medecins Sans Frontieres) has suspended its operations in detention centers in the Libyan city of Misrata because detainees are being tortured and denied […]
Mideast nuke race feared
By EDITH M. LEDERER | AP ARABBEWS DAVOS, Switzerland: Former Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Turki Al-Faisal has warned that unless the Middle East becomes a nuclear weapon-free […]
Asad Leopold Weiss: A prominent scholar
By ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABBEWS He was a journalist, a writer, a linguist, a thinker, a reformer, a diplomat, a political theorist, a scholar and translator of the Holy Qur’an. […]