Source / Courtesy: Stratford Beacon Herald A Muslim youth group will hold an open house on the Qur’an at Stratford Public Library on Saturday, August 13 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Rizwan Rabbani of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada said the group has been canvassing neighbourhoods throughout Canada promoting peace, condemning terrorism and bringing […]
Source/Credit: The Malta Independent Online: By Caroline Galea 14.08.2011/Photo: Google images I never cease to be amazed by how one comment from a colleague or even a complete stranger can set my mind racing in a multitude of different directions. This happened to me recently when during a social gathering […]
Source/Credit: The Malta Independent Online: By Stephen Calleja 14.08.2011/Photo: Google images The fact that two priests committed serious and heinous crimes does not entitle us to put all members of the clergy in the same basket. There are weirdoes and perverts in every profession and social sector. And to […]
Dubai: Generating high workplace productivity while helping Muslim workers observe the tenets of Ramadan can pose challenges for companies, experts say. Reduced daily work hours for Muslim workers who are fasting can impact on output for business environments vying in a competitive global market place. In the UAE, chapter four […]
Six percent of the 15- to 25-year old attend a weekly religious service. Young persons in Switzerland remain faithful to the country’s churches, but seldom actually attend a church. 58 percent of the Youth of Switzerland belief in a higher power. Although 73 percent officially belong to a Christian religious […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth were gathered for a three-day retreat at the Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area in Stouffville, Ontario. Delegates took time to break the world record of human formation of a Smiley Face. With weather turning hot, organizers were concerned how long it would take to gather everyone and make them stay […]
A group of Muslims were knocking on doors in Norwich to raise awareness about Islam and clear up misperceptions about their religion. “We’re here to introduce what Holy Qu’ran is, what Islam is. Islam is not violent,” said Farhan Ahmad, a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada, based in […]
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) are spreading a message of love and peace in Northern Ontario. “We have been doing these faith outreach programs for many years,” said Noman Khalil of the AMYA. “This is our second trip to Timmins, we did another trip […]
The success of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association visit to Southwestern Ontario has encouraged the organization to hold an open house in the Kincardine and Goderich public libraries. The open houses will be an opportunity for the community to learn about the Holy Quran, the book of Islam, and how […]
Mohammad Afzal Mirza pursued his holy Jihad this past weekend in Tillsonburg. An Iman – member of the Muslim clergy – born and raised in Pakistan, Mirza emigrated to the United States in 1981 and is undergoing the process of becoming a Canadian citizen. Listing his current occupation as ‘missionary,’ […]
Source/Credit: MetroTVNews.com By Ahmadiyya Times | August 14, 2011 Makassar: Several hundred members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, destroyed the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a local news channel reported. Metro TV released a video report of the attacks that took place on Saturday, […]
Local Muslim residents and a national Islam outreach program organized an open house on the weekend in order to combat misconceptions of their religion. “Our (Cornwall) community is always growing. We want people to be aware the Holy Qu’ran teaches about peace,” said Azizullah, a city representative of the Ahmadiyya […]
World events, particularly involving terrorism, have thrust the Muslim community into the spotlight over the past several years, often creating a negative view of Islam. A group of Muslims belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were at the main branch of the Chatham Public Library Saturday to dispel misconceptions some […]
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Holy Qur’an Channel recently launched the transmission of Qur’an translations in English and French along with recitations of 10 famous reciters, including Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Ali Al-Hudaifi, Saud Al-Shuraim, Ali Jaber, Abdul Basit Abdussamad and Mahmoud Hasri. Culture and Information Minister Abdul […]
We all know the Islamic injunction to pay the laborer before the sweat on his brow dries In the past week two pronouncements have been made by Saudi scholars that bear reflection. The first, from an imam in Buraidah, was a call for sex education in schools. The second, made […]
May God bless Ron Paul for his bold warnings and suggestions. May he bring understanding to the American people about the destruction of their noble Constitution. Islam historically has contributed to the concept of Constitutional Law. We support the US Constitution for its Human Rights and its historical stance against […]
RAMALLAH (AFP) – Jordan Times. The Palestinians are to present their bid for United Nations membership on September 20, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al Malki told AFP on Saturday. “Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will personally present the request to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon… at the opening of the sixty-sixth […]
By Mohammad Ben Hussein, Jordan Times AMMAN – Political parties on Saturday condemned an attack on protesters in the southern city of Karak on Friday, accusing security forces and the government of sponsoring thugs who carried out the assaults. At least eight people were injured when a group of men […]
Peace and love was the message Noman Khalil of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada and his colleagues brought to Elliot Lake. Khalil, a Muslim of the Ahmadiyya Islamic sect, and his associates, were at the Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre to educate anyone who would listen on Islam, Muslim culture […]
The exhausted secret intelligence officer was heading home after a heavy session analysing reports from Iraq. As he stepped out through the high-security air-lock exit from MI6’s grand headquarters beside the Thames in London, a newspaper-seller’s placard caught his eye — ‘45 minutes from attack,’ it proclaimed. Alarm bells rang […]