‘Terrorism’ — the indefinable word
Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES. The pictures have been added by the Muslim Times By John V. Whitbeck, who is an international lawyer who writes frequently on the Middle East […]
San Bernardino: What makes this shooting different?
Source: BBC San Bernardino in California remains in shock after a shooting at a disabled service centre, in which 14 died and 17 were injured. The motive is still unknown. […]
Pope ends Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
Reuters International NOV 30, 2015 – 09:52 By Joe Bavier and Philip Pullella BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the […]
Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey
By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt1 hour ago . View photo A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia’s Defence Ministry November 26, 2015, shows Russian … http://l.yimg.com/rq/darla/2-8-9/html/r-sf.html By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is fully mobilized to tackle what the Kremlin regards […]
Statesmanship needed
Nov 25,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Editorial The shooting down of a Russian fighter jet by Turkish warplanes along the Syrian-Turkish border on Tuesday shows how fragile peace and security in the region are. Ankara said that the Russian SU-24 had crossed into Turkish airspace many times and had been warned […]
Anne Frank and her family were also denied entry as refugees to the U.S
“Anne Frank could be a 77-year-old woman living in Boston today – a writer” Elahe IzadI A picture of Anne Frank lies in front of her memorial stone Getty Many have noted the historical parallels between the current debate over Syrians seeking refuge in the United States and the plight […]
Syria air strikes debates: Whether we should go to war | Ahmadi Muslims Advice Diplomacy
Dr Irfan Malik, secretary of Nottingham branch of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, said diplomacy was the only way forward. “There are so many different countries involved so I think the better […]
How does the prohibition of burqa dress fit in with pluralism, and does it stem from an undercurrent of prejudice?
Bigotry veiled as liberation Source: Middle East Eye By Adam Walker Earlier this month, the European court of human rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in which it rejected a challenge to the controversial 2011 French law banning the wearing of face veils in public. The ruling has since sparked […]
The Paris jihadists who had little time for Islam
Wanted suspected terrorist Salah Abdeslam and Hasna Ait Boulahacen, who died on in Wednesday’s terror raid. Photo: Police nationale/AFP The Paris jihadists who had little time for Islam Published: 20 Nov 2015 16:56 GMT+01:00 Some of the Islamist terrorists who were involved in last week’s Paris attacks were hardly […]
UK: Multi-faith peace gathering of women in Baitul Futuh Mosque of Morden
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk Hundreds of women have joined together at the Baitul Futuh Mosque to discuss the aim to “nurture today, protect tomorrow”. More than 300 people attended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women […]
Are peaceful Muslims in denial about their religion?
The Independent: Isis has sharpened many people’s sense of paranoia towards Islam. The majority of Muslims have a peaceful reading of the Koran, but as Isis commits more and more atrocities, the argument that the Koran equally invites a violent interpretation of its teachings has begun to gain ground. A […]
“Spread Islam through love, not by force or compulsion” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers keynote address at special reception marking opening of Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan. On 21 November 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya […]
‘We Forgive Him’: Ahmadiyya’s Meriden Mosque Has Message For Shooter
“ISIS doesn’t represent Islam” MERIDEN — Muslim community leaders Saturday encouraged the person who shot at Baitul Aman mosque earlier this month to come there, be welcomed and be forgiven. […]
College dream for Sharjah school cleaner who makes Dh900
The story of a Nepali girl who left for college in the most unusual way Image Credit: Danna Abrahim Kanchan Sunar works as a cleaner at the American University of Sharjah. Published: 15:45 November 23, 2015 By Danna Abrahim, Special to Gulf News Sharjah: The start of every fall semester […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Efforts echoes in British Parliament
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A welcome resolution
A welcome resolution Nov 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The just-adopted UN Security Council resolution on combating terrorism in Syria and Iraq came at the initiative of France, which is still reeling from last week’s multiple terrorist attacks by Daesh in its capital, Paris. The unanimously adopted resolution defined terrorism as […]
“Regardless of faith we should all live by the motto, Love for All, Hatred for None”, National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada Lal Khan Malik
Source: flamboroughreview.com An unfortunate but fully anticipated response from Canada’s Muslim communities came in the wake of Friday’s terror attacks in Paris. Muslim leaders condemned the attacks and issued appeals to […]
New Muslims: Marry a Born-Muslim or Revert?
By Sadaf Farooqi Freelance Writer- Pakistan Monday, 12 August 2013 onislam.net Born Muslims did not strive hard and swim against a social tide to become Muslim against all glaring odds. […]
The 7 Things Everyone Wants
Huff Post: Rabbi Adam Jacobs. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know […]
Religious Affiliation and Sexual Behavior-Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Jews
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2012) — Hindus and Muslims are less likely than Christians and Jews to have premarital sex, and Muslims are the least likely among people of these religious groups to have extramarital sex, according to a new study that analyzed data on premarital and extramarital sexual behaviors in over […]