Algeria has arrested 12 members of the minority Ahmadiyya community for the offense of “promoting their faith”. On Wednesday the Algerian security forces in the state of Chlef announced the arrest of 12 Ahmadis and charged them for “spreading their faith without a license”. According to a report by the state-owned radio station, the Ahmadis were arrested from the provinces of Chlef, Oum El Bouaghi, Ain Defla and Tlemcen. Those arrested ranged in age from 22 to 68 years old …
A prominent Pakistani CEO has died in a bomb attack which left 10 dead and 30 injured. Moazaam Paracha, who was the CEO of Airlink Communications was visiting an upscale shopping center in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore when the Bomb went off. Paracha was a member of the minority Ahmadiyya community and reportedly owned a restaurant in the same shopping center. A spokesperson for Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said: “It will become clear later whether it was a timed …
بدأت الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية في اليونان بحملة لنشر السلم تحت عنوان “دعونا نتحد من أجل السلام” وذلك بطباعة منشورات تعريفية بعقائد الجماعة، تتضمن هذه المنشورات نبذة تعريفية عن عقائد الجماعة الأحمدية التي نشأت في الهند على يد مؤسسها مرزا غلام احمد، كما تتضمن هذه المنشورات تعريفًا عن المبادئ الأساسية لدين الإسلام، وأيضًا يُظهر المنشور حملات هذه الجماعة السابقة في هذا الصدد. وبقيادة إمام الجماعة في اليونان الأستاذ عطاء النصير المحترم أقامت الجماعة لقاءات فردية مع سادة البلد وتسليمهم هذه المنشورات …
قام اليوم في ١٧ فبراير ٢٠١٧ أكثر من ١٢٠ مُسْلِم أحمدي بالتوجه إلى الكونغرس الامريكي لعقد اجتماعات شخصية مع كبار الساسة في العاصمة الأمريكية واشنطن، وذلك لمناقشة موضوع “الحظر على الإسلام” الذي أصدره الرئيس ترامب، ولحثّ الكونغرس على احترام الإسلام والاعتراف بحقوق المسلمين الأميركيين. كما طلب الوفد من أعضاء الكونغرس تسجيل أسماءهم كأصدقاء للمسلمين في الحملة التي يقيمونها على موقعهم الالكتروني، فلقي الموضوع ترحيباً واستحساناً من السياسيين الأمريكان. يجدر الذكر بأن هذا التجمع هو أكبر تجمع للمسلمين الأميركيين في العاصمة …
پاکستانی عوام ، دھشتگردی اور اس کا سدّ باب پاکستان سال 2017 میں شامل کیا ہوگیا، دھشتگردی کی ایک نئی لہر نے اس ملک کو اپنی لپیث میں لے لیا اور فروری مہینے کے پانچ دنوں کے اندر 9 کامیاب دھشتگردانہ حملے ہوئے جس میں سو سے زیادہ معصوم لوگوں کی جانیں گئي۔ اس میں نہ صرف دھشتگرد، بلکہ سکیورٹی سروس، حکومت اور پاکستانی شہری بھی کسی حد تک ذمہ دار ہیں۔ ہر کوئی کسی نہ کسی کوتاہی کا مرتب …
A U.S. Mosque on Sunday celebrated the death anniversary of a Pakistani man who shot and killed a sitting Governor for criticizing the country’s Blasphemy Laws. Mumtaz Qadri, who was the Governor’s bodyguard, assassinated liberal Pakistani politician and Governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer in 2011 for speaking out against Pakistan’s controversial Blasphemy laws and expressing solidarity with a Christian woman who had been accused of blasphemy. After Qadri was charged with murder by an anti-terrorism court and hanged in …
When one wakes for work in the morning, and leaves for the day, they secure their home by locking the door to ensure their loved ones inside are in safety. They do this not because they despise those outside or don’t care for them, but because they love those inside. This analogy can be used in representing the recent Executive Order signed by President Trump. This order has been scrutinized across the world. Is it a Muslim ban? According to …
Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari dropped hints that he will work towards abolishing Pakistan’s controversial laws against Ahmadi Muslims. The 28-year-old politician admitted that Pakistan had a lot to answer for the way how minorities were being treated in the country. Responding to a question about the role of Pakistan People’s Party in introducing the legislation against Ahmadis in 1974, Bilawal said: We can go into the past and keep talking about what people have done at …
Students from Rabwah have scooped up top positions in provincial Urdu essay-writing contest. Chief Minister Punjab’s Essay Writing Competition saw students from Rabwah get top positions for both Inter level as well as Degree level entries. Muqadas Alvi of Nusrat Jehan College won the first place in the Inter level essay writing competition while Zakia Parveen of Jamia Nusrat College got the first spot in Degree level.
Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has voiced his support for the country’s controversial Blasphemy laws. He made the comments while speaking at the ‘KhatmeNabuwat’ conference in Golra Sharif on Saturday. Speaking at the conference, Dar said: There would be no change in the blasphemy laws, as Pakistan came into being in the name of Allah and Prophet Muhammad.Pakistan was the only country whose foundation was laid on Islam and Kalma Tayyaba. There would be also no change in KhamteNabuwat laws, …
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on U.S. refugees and immigration could severely affect Pakistanis who plan on visiting the United States. A draft copy of the executive order published by L.A. Times describes how U.S. visas could be denied to those who engage in “persecution of those who practice other religions”. The order reads: In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry and hatred (including “honor” killings, other forms of violence against …
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders restricting immigration on Wednesday. According to several congressional aides and immigration experts, President Trump is expected to sign the new immigration orders at the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington D.C. According to experts, Trump’s executive orders are expected to affect refugees and visa holders from countries like Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The order is also expected to include a multi-month ban …