Archives for September, 2015

What’s a sin? Catholics don’t always agree with their church

Source: PEW Research Center BY CARYLE MURPHY 14 COMMENTS Pope Francis has publicly urged Catholics to receive the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, or confession, reminding them that “we are all sinners” and the shame associated with sin is “a grace” that prepares them for God’s forgiveness. Despite the pontiff’s entreaties, only about four-in-ten U.S. Catholics […]

Holy Quran and Science Conference in Toronto on September 26

Conference Program  Session-1 Time Topic Presenter 10:00 am Recitation from the Holy Qur’an Sheikh Abdul Hadi, National Secretary Ta’lim ul Quran and Waqf-e-A`rdi Translation English Munawar Ahmed 10:15 am Introductory Remarks Lal Khan Malik, President, Ahmadiyya  Muslim Jama`at Canada Silent Prayer Lal Khan Malik, President, Ahmadiyya  Muslim Jama`at  Canada 10:30 am Marine Biology and the Holy […]

Video: Erdogan, Abbas and Putin together inaugurate a mosque in Moscow

Courtesy: Abida Rehman, UK, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Women Rights Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas are in Russia for the opening of the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft are […]

Clinton: Can a Muslim be President? Yes

Originally posted by Dr. Amtul Qadoos Farhat Source: Arutz Sheva Hillary Clinton takes to Twitter to criticize Republican candidate Ben Carson over comments on a Muslim becoming president. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday took to Twitter to criticize Republican candidate Dr. Ben Carson for saying he would not support a Muslim becoming president. […]

Ahmed Mohamed, 14, Builds Clock, Is Cuffed for Bomb Hoax, Then Gets Invited to White House

Source: NY Times By MANNY FERNANDEZ and CHRISTINE HAUSER SEPT. 16, 2015 HOUSTON — Ahmed Mohamed’s homemade alarm clock got him suspended from his suburban Dallas high school and detained and handcuffed by police officers on Monday after school officials accused him of making a fake bomb. By Wednesday, it had brought him an invitation to […]