Young Muslims challenge the old guard at Britain’s mosques
The Economist AT ONE O’CLOCK in the afternoon, a handful of young Muslims gather for prayers in Blackburn, Lancashire. They are not meeting in a purpose-built mosque, however, but in a couple of sparsely furnished rooms above a chemist’s shop—a kind of startup prayer room. Everyone is welcome, Continue Reading
Ahmadi Muslims Welcome Their Spiritual Leader to Baltimore County Mosque
By Michael Dresser Ahmadi Muslims from around the United States and Canada welcomed the spiritual leader of their faith to their Baltimore County mosque Saturday — an occasion as inspirational to them as a papal visit to Catholics. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Khalifa of Islam, came Continue Reading
Muslim Council of Britain to Train Women to Run Mosques
By Harriet Sherwood Britain’s leading Muslim organisation has launched a scheme to train women for leadership positions in mosques and community bodies. Twenty women have embarked on the six-month intensive programme run by the Muslim Council of Britain, aimed at equipping them for leadership Continue Reading