by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Jan 30, 2013 – 19:39 An analysis of naturalisation decisions taken in more than 1,400 Swiss communes between 1990 and 2010 has found a dramatic increase […]
RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko The Russian State Duma has suggested simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to direct descendants of nationals of the Russian Empire who now live abroad. […]
Admittedly, it is not hard to imagine how someone can predict a vision of hell in a country like Syria which has become a hornet’s nest of terrorism and that which is tumbling into further chaos and bloodshed. Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, has […]
Patheos: Paul Louis Metzger. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has developed an initiative titled Muslims for Peace. While persecuted by other Muslim groups as heretical given their claim that Jesus has already returned metaphorically through the founder of their movement, and while Christians may find their peaceable posture inconsistent with Islam as they perceive […]
URI North America is joining with Cooperation Circles and interfaith partners across the US for an Interfaith Call-in Day to Prevent Gun Violence Monday, February 4 As we celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week this week from February 1-7 what better opportunity is there to demonstrate national interfaith solidarity than to […]
Israeli jets have attacked a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border, unnamed security sources in the region have told news agencies. The attack came as Israel voiced fears that Syrian missiles and chemical weapons could fall into the hands of militants such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah. It is not clear what the […]
Or click on the link below to watch the video on YouTube. Dr Abdus Salam winning his Nobel Prize in 1979 This video contains rare footage of an Ahmadi Muslim […]
• Moaz al-Khatib says he is prepared to negotiate • UN exceeds record $1.5bn fundraising drive for Syria • Brahimi urges security council to help stop the destruction • Israeli warplane strike target on Syria-Lebanon border Syria • UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all combatants in Syria’s civil […]
Express.com.pk January 30, 2013 Lahore daily newspaper Express has reported on the front page that Maulana Tahir ul Qadri welfare file has been closed. as of 5th December 2012, a copy of the letter sent to Abdul Shakoor (also known as Tahir Qadri) from City of Toronto, employment social services […]
Timbuktu, Islam’s Ancient Seat Of Learning, Loses Priceless Manuscripts (PHOTOS) By KRISTA LARSON and MICHELLE FAUL 01/29/13 12:11 PM ET EST Al Qaeda, Islam, Scripture Commentary, Ahmed Baba Institute, Radical Islam, Timbuktu Manuscripts, Ancient Islam, Islamists, Mali, Quran, Scripture Study, Timbuktu, Religion News SEVARE, Mali — Timbuktu, the fabled desert city where retreating Muslim extremists destroyed ancient manuscripts, was a center of Islamic […]
Source: Niti Central Bangladesh’s Rajshahi district was on security alert after Jamaat-e-Islami activists warned of more political violence on Wednesday if the Government failed to release war crime suspects. The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police imposed section 144 on Tuesday night in four sections of the city, after Jamaati and Islami Chhatra […]
Source: Washington Times. By Begum Khaleda Zia ( Former President of Bangladesh) Will 2013 be a watershed in U.S.-Bangladeshi relations? My country of 150 million people, located between India and Myanmar, has been independent since 1971, when the United States was one of the first nations to recognize our right […]
I wasn’t looking for a religion … I just fell in love with Islam Meet four of the 5,000 Brits who become Muslims each year Devout … PCSO Jayne Kemp EVERY year, more than 5,000 Brits convert to Islam. More than half of those who make the switch are white […]
RT: A high school near Washington DC has taken a rare step of accommodating Muslim prayer during class hours. Parkdale High School now allows a handful of its students to […]
The Sun: EVERY year, more than 5,000 Brits convert to Islam. More than half of those who make the switch are white – and 75 per cent are women. But […]
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch Jan 30, 2013 – 11:00 Switzerland is trying to leverage its 35-year history in Mali, a priority country for Swiss development aid, to mediate between the […]
Russian TV: Israel has boycotted the UN human rights forum over fears of scrutiny of its treatment of residents of the occupied territories. Israel is now the first state in […]