REFUGEE CRISIS : Swiss aim to expand support for Syrians
The Swiss government has tasked foreign ministry and justice ministry with working out proposals on how best to reinforce Swiss support for victims of the Syrian conflict on a long […]
Post-Paris Attacks: Integration ‘not an antidote’ to Islamic extremism
By Daniele Mariani swissinfo.ch JAN 13, 2015 – 16:50 Around 80% of all Muslims in Switzerland are from the Balkans region or Turkey where Islam is moderate and rarely politicised, […]
Israel’s shameless hijacking of French Jews
Summary The corpses were still warm last week when the Israeli prime minister alighted in Paris to tell French Jews that their real home was Israel. Netanyahu seemed unconcerned by the interests of the people most affected by his statements, namely France’s Jews. Here they were, looking for reassurances as […]
Shifting priorities
The Daily Star, Lebanon Meeting ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John […]
Muslim world questions logic behind Charlie antics
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad bin Amin Madani speaks at a news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, on Wednesday. (Reuters) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 15 January 2015 RIYADH/CAIRO: Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, has denounced the publication of sacrilegious cartoons […]
Saudi Arabia’s history of hypocrisy we choose to ignore
On Thursday, a Saudi blogger will receive his second flogging for ‘insulting Islam’. Robert Fisk looks at a barbaric regime with a brutal record ROBERT FISK Wednesday 14 January 2015 […]
Amir of UK Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat on SKY News about Prophet Muhmmad saw Cartoon Publication
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14-year-old defies marriage, exceeds father’s expectations
The Express Tribune — BANGLADESH: The entire village gathered at Based Ali’s house to celebrate something he never wanted, something he had struggled to admit for many years. “Parents generally help their kids study,” he said. “But I pressured my daughter instead to marry when she was 14. I pressured her […]
Luc Besson writes open letter to young Muslims after Charlie Hebdo killings
Source: The Guardian: By Ben Child French film director calls for rejection of extremism and promises to work with Muslim community for a fairer society My brother, if you knew […]
Paris massacre: No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy
Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy By Fareed Zakaria Jan. 12, 2015 As they went on their rampage, the men who murdered 12 people in Paris last week yelled that they had “avenged the Prophet.” They followed in the path of other terrorists […]
As a Muslim, I’m Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists
Huff Post: by Mehdi Hasan — Does it not bother you to see Barack Obama – who demanded that Yemen keep the anti-drone journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye behind bars, after he was convicted on “terrorism-related charges” in a kangaroo court – jump on the free speech ban wagon? Weren’t you […]
Thousands sign petition to honour hero of kosher market siege in Paris
Source: The Independent A petition to honour Lassana Bathily, the Muslim shop worker who saved 15 hostages during last Friday’s terror attack on a kosher supermarket in France, has gained […]
The Rapid Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
By Saeed Qureshi The paramount question intriguing the discerning students of history has been that why an iconic, revolutionary and charismatic leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto met with a tragic end. […]
Religious freedom and diplomacy – More than a luxury
JOHN KERRY, the American secretary of state, has been in Pakistan over the past couple of days, on a tough assignment. He had to show the proper degree of sympathy over last month’s terrible massacre of schoolchildren by the Pakistani Taliban, and urge his hosts to draw the logical conclusion: […]
The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State
Photo Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast Jamie Dettmer 01.14.15 The Widow of a Paris Terrorist and Other Real Wives of Islamic State The high-profile spouses of […]
U.S. retail sales drop biggest in 11 months, but seen as a blip
(Reuters) – U.S. retail sales recorded their largest decline in 11 months in December as demand fell almost across the board, tempering expectations for a sharp acceleration in consumer spending in the fourth quarter. Economists, however, cautioned against reading too much into the surprise weakness, noting that holiday spending made […]
They Stood Together
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The new highly acclaimed motion picture ”Selma” suggests that former President Lyndon Baines Johnson was not an ardent supporter of the Voting Rights Act of […]
Response to Muslim Extremists: Friday Sermon Summary 19th December
Source: youtube.com Summary of the Friday Sermon 19th December 2014: Islamic teaching regarding love and compassion for mankind A summary of the Friday Sermon of Hazrat Ameer-ul-Momineen, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadyya Hounslow South Local Ijtema 2015 Invitation
Source: amaonline.org On the 24th & 25th January 2015, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Hounslow South will be holding their Local Ijtema at Baitul Wahid, Hanworth. Some of the khuddam talk about their […]
Malta: Islam upholds freedom of speech
The perpetrators of this brutal attack may seek to justify their acts in the name of Islam and its Holy Founder Muhammad (peace be upon him) but their acts have no relation whatsoever to the true teachings of Islam Source: timesofmalta.com Like every sane and rational person, Muslims around the […]
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