Month: May 2017

Recognition of Imam Mahdi

Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh The Review of Religions, March 1997 Presented below is an answer by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the Fourth Head of the Ahmadiyya Community, to a question raised in a Question/Answer session held in London on 4th January 1986. Question Questioner: (The question was asked through […]

Algeria: Grasping at straws

Algeria′s Islamists Grasping at straws Algeria′s myriad Islamist parties are either barred from the elections or internally divided over whether to support the government or join the opposition, limiting their chances of success. An analysis by Riccardo Fabiani Ahead of legislative elections on 4 May, Algeria′s Islamists are as divided […]

Commentary: Will Jakarta’s New Governor Stand Firm Against Hardline Religious Groups?

Commentary: Will Jakarta’s New Governor Stand Firm Against Hardline Religious Groups?i Anies Baswedan received high-profile backing in his successful campaign to be Jakarta’s next governor. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) Voters in Jakarta have chosen a former cabinet minister who sought the support of hardline Muslims opposing his contender – who is embroiled in […]

Any room for Europe to ignore Turkey?

SAADET ORUÇ@saadetoruc Pro-PKK supporters seen holding a banner that reads “Lift the PKK ban” during a demonstration in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin to show solidarity with the terrorist group Regarding concerns from the refugee influx to security, the EU should simply cooperate with Turkey The recent move […]

Netanyahu is breaking the truth

There is an obsessiveness in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s and his political associates’ relentless campaign against human rights organizations in Israel. In their preoccupation with these organizations they are ready to compromise the country’s democratic values and its standing in the world. This week his campaign against the human […]