Football legend Gary Lineker to welcome refugee to live at his Surrey mansion
Jason Beattie When it comes to television Gary Lineker is often regarded as the perfect host. The Match of the Day presenter is now about to entertain guests of a […]
Why the Month of Muharram is Important to Muslims
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2020 Rabeeb Mirza – London ISLAMIC HISTORY • MUHARRAM 31st August 2020 Shutterstock | rasoulali Rabeeb Mirza, London, UK ‘O ye who believe! seek help with patience and […]
Charlie Hebdo reprints offensive Prophet Muhammad caricatures
Source: Al Jazeera Move comes a day before 13 men and one woman – accused of assisting the 2015 attackers of the newspaper – go on trial. The French satirical newspaper whose Paris offices were attacked in 2015 is reprinting the controversial caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad that the gunmen […]
Lady Evelyn Cobbold: First British woman to perform Hajj
By SameerUpdated: 30th July 2020 Facebook London: Born in 1867, Lady Evelyn Cobbold was the first British Muslim woman who converted to Islam and made the pilgrimage to Makkah to perform Hajj […]
Austrian who held Pakistan’s first passport — and helped seal ties with Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Asad Short Url https://arab.news/9jy7u Muhammad Asad was the pioneer in the establishment of friendly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia SAIMA SHABBIR AND NATALIA LASKOWSKA August 15, 2020 02:22 […]
Muslims in Montenegro fear Greater Serbia rhetoric after elections
Following a polarising election, Muslims feel the brunt of political change. Following Sunday’s shock victory which resulted in the long-serving president, Milo Djukanovic losing his grip on power after 30 years, the country’s Muslim population is experiencing a backlash, according to local accounts. In the town of Pljevlja, a few […]
Turkey slams US’ partial lifting of arms embargo on Greek Cyprus
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY SEP 01, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo) Turkey slammed […]
Gunboat diplomacy won’t solve Greece and Turkey’s feud in the eastern Mediterranean – despite what Erdogan seems to think
Both sides need to agree a diplomatic solution as all the nations involved in the region will regret further escalation, writes Ahmed Aboudouh 15 hours ago Turkish seismic research vessel ‘Oruc […]
Who are Europe’s Dreamers?
00:00:00 00:26:20 Across Europe, millions of young people live in undocumented limbo, in fear of deportation from the countries they grew up in because of hostile migration policies. Now, inspired […]
Talk of tax rises is one thing – but we are in denial about the damage our economy faces
Even now, the effects of Covid-19 have been delayed and disguised by the various loans, subsidies and support schemes Sean O’Grady@_seanogrady 16 hours ago Coronavirus, Brexit, a crisis in the public finances, international trade wars… any one of these would be sufficient to ensure a sharp if not prolonged economic recession. But […]
Turkey welcomes Pope Francis’ call for dialogue in East Med
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY AUG 31, 2020 Pope Francis speaks during his weekly address from the window at St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on Aug. 23, 2020. (Reuters Photo) […]
A Swedish Imam’s Response to the Burning of the Holy Qur’an
Kashif Ahmad Virk CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 31st August 2020 Kashif Ahmad Virk, Sweden On the 28th of August, political activists desecrated copies of the Holy Qur’an in the city of […]
Norway: Clashes break out at anti-Islam rally
Source: DW Tensions in the Norwegian capital came to a head when an anti-Islam protester ripped pages from the Quran. Police used tear gas to keep rival groups separated, arresting […]
EU envoy sees Serbia-Kosovo normalisation deal in months
By Marja Novak 1 hour ago © Reuters/JOHANNA GERON FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting to discuss ways to try to save the Iran nuclear deal, in […]
Mosque Attacker Sentencing Welcomed With Wish For Similar Justice
Monday, 31 August 2020 Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community welcomes sentencing of the Christchurch shooter as it remembers systemic targeting of its own members Members of […]
No return of workers to offices ‘could cost UK economy £480bn’
Simon Goodley 5 hrs ago © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Summers/Getty Images The UK economy could lose almost half a trillion pounds of output if workers fail to […]
Austrian law extends citizenship to descendants of Jewish refugees
Tim O’Donnell © ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP via Getty Images Austrian flag. Descendants from Jewish refugees expelled from Austria under Nazi rule can apply for Austrian citizenship under a new law that goes into […]
Sons must leave UK after boat crossing but father stays after flight arrival
Diane Taylor 1 hour ago Three members of the same family who arrived in the UK in a small boat have been locked up in an immigration detention centre while […]
Ignorance Begets Ignorance – Condemning the Qur’an Burning in Sweden
Sarmad Naveed CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 29th August 2020 ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada ‘If we respond to the actions of the ignorant with ignorance also, it will only lead them […]
The travel industry won’t survive the coronavirus pandemic without a radical change of direction
Source: Independent UK Travel has therefore profoundly shaped the modern UK economy. Yet for many UK tour agents and operators, the situation could soon prove terminal By Ali Shah The UK […]