Imam defends Cockburn mosque plans (Western Australia)
June 20th, 2017, Written by Bryce Luff Cockburn Gazette NEWS Imam Kamran Tahir. A LOCAL Islamic leader says he will “give up everything that I practise” if even one connection […]
When are we going to start asking who radicalised the Finsbury Park mosque attacker?
Don’t tell me today that Islamophobia doesn’t exist, or that it’s been overplayed by Muslims ‘playing the victim’. If anything, Muslims are wary of reporting hate crimes against their communities […]
TAMA’S TALES: Me and my mum
JUN 15, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Tama’s mum, who was a structural draughtswoman back home in Colombo, found a job as a cleaner in Switzerland. She has given up on attempts to arrange a marriage for her daughter. […]
Record number of Brits take German citizenship after Brexit
Source:CNN Germany’s statistics office said Tuesday that the number of Brits who took German citizenship spiked by 361% in 2016 to 2,865.”There appears to be a link with Brexit,” the agency said in a statement. Foreigners are eligible to be naturalized in Germany after living in the country for at least […]
Grenfell Tower fire: Seventy-nine people feared dead
Source: BBC Seventy-nine people are either dead or missing presumed dead after the fire at Grenfell Tower, police have said. Met Police Commander Stuart Cundy confirmed the figure in a statement on Monday, adding it may still change. Fire swept through the 24-storey block in North Kensington, west London, shortly […]
Portugal forest fires: Three days of mourning for 62 victims
Source:BBC Portugal has declared three days of mourning for the 62 victims of one of the country’s deadliest forest fires. Four children are among the victims, many of whom were found dead inside their cars as they tried to flee the central forested region of Pedrógão Grande. Hundreds of firefighters […]
Two feared dead in new London ‘terror attack’ as a white van driver ploughs into Muslims as they helped an elderly man who had collapsed at a bus stop outside well-known Finsbury Park Mosque
A van ploughed into a crowd on Seven Sisters Road near Finsbury Park Mosque at around 20 past midnight Muslims were leaving taraweeh, late night prayers observed during the festival […]
Xi’s Marco Polo strategy
Jun 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Project Syndicate Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a heavily orchestrated “Belt and Road” forum in Beijing. The two-day event attracted 29 heads […]
Finsbury Park: casualties as van hits worshippers near London mosque – live updates
Follow the developments as one person is arrested after a vehicle struck pedestrians in Seven Sisters Road, north London LIVE Updated 8m ago Police and ambulance crews on the scene in Finsbury Park. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Bonnie Malkin Monday 19 June 2017 04.22 BSTFirst published on Monday 19 June 201701.51 BST Show […]
Europeans see Germany favourably, but think it has too much power
Source: The Local A large majority of Europeans have a positive view of Germany, while seeing Berlin as still having too much power in EU affairs, a new survey shows. The Pew Research Centre study released on Thursday showed that 71 percent of respondents outside of Germany had a favourable view of […]
Taboo-breaking liberal mosque opens in Berlin
Source:The Local With a mission to spread a liberal form of Islam, a mosque where men and women pray side by side has opened its doors in Berlin, complete with female imams. The Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” (‘God is greatest’) resonated through the crowded Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Mosque Friday as US-Malaysian Ani Zonneveld, […]
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl dies
Source:CNN German statesman Helmut Kohl, the architect of German reunification after the end of the Cold War, has died, his Christian Democratic Union party announced Friday. He was 87. Kohl served as chancellor for 16 years — from 1982 to 1998 — and was Germany’s longest-serving leader since 1945. He […]
Exclusive – U.S. nears decisions on resettlement of Australian-held refugees
Reuters International JUN 16, 2017 FILE PHOTO – A sign adorns the security fence near shelters inside the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, February 11, 2017. Behrouz Boochani/Handout via REUTERS/File photo (reuters_tickers) By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States will tell dozens of refugees […]
UK: Kingston’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community gives out hundreds of food packs to homeless people
Source: http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/15342373.Young_Muslims_from_Kingston_give_out_hundreds_of_food_packs_to_homeless_people/ | By Calum Rutter Young Muslims from Kingston spent their Sunday distributing food packs to homeless people in central London. Ten members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Kingston chapter gave out hundreds of packs as part of their ‘Muslims for Humanity’ campaign. During the campaign members perform actions […]
UK: Gillingham’s Ahmadiyya Imam Safeer Khan calls on Muslims to reject extremism & spread the true message of Islam
Source: http://www.loveforallhatredfornone.org/gillingham-imam-safeer-khan-calls-on-muslims-to-stand-up-and-condemn-acts-of-terrorism/ More Muslims need to “stand up” and condemn acts of terrorism to counter radicalisation and prevent further terror attacks. That’s the message from Gillingham Imam Safeer Khan, who has spoken out on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. After last Saturday’s London attacks Mr Khan said the community was […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam Kamran Tahir calls for CAMERAS to be installed in mosques to combat radical preaching
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4592394/Perth-Islamic-leader-calls-monitor-sermons-mosques.html | By BRYANT HEVESI FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Islamic leader calls for CAMERAS to be installed in mosques to record sermons and combat radical preaching the wake of recent terror attacks Imam Kamran Tahir has condemned terrorism following recent atrocities He has also called for mosque sermons to be monitored to […]
Switzerland: INITIATIVE: Maverick group pushes hardline anti-immigration agenda
JUN 14, 2017 – The head of the initiative committee, Richard Koller, (centre) explaining the aims of his campaign (Keystone) Opponents of the government’s immigration policy are making a new attempt at protecting domestic labour in Switzerland from foreign nationals. A committee, led by a local member of the […]
Grenfell Tower fire: ‘number of fatalities’ as blaze engulfs London tower block
Unknown number of people killed and dozens injured as firefighters battle to put out fire in west London tower block London fire – latest updates What we know so far […]
Unity is Strength
Muslim Leaders of today should reflect on this article: Editorial, Review of Religions, July 1993 Unity is strength! The fundamental message of Islam is the Unity of God and the […]
An industry built on human misery
Tracey Ferrier AAP, Petra Kaminsky DPA As nations around the world grapple with the people smuggling trade, vital questions beg answers. How many criminals are involved in smuggling? Who are they? How many desperate people are smuggled each year? And how many lives are lost along the way? Waves of desperate […]