Europe and Australia

Pride or shame in Balfour

Chris Doyle | Published — Monday 1 May 2017 British Prime Minister Theresa May expects the British public to be proud of one of their most terrible colonial disgraces and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The then British government promised to support a national home […]

Switzerland: Key Statistics

MAY 1, 2017 – How many people live in Switzerland and which languages do they speak? How high is the poverty line? Here you’ll find hard facts about the country at a glance. With a populationexternal link of 8,417,700 permanent residents at the end of 2016, Switzerland is the world’s 97th largest […]

Australia: Government sells Narrabundah land to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to build their first mosque in Canberra

Source: canberratimes.com.au | Stephen Jeffery A vacant block behind the Narrabundah Ball Park could soon be home to the first permanent Ahmadi mosque in Canberra. The city’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community is one step closer to securing a custom-built mosque after the government offered the 4000 square metre block for their use. Ahmadiyya […]

The French Election and Europe’s Future

JOSCHKA FISCHER Joschka Fischer was German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998-2005, a term marked by Germany’s strong support for NATO’s intervention in Kosovo in 1999, followed by its opposition to the war in Iraq. Fischer entered electoral politics after participating in the anti-establishment protest… READ MORE   APR 29, […]

UK: Free Horse riding School “Khailun-lir-Rahman riding club” in Surrey by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Source: http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/youngreporter/15251914.__40_to_Free__Free__Horse_riding___Zohaa_Qaisar__Waldegrave_school_for_girls/ £40 to Free! Free! Horse riding – Zohaa Qaisar, Waldegrave school for girls Horse riding is a skill that can contribute to recreational and practical purposes such as transportation. Though the use of horses was massive only a century ago, horse riding and horse care is something that can […]

NATO’s Stoltenberg praises Turkey’s contribution to EU security

DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presents NATO’s annual report for 2016 during a press conference at alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 13 March 2017. (EPA Photo) North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg praised Saturday Turkey’s contribution to the security in Europe. “NATO would undoubtedly be […]

Ireland: Imam Ibrahim Noonan, a man with strong faith and a fascinating life story

Source: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/91991/galway-was-a-friendly-spiritual-city-so-i-decided-to-remain-here ‘Galway was a friendly, spiritual, city, so I decided to remain here’ Shooting the Breeze with Ibrahim Noonan, Imam of the Galway Mosque BY CHARLIE MCBRIDE Galway Advertiser, Thu, Apr 27, 2017 Imam Ibrahim Noonan at a recent lecture to young people on Islam. In 2014, Galway saw the opening […]