The Push to Ban Arabic Sermons in Europe’s Mosques
An imam holds Friday prayers at the Central Mosque in the German town of HamburgChristian Charisius / Reuters SIGAL SAMUEL APR 12, 2017 Some politicians are calling for more “transparent” […]
Blind loyalty to Trump is a special relationship Britain can’t afford
by Emily Thornberry, The Guardian UK foreign policy should be based on human rights and international law. That means putting some distance between us and an unpredictable White House ‘We should […]
Islamist detained after attack against Dortmund team bus
Source: The Local Officials said on Wednesday that one suspected Islamist has been detained after the explosive attack against the Borussia Dortmund team on Tuesday. Police are still investigating the exact motive behind the attack on Tuesday, but have said there are two Islamist suspects – one of whom was […]
Ahmadiyya Mosque opens in Augsburg Germany
Source: Sudedeutsche Zeitung World wide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) travelled to Augsburg and inaugurated the Ahmadiyya Mosque. It was a long journey to get […]
Germans are drinking at an “especially high” rate
Source: The Local A new report shows that Germans are cutting back a bit on smoking traditional cigarettes, but are drinking at an “especially high” rate compared to other countries. According to the report on Tuesday by the German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS) part of the Health Ministry, Germans […]
Police hunt Dortmund bus bomber after letter found at blast site
Source: The Local German investigators were hunting Wednesday for possible suspects responsible for three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team’s bus, injuring a player and a policeman. The assault, described by Dortmund city’s police chief as a “targeted attack” against the team, shook German football ahead of crucial […]
Christian teacher in Berlin banned from wearing crucifix necklace
Source: The Local Berlin’s neutrality law is most often discussed in relation to the Islamic headscarf. But one Christian teacher has found that it applies to other religions as well. A Protestant teacher working in the Wedding district of Berlin was told to immediately stop wearing her cross necklace, the […]
Ultimatum for Moscow
Source: CNN But he also laid down an ultimatum for Russia, saying that Moscow must think about whether to remain an ally with the Assad regime, the Iranians and Hezbollah. “Is that a long term alliance that serves Russia’s interests? Or would Russia prefer to realign with the United States, […]
Police hunt small child who seriously injured granny in hit-and-run on bike
Source The Local Authorities in Berlin are searching for a small child and his adult female companion, after the boy cycled into an old woman and then fled.The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Sunday evening in the Spandau district, Tagesspiegel reports.The child was cycling with the aid of training […]
Video: Ahmadiyya Afiyat Mosque inaugurated in Tiengen-Waldshut-Germany
By : Zubair Khan Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) by leading Zohr/Asr prayers inaugurated Afiyat Mosque in Tiengen–Waldshut Germany on 10.04.2017. Plot was purchased in 2015. Mosque is built on 200 sqm and is sufficient for 100 worshipers to pray at one time. In […]
Muslim woman from viral EDL protest photo says she ‘wasn’t intimidated in the slightest’
Source: ET Saffiyah Khan at the EDL protest. PHOTO: TWITTER An image of an unfazed half-Pakistani, half-Bosnian woman standing her ground, smiling at an English Defence League protestor took social media by storm on Sunday. In an interview with BuzzFeed, the woman of the hour, Saffiyah Khan said she ended up […]
European Parliament’s biggest political group calls for EU-wide ban on Islamic face veils
The European People’s Party is the Parliament’s main centre-right conservative group Jon Stone Political Correspondent @joncstone 2 days ago 448 comments 3K https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Findypolitics%2F&width=450&layout=button&action=like&size=large&show_faces=false&share=false&height=35&appId=235586169789578 Click to follow Indy Politics Two women wearing Islamic veils Getty Images The European Parliament’s biggest political grouping has said it supports the introduction of a European […]
Far-right party claims to be one of few ‘guarantors of Jewish life’ in Germany
Source: The Local Two Jewish boys in Hamburg. Photo: DPA. The leader of the far-right AfD has defended her party after several anti-Semitic scandals among its members, saying that in fact they are one of the few forces that will guarantee Jewish life in Germany. President of the World Jewish […]
Shocking video emerges of Stuttgart police beating man over unstubbed cigarette
Source: The Local Four police officers are being investigated by Stuttgart prosecutors after a video was posted online showing them attacking a man for refusing to stub out a cigarette. Prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday that two of the officers had already been taken off the beat and had been assigned […]
Ahmadiyya Reception to Khalifa of Islam on his arrival in Frankfurt Germany
See the reception sceens on arrival of Supreme head in Ahmadiyya Head Quarters Baitus Sabuh Frankfurt am Main -Germany: LINK
It is pretty shameful !
Source: Daily Mail The Kremlin launched a furious attack on Boris Johnson yesterday after he cancelled a Moscow summit on the Syrian war. Russia accused the Foreign Secretary of ‘making up absurd excuses’ after he made way for Donald Trump to lead the diplomatic drive. And at home, opponents dubbed […]
Could Britain have sold sarin chemicals to Assad’s regime?
Source: The Guardian Campaigners point out that substances used to manufacture the nerve agent were exported to Damascus in the 80s Syrian chemical weapons being removed from the country on a Danish cargo ship in 2014. Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP By Jamie Doward Evidence that the sarin nerve agent was used in […]
Baby girl born mid-air on Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A French woman successfully gave birth mid-flight with the help of the cabin crew on a Turkish Airlines flight on Friday as the aircraft was on its […]
Turkish baths, a source of healing
ARDA SAYINER@ardasayiner ISTANBUL Çemberlitaş Bath From the conquest of Constantinople on, the Ottoman Empire built thousands of public baths in every corner of the city as well as in Anatolian […]
Ankara says Greek Cyprus hydrocarbon bid ‘unacceptable’
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The deal Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum signed with Greek Cyprus was construed as the unilateral utilization of the island’s resources by Turkey, hence not acceptable. (Reuters […]