Iran’s president hints at quid pro quo for seized UK ship
By NASSER KARIMI and AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Wednesday that Iran might release a U.K.-flagged ship if Britain takes similar […]
Telfs: A Turkish town in the heart of Europe
ANADOLU AGENCY INNSBRUCK 24.07.2019 Telfs is a small town in Austria’s Innsbruck, in the state of Tyrol. It stands out with its green landscape, peaceful atmosphere and touristic activities. […]
Islamic TV channel that called gay people ‘insane’ and ‘worse than animals’ breached Ofcom regulations
Peace TV, which airs on Sky, also said magicians should be killed and underage girls being married off was no problem Colin Drury @colin__drury The Independent An Islamic TV station […]
‘It will enhance unity, understanding and respect’: Muslims from Cambridgeshire to attend UK’s largest Muslim
Clare Butler clare.butler@archant.co.uk @CButler_Cambs PUBLISHED: 17:07 22 July 2019 | Around 100 Muslims from Cambridgeshire will be attending a three day convention to share religious knowledge and promote a sense […]
Iran is upping the ante in the Gulf. The UK must not take the bait
Sanam Vakil The seizure of a British tanker is inextricably linked to US pressure on Tehran. Negotiation, not sanctions, is the answer Sun 21 Jul 2019 It was like something […]
Forget new crewed missions in space; NASA should focus on saving Earth
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
New PM, take note: the Iran crisis could escalate into war
Alan West Britain must seek to reduce tension but its first duty is to protect ships and crews Sat 20 Jul 2019 The boarding and holding of the […]
Criticism of ‘True Islam,’ by a Christian Apologist
William Kilpatrick: ‘Beware of Muslims Bearing Pamphlets’ By William Kilpatrick, who taught for many years at Boston College. He is the author of several books about cultural and religious issues, […]
‘Still needed’: Nato marks 20 years in Kosovo
A few thousand troops keep a low-key presence, but with western attention fitful, how long for? Twenty years after Nato ground troops first entered Kosovo at the end of a […]
Male circumcision needs to be seen as barbaric and unnecessary – just like female genital mutilation
The similarities between the two practices are glaring. Both procedures vary in severity. Both involve painful and usually permanent surgery on a non-consenting child. Both are medically unnecessary. And both […]
How dare a woman breastfeed her baby on a plane! She might offend the bigots
Nell Frizzell When Dutch airline KLM says it may ask nursing mothers to cover themselves if passengers object, misogyny is winning Fri 19 Jul 2019 ‘I’m no theologist, but even […]
Ahmadi Muslims from Lancaster & Morecambe to join 35k at UK’s largest convention
Source: lancasterguardian.co.uk Muslims from around the UK including Lancaster and Morecambe will be heading for Hampshire next month to attend the counctry’s biggest convention of Muslims. Around 35,000 people from more than 100 countries are expected to converge on a farm in Alton from August 2 to 4 to enjoy […]
Jalsa Salana Ireland – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ireland concludes its 18th Annual Convention
Source: newsgroup.ie | 18th Annual Jalsa Salana Conference Muslim Convention in Ireland concluded, reaffirming rejection of violation and extremism, and loyalty to country of residence. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Ireland held its 18th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) on, Sunday, 14th of July 2019 at Glenroyal Hotel Maynooth co. Kildare. Muslims all over Ireland attended the […]
Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress. The Alhambra, a 14th-century palace and fortress in the hills of Granada, is a must-see during any visit […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Jalsa Salana to showcase true Islam & clear common misconceptions
Source: newstartmag.co.uk Jalsa Salana, the UK’s biggest convention of Muslims, will take place on August 2-4 to showcase what true Islam is and challenge the most common misconceptions around the religion. 35,000 people from over 100 countries will descend on a 200-acre farm in Hampshire, which will be converted into […]
Western civilisation’s immense debt to Islam
Source: The Guardian Readers take issue with Boris Johnson’s view that Islam kept the Muslim world centuries behind the west Boris Johnson is painfully ignorant of the immense cultural, economic, […]
Turkish Cypriot leader proposes joint energy committee
By AFP – Jul 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES NICOSIA — Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Saturday proposed creating a joint committee across the divided Mediterranean island, to address tensions […]
At Cologne’s Gestapo museum, visitors are drawing modern parallels – can we really say they’re being simplistic?
The Nazis believed that their Jews were not German – just as the US president clearly believes that there are four US congresswomen, all citizens of his country, who are […]
This German city had few foreigners. Then refugees changed it in some surprising ways.
Griff Witte, Luisa Beck FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany —“Don’t make me cry, too,” Shefaa Alfrag told a sobbing 3-year-old Zoey. It was the last day of Alfrag’s teaching […]
Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya Switzerland hold their 35th Ijtema – MTA Report
Source: MTA International Switzerland Studios