How European scholars first encountered the Arab world
Seeking to refute Islam, they gathered books from the Middle East, and almost despite themselves came to a greater respect for its civilisation Culture Mar 6th 2018 The Republic […]
Hagia Sophia might be reverted to a mosque, Erdoğan says
Source: Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday voiced the possibility of reverting the Hagia Sophia, which has been used as a museum since 1935 and is considered one […]
Berlin preparing to free German Muslims from influence of Ankara – FT
Germany is looking to sever the financial and institutional ties between local Muslim communities and the Turkish government as part of a campaign to help German Muslims develop their own […]
BBC: ‘Muslims don’t date, we marry’
Source: BBC By Sarah Finley Shahzad Younas came up with the idea for Muzmatch while working in the banking sector. The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about […]
Hate crime and religious persecution are on the rise – this is how we can stop it
Source: Independent It is only when people of different faiths, or of no faith, and from different backgrounds work together that we can truly overcome the prejudices arising from not […]
Oxford: Lajna Ima’illah (women) of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organize peace symposium – A Report
Oxford Women faith leaders reject New Zealand hate with love Source: oxfordtimes.co.uk | By Pete Hughes FEMALE faith leaders for Oxford held a ‘peace symposium’ this week to reject the hatred stirred by the New Zealand terror attack. More than 30 religious representatives attended the event aiming to celebrate diversity, unity and […]
A SOCIAL MENACE; Swiss ‘rightwing extremists’ are armed and visible
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 24, 2019 (Keystone) The SonntagsBlick has published a report showing the extent to which “rightwing extremists” are publicly displaying themselves in Switzerland. […]
Charlie Hebdo and Christchurch: Two terror attacks, double standards
MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ@mervesebnem Published22.03.2019 A placard that reads “give nothing to racism” is seen on a picket fence in Wellington on March 22, 2019, a week after the twin mosque […]
UK: Head Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Praises New Zealand’s Government & Public Response to the Mosque Attack
22 March 2019 PRESS RELEASE HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY PRAISES NEW ZEALAND’S GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC REACTION TO MOSQUE ATTACK “I pray that Muslim nations learn from this model of morality and each play their own role towards eradicating all forms of religious hatred – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Bait-ul-Atta Mosque Hosts Liverpool Hope University Students & Staff
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Bait-ul-Atta Mosque Hosts Liverpool Hope University About 18 students and 3 lecturers visited Baitul Atta Mosque on 21st March 2019 in Wolverhampton. The student arrived at 3pm and left by 5pm. The programme included presentation of True Islam Ahmadiyya which followed up by question and answer sessions from students […]
Birmingham mosque attacks probed by counter-terrorism officers
Source: CNN BY Mathew Robinson (CNN) Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after five mosques in the British city of Birmingham were attacked on Thursday. West Midlands Police first […]
Commission finds ‘little governance’ at charity accused of distributing terrorist literature
22 Mar 2019 News A charity accused of distributing leaflets promoting terror against a minority group has been found to have “little to no governance infrastructure”, the Charity Commission has said. Khatme Nubuwwat Centre, formerly known as Aalami Majlise Tahaffuze Khatme Nubuwwat, which runs Stockwell Green Mosque and exists to advance […]
Institutional racism and the rise of anti-Muslim attitudes
Prof Yasmin Alibhai-Brown et al urge the mainstream political parties to acknowledge and confront all forms of racism, Liam O’Keefe says we must resist anti-Muslim behaviour so as to avoid […]
Rejecting Asylum Claim, U.K. Quotes Bible to Say Christianity Is Not ‘Peaceful’
Source: The New York Times An Iranian national was refused asylum by Britain’s Home Office, which cited Bible verses about violence to argue that Christianity was not a “peaceful” religion.CreditFacundo […]
Trump’s policy shift over the Golan Heights will stir the pot in volatile Syria
Fig leaves that masked the nastier realities of US power – especially with regard to its actions in the Middle East – are being discarded by Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, […]
London mosque warned over ‘kill Ahmadis’ leaflets
BBC.COM 21 March 2019 Image captionThe Charity Commission found Stockwell Green mosque had failed in its duties. The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to overcome sectarian divide among the Muslims A mosque has received an official warning after leaflets calling for the killing of a sect of […]
Ireland: Galway’s Ahmadiyya muslim community to hold vigil for terror attack victims of NZ
Source: connachttribune.ie | By Our Reporter Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association based at Monivea Road in the city will hold a vigil this week (21/3) to say prayers for the Christchurch mosque attack victims. The muslim community says its united in grief and stands in solidarity with […]
Bermuda’s Ahmadi Muslims strongly condemn the despicable NZ Mosque attack | Thank All for Support
Source: bernews.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Bermuda strongly condemned the despicable attack against peaceful worshippers in New Zealand, and expressed their thanks to everyone in Bermuda who spoke out “against this atrocity and showed their support to the local Muslim Community.” Their comments follow after the horrific terrorist attack […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim community Milton Keynes hold vigil for NZ victims at The Rose Campbell Park
Source: mkfm.com | miltonkeynes.co.uk The Ahmadiyya Muslim community are holding a vigil at The Rose Campbell Park. The vigil will take place on Wednesday 20th March at 17:30 in memory of all the victims of the attack in Christchurch. Jawad Ahmed Butt, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Milton Keynes said: […]
Convicted French cardinal says pope has refused his resignation
Source: The Guardian, March 2019 Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted this month of failing to report sexual abuse allegations, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turned […]