WEF INITIATIVE: Kosovar and Serbian leaders meet in Switzerland
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 2, 2018 Kosovo’s president faces protest at home over his plans to “correct” the border with Serbia. (Keystone) Nine top officials from […]
Ahmadiyya Charity Walk in Bensheim Germany
By: Zubair Khan Pictures: Mobashar Khan Auxiliary Organisation Majlis Ansarullah comprising male members belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat above 40 years of age is extremely active in organising charity walks through out Germany. With these events it promotes healthy activities in the society. Along with integration such events also facilitate […]
Readers tips: Here’s what you told us about making friends in Switzerland … or how to integrate
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 24 September 2018 File photo: Depositphotos We asked our readers for advice on meeting new people in Switzerland. This is what you said. Making friends in […]
INDIAN STUDENT BLOG: Loneliness in Switzerland
By Devendra Shintre, swissinfo.ch student blogger THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 1, 2018 A vacant bench on the banks of the beautiful Limmat river. Switzerland although beautiful […]
Turn down the rhetoric against migrants and refugees
The number of migrants trying to cross to Europe through Turkey doubled in 2018. PHOTO: AFP Carl Söderbergh Migration has become a focus of debate in recent years. From United […]
Archbishop of York says he will retire in 2020
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The archbishop of York, John Sentamu, is to retire in June 2020, creating a vacancy for the number two position in the Church of England […]
Erdogan opens huge mosque in Germany amid rival rallies
Source: AlJazeera Thousands of rival demonstrators hit the streets of Cologne as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the country’s largest mosque at the end of his visit to Germany. […]
Romania: Broadcast of same-sex marriage debate interrupted
Source: Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s national broadcaster apologized Saturday after a studio camera operator interrupted a live TV debate on a referendum seeking to ban same-sex marriage. TVR1 said sorry to viewers after a broadcast was interrupted when a technical staff member used “inappropriate language,” during a […]
Vatican deal with Beijing leaves some key questions unresolved
Source: Reuters BY Greg Torode, Philip Pullella HONG KONG/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A landmark deal between China’s leaders and the Vatican over the appointment of bishops has been struck without Beijing […]
The Satanic Verses sowed the seeds of rifts that have grown ever wider
Source: The Guardian BY Kenan Malik Thirty years ago last week, Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses was published. Rushdie was then perhaps the most celebrated British novelist of his generation. His new […]
The Islamic Khilafat – Its Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence
Rafi Ahmad In this essay, we will examine the concept of the khilafat, its rise, fall, and reemergence, and discuss its relevance in modern times. The Arabic word khalifa means successor. […]
Khilafat – successorship of prophethood
After Prophethood, Khilafat is the most important institution in Islam. Khulafa are ultimately appointed by God through His Divine guidance. Though Khilafat had disappeared, it has been re-established as prophecied […]
The Shadowy Arms Trade: A Look Back at a Questionable Tank Deal
An intermediary received a commission of almost $200 million for the sale of battle tanks to United Arab Emirates. Some of that money, though, may have been used to bribe […]
Macedonia leader vows to press on with name change despite referendum failure
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 A man casts his ballot for the referendum in Macedonia on changing the country’s name that would open the […]
DUTCH FM BENT RULES IN AWARDING HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD TO CONTROVERSIAL PRINCE: REPORT
By Janene Pieters on September 4, 2018 Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Photo: Foreign and Commonwealth Office / Wikimedia Commons The usual procedure was deviated from in awarding the Human […]
Low turnout as FYRM votes on new name
By AFP – Sep 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Albanian couple vote at a polling station on Sunday in Tetovo, as part of a referendum on whether to change the […]
Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?
Source: Time By Irin Carmon | Photographs by Elin Berge for TIME By the time I arrive in Stockholm, I know to expect the dads. Enlightened Swedish dads, with their easy security […]
Seeing Ally Against Muslims, Some German Jews Embrace Far Right, to Dismay of Others
Source: The New York Times By Melissa Eddy BERLIN — Efforts by Jews to form their own group within a far-right German political party have been met with criticism from […]
Germany announces €116m for UN refugee agency
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 29 September 2018 German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas addressed the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday. Photo: Angela Weiss / AFP […]
‘Celibacy is not a dogma’: German Catholic Church to examine practices
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 28 September 2018 Pope Francis speaking at the Vatican in 2014. Photo: DPA The German Catholic Church vowed Thursday a thorough look at its practices including the […]