World leaders always decide to let bygones be bygones when rich visitors are in town
May’s fear that the UK is going to go down the plughole if we really do leave the EU was bound to plunge her into the most unsavoury shopping expeditions […]
Confusion resolved at Ahmadiyya Peace Conference Malta
Source: Times of Malta A screen grab of the symposium poster, which is what sparked the debate, was also uploaded by the MP. PN sources told Times of Malta Dr Comodini Cachia’s comments had been interpreted in some quarters as tongue-in-cheek, since she was recently stripped of the education portfolio. […]
Keynote Address by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at Humanity First Conference 2018
Humanity First USA Drawing strength from our domestic and global resources, we aim to relieve suffering caused by natural disaster and human conflict, promote peace and understanding, and strengthen people’s […]
Germany should finally take the lead in Europe
Source: Handlesblatt Global At long last, Germany is ready to swear in a new government. After five months of political wrangling, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union — together with the CDU’s Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union — have formed a government coalition. But in […]
Baitul Futuh: A New Beginning (Foundation Stone Laying)
Baitul Futuh: A New Beginning (Foundation Stone Laying) On the 4th March 2018, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah be his helper) laid the foundation stone for the new […]
International Women’s Day: Eight moments that make it the Year of the Woman
Source: BBC News The #MeToo movement against male harassment has empowered women in the US and elsewhere, but it is not the only women’s movement to have an impact over […]
France’s Macron vows to fight anti-Semitism online and off
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Wednesday to fight firmly against anti-Semitism wherever it surfaces, whether in the street or online, and […]
Irish Supreme Court clears the way for May referendum on abortion
Source: Reuters DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for an abortion referendum planned for the end of May, ruling that the unborn do not have […]
View from Turkey: The Pentagon’s latest gamble with regional terrorism
MELIH ALTINOK @melihaltinok Earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara announced that it would be closed to the public for two days. The mission gave a security threat as justification for the closure. Ankara said that it had heightened security measures, announcing that four Daesh militants had been […]
Shake-up: New management appointed to run Geneva mosque
This content was published on March 8, 2018 A view inside the Geneva mosque in Petit-Saconnex (Keystone) Switzerland’s largest mosque, which has been embroiled in various controversies, has a new […]
Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church
Reuters International This content was published on March 8, 2018 Britain’s Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby accompanies The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman for a private […]
Drama over Saudi-owned channel’s Turkish soaps
By AFP – Mar 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Criticism mounted in Turkey on Wednesday over a decision by Saudi-owned broadcaster MBC to stop airing Turkish soap operas, stoking tensions between Ankara and Riyadh. Viewers in the Arab world have in recent years become voracious consumers of Turkish soaps […]
If I were the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, I’d be cynical about this state visit
The truth is, you just can’t tell who your real friends are these days Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thank heavens Theresa May is giving a warm welcome today to the illustrious […]
London Closes 500 Churches; Opens 423 New Mosques
March 5, 2018 Baxter Dmitry News, UK 33 The creeping Islamization of London is almost complete, with hundreds of official sharia courts operating in the capital, and mosques opening where […]
A hard sell? Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies
Reuters International This content was published on March 6, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace […]
Balkan neighbours push to resolve disputes, but deals elusive
Reuters International This content was published on March 6, 2018 5:36 PMMar 6, 2018 – 17:36 Chairman of the Bosnian Tripartite presidency Dragan Covic (C) and members Bakir Izetbegovic (L) and Mladen Ivanic (R) pose for photo with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic (2nd L) and Serbian President Aleksandar […]
U.N. rights chief attacks EU and U.S. over migrants and Dreamers
Reuters International This content was published on March 7, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta […]
Greek protesters attack new religious instruction textbooks.
Source: Associated Press ATHENS (AP) — About 2,000 people have marched to the Greek parliament to protest new school books they claim endanger faith in Orthodox Christianity, Greece’s official religion. […]
Switzerland votes overwhelmingly to keep its public broadcaster
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse Debate focused on media’s role in fostering national unity in a country that has four official languages Swiss federal councillor Doris Leuthard, the head of […]
At least 950 attacks on Muslims reported in Germany in 2017 – report
Reuters International This content was published on March 2, 2018 BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities registered at least 950 attacks on Muslims and Muslim institutions such as mosques in 2017, the Neue Osnabrueckner Zeitung reported in Saturday editions, citing data provided to lawmakers by the Interior Ministry. The ministry […]