What Killed the Promise of Muslim Communism?
Source: The New York Times By John T. Sidel LONDON — For a brief moment after the Bolshevik uprisings of 1917, it looked like revolution might be waged across vast swaths […]
A Turkish writer’s detention sends a sombre message about Islam
Source: The Economist Mustafa Akyol’s arrest in Malaysia has been linked to his views on coercion NOT long ago, Turkey and Malaysia were often bracketed together as countries that inspired […]
UK: Deputy Mayor of Merton attends Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s interfaith event to celebrate International Peace day
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/wimbledonnews/15589718.Women_of_different_faiths_unite_for_international_peace_day/ In celebration of International Peace day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s association, Raynes Park Branch, held an interfaith event attended by Deputy Mayor of Merton Judy Saunders. The event was attended by women from any faith or no faith to explore the subject of ‘Why there is suffering’ in the […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at world’s biggest coffee morning in Clayhall
Source: http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/let-them-eat-cake-muslim-women-s-group-joins-in-world-s-biggest-coffee-morning-in-clayhall-1-5230059 | Rosaleen Fenton Ladies from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at a coffee morning last week. Attendees shared tasty treats at the event in Monkswood Gardens, in Clayhall, last Friday, which raised vital funds for the cancer charity. About 30 members, friends and neighbours […]
Austria burqa ban: Man dressed as shark falls afoul of new law
Source: DEUTSCHE WELLE A man dressed as a shark has been fined under new anti-burqa laws in Austria. The shark was advertising the opening of a new electronics store called McShark. […]
Swiss pioneers: Swiss engineer takes on killer landmines
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43460444&locale=en Embed code This content was published on October 10, 2017 5:00 PMOct 10, 2017 – 17:00 Swiss engineer, Frédéric Guerne, has dedicated half his life to making machines that […]
Jihadi brides, dating and identity: British Muslim women speak out
Adela Suliman | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Published — Tuesday 10 October 2017 LONDON: From a jaded TV chat show host to a Middle Eastern actress who longs to […]
Catalan leader proclaims independence but suspends it pending talks
Reuters International This content was published on October 10, 2017 7:27 PMOct 10, 2017 – 19:27 Catalan President Carles Puigdemont leaves after addressing deputies in the chamber at the Catalonian regional parliament in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea (reuters_tickers) By Angus Berwick and Sonya Dowsett BARCELONA (Reuters) […]
Clare Hollingworth: Our last interview with the woman who broke WW2
Robert Fisk travelled to Hong Kong in 2015 to meet the grande dame of war reporting Robert Fisk @indyvoices Tuesday 10 October 2017 Clare Hollingworth pictured in 2009 AFP/Getty When Suzanne and Helen opened the door of the cramped, box-like apartment in Albert Road, I didn’t even notice the small, huddled […]
Hate crime targeting UK mosques more than doubled in past year, figures show
Source: The Independent By Rachel Roberts Hate crimes targeting mosques across the UK more than doubled between 2016 and 2017, new figures have revealed. Police forces recorded 110 hate crimes directed at Muslim places […]
Religion in the classroom: Swiss parliament will not enforce handshakes in school
By swissinfo.ch and agencies This content was published on September 26, 2017 4:10 PMSep 26, 2017 – 16:10 The Swiss parliament has rejected a motion demanding that students in Swiss schools be required to shake their teacher’s hand, regardless of religious reservations. Educational policy in Switzerland is managed at […]
400 migrant children in Calais separated from parents due to French delays, report says
DAILY SABAH WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL A young Kurdish girl walks along the muddy road framed with tents and shacks in the makeshift migrant camp in grande-synthe near Dunkirk, […]
Hate crimes against UK mosques double in past year, report says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL File Photo Related Articles Europe UK online terror viewers to face up to 15 years in jail Europe Acid attack threats sent to Muslim homes in UK’s Bradford Europe Outrage in UK over ‘The Muslim Problem’ article in The Sun Europe Muslims in […]
Drained of cash and riven by rivalries, UNESCO seeks leader to revive fortunes
Reuters International This content was published on October 6, 2017 The logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seen in front of its headquarters in […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslims and Catholics come together to help the homeless and hungry in Burnham
Source: http://timesofahmad.blogspot.in/2017/09/uk-ahmadiyya-muslims-and-catholics-come.html Volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Slough and South Bucks helped the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Peace church sort out clothing for those in need on Saturday, September 23. Five members of the community helped volunteers from the church, in Lower Britwell Road, with clothing donations, which […]
Denmark government announces support for burqa ban
Source: The Local Government coalition parties the Liberal (Venstre) and Liberal Alliance parties have both announced their support for a public ban on garments that mask the face. The announcements […]
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize
Source: USA Today BY Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Published 4:16 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 | Updated 8:05 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace […]
Why referendums – like with Brexit, Kurdistan and Catalonia – are always doomed to fail
Referendums make public opinion easy to manipulate because what voters are being asked to assent to is most often wishful thinking and what they are opposing is a rag-bag of unrelated grievances Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 6 October 2017 Brexit, Krexit and Crexit: Britain leaves the EU, Kurdistan declares independence […]
UK: Newcastle’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Women volunteered with North East Homeless team to feed homeless people
Source: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/newcastle-comedy-charity-school-proms-13709773 Ahmadiyya Muslim Women of Newcastle volunteer with North East Homeless team Raising money for: Serving Humanity Organiser Shafia Saeed of Gateshead said: “Ahmadiyya Muslim Women of Newcastle volunteered with North East Homeless team to feed homeless people. It was an eye-opening experience. It was our first time but all […]
Nobel peace prize: Ican award sends nuclear message
Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent The Nobel Committee’s decision to honour the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as Ican, provides a powerful and timely reinforcement of the opprobrium and concern that should be attached to nuclear weapons. It comes at a moment when North Korea is actively developing […]