J.K. Rowling just destroyed a man’s ridiculous Islamophobic comment
Posted by Greg Evans in news Picture: GETTY IMAGES, EDITED BY INDY100 J.K Rowling is the undisputed queen of Twitter. When she isn’t replying to Donald Trump or Theresa May, she […]
More than 41,000 people attend three-day Ahmadiyya convention in Karlsruhe, Germany
More than 41,000 people attend three-day convention in Karlsruhe The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad concluded the 42nd Annual Convention (Jalsa […]
Integration of Muslims better in Germany than in rest of Europe: study
DPA/The Local news@thelocal.de 24 August 2017 Photo: DPA Muslims who have already lived in Germany for a while are better integrated than Muslims in other European countries, according to a study released by the Bertelsmann Foundation on Thursday. But the study revealed some weaknesses in integration, too. The study called […]
German killer nurse Niels H probed over 84 more murders
Source: BBC News A nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in northern Germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases, police say. The […]
Ahmadiyya View Point “ISLAM PROCLAIMS THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE BORN EQUAL, NO MATTER WHERE THEY HAIL FROM OR THE COLOUR OF THEIR SKIN”
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls for equality of all races and peace based upon justice during address at Jalsa Salana Germany On Saturday 26 August 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed an audience of […]
Switzerland: MUSLIM ‘HATE PREACHER’: Biel to open anti-extremism centre
AUGUST 25, 2017 5:10 PMAUG 25, 2017 – 17:10 The city of Biel is taking measures against extremism (Keystone) Biel has announced that it will open a contact centre for preventing extremism and violence. The news comes in the midst of a scandal over a local imam who preached […]
Video shows touching moment father of youngest victim of Spain terror attacks hugs imam
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The father of the youngest victim of last week’s tragic terror attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona hugged a local imam in an emotional protest against terror and Islamophobia. Xavier Martinez, who lost his three-year-old son Xavi in the attack on Las Ramblas avenue, embraced Spanish imam Driss […]
Thousands to defy Daesh terrorism in Barcelona peace rally
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BARCELONA Muslims attend a demonstration in Granada on August 23, 2017 in protest against a surge in anti-Islamic hate crimes following last week’s deadly attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils (AFP Photo) Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners are to stage a defiant march […]
France’s Charlie Hebdo publishes provocative Islam cartoon
Source: Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published a provocative front-page cartoon about Islam and the recent terror attacks in Spain on Wednesday, sparking fears that […]
Study: Integration of Muslims in Germany moving ahead
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The integration of Germany’s more than 4 million Muslims is moving ahead, especially when it comes to employment and language skills, according to a […]
Iranian refugees turn to Christianity in the Netherlands
Source: BBC News In the Netherlands, thousands of Iranian Muslim migrants and refugees are converting to Christianity, despite conversion from Islam being considered apostasy in Iran and punishable by death. […]
Security officials targeted in knife attacks in Belgium and London
AFP | APAugust 26, 2017 Dawn.com A man wielding a knife was shot dead on Friday after wounding a soldier in Brussels in an “attempted terrorist murder”; in London, counter-terror experts were investigating a similar attack on police near Buckingham Palace. The two incidents come as much of Europe is on high […]
We need to talk about the Spanish and Catalan reactions to the Barcelona attack – even if it’s not a nice conversation
It may be a jolly idea that the cultist murderers of Isis – however unwittingly – could create Spanish unity on the eve of Catalonia’s independence vote, but the idea that this potentially catastrophic moment in Spanish history played no part in the aftermath of the massacre is ridiculous Robert […]
Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part Ten
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (Benghazi and back to Amman, and on to Switzerland and Indonesia) Libya At […]
What price would you put on a passport?
Source: BBC News By Simon Tulett Business reporter, BBC News, Malta Fiddling distractedly with her headscarf and in words little louder than a whisper, Amar Al-Sadi tells me Malta has […]
Pope Francis is becoming the voice of compassion for the world’s refugees
Source: Vox Pope Francis leveraged his position to bring awareness to environmental issues. Now he’s doing the same for the migrant crisis. Updated by Tara Isabella Burton@NotoriousTIBtara.burton@vox.com Aug 22, 2017, 4:50pm EDT […]
Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part Nine
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (How Sergio di Mello saved my life and lost his!) (to Cyprus and […]
Women-only train carriages: Keeping women ‘safe’ by separating them from men is Handmaid’s Tale territory
CLAIRE COHEN 23 AUGUST 2017 • http://tpc.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-10/html/container.html#eid=21060375 Acouple of years ago, I was ‘goosed’ on my way to work. A man stood behind me on the tube and firmly pressed his groin into my backside, leaving it there for an uncomfortably long time. I could feel his hot breath on […]
New Ahmadiyya Mosque opened in Giessen, Germany by Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 21 August 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part Eight
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (Cultural shock: From Expatriate Life in Bangkok to Humanitarian Relief in Kosovo). Well, […]