Source: CNN Voters in the Netherlands head to the polls Wednesday in an election widely seen as an indicator of populist sentiment across Europe. With the first round of the French presidential election just over a month away and Germany headed to the ballot box later this year, the Dutch […]
By: Zubair Khan On 12.03.2017, this time it was village Kashina in outskirts of Zagreb where medical camp was organized with cooperation between Ahmadiyya/Humanity First and Social democrats of Croatia. Blood sugar, cholesterol and related tests were carried out for needy and elderly people of the area. Money for the […]
Source: The Local Angela Merkel’s chief of staff warned Turkey on Wednesday that Germany is prepared to stop Turkish politicians from entering the country, in light of provocative rhetoric from Ankara. Chief of staff Peter Altmaier told the Funke Mediengruppe that Germany had the legal possibility of banning foreign politicians […]
Source: The Local Europe’s most powerful leader, Angela Merkel, meets for the first time on Tuesday America’s flamboyant President Donald Trump, whose arrival in the White House has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic. While former US president Barack Obama had labelled Merkel his “closest international partner”, there has been little […]
Source: The Local A 91-year-old woman was discovered dead in her apartment over the weekend – but police say she had passed away in 2015. Munich police reported on Tuesday that the 91-year-old woman was discovered after a neighbour told them he had not seen her in a long time. […]
Source: http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/home/ilford_walk_for_peace_organisers_hope_to_break_previous_fundraising_records_1_4930891 By Sebastian Murphy-Bates Last year’s Charity Walk for Peace resulted in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (AMA) raising £500,000 for UK charities. With 2017 marking the walk’s 29th year, regional AMA co-ordinator Mubashir Siddiqi, of Ilford, welcomed charity representatives to a launch dinner where about 300 people were invited to sign […]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that employers can ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols at work in the first case of its kind before the EU’s […]
Source: http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/yournews/15152360.To_coincide_with_International_Women___s_Day__the_Ahmadiyya_Muslim_Women___s_Association__AMWA__held_a_Peace_Conference/ To coincide with International Women’s Day, the Carshalton branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association (AMWA) held a Peace Conference, inviting women from local churches, synagogues, temples and other places of worship to discuss how interfaith harmony could be spread in the Borough. Delegates from the Carshalton Beeches Baptist […]
Source: http://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?id=117752&headline=Caliph%20keen%20to%20spread%20Muslim%20message%20of%20peace,%20love%20and%20harmony§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017 By Farnham Herald in Community News THE global head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, leader of tens of millions of followers around the world, paid a special visit to Haslemere last Saturday. His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, presided over the fifth convocation ceremony of the Muslim community’s only […]
Source: Time By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson / Kerkrade, The Netherlands Mar 13, 2017 They were hardly the headlines the Dutch ruling party would have wanted days before they contest general elections. First, […]
Source: BBC Workplace bans on the wearing of “any political, philosophical or religious sign” such as headscarves need not constitute direct discrimination, Europe’s top court has ruled. But the ban […]
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN In an interview with the German magazine Die Zeit this week, Pope Francis spoke about the Roman Catholic Church’s priest shortage, which has left Catholics […]
Source: CNN Amsterdam, the Netherlands (CNN)Khalid Jone is — in theory — one of the lucky ones. He fled bloodshed in Sudan after his family was killed in bomb attacks, and made it to safety in the Netherlands. “You’re not looking for work, or to start a new life. You’re […]
Source: The Express Tribune BRUSSELS: Private employers may bar staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday. In its first ruling on what has become a major political issue across Europe, the Court of Justice (ECJ) found […]
theguardian: by Anna Jones — ‘Throwaway’ veg tops become a zingy pesto for a tray of roasted roots, and a pot of beans is made with the liquid they were cooked in We usually throw away perfectly edible bits of beetroot, squash, beans, seeds and carrots. Photograph: Matt Russell for […]
theguardian: by Shireen Ahmed — Nike’s move to highlight the intensity and passion of veiled Muslim athletes speaks volumes in an age of renewed xenophobia, but it’s hardly groundbreaking Nike said it was inspired to introduce a performance hijab line after watching Sarah Attar of Saudi Arabia at the 2012 […]
Source: Daily Mail Nicola Sturgeon dramatically declared that she will call a fresh referendum on Scottish independence today as the PM prepares to fire the starting gun onBrexit. In a speech at her official residence in Edinburgh, the First Minister said the UK stood at a ‘hugely important crossroads’ and Scotland […]
Source: The Local A carnival float from Erfurt. Photo: DPA On her first face-to-face meet with Donald Trump at the White House this week, Angela Merkel has one issue on her mind – money, argues Jörg Luyken. To say that Chancellor Angela Merkel is unlikely to be personally enamoured by […]
Source:CNN Britain could begin the formal process of leaving the European Union as early as Tuesday if legislation approving the move passes its final hurdles on Monday. Both houses of the UK parliament will vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill later. If it is passed, the bill would allow Prime […]
Source: http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15148243.Goods_donated_to_Keighley_women__39_s_refuge/ By Alistair Shand AN item-packed hamper has been donated to Keighley Women’s Aid Refuge. The essential goods were given by Keighley Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association. The initiative was part of a UK-wide campaign by the national organisation to celebrate International Women’s Day. Aneesa Rahman, for the Keighley association, said: “I […]