Meet the Muslim Women Inspiring a Modest Revolution
Source: Bloomberg by Siraj Datoo March 2, 2017, 9:53 AM GMT+5 Something curious has happened to the fashion industry in the last few years: So-called modest fashion has started to […]
Swedish mum’s battle against sugar goes viral
Source: BBC Swedish mother’s successful stand against sugar has turned her into a social media sensation. Anna Larsson decided to cut out sweet treats after realising how bad her young […]
Murderer Tanveer Ahmed inspires Pakistani hardliners from Scottish jail
Source: BBC By Secunder Kermani and Sajid Iqbal BBC News Image captionTanveer Ahmed claimed that he murdered Mr Shah as he had “disrespected” Islam When Tanveer Ahmed was sentenced to […]
Tariq Ramadan: ‘Muslims need to reform their minds’
Source: The Guardian The academic believes Islam and the west shouldn’t be at odds, but was banned from the US and slated in the Sun. Isis hates him, too – […]
ROBOT SECURITY VULNERABILITIES POSE SERIOUS THREAT TO HUMANS
“Compromised robots can be used to physically damage something or even kill someone,” say researchers exposing the flaws. BY ANTHONY CUTHBERTSON ON 3/1/17 Leaked video shows Boston Dynamics’ new ‘nightmare inducing’ wheeled robot Robots built by leading manufacturers are at “critical risk” of being hacked and posing a serious threat […]
Immigration: To be or not to be
The great immigration debate has to become the great rethinking and restructuring debate. Charlie Brown is right when he says: “No problem is too big and complicated that it can’t be run away from.” In both the US and EU, the focus is increasingly on the problem of immigration. President […]
How poor countries foot the refugee bill
Feb 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jorge Moreira da Silva The Syrian refugee crisis has focused attention on the need to improve management of refugee flows during times of crisis. One issue is particularly worrying: poor countries may be paying a large indirect price for rich countries’ efforts. Data shows that […]
Germany records hate crimes insufficiently, Council of Europe says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DPA Photo The Council of Europe has identified deficiencies in the statistical recording of hate crimes in Germany. A report published by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said that the German police relied on an “excessively restrictive definition of hate crimes” when registering them. […]
Pope quietly trims sanctions for sex abusers seeking mercy
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has quietly reduced sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests, applying his vision of a merciful church even […]
“Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba)
Published February 28, 2017 Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community addresses female Muslim youth event in London “Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On 25 February 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Turkey recalls imams from Germany
Source:The Local Turkey’s religious affairs agency said on Friday it had recalled six clerics from Germany for exceeding their authority, but lashed out at German police for raiding the homes of preachers suspected of spying for Ankara. The Diyanet agency’s chief Mehmet Gormez vehemently denied there had been any wrongdoing […]
Berlin truck attacker’s mosque banned amid major police raid
Source: The Local A Berlin mosque attended by the young Tunisian who attacked a Christmas market in December has shut its doors and been banned, as police on Tuesday launched a major raid against the capital’s Islamist scene. Berlin authorities have banned the Fussilet mosque, which Anis Amri used to […]
In Germany there are ‘no-go’ areas for black people
Source: The Local When ‘no-go’ areas are mentioned in Germany, it is usually in connection with foreign mafia families. But a UN fact-finding team have warned there are areas black men fear to enter. “When I have to go to Brandenburg for work, I go – but I wouldn’t bring […]
Fox News’s ‘Swedish defence advisor’ unknown to country’s military officials
Source: The Guardian After Donald Trump’s infamous ‘what’s happening in Sweden’ comment, Nils Bildt was billed on The O’Reilly Factor as Swedish national security advisor Nils Bildt appears on Fox […]
Germany hit by 10 anti-migrant attacks a day, report says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Exterior view on a planned refugees home that burnt down in Remchingen, Germany, 18 July 2015. The cause for the fire remains unclear, police will not exclude arson. (EPA Photo) Violent attacks against refugees across Germany has drastically increased as the latest report suggests there have been […]
German driver arrested after ramming crowd, police say no signs of terrorism
Reuters International FEB 26, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – A German driver who rammed a crowd of shoppers in Heidelberg, killing one man and injuring two others, has no apparent link to terrorism and has refused to answer questions about the incident, police said on Sunday. The 35-year-old suspect, who […]
In Bavarian town, Syrian sisters get to grips with Germany’s freedoms
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Syrian refugees Nawar (L) and Mayar Ballish make falafel sandwiches at a German Christmas market in Schillingsfuerst, Germany, November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Michelle Martin/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Michelle Martin and Ameenah Sawwan SCHILLINGSFUERST, Germany (Reuters) – More than a year ago, Mayar […]
Woman deported from UK despite being married to Briton for 27 years
Irene Clennell, who has children and a grandchild in the UK, lost indefinite leave to remain after spending time in Singapore caring for parents Irene Clennell first arrived in London in 1988 and married John, a British man, two years later. Nicola Slawson @nicola_slawson Sunday 26 February 2017 22.52 GMTLast modified […]
“Islam not the same as some Muslims’ actions”, Ahmadiyya community Australia
Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/islam-not-the-same-as-some-muslims-actions/news-story/c6993595a53121c08cffd252fedcf4e7 The Australian | 12:00AM February 27, 2017 Reporter | Adelaide | @VerityEdwardsau The president of an Adelaide mosque says Muslim extremists are abusing Islamic teachings of the Koran, including interpretations that domestic violence is acceptable if marriage counselling fails. Nasir Zia, who heads the Mahmood mosque at Beverley in Adelaide’s west, […]
Germany hate crime: Nearly 10 attacks a day on migrants in 2016
Source: BBC Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says. A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including […]