In France, Some Muslims Seek To ‘Adapt’ Islam To Secular Culture
Source: NPR By ELEANOR BEARDSLEY The carpeted prayer hall at the grand mosque in the French city of Bordeaux is full on a recent Friday afternoon. Behind a sculpted wooden railing […]
Sweden defends officials wearing headscarves in Iran
Source: BBC The Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to Iran, saying that failing to do so would have broken the […]
God Bless Croatia: Trump it
The trolling of President Donald Trump continues with a global viral video trend. After the Dutch show ‘Zondag met Lubach’ created an “America First” spoof“Netherlands Second” in January, the joke took off as countries from Iran to Slovenia jumped on the bandwagon with Trump-style pitches of their own. In a […]
New Zealand: Assaulter of Ahmadi Muslim Women in Huntly Arrested!
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89325722/arrest-over-racial-attack-on-muslim-kiwis-in-huntly Arrest over racial attack on Muslim Kiwis in Huntly SUPPLIED/JESSIE CASSON Corporate communications consultant Mehpara Khan was the subject of a vicious tirade of racist and foul-mouthed abuse. An arrest has been made over a racial attack in Huntly in which a group of friends were abused for being […]
Undercover Panorama report reveals prison chaos
Source: BBC Chaos in one of the biggest prisons in the country has been revealed in secret filming for the BBC. An undercover reporter spent two months at HMP Northumberland, […]
The 5 Candidates in the Battle Royale for French President
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer Every four years, plenty of Americans wish they were given more than two serious options for president. The French, however, are comparatively spoiled for choice with […]
Dutch far-rightist Wilders says others will soon forget pledge not to work with him
Reuters International FEB 12, 2017 – FILE PHOTO:France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen and Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders take a Selfie during a European far-right leaders meeting to discuss about the European Union, in Koblenz, Germany, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Halesowen to host peace exhibition in Hagley countering Islamophobia #promoting peace
Source: http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/15074961.Muslim_community_to_host_peace_exhibition/ Muslim community to host peace exhibition By Bev Holder ONE of Britain’s oldest Muslim communities is to host a peace exhibition in Hagley as part of a new campaign to counter extremist rhetoric and drive home a message of peace. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community based in Halesowen is organising the […]
UK: Greenford & Harrow’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association present £500 donation cheque to Harrow’s Welldon Activity Group
Source: http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/15084389.Day_care_centre_thrilled_with___500_donation_to_support_disadvantaged/ Day care centre thrilled with £500 donation to support disadvantaged people across Harrow Bethan Marsh, Reporter A £500 donation was awarded to Harrow’s day care centre to help organisers support more people across the borough. Members of the Greenford and Harrow branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presented the […]
New Zealand: Ahmadi Muslim Women suffer Islamophobia in Huntly
Source: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/02/muslim-kiwis-attacked-in-huntly-get-out-of-my-patch.html?ref=RLrotator Muslim Kiwis attacked in Huntly – ‘Get out of my patch!’ 12/02/2017 | By Anna Bracewell-Worrall and Simon Wong A group of Muslim women subjected to a tirade of abuse from a stranger say they will not be made to feel scared and intimidated in their own country. The […]
The future of Europe
Source: The Independent By Laiq Ahmed Atif, who is president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta Recently Malta hosted a summit with European leaders about the need to stem migration through the Mediterranean and to discuss the future of Europe. Last year the Britain voted in favour of Brexit. The post […]
Switzerland votes to ease citizenship process
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann Voters support proposal to make it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, despite opposition from populists Women cast their ballots in Obersaxen Meierhof. More […]
Mayors of Paris, Sydney, Mexico City: Tolerance Equals Strength
Source: Time By Anne Hidalgo, Clover Moore, Miguel Ángel Mancera Hidalgo is Mayor of Paris. Moore is Lord Mayor of Sydney. Mancera is Mayor of Mexico City. As the mayors of […]
Germany president: Steinmeier chosen by lawmakers
Source: BBC Former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected president by a parliamentary assembly. The Social Democrat, 61, is one of Germany’s most popular politicians. The post is […]
Swiss ease citizenship rules for young immigrants
VOTE FEBRUARY 12 By Urs Geiser FEB 12, 2017 – It took four nationwide votes since the 1980s to ease the strict citizenship procedure for third generation immigrants (Keystone) Voters have endorsed a proposal to simplify the citizenship procedure for immigrants whose grandparents came to Switzerland. Final results show just […]
New Zealand: New Plymouth’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community breaking down misconceptions about Muslims
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89194716/Muslim-offers-himself-up-for-dates-to-those-who-have-never-meet-a-follower-of-Islam ‘Love for all, hate for none’: New Plymouth man offers himself up for dates to those who have never met a follower of Islam Tashriq Hanif from Fitzroy, New Plymouth, is breaking down misconceptions about Muslims living in New Zealand. This Muslim man in New Plymouth is offering himself […]
Thessaloniki starts evacuating 70,000 over WWII bomb
Source: Aljazeera Authorities in Greece’s second-biggest city, Thessaloniki, have begun evacuating some 70,000 residents ahead of an operation to defuse a 250kg unexploded World War II bomb. The device, dropped […]
‘Get out of France’: Paris police tear gassing refugees and stealing blankets in freezing conditions, report reveals
Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ research shows almost two thirds of migrants ‘violently’ forced to move Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Refugees sleeping on the streets in freezing conditions inParis are having their blankets and sleeping bags stolen by police while being “violently” forced to move on, a report has found. Research exclusively published by The Independent […]
Berlin court rules in favor of hijab-wearing teacher
Source: DW Berlin’s Labor Court has ruled that the city violated a teacher’s rights by denying her a job. The woman had been told that she could not wear her […]
Pope says “at peace” confronting Vatican corruption, sex abuse
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis says he is at peace with himself and not taking “tranquilising pills” while dealing with corruption in the Vatican and […]