Pope to canonize ‘gaucho priest,’ earlier version of himself
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE- In this Sunday, May 17, 2015 file photo, Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a canonization. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis this […]
Louis Smith: I’ve had death threats for mocking Islam
Source: BBC Olympic medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith has told BBC 5 livethat he’s had death threats “every day” since a video was leaked showing him mocking Islamic prayers. Talking to Emma Barnett, he admitted that he and fellow gymnast Luke Carson were drunk when they filmed the late-night video, which […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Inaugurates Baitul Afiyat Mosque in Scarborough, Canada
New Mosque majority funded by Ahmadi Muslim Ladies. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 11 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the […]
World faces cold-war-era threat levels, says former MI6 chief
Sir John Sawers says Moscow has shifted balance of power but criticises Boris Johnson’s call for demo outside embassy Sir John Sawers: ‘We are not treating Russia and China as major powers that can cause us a great deal of damage.’ Photograph: Elyse Marks/Edelman/PA Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wednesday 12 […]
Don’t let the Tories tell you that making women show their passports while giving birth will save the NHS
You can’t have an isolationist policy on climate change, global terrorism, weapons deals, international cyber-crime, the Zika virus epidemic or the refugee crisis – and you can’t have an isolationist policy on birth Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter 28 comments It is pointless for Theresa May’s Government to demand passports before giving […]
After failed coup, what sort of Turkey does Erdogan want?
Reuters International OCT 11, 2016 – 13:16 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan attend Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by him and supported by ruling AK Party (AKP), oppositions Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), to protest against last month’s failed military coup attempt, […]
Managing a multipolar Europe
Oct 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD People used to think that the most important decisions affecting Europe were made in Paris, Berlin or Brussels. But in recent months, as the European Union has confronted the refugee crisis, and the Syrian conflict that is fuelling it, Moscow and Ankara […]
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom Win the Nobel Prize in Economics
Source: Time (STOCKHOLM)—British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to contract theory, shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their theories “are valuable to the understanding of […]
Germany manhunt: ‘IS link’ to bomb suspect Al-Bakr – police
Source: BBC German police say a Syrian man arrested after a two-day manhunt probably had links to so-called Islamic State (IS). Jaber al-Bakr, who arrived in Germany as a refugee, […]
Democracy is not incompatible with Islam, but with extremists
By Nabeela Ali Believe it or not, like it or not, accept it or not, Islam is a super democratic religion in the world. Unfortunately, extremists has tailored it old-fashioned and declared it incompatible with contemporary democratic values just to put into practice their own beliefs to maintain their personal […]
“ONE DAY WE WILL WIN THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE” – HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad interviewed by Canadian media at Jalsa Salana Canada. On 7 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad held a Press Conference with representatives of the Canadian print, broadcast and ethnic media. Media […]
On either side of the Turkish-Syrian border, you encounter a past and a present which puts Britain to shame
When a Syrian peasant woman approaches our table in a small Ottoman restaurant, the locals step forward to give her coins. It puts to shame the liars of the Brexit campaign and their hatred of the foreigners who supposedly threaten little England Robert Fisk Kilis @indyvoices 176 comments Syrian refugees […]
There is one sure way to save our ailing churches – give them away
Source: The Guardian By Simon Jenkins As desanctified, secularised buildings owned by the community or local trusts, ailing churches may just survive. More Muslims go to mosques than Anglicans go to […]
Geneva police to lift ban on bearded officers
Flouting the rules? Photo: AFP, Richard Juilliard Geneva police to lift ban on bearded officers Published: 07 Oct 2016 10:12 GMT+02:00 Canton Geneva police intend to fall into line with the rest of the country and lift a centuries-old ban on officers sporting beards, in a move likely to please […]
Russia implicated in MH17 crash in Ukraine
Source: Gulf News United Nations/Moscow: A Dutch-led investigation has concluded that the powerful surface-to-air missile system that was used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years […]
Queen Margrethe: Denmark ‘not a multicultural country’, but …
Queen Margrethe’s comment came in a wide-ranging interview with Der Spiegel. Photo: JAN WOITAS/Scanpix Published: 04 Oct 2016 00:57 GMT+02:00 With Denmark once again engaged in a national conversation about what makes one ‘Danish’, Queen Margrethe II told German newspaper Der Spiegel that she represents “all people who are citizens […]
Tracing the rise and fall of Islam in southern Spain
By Keshie Hernitaningtyas, for The Jakarta Post It took twenty five years to build the city of Madinat al-Zahra, which existed for only sixty-five years and laid forgotten beneath the ground […]
German Police Raid Apartment After Bombing Tip-Off
Source: The Daily Beast German police raided an apartment in the eastern city of Chemnitz on Saturday after receiving information of a bomb plot. A nearby house was also evacuated, according to local media. In a message on Twitter, Saxony police warned residents in the area to stay indoors. “Please […]
Russia tension ‘more dangerous than in Cold War’
Source: The Local Relations between the two have nosedived since a ceasefire they agreed to in September fell apart in less than a week, and Washington on Friday accused Damascus and Moscow of staging “war crimes” in Aleppo. At least 250,000 people are living under siege in rebel-held east Aleppo, and […]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Source: Time (OSLO, Norway) — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his efforts to end a civil war that killed more than 200,000 Colombians. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the award should also be seen “as a tribute to the Colombian people who, despite […]