Paris restaurant ‘refuses to serve Muslim women’
Source: BBC A video showing a restaurateur in a Paris suburb apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women has sparked anger in France and calls for protest. In the video, […]
Germany: Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrives in Frankfurt for 41st Jalsa Salana Germany
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community arrives in Germany Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad travels to attend Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived at the Baitus Subuh Mosque in Frankfurt on 27 August 2016. […]
Turkish gov’t going too far in post-coup attempt state of emergency measures: CHP head Kılıçdaroğlu
Sunday,August 28 2016, ANKARA AA photo The leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has criticized the government for “going too far” in the implementation of authorities granted by Turkey’s ongoing state of emergency. “I remember [the military coups] of March 12 [1971], Sept. 12 [1980]. There was […]
Western Europe’s biggest mosque complex will be redesigned to counter anti-Muslim stereotypes
A model of the Baitul Futuh redesign, showing the colonnaded front with its porous screens. (John McAslan and Partners) August 08, 2016 In June a British architecture firm released its […]
Supreme Head of Ahmadiyya arrives Germany
Sources intimated supreme head of International Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat arrived Germany on 27.08.2016. He will be participating in annual gathering (Jalsa Salana) of AMJ Germany scheduled from 02-09 to04.09.2016. […]
Pakistan embarrassed as Baloch activists in Germany chant anti-Pakistan, pro-Modi slogans
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: Even as Pakistan has begun to internationalize its Kashmir campaign+ , the country was hugely embarrassed after dozens of exiled Baloch activists in Germany came out on Saturday to chant anti-Pakistan protests and to laud Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stirring call to end atrocities […]
Poland criticizes Germany’s ‘self-serving’ foreign policy
Source: The Local. The Polish foreign minister has said that Germany all too often follows its own interests at the expense of its partners, as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to visit Warsaw. More:
Vast majority of Germans in favour of burqa ban
Source: The Local A survey found that the vast majority of respondents were in favour of Germany passing a ban on the full-body veil sometimes worn by Muslim women. Teachers’ […]
“The doctor couldn’t hide the grin from his face,”
Source: The Local At first the man thought he had just become tangled in some weeds, but when he looked down he noticed in horror that a fishing hook was tugging at the most sensitive part of his body. More:
BURKINI BAN LIFTED, BUT SHOCK OF ISLAMOPHOBIA REMAINS
Source: World Religion News The world was recently shocked by the decision of certain French cities to ban the burkini, swimwear specially designed for use by Muslim women during a beach trip. The burkini is a swimsuit that covers the whole body, including the hair. The French authorities justified their […]
The reasons why politics feels so tribal in 2016
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett 24 August 2016 Imagine you’re in a bar, discussing the upcoming election with your friends. You admit you’re undecided. In fact, you can see both […]
Meet the man paying off burqini fines in France
Businessman Rachid Nekkaz. Photo: AFP Published: 22 Aug 2016 16:24 GMT+02:00 A businessman has been picking up the tabs for the women caught wearing burqinis on French beaches, and tells The Local he’ll keep “fighting to the death” for freedom. Even though the burqini has been banned in over a […]
French mayors dismiss suspended burqini ban
Photo: Jean Christophe Magnenet /AFP Published: 27 Aug 2016 10:58 GMT+02:00 French resorts were defiant after a ban on the burqini in a Riviera town was overturned, vowing to keep the restrictions in place and continue imposing fines on women who wear the full-body swimsuit. France’s top court suspends burqini […]
Germany bemoans Swiss-transited asylum seekers
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Germany bemoans Swiss-transited asylum seekers AUG 17, 2016 – 21:43 Asylum seekers arriving in Switzerland from Italy (Keystone) German officials have complained that the border with Switzerland has more holes than a “Swiss cheese” as asylum seekers head north across the Alps, despite the best efforts of Swiss […]
Turning the tables: the ping pong sanctuary for young refugees
Lone children seeking refuge in the UK – many of whom have never seen a table tennis match before – find a topspin welcome on the south coast Players at Brighton table tennis club. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Kate Lyons Friday 26 August 2016 On the wall […]
Women lead Friday prayers at Denmark’s first female-run mosque
Source: The Guardian Imam of Mariam mosque in Copenhagen says aim is to challenge patriarchal structures and inspire other women By Harriet Sherwood in Copenhagen t was Friday prayers with a […]
Drone shows extent of Italy quake destruction
Source: BBC Drone footage from the Italian town of Pescara del Tronto has shown the extent of the damage caused by an earthquake on Wednesday. The 6.2-magnitude quake hit at […]
Dutch far-right party says it will ban mosques, Koran
Source: Yahoo News The Hague (AFP) – The political party of Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, which is leading polls ahead of parliamentary elections next year, has vowed to close […]
France’s highest court suspends burkini ban in test case
Suspension concerns single ban in southern town but is likely to set precedent for other places that prohibited full-body swimwear A Muslim woman on a beach in Marseille earlier this month. Photograph: Reuters Staff and agencies Friday 26 August 2016 France’s highest administrative court has suspended a ban on […]
France’s highest court suspends burkini ban in test case
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis Suspension concerns single ban in southern town but is likely to set precedent for other places that prohibited full-body swimwear France’s highest administrative court […]