Breaking News. Brexit: UK votes to leave EU in historic referendum
Source. BBC.Com The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly […]
First results in UK’s historic referendum on EU membership
Source: BBC The first results in the UK’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union are coming in. Leave won in Sunderland by 22%, while Newcastle voted for […]
Voting nears end in UK referendum on EU
Source: BBC Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled […]
How Do You Stop a Future Terrorist When the Only Evidence Is a Thought?
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI MAGNANVILLE, France — The first time Larossi Abballa appeared on the radar of French terrorism investigators, the only act of violence they […]
Turkey blocks German visit to own soldiers on air base
Source: The Local German parliamentary state secretary to the defence ministry, Ralf Brauksiepe, was supposed to visit the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, which is home to US, Turkish and German reconnaissance jets, according to Spiegel and Bild. Brauksiepe had wanted to visit the base in the middle of […]
How two gay dads start a family
Source. The Local Logan and his German husband Niclas Wagner receive almost all the benefits of a heterosexual couple starting a new family in Germany: they get Kindergeld (children support money) from the government, Wagner was granted parental leave from his work at an advertising firm and little Neo boasts […]
Anger as Swiss council plans non-pork school lunches
Pork sausages are as much a part of Swiss cuisine as fondue and chocolate. File photo: Kochtopf Anger as Swiss council plans non-pork school lunches Published: 22 Jun 2016 12:47 […]
EU referendum: The obscure law that stopped French Remainers handing out croissants to UK voters
‘If you don’t stamp on the croissant, the next they’re handing out banquets’ Will Worley @willrworley Pro-Remain campaigners have been forced to abandon plans to give out campaign croissants due […]
Sadiq Khan breaks 19-hour Ramadan fast on stage during Wembley EU referendum debate
Source: Independent By Harry Cockburn The Summer Solstice meant Mr Khan had to fast until 9.24pm The lunar calendar is unlikely to have been a consideration in the planning of […]
Islam has ‘no place’ in my country, says next EU president
pakistantoday.com.pk: One of the causes driving the Brexit movement, the desire in Britain to quit the European Union, is fear over immigration and refugees. Backers of the Leave campaign, whose hopes may come to fruition at a referendum later this week, have argued that the continent’s existing policy allowing […]
Church of England aims to agree to disagree over homosexuality
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown The General Synod in London in February. Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images At next month’s General Synod, the Church of England will try a new […]
World Orthodox leaders meet despite Russia’s absence
Source: Associated Press By DEREK GATOPOULOS and DEMETRIS NELLAS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of the world’s Orthodox Christian churches have gathered on the Greek island of Crete […]
Swiss Jews oppose punishing students who refuse to shake teachers’ hands
June 8, 2016 (JTA) — Swiss Jews spoke out against a regulation that makes it illegal for schoolchildren to refuse to shake hands with their teachers because of religious reasons. A regional school board last month ruled that schools in Basel Country can fine parents up to $5,000 if their […]
How Ahmadiyya propagates Peace
By Zubair Khan On 14.06.2016, in the premises of library Savica, part of greater city Zagreb Croatia, it was Ms Tina Hrubi who delivered the lecture on Media and Peace. The event sponsored by Ahmadiyya attracted 22 participants along with City Zagreb TV Jabuka. Ms Tina who just completed her […]
Jo Cox was working on report on anti-Muslim attacks before her death
Islamophobia watchdog says it cooperated with Labour MP on a report expected to conclude that violence against Muslims rose by 80% in 2015 Jo Cox was working with the watchdog Tell Mama. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images Kevin Rawlinson Monday 20 June 201609.45 BST Jo Cox, the MP who was killed […]
At least Jeremy Corbyn tells the truth: being in the EU means unlimited immigration
Source: The Telegraph Jeremy Corbyn has faults almost too numerous to count, but, in one regard at least, dishonesty is not among them. Interviewed about Britain’s place in the European […]
The Victorian Muslims of Britain
The stories of the British aristocrats who converted to Islam. Lady Evelyn Cobbold converted to Islam In 1933, at the age of 65 [Archives] by Josef O’Shea London, UK – When Londoners elected Sadiq Khan as mayor of their city, it sparked fresh debate about the place of Islam and Muslims […]
Croatia President Backs Early Elections
Source. Balkan Insight Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic announcing her decision after consultations. Photo: BETAPHOTO/HINA/Lana SLIVAR DOMINIC/MO After consultations with MPs, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic confirmed that Croatia will go into early elections, most likely in September. After MPs axed Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic and the government fell, 82 […]
The Muslim Times mentioned in Live Transmission of Jabuka TV/ Zagreb, Croatia
By Zubair Khan It was a pleasant surprise when I received a call from TV Journalist Ms Tamara Markovic to participate in live talk show on Jabuka TV. It is a local TV covering million plus population residing in capital city of Zagreb and surrounding areas. Occasion arose due to […]
The Hollow Alliance
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer The historic concord between the U.S. and Europe made the West safe and rich. Now it’s in danger of collapse For decades, the transatlantic partnership has been crucial tointernational security and the stability of the global economy. Through organizations like NATO, U.S. and European leaders have […]