British students are less motivated to study hard if they know they will get government handouts, the teachers said. Telegraph Reports Britain’s generous welfare system is behind pupils’ lack of ambition and ill-discipline, a group of Chinese teachers has said after spending four weeks in a comprehensive school in Hampshire. […]
Islamic State campaign of war and terror causing Irish backlash Mohammad Iftikhar (6) with his father, Dr Norman Iftikhar, at the 14th annual Jalsa Salana Annual Convention staged by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Maynooth, Co Kildare. Photograph: Sara Freund/The Irish Times Ciarán D’Arcy Mon, Aug 3, 2015, 01:00 […]
A Pegida demonstration in Dresden in May. Photo: DPA Refugees live in fear of German far-right Published: 30 Jul 2015 08:11 GMT+02:00 It’s an astonishing statement for a refugee from war-torn Syria, but Taher has had enough of the xenophobia he has experienced in Germany. “I want to return to […]
Tarabband presents Arab music from Sweden, gives voice to victims of war By Muath Freij – Jul 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the Tarabband group seek to present a mixture of Arab and Western music to a Western audience (Photo courtesy of Tarabband) AMMAN –– After stopping briefly in Jordan […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com Growing up as a minority in America (Lebanese — Muslim — Woman), there were so many shining examples of authentic, strong and powerful Muslim women around (both local and […]
Ours is the age of atheism, or so we’re told. With faithlessness championed as never before, millions worldwide have abandoned God. Disbelief is spreading particularly in the West, with the […]
Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Midlands Region holds Eid Party with Communities together Celebrated in St Mathew’s Church Wolverhampton 26th July 2015 The Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Midlands Region UK in […]
Jul 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES RAMI G. KHOURI Events related to the Iran nuclear technology/sanctions agreement, the war in Yemen, and the battle against Daesh tend to dominate the headlines from the Middle East these days, but behind the scenes significant developments related to the Arab-Israeli conflict continue to take […]
PROFESSOR JOHN SALT , KASHMIRA GANDER Friday 31 July 2015 The migrant crisis gripping Calais shows no sign of abating, with 3,500 people attempting to illegally travel to the UK via the Channel Tunnel in just two days. As people attempt to flee bloody conflicts, oppressive regimes and poverty by […]
We can’t stop the flow of migrants to Europe. Rehousing them is our only option Patrick Kingsley Europe’s population stands at 740 million, so housing an additional 1 million refugees is possible without major social impact – and it’s been done before Migrants in Calais on their way to the […]
The Telegragh: by Claire Cohen — A new study says women who want three children should start trying aged 23. It’s just the latest confusing advice given to women about their ‘biological clocks’. Claire Cohen rounds-up the worst Researchers from the Julius Centre at University Medical Center Utrecht in the […]
Worry barometer War is greatest worry for the Swiss By swissinfo.ch and agencies Jul 31, 2015 – 09:58 War is the greatest worry for people in neutral Switzerland (Keystone) Almost half (43%) of Swiss are worried about war, according to a nationwide representative survey. Perhaps surprisingly, immigration was ranked only […]
JUL 26, 2015 – SWISSINFO.CH By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he wanted to use a four-day trade mission to southeast Asia to spur lucrative business deals and to forge new political alliances to counter Islamist extremism. The trip, which begins in earnest […]
JUL 26, 2015 – 13:05 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for the release of an Italian Jesuit priest and two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria two years ago, asking leaders to work for the freedom of all those abducted there. Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, a Jesuit […]
Source: mirajnews.com Melbourne, 10 Shawwal 1436/26 July 2015 (MINA) – A Muslim group is on a mission to plant trees in Melbourne and put down some roots. It was just one of […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association – AMYA 24 British Ahmadi Muslims hikers show their loyalty to Britain by climbing Germany’s highest mountain Zugspitze to raise money for The Royal British Legion […]
REFUGEES Asylum requests increase by almost half JUL 20, 2015 – 14:35 An end of the road for refugees? (Keystone) Requests for refugee status rose sharply in Switzerland during the second quarter of 2015, with a 47% increase in numbers compared with the same period last year, according to official […]
BORDER CLOSURE Bishop slams calls to shut refugees out JUL 26, 2015 – 13:19 Border guard at the border between Switzerland and Italy is about to check a group of people at the Chiasso station (Keystone) The head of Switzerland’s biggest Roman Catholic diocese has strongly criticised proposals by politicians […]
Upworthy: by Robbie Couch — A little creativity and a dash of compassion can truly work wonders. These are called “anti-homeless spikes.” They’re about as friendly as they sound. Photo courtesy of CC BY-ND, Immo Klink and Marco Godoy. As you may have guessed, they’re intended to deter people who are […]
Source: Arab News LONDON: For decades, an ancient relic from the Middle East was unknowingly tucked away in an unlikely place: A library in the British Midlands, thousands of miles […]