Media scares about ‘sharia marriages’ miss the point
Epigraph: And one of His Signs is this, that He has created wives for you from among yourselves that you may find peace of mind in them, and He has […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Shun fanatics who radicalise children’ demands leader of millions of Muslims
Source: Sunday Express A LEADING Muslim has said that families who radicalise their children should be shunned by the community. By James Murray Sat, Jul 4, 2015 MOSQUE’S APPEAL FOR […]
Australia: Chief Commissioner Ashton invites Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria for Iftar dinner
POLICE last week invited religious leaders to a dinner marking the end of the Ramadan fast. Police said 200 hundred people attended the dinner, including more than 60 young Muslims […]
Greek finance minister quits after voters reject bailout terms
July 6, 2015 swissinfo.ch reuters By Renee Maltezou and John O’Donnell ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greece’s outspoken finance minister resigned on Monday, removing a major obstacle to any last-minute deal to keep Athens in the euro zone after Greeks voted resoundingly to reject the austerity terms of a bailout. Yanis Varoufakis, […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s leader calls for actions against radicals
Source: en.shafaqna.com SHAFAQNA – Rafiq Hayat, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, says that moderate Muslims fear and despise Islamic State barbarism just as much as the rest of the British […]
UK: PRESS RELEASE – Glasgow stands up for Saudi blogger – Raif Badawi
From: Global Minorities Alliance Glasgow stands up for Saudi blogger – Raif Badawi The Glasgow based human rights organisation Global Minorities Alliance (GMA) has called on the Scottish Government for immediate intervention for the release of the imprisoned Saudi blogger, Raif Badawi. Mr Badawi has become an icon for the […]
Ministers back to Vienna for final Iran nuclear deal push
Source: Indian Express VIENNA: Foreign ministers from major powers were expected back inVienna Sunday seeking to score a huge diplomatic success by nailing down a nuclear deal with Iran after […]
Greece debt crisis: What happened to democracy when it’s a case of ‘Vote Yes or else’?
Source: The Independent By Robert Fisk If this ‘democracy’ doesn’t work in Europe, how is it supposed to work in India? Or the Middle East? So the Greeks are going to vote Yes on Sunday. Fear. Humiliation. Patriotism (pro-European or pro-euro, we shall see). Or pragmatism, that great industrial powerhouse […]
Why British air strikes in Syria would be pointless
Shashank Joshi THE GUARDIAN Michael Fallon’s suggestion would be a futile gesture in the fight against Isis, not least because of a lack of allied ground forces ‘Syrian Kurds worked closely with US airpower to push out Isis from Kobane in January. But alliance with the Kurds has its […]
Immigrants in Switzerland are well integrated, says OECD
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON Immigrants in Switzerland are well integrated, says OECD JUL 2, 2015 – 19:22 Education success in Switzerland was a weak point for immigrants, the OECD found (Keystone) Immigrants moving to Switzerland integrate quite easily, especially into the job market. But poverty levels and training possibilities are problematic, an […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Islam leader from Newham says 7/7 terror should be fought with peace
Ten years on from London’s July 7 Islamist bombings, the president of the borough’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association spoke of the need to fight extremism with love and peace. Source: newhamrecorder.co.uk Basharat […]
Malta: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community donates to Angela House, Msida school & Rainbow Ward
Source: ahmadiyyamalta.org Ahmadiyya donates to Angela House Fruit hampers, selection of educational toys and children’s books were donated to the children living at Angela House, Pieta, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. President of the Ahmadiyya community, Laiq Ahmed Atif, together with community members visited Angela House on Tuesday June 23, and […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns attacks in Somalia, Tunisia, France, and Kuwait
Source: pressking.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia unequivocally condemns horrific attacks in Tunisia, France, Somalia and Kuwait. The National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia, Imam Inam-ul-Haq Kausar said: Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Switzerland: Temporary Residence: Limbo status for migrants creates problems
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE Limbo status for migrants creates problems By Stefania Summermatter swissinfo.ch JUN 29, 2015 – 11:00 In late May there were over 31,000 people registered with an ‘F’ permit (Keystone) “Temporary residence” status was created to guarantee short-term protection to unsuccessful asylum seekers in Switzerland before they could be sent home. […]
Teachers join students on Ramadan fast to raise money for Cardiff Foodbank
Source: WalesOnLine Teachers hope to raise £500 for Cardiff Foodbank joining Muslim students on a Ramadan fast – after reading about it in on WalesOnline. They will go 19 hours […]
Human Rights: Gaza-bound flotilla vessel seized by Israeli navy
Activists say the Marianne was intercepted by Israel’s military around 100 nautical miles from Gaza’s shore. 29 Jun 2015 17:35 GMT | Human Rights, Politics, Gaza, Israel Israel has boarded […]
Beyond the Greek Impasse
Beyond the Greek Impasse Geopolitical Weekly JUNE 30, 2015 | 08:00 GMT By George Friedman The Greek situation — having perhaps outlived the term “crisis,” now that it has taken so long to unfold — appears to have finally reached its terminal point. This is, of course, an illusion: It has […]
Why there is NO Gandhi or Mandela statue in any Muslim country
The Conflict is Not between East and West but between Islamic Faith (Religion) and Science By Dhirendra Sharma, courtesy New Age Islam 28 June, 2015 Neo-conservatives believe that modern science was known or at best rooted in the old Divine testaments. For 5,000 years, everything on Earth and in Heaven was […]
BBC Hardtalk: Stephen Sackur speaks to Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer
Watch now Jürgen Todenhöfer – Writer and Filmmaker HARDtalk Stephen Sackur speaks to Jürgen Todenhöfer. The so-called Islamic State movement has very publicly murdered western journalists and aid workers who entered its territory. As a result, IS-held areas of Syria and Iraq have been off-limits to western reporters for the […]
Shelter from the storm in Europe
Jun 29,2015 – by Mohamed A. El-Erian Dark clouds are lowering over Europe’s economic future, as three distinct tempests gather: the Greek crisis, Russia’s incursion in Ukraine and the rise of populist political parties. Though each poses a considerable threat, Europe, aided by the recent cyclical pickup, is in a […]