Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated
Continue reading the main story in BBC Women bishops The issues behind women bishops vote Female bishop ‘next year’ Saying yes to women bishops Two views: Women bishops The Church […]
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The New Drivers of Europe’s Geopolitics
Source: The Stratfor This is the week to speak of the political and social fragmentation within European nations and its impact on Europe as a whole. The coalition of the Radical Left party, known as Syriza, has scored a major victory in Greece. Now the party is forming a ruling […]
Adelaide’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community celebrates Australia Day
Source: abc.net.au A small Muslim community in South Australia has joined public Australia Day celebrations, taking part in traditional rituals including the barbeque lunch. Adelaide’s Ahmadiyya community has about 550 members […]
Humanity First addressed by Khalifa: Charity and serving those in need are a basis of Islam
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says that charitable endeavours and serving those in need are a basic part of Islam. The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth […]
British Prime Minister gets an hoax call? “It was so easy.”
Source:NY Times: LONDON — At a time when Western leaders are clamoring for greater powers to conduct covert surveillance, a prankster in Britain has turned the table on the watchers, securing a private cellphone number for a top intelligence chief and apparently making a separate phone call to the prime […]
New anti-Islam march draws 17,000 people
Source: The Local Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement on Sunday, the group’s first rally since threats surfaced against the group and its leader resigned over “Hitler” photos. More:
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community offers condolences to Saudi Arabia
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community offers its condolences to the people of Saudi Arabia upon the passing of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud on 23 January 2015. Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return. (Holy Quran, Chapter 2, 157) […]
Let’s officialize Muslim community
Source: The Local Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Raed Saleh wants to create a contract with the Muslim community similar to the one between the town hall and Christian and Jewish groups that grants them official status. More:
Greek elections: SYRIZA leads initial exit polls
Source: Euronews Final exit poll is out. Syriza estimated to have highest percentage but not overall majority, with 36%-38% of vote. More:
RED ALERT
Source: Stratfor. As the situation on the ground quiets down in the wake of the Jan. 24 barrage by Russian-allied forces near the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Stratfor is continuing the watch initiated by our Red Alert. We believe, at the very least, that Russia is keeping its option to […]
HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADDRESSES HUMANITY FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says that charitable endeavours and serving those in need are a basic part of Islam The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address International Conference of the charity Humanity First on […]
Islamic history is full of free thinkers – but recent attempts to suppress critical thought are verging on the absurd
Source: The Independent By Ziauddin Sardar, who is editor of the quarterly journal ‘Critical Muslim’. His book, ‘Mecca: The Sacred City’, is published by Bloomsbury The West’s best hope of dealing […]
Milton Keynes’ [Ahmadi] Muslims hand £500 for Mayor’s charities
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK in Milton Keynes have signed a £500 cheque for the chosen charities of the Mayor of Milton Keynes. Source: miltonkeynes.co.uk Usman Chaudhary told the […]
New Zealand: Islamic conference campaigning against terrorism
“We believe that as a community in New Zealand it is our duty to be loyal to values, integrate with all the communities in New Zealand and that we safeguard […]
France: As Many Anti-Muslim Acts In January’15 As in All Of 2014
Source: huffingtonpost.com PARIS (AP) — A leading Muslim group says there have been at least as many anti-Muslim acts in France since the terror attacks this month as for all of last year. The French Council for the Muslim Religion said Friday 128 anti-Muslim actions or threats were reported from Jan. […]
Sheffield mosque calls for ‘preachers of hate’ to be stopped from entering UK
Source: thestar.co.uk A Sheffield Muslim group has welcomed comments by Secretary of State for Communities Eric Pickles calling for extremism to be rooted out. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Sheffield has joined […]
Most dangerous thing for religion is when it’s married to political power: Rabbi David Rosen
Source: huffingtonpost.com What is the biggest danger facing religion today? One could make an argument for declining numbers or morality debates, but Rabbi David Rosen says there’s something else that looms […]
Coca-Colanisation is coming to Britain
thegurdian: by Sarah Boseley — Coca-Cola may not enjoy the cult status it has in Mexico but modern marketing tactics such as turning the London Eye Coke-red ring alarm bells ‘The corporation doesn’t need slogans or the jingly tunes it once employed to get into our heads. We know what […]
[Video] Lord Ahmad: ‘Muslims must speak out in the UK’
Source: bbc.com Ministers have defended a letter which urged Muslim leaders to explain how Islam “can be part of British identity” after criticism from within the faith. The Muslim Council of […]