By Urs Geiser A proposal to reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint by strict immigration curbs is gaining ground ahead of a nationwide vote on November 30, a poll shows. New rules on gold reserves of the central bank and plans for scrapping lump sum taxation both look likely to fail. An […]
Source: The Guardian By Fuad Nahdi, who is the founding editor of Q News, and runs the Radical Middle Way I hope my presence as the first Muslim to address the […]
Source: The daily Beast The Church of England has approved the ordination of women as bishops, with the first expected to be installed next year. The church’s general synod amended church law to finally allow women to be appointed as bishops. The change was announced Sunday at St Mary Newington […]
Source: TOI LONDON: The part of the British parliament housing the offices of many lawmakers was briefly evacuated on Monday due to a suspicious package before staff were allowed to re-enter the building. A spokeswoman for London’s Metropolitan Police said Portcullis House, an office building opposite the Houses of Parliament […]
Source: news.hum.uu.nl On 1 December, Dr Gerdien Jonker will give the second lecture in the series that are organised as a part of the research project ‘Muslims in interwar Europe’, for coordinated by Dr Amr […]
theguardian: by Owen Bowcott — Lawyers pursuing compensation claim on behalf of child, say mother’s heavy drinking constitutes crime of poisoning The case has triggered a debate about the rights of the foetus and calls for women who drink excessively during pregnancy to be prosecuted. Pevere damage inflicted on an […]
Amal El-Wahabi is the first person in the U.K. found guilty of funding Syrian terrorism LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images FILE PHOTO Amal El-Wahabi, a British woman who tried to send 20,000 euros ($25,000) to her husband fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria has been jailed for 28 […]
Source: patch.com Members of the widely persecuted Ahmadiyya Muslim Community work for peace and justice in various ways, one of which is that every member aims to give a copy of […]
Source: youtube.com/mtaOnline1 Fatih Matter is an informative and contemporary English question and answer programme exploring various matters relating to faith and religion. The question being asked is regarding the use of […]
Source: bbc.com The head of counter-terrorism in the West Midlands has warned “vulnerable youngsters” are being targeted by Islamic State (IS) propaganda. Midlands Muslim groups also said their sense of safety […]
German Football ‘Hooligans’ Take Up Battle Against Salafists A group of nearly 5,000 football hooligans gathered in the city of Cologne to protest the spread of Islamic extremism in the country. By Soeren Kern, Mon, November 10, 2014 German football ‘hooligans’ rally against Salafists and Islamism in Germany. A […]
Source: theguardian.com| cbsnews.com | independent.co.uk The Philae lander has become the first ever spacecraft to land safely on a comet after travelling through space for more than ten years and covering a distance of […]
theguardian: by Leah Borromeo — Original Unverpackt founders Sara Wolf and Milena Glimbovski. It works like this. You bring your own containers and have those weighed. Berlin-based supermarket Original Unverpackt labels your containers. You shop. When you get to the till, the weight of your containers is subtracted and you […]
theguardian: by Alexandra Topping — Blanc, who is accused of teaching men sexually abusive and racist tricks to attract women, has series of UK tour dates Julien Blanc at one of his seminars. Thousands of people have called on the Home Office to deny a visa to a controversial US […]
The poppy hijab that defies the extremists: British Muslims urged to wear headscarf as symbol of remembrance £22 headscarf is backed by Muslim groups as a symbol for remembrance Launched tomorrow to mark 100 years since the first Muslim soldier was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during World […]
Source: prnewswire.co.uk LONDON, November 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Western Europe’s largest mosque hosts an historic symposium A World Muslim Leader, the Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, has urged political leaders to exert their influence […]
Source: lutfislam.blogspot.co.uk War is the greatest injustice mankind can inflict on itself. Unfortunately, not a day has passed for centuries when somewhere and somehow one nation was not at war with […]
Source: catholicherald.co.uk Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, the Catholic founder of hunger charity Mary’s Meals, has been awarded the 2014 Prize for the Advancement of Peace by Britain’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community. The Ahmadis, who […]
Source: youtube.com Published on 10 Nov 2014 Ahmadiyyat is a minority sect within the religion of Islam that rejects religious violence and holds the motto ‘Love for All, Hatred for None’. […]
There is a terrifying beauty in the bustling activity of an ants’ nest. The selfless sacrifice of the sterile workers to the fertility of queen and colony appears to be an act of supreme altruism. It is both commendable and disturbing. If only ants could grow to the size of […]