theguardian: by Natricia Duncan — Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the historic fourth World Conference on Women and the launch of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, when 189 national governments made a commitment to achieve equality, development and peace for women worldwide. On International Women’s Day 2014, […]
The integration of mainstream Islam in the UK is one of our great success stories The Telegraph UK: Those who believe in a clash of civilisations, in which British values […]
Source: lloydminstersource.com What happens when you take five different speakers from different religions, put them on stage at the Vic Juba Community Theatre, and ask the question “Why does God allow […]
“They are a great community; they are a community we should be upholding and promoting. I congratulate them on their endeavours and look forward to working with them in the […]
THE INDEPENDENT by John Lichfield Neither is obviously scary. That is the most scary thing about them. In different ways, they represent a scary new kind of reasonable extremism. […]
THE INDEPENDENT by John Lichfield Neither is obviously scary. That is the most scary thing about them. In different ways, they represent a scary new kind of reasonable extremism. […]
Rfi. France. Though Valls and Ayrault are said to despise each other, and many of Ayrault’s staff were furious to learn of their boss’s dismissal on television, the short ceremony at 3 o’clock in the Paris sunshine went smoothly. Ayrault described the job as difficult but “exalting” and defended his […]
‘An Historic Opportunity’: Turkish Cypriot Minister Says Reunification Deal Pending Interview by Susanne Koelbl AP A Turkish soldier standing at a guard house at the border between Greek and Turkish Cyprus. Negotiations to end the division of Cyprus have been ongoing for years. Now, Northern Cyprus Foreign Minister Özdil Nami tells SPIEGEL […]
Source: The Independent The number of Muslims in the prison population has more than doubled to nearly 12,000 in a decade, figures from the Ministry of Justice show. The dramatic […]
Source: guardian-series.co.uk An international Muslim group, which runs the largest mosque in London, has celebrated its centenary year in the UK at an event in Theydon Bois. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, […]
Guardian: by David Eggboro — An international Muslim group, which runs the largest mosque in London, has celebrated its centenary year in the UK at an event in Theydon Bois. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, which aims to promote a positive image of Islam, held the event at Theydon Bois Village […]
OnIslam & News Agencies Sunday, 30 March 2014 00:00 The latest move by Crimean Muslim Tatar was expected to face Russian pressures, amid moves by Moscow to convince the minority to drop their opposition BAKHCHISARAY – Crimea’s indigenous Muslim Tatars have taken the first steps towards seeking autonomy for the […]
PARIS—To stop the stream of French youths pursuing jihad in Syria, France is preparing to try to tackle terrorism before it starts, by involving schools, parents and local Muslim leaders, The Associated Press has learned. This is part of a still-confidential plan prompted by fears that young radicals who travel […]
By Faisal Kutty (about the author) The Spanish government’s offer of the “right of return” to the descendants of Jews expelled in 1492 is a “bit late, but nevertheless worthy […]
The Diplomat: by Zachary Keck — While much Western attention has been bestowed on Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine, Moscow also began a massive nuclear offensive exercise on Thursday. According to the Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta, on Thursday Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces began a massive three-day exercise involving 10,000 soldiers and […]
Jolie was accompanied to the ill-fated town by British Foreign Minister William Hague, while on a trip to Bosnia. At the Srebrenica memorial centre museum, Jolie and Hague met women […]
Source: The Local. Justice Minister Heiko Maas, said in a statement that he and Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière had struck a deal on a draft law which would create a path to dual citizenship for thousands more people. Maas called the plan “a very significant step toward a modern citizenship policy.” Those […]
Source: watfordobserver.co.uk One of the UK’s oldest Muslim organisations, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, which has a chapter in Watford, has celebrated its 125th anniversary. The community was founded in India by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian in 1889 and today it spans more than 200 countries with membership exceeding tens of […]
The body was discovered at Newport Wetlands off West Nash Road on Thursday morning, say police Police are still trying to identify a body found about four miles (6.5km) […]
Source: guardian-series.co.uk An event promoting understanding of Islam and other faiths will be held in Essex for the first time on Saturday. Peace Symposium, organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, aims […]