Turkey publishes Islamic Encyclopedia on the internet
Epigraph: And if all the trees that are in the earth were pens, and the ocean were ink, with seven oceans swelling it thereafter, the words of Allah would not […]
Britain will accept some ‘vulnerable’ Syrian refugees – UK foreign secretary
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday that the government is actively considering which Syrians should be allowed to come to Britain. His comments come four days after Prime Minister David Cameron said that he is now open minded about accepting injured Syrians, particularly children. Cameron’s statement was made after […]
France’s former first lady discreetly left Paris for India.
Source: CNN. A day after parting ways with President Francois Hollande, France’s former first lady discreetly left Paris for India on Sunday to support a nonprofit organization, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. Valerie Trierweiler boarded an Air France flight to Mumbai with an entourage that included her friend actress Charlotte Valandrey, […]
Religious Freedom: who has it worldwide?
theguardian: by Mona Chalabi — To measure religious restrictions around the world, the Pew Research Center has attempted to look at government policies and social hostilities. Their findings suggest that religious hostilities are at their highest level since 2007. We’ve mapped all of their results here. Click on the drop down list […]
Brains of elderly slow because they know so much
The Telegraph: by Sarah Knapton — The brains of older people only appear to slow down because they have so much information to compute, much like a full-up hard drive, scientists believe. Older people do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they […]
Migration a migraine for some
Against the backdrop of a looming Swiss referendum on whether to limit the number of foreign arrivals, the World Economic Forum has given much thought to the issue of migration: […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association planted over 1,000 trees on a Surrey farm last weekend
Source: thisislocallondon.co.uk Youths from Raynes Park, Wimbledon, New Malden, Kingston and Putney planted over 1,000 trees on a Surrey farm last weekend. More than 70 volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) gathered at Old Lodge Farm, Carshalton, to support AMYA’s national tree planting campaign, designed to help educate young adults and children about the environment. […]
Bradford Ahmadiyya Group Appeals to politicians in the UK and Pakistan about imprisoned British-Pakistani national
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk A Bradford group has written to senior politicians in the UK and Pakistan about the detention of a British-Pakistani national imprisoned on blasphemy charges. The external affairs spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Bradford, Dr Abdul Bary Malik, said the group had deep concerns about 72-year-old Masood Ahmad, who […]
Press Release GMA (Global Minorities Alliance): International community urged to stop the ‘silent genocide’ of Rohingya Muslims
Source: globalminorities.co.uk Glasgow: A Scotland-based human rights organisation is calling on the international community to intervene in what is being called the ‘silent genocide’ of the Burmese Rohingya Muslims, who the United Nations has called the most persecuted minority group in the world. Global Minorities Alliance, a human rights group which advocates […]
Switzerland: QUICK DECISIONS: Asylum seeker numbers drop significantly
swissinfo.ch and agencies January 24, 2014 – 17:12 The number of asylum seekers in Switzerland fell by a quarter in 2013 compared with the previous year. The authorities received 21,465 […]
The terrorism games?
MARK GALEOTTI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Saturday 25 January 2014 What is the price of security? Three billion US dollars, it seems, as far as the Russians are concerned. Even in the midst of an economic slowdown, they have committed unparalleled resources to protect the Sochi Winter Olympics from terrorists, who […]
Gays can be cured’: Pope’s new cardinal
Source: The Local. Homosexuality is a defective manner of expressing sexuality, because this [sex] has a structure and a purpose, which is procreation,” Fernando Sebastián told Spanish local daily Diario Sur. “A homosexual who can’t achieve this [procreation] is failing,” said the man who will take up office in the Vatican […]
Ghost ship with cannibal rats approaching UK?
Source: TOI A ghost ship carrying nothing but disease-ridden rats could be about to make land on Britain’s shore, experts have warned. The Lyubov Orlova cruise liner has been drifting across the north Atlantic for the better part of a year, and salvage hunters say there is a strong chance it is heading this way. Built in Yugoslavia in […]
Prince George To Accompany Will and Kate on Trip Down Unde
Source: The Daily Beast Prince George will be logging some serious baby air miles this spring when William and Kate hope that he will be accompanying them on their first official tour of Australia and New Zealand. More:
Davos: UK’s Cameron urges ‘reshoring’ of jobs
British Prime Minister David Cameron at Davos on Friday urged the rest of Europe to seize an opportunity to win back millions of jobs through the “reshoring” of production from […]
The Internet is a ‘gift from God.’
Source: CNN (CNN) Careerist clergy. The super rich. And now we can add another pelt to Pope Francis’ collection: Internet trolls.In statement released on Thursday, the Pope said the Internet and social media are making people across the world “increasingly interdependent.””The Internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity,” […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Bradford to have its annual Peace Conference this weekend at Al Mahdi mosque in Rees Way, Undercliffe
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk The Bradford branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association has its annual Peace Conference this weekend. The conference, which will be held on Sunday at the Al Mahdi mosque in […]
WEF WOES: Business chiefs fear ticking jobless time bomb
by Matthew Allen in Davos, swissinfo.ch January 23, 2014 – 20:16 The nascent global economic recovery is failing to trickle down to the man or woman on the street in the shape of new jobs or improved incomes, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos meeting has heard. Another five million […]
Creationism: When God created the Swiss He was well pleased …
… and God asked the Swiss: “What else can I do for you?” The Swiss answered: “Some Mountains with snow on top and forests on the bottom would be nice” and he got it. God asked: “And what else would you like?” The Swiss answered: “Lakes spread around the country.” […]
Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association raise funds for Philippines typhoon victims
Source: keighleynews.co.uk Members of Keighley’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association clubbed together to raise funds for Philippines typhoon victims at a charity dinner. The meal was organised by international disaster relief charity Humanity First, and was staged at the Hilton Hotel in Bradford. A total of £18,090 was raised, of which the […]