Misconception about Islam needs to be removed, says MWL
LONDON: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Saturday 17 August 2013 ARABNEWS The London branch of the Muslim World League on Thursday organized a seminar on the role of Islamic centers in […]
Muslim protesters accused of attacking rival sect
By Zachary Norman, Reporter Five Muslim protesters have appeared in court accused of attacking members of a rival Islamic sect during a demonstration. Mirza Ali, 38, of Lambkins Mews, Walthamstow, […]
Lea Bridge Road Mosque’s management stopped a funeral at the last minute after claims the dead man was non-Muslim
By Zachary Norman, Reporter Mosque leaders denied a popular mini-cab driver a proper funeral, according to his friends The body of Khalid Mahmood, who died of a heart attack last […]
No Janaza as he is Qadiani!
Source: Daily Jang via Wasim Sr: Click HERE for the detailed news in Urdu. A mockery made on the name of religion by British Muslims. What a sad state.
Misconception about Islam needs to be removed, says MWL
arabnews.com: The London branch of the Muslim World League on Thursday organized a seminar on the role of Islamic centers in correcting misconceptions about Islam at the Islamic Cultural Center. […]
Israel Extradites Bosnian Serb for Genocide Aleksandar Cvetkovic to be tried for alleged ties to 1995 Srebrenica massacre
By Romy Zipken|August 16, 2013 Israel’s Justice Ministry announced on Thursday that it had extradited Aleksandar Cvetkovic, a Bosnian Serb, who has alleged ties to the Srebrenica massacre during the […]
Church-State Separation Isn’t For Everyone
thereligiondipatches.com: The State Department’s new initiative for anoffice of religious engagement is welcome. Over in the UK, I’ve been arguing for years that there needs to be better engagement between politics, […]
VEIL INITIATIVE : Ticino to vote on burka ban
by Gerhard Lob in Bellinzona, swissinfo.ch August 12, 2013 – 11:00 On September 22, Ticino will become the first Swiss canton to hold a referendum on banning face-covering headgear in […]
Islam and Christianity share a common monotheistic vision: a belief in one divine God: Speech by Prince of Wales
islamicenter.org: ISLAM AND THE WEST Speech by HRH The Prince of Wales, at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford on the occasion of his visit to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies: […]
‘Climate of Islamophobia’: Two attackers rip veil off French girl
RT: A 16-year old girl was attacked in Paris suburb and had the Islamic veil she was wearing torn from her face. As anti-Islamic attacks in France soar, a French […]
Islam is way more English than the EDL
Telegraph: Whither the articulate nutters? Yesterday I got into a Twitter spat with the EDL’s Tommy Robinson (isn’t Twitter fun? Please don’t ban it, Caitlin) and I’m not very impressed. […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community donates food to Dar tal-Providenza
timesofmalta.com: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Malta, together with the Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, presented several boxes of […]
The four-hour meeting between Saudi Bandar and Russian Vlad Putin!
Source: Asia Times: The four-hour meeting between Bandar Bush and Vlad the Hammer by now has acquired mythic status. Essentially, according to diplomatic leaks, Bandar asked Vlad to drop Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and forget about blocking a possible UN Security Council resolution on a no-fly zone (as if Moscow would […]
Muhammad is most popular boys’ name in London
Source: express.co.uk Ranked second in England and Wales once different spellings included Amelia tops the list of favourite girls’ names Other popular boys’ names included Riley, Jacob and Jack Traditional names […]
Muslim community marks the end of Ramadan with celebrations at Morden mosque
Source: swlondoner.co.uk Thousands of Muslims gathered in Morden this weekend to take part in Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The end of Ramadan was marked by worshippers at the Baitul Faith Mosque, which […]
Pope Francis reaches out to Muslims at end of Ramadan
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants and […]
France arrests soldier over mosque attack plan
Dawn: PARIS: French police have arrested a young soldier on suspicion of planning to fire shots at a mosque near the eastern city of Lyon, the interior ministry said Sunday. […]
Robert Fisk: Devilish compromises of fighting ‘evil’ played out on stage… and real life: Shaw’s 1907 play about a weapons manufacturer is now more relevant than ever
And so to Major Barbara at the Abbey. Every Western arms salesman I have met – usually at arms “fairs” in the Gulf – knows Andrew Undershaft, the grotesque, brilliant, intellectual weapons manufacturer in George Bernard Shaw’s 1907 play who abides by the faith of the armourer: “To give arms […]
Revealed: What the West has given Syria’s rebels – Britain has so far handed over equipment worth £8m – but can it help on the front line?
KIM SENGUPTA Author Biography SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2013 The holy month of Ramadan is over and both sides in Syria’s civil war are preparing for a new round of attrition. […]
Greece or Pakistan?
Source:Worldpress.Com via Wasim Sr: I’d always been a bit sceptical about the Kalash people’s claim to be descended from the invading armies of Alexander the Great. The famous Macedonian leader passed through what is now northern Pakistan more than 2000 years ago. Nice idea, that some of his soldiers, had […]