Jens Stoltenberg, Norway PM, Plays Taxi Driver In Election Bid
The Huffington Post: OSLO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Norway’s prime minister worked secretly as a taxi driver in central Oslo for a day in June, leaving his passengers wondering whether […]
Tribute to an exceptional scientist
Tribute to a great scientist – Prof Dr Louis Johnson Salam I just returned from leave to hear the sad news that former Life Sciences Director Professor Dame Louise Johnson has passed away (sep 2012). Even though it is business as usual, it is clear that such loss is affecting […]
Meet Britain’s youngest ever barrister – Gabrielle Turnquest has been called to the bar at the age of 18
She is the youngest person to be called to the bar in 600 years and at just 18, Gabrielle Turnquest has already become used to questions about her age. By […]
Refuting Prof. Richard Dawkins’ Islamophobic Tweets
Epigraph “Is he, then, who knows that what has been revealed to thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is the truth, like one who is blind? But only those gifted with understanding will reflect.” (Al Quran 13:20) Prof. Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins’ tweets on Islam are as rational as the rants of an […]
Northern Ireland Clashes Leave 56 Police, 2 Civilians Injured
Source: NY Times: BELFAST — Fifty-six police officers and two civilians were injured in clashes in central Belfast in the latest flare-up in tensions between Northern Ireland’s Protestant and Catholic […]
DESERT STORM : Desert solar energy plan at strategy crossroads
by Matthew Allen, swissinfo.ch August 9, 2013 – 11:00 An ambitious multinational project to tap into the solar energy potential of North African and Middle Eastern deserts is facing a […]
Thousands celebrate Eid at Morden mosque
BBC News: The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is celebrating 100 years of its establishment in Britain this year. Up to 15,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims have taken part in Eid al-Fitr celebrations in […]
Eid ul Fitr Message – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand
Source: scoop.co.nz Friday, 9 August 2013, 1:57 pm | Press Release: Ahmadiyya Jamaat Eid ul Fitr Message – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand By the Grace of Allah, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand will be celebrating their Eid ul Fitr tomorrow Friday, 09 August 2013. The community will be conducting the Eid ul […]
15,000 British-based Islamic group Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK set for Eid celebrations
Source: cambridge-news.co.uk Up to 15,000 people are due to gather for Eid celebrations to mark the end of Ramadan. The event will take place at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, […]
Asylum centre spat : Minister urges common sense in asylum policy
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch August 9, 2013 – 18:05 Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has dismissed accusations by human rights groups of discriminatory restrictions against asylum seekers. Rules declaring certain areas off-limits in the town of Bremgarten, attracted criticism in international media. Sommaruga said there was no formal ban for […]
Richard Dawkins’ tweets on Islam are as rational as the rants of an extremist Muslim cleric
By Nesrine Malik Guardian: Today is the first day of Eid, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. I took the day off, as Eid on your own at work without […]
David Cameron visits Manchester mosque, meets Muslim community
MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister, David Cameron visited a mosque in here on Eid day and met with members of the Muslim community The prime minister greeted Muslim community on the […]
Just how racist is Switzerland?
Global Post: Oprah Winfrey claims to have been a victim of racism while shopping at a mall in Switzerland. Although the Swiss Tourism office was prompt in issuing an apology to Oprah, […]
Oprah Winfrey says racist retailer denied her look at $40K bag
Racism is alive and well, said media mogul Oprah Winfrey in an interview this week on Entertainment Tonight. And as proof, she recounted her own recent Zurich, Switzerland, shopping shame […]
Muslims peaked in the Dark Ages. But since then?’
Source: The Conservative Papers: There has been a total of 10 Nobel prizes awarded to Muslims while Trinity College, Cambridge, has 32 Nobel laureates. It is not the first time Dawkins has angered the Muslim population after he described looters who destroyed manuscripts in Mali as ‘Islamic barbarians’ in January.The 71-year-old […]
Women promote mosques ‘for all’ in Britain
Source: Morocco world news: London, August 9, 2013 (AFP) In the damp basement room of a Caribbean restaurant in London, Naima leads prayers for an audience of male and female worshippers. They face Mecca, directed by an arrow scrawled on a blackboard in pink chalk. But Naima — she did […]
Moscow rejects Saudi offer to drop Assad for arms deal
Global Post: Moscow has rejected a Saudi proposal to abandon Syria‘s president in return for a huge arms deal and a pledge to boost Russian influence in the Arab world, diplomats […]
Muslims break fast worldwide after Ramadan as Eid al-Fitr festival gets underway
Euro news: Muslims around the world have been celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. The holy month of fasting is now followed by a festival lasting several days. […]
Switzerland: Permanently Provisional: Foreigners stuck in an asylum limbo
by Stefania Summermatter, swissinfo.ch August 8, 2013 – 11:00 Over the last ten years, Switzerland has given more than 43,000 asylum seekers the provisional right to remain. But many cannot […]