DEGROWTH ACTIVIST: ‘Live simply to let others simply live’
by Samuel Jaberg, swissinfo.ch July 14, 2013 – 11:00 Mirko Locatelli is a hardline critic of consumerism and the Western ideology of growth. The native Italian speaker, who lives in […]
Turkish Lawmakers Move to Curb Army’s Political Power
Source: NY Times: ISTANBUL — The Turkish Parliament on Saturday amended an army regulation that had paved the way for military intervention in politics — another step in years of […]
UK soldier and veteran suicides ‘outstrip Afghan deaths’
Source: BBC More British soldiers and veterans took their own lives in 2012 than died fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan over the same period. BBC Panorama learned that 21 serving soldiers killed themselves last year, along with 29 veterans. The Afghanistan death toll was 44, of whom 40 died in […]
Snowden chose not to release most damaging data’
Source: Hindustan Times: Edward Snowden possesses data that could prove far more “damaging” to the US government but the fugitive leaker has chosen not to release them, said a journalist who first broke the story.Glenn Greenwald told Argentina’s La Nacion paper that Snowden, who is currently stranded in Moscow, had […]
Pakistan Minister Paul Bhatti Sells Chrisitian Minorities Short in UK House of Commons on Blasphemy Law
Daily Times: VIEW : Challenging Pakistan’s blasphemy laws takes courage — Nasir Saeed Shahbaz Bhatti knew death was a risk that came with the role of being the minorities’ minister but […]
MTA Conference 2013 with Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Khalifa of Islam)
Alislam.org Reaching the Corner of the Earth with message of Peace from Promised Messiah and Mehdi
Polish parliament votes to uphold kosher slaughter ban
Polish Jewish community leaders: Decision harms Jews, Muslims. The Jerusalem Post: The Polish parliament voted on Friday to uphold a ban on Kosher slaughter in the country. A government sponsored […]
Citizens face off racist anti-asylum groups
Source:The Local A former school – which closed due to a lack of local children – is due to be converted into a home for around 400 refugees in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf area of Berlin. The plan has been greeted with hostility from some locals and sparked a campaign from members […]
Germany calls for Morsi release in Egypt
Source: The Local Morsi is currently being held in a “safe place, for his safety” and has not yet been charged with anything, according to the Egyptian foreign ministry, but military and judicial sources say he may eventually face charges.The German ministry spokesman said a “trusted institution” such as the […]
Ramadan — Virtues of Fasting by His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Virtues of Fasting by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (atba) NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon […]
Woolwich Reaction: Tipton mosque blast was ‘terrorist attack’, say police
BBC: An explosion which left nails and debris strewn outside a mosque was “an act of terrorism”, police have said. The blast happened on a disused railway line near Binfield […]
Pakistani Teenager Shot by Taliban Comes to UN
UNITED NATIONS — A new report released to mark the 16th birthday of a Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls says 57 million children around […]
Pope criminalizes leaks, sex abuse in first laws
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State, criminalizing leaks of Vatican information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography as crimes against children. More:
Altaf Hussain under investigation by Police:
Source: ET LONDON: London Metropolitan Police said that an investigation is being carried out against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on charges of money laundering and provocation to torture, BBC Urdu reported on Thursday. London Police wrote a written response to BBC Urdu Service, verifying the raids on Altaf Hussain’s residence […]
In Greece, a case study on Islam in Europe
Washington Post: I have always been honored when asked to speak at the Friday sermon in a mosque. It is both spiritually elevating to interact with worshippers and socially it […]
Islam centre plan for former pub
lep.co.uk: A pub that became the flashpoint for racial violence more than a decade ago could be re-opened as an Islamic education centre. Preston City Council has received a planning […]
British public wrong about nearly everything, survey shows
Research shows public opinion often deviates from facts on key social issues including crime, benefit fraud and immigration JONATHAN PAIGE TUESDAY 09 JULY 2013 THE INDEPENDENT A new survey for the Royal Statistical Society and King’s College London shows public opinion is repeatedly off the mark on issues including crime, […]
Blessings of Ramadan
Blessings of Ramadan Summary of Friday Sermon delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community October 7th, 2005 (NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon Back home from his European tour Huzuraba delivered Friday sermon at Bait ul […]
Russian Supreme Court upholds ban on Muslim headwear in schools
Russia Today: A branch of Russia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a group of Muslims for the right of schoolgirls to wear traditional religious attire, specifically the hijab, […]