Germany Moves to Recognize Islam
Three German states, Hamburg and Hesse and Bremen have recognized Muslim groups as official religious bodies, paving the way for Muslims to offer their own religion classes in schools and […]
Berlin to refuel French jets for Mali mission
Source: The Local: Germany is considering expanding its support of France’s military campaign against Islamists in Mail to include airborne refueling of jets carrying out airstrikes. More:
Israel and Iran join forces in Berlin: World Peace Achieved?
Global Post: BERLIN, Germany — Avner Ofrath, a 26-year-old Israeli living in Berlin, speaks with a quiet confidence about what he would like the German government to do differently. “Our first demand […]
Switzerland: Obstacle race: Secret ballot for citizenship masked xenophobia
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch Jan 30, 2013 – 19:39 An analysis of naturalisation decisions taken in more than 1,400 Swiss communes between 1990 and 2010 has found a dramatic increase […]
Meet four of the 5,000 Brits who become Muslims each year
The Sun: EVERY year, more than 5,000 Brits convert to Islam. More than half of those who make the switch are white – and 75 per cent are women. But […]
Israel boycotts UN forum, first state in history to ignore human rights review
Russian TV: Israel has boycotted the UN human rights forum over fears of scrutiny of its treatment of residents of the occupied territories. Israel is now the first state in […]
Russian government asks parliament to rework bill on offending religion
By Reuters Staff The Russian government has asked parliament to amend a bill that would set jail terms for “offending religious feeling” – a measure lawmakers proposed after last year’s […]
The Top Peacemaker in the Science-Religion Wars: John Polkinghorne
Source: The Huffington Post By Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Karl Giberson runs the science and religion writing workshop at Gordon College Paul Wallace wrote recently in Religion Dispatches, in a piece […]
Religion Comes To Davos Forum
Huff Post: DAVOS, Switzerland — Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion were rife at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of […]
World Muslim Leader Calls on Muslims to Celebrate Life of Muhammad (saw) by Displaying his True Character
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says that marches and rallies serve no purpose. The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Fifth Khalifa, has said that […]
A Swiss who Converted To Islam And Discovered An Ancient City
A Real-Life Indiana Jones Who Converted To Islam And Discovered An Ancient City BASEL – Johann Ludwig Burckhardt’s bust can be seen at the foot of the monumental staircase of […]
CIA’s secret prison: ‘Poland dragging out investigation’
A Polish investigation into secret CIA jails is being suppressed because it will embarrass the top echelon of the country’s government, lawyers of two men held illegally in one of […]
Majority of Turks against EU membership: Survey
A new survey suggests that the majority of individuals in Turkey believe the government should abandon efforts for a full membership in the European Union. The poll, conducted by TNS […]
Takbeer TV in serious trouble for “abusive” views
Source: Biz Asia UK by Lakh Baddhan 21st January 2013 19:23 @lbaddhan Lakh@bizasialive.com Takbeer TV has been put on notice by media regulator Ofcom for continuous breach of broadcasting rules including content that constituted abusive treatment of the Ahmadi community. Takbeer aired two programmes ‘Global Khatm-E-Nabuwat Movement’, broadcast on 9th June […]
UK announces 21 million pounds in new humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The United Kingdom will provide £21 million in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and the region, British International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced on Saturday. The aid includes winter clothing, food and medicines for Syrian refugees, Greening told reporters at a […]
‘The Danger Is that Europe Will Fail’
Source. Spiegel. Read the full text of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Wednesday speech on his country’s plan to hold a referendum on the future of its membership in the European Union. DPA The Union flag is draped behind that of the EU: “All this doesn’t make us somehow un-European.” […]
Turkey launches tender to build world’s biggest airport
(AFP) – Turkey launched Thursday a tender to build in Istanbul what aims to be the world’s largest airport at an estimated cost of over 7 billion euros ($9.3 bn), […]
Switzerland: Good offices: Adjusting to the changing face of conflicts
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Jan 25, 2013 – 11:00 Good offices continue to play a significant role in Swiss peace policy, according to the foreign ministry. However, the number of protecting power mandates is dwindling. Whether it’s acting as a messenger between two non-speaking states or trying to actively mediate […]
Germany’s Bremen recognizes Islam as official religion
World Bulletin / News Desk: With the approval of the agreement, Muslims gained a religious community status for the first time in the history of Germany. The federal state assembly […]
Communists urge revival of moral values in Russia: Morality without God?
Russian TV: The Russian Communist party (KPRF) blames the media for bringing the society to moral and spiritual decline and urges the government to introduce tougher censorship and preserve the […]