Jerome Taylor: Religious freedom is not an absolute right
Source: The Independent The European Court of Human Rights gets a regular kicking in the British press, often unfairly. So it’s good to see that the judges in Strasbourg have […]
Swiss ask for Syrian war crimes prosecution
by Rita Emch in New York, swissinfo.ch and agencies Jan 15, 2013 – 11:06 More than 50 countries led by Switzerland have called on the United Nations Security Council to refer the Syria crisis to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which prosecutes genocide and war crimes. “We are firmly of […]
When and How would Forty Four Million Muslims Wake up to their Rights in Europe?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Short answer to the ‘when,’ question is as soon as they read this article carefully and share it with […]
Atomic bond types discernible in single-molecule images
Source: BBC By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News A pioneering team from IBM in Zurich has published single-molecule images so detailed that the type of atomic bonds between their atoms can be discerned. The same team took the first-ever single-molecule image in 2009 and more recently published […]
France poised to send thousands more troops to Mali
The insurgents vow to make conflict ‘worse than Afghanistan’ Thousands of French troops were preparing to join the anti-terrorist war in Mali today as British army chiefs warned against getting sucked […]
Christian wins right to wear cross at work
Telegraph: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the UK had failed to protect Nadia Eweida’s freedom to manifest her faith in the workplace. But it rejected a similar […]
Doctors euthanize deaf identical twins who could not bear to go blind
The Ottawa Citizen: Doctors euthanize deaf Belgian identical twins who could not bear to go blind Identical twins have been killed by Belgian doctors in a unique case under the […]
The history of religious persecution
Source: Malta Times, June 2010 By Laiq Ahmed Atif The history of persecution is as old as human life on this earth. The religious history is full of examples of force and violence used in the name of religion by people who had no religion. People were tortured because of […]
My human rights wish-list
Huffingtonpost: In his superb article ‘A Human Rights Wish-list for 2013’, Jack Healey encouraged us to chose our own wish-list. I have taken up that suggestion. My 10-point wish-list is […]
The Aga Khan’s Earthly Kingdom
Multi-billionaire son of a notorious playboy, His Highness Prince Karim, the fourth Aga Khan, enjoys his jets, yachts, and Thoroughbreds. But since the age of 20, he has also been […]
Ravil Bukharaev, Russia and Ahmadiyya Islam: The First Grain of Sand
The Musim Times: by Abdul Alim: Very rarely have Ahmadi Muslim individuals been granted the honour and privilege of being remembered by the Khalifa of the age for a full […]
“Stop Tide of Islam” – block building plans of mosque: UK advoacte
‘Mosque buster’ claims he can stop ‘tide of Islam’ by giving free advice on how to block building plans for new places of worship A planning lawyer and self-styled ‘mosque buster’ claims he is fighting to stop the ‘tide of Islam’ by successfully blocking plans for the building of mosques across the […]
Russia allows hijab in IDs
Moscow, NU Online Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) will now allow applicants for employment permits to be photographed with their head covered, if required by their religious beliefs, the Dozhd […]
Why the Western Media must fight anti-Islam Bias
When an influential Israeli businessman predicts a Muslim holocaust, the time has come to dial down the Islamophobia Anti-Islam protest, UK 2010 By S. Taalay Ahmed In 1954, psychologist Gordon Allport devised a […]
Activists Killed in Paris – Murders Jeopardize Turkish-Kurdish Peace Talks
By Jürgen Gottschlich spiegel.de In recent weeks, a solution to Turkey’s long-running conflict with Kurdish separatists seemed near. But after three Kurdish activists were found murdered in Paris on Thursday, […]
Petra – The desert marvel
January 12, 2013 Basel’s museum of antiquities is currently presenting the latest results of archeological research at the ancient site of Petra in Jordan. Some 150 relics are on view, […]
Hungary’s Racism Problem
Source: Spiegel: By Keno Verseck David Ferenczy / Demotix Zsolt Bayer, a prominent conservative commentator, has sparked outrage in Hungary and abroad for comparing Roma to animals and saying they “shouldn’t be allowed to exist.” Criticism of the remarks is growing, but Prime Minister Orbán will likely keep silent. More:
German Foreign Minister Urges Britain to Stay in EU
Source: Spiegel. European politicians are nervously awaiting a speech by British Prime Minister David Cameron that they hope will clarify his stance on the country’s position in the European Union. Germany’s foreign minister is already warning against efforts by the euroskeptic wing of his party to make an exit. More:
The Federal President Invited Mr Ijaz to join him on the table reserved for his choice guests.
By Zubair Khan. As reported earlier Mr Ijaz representing Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hamburg was invited by the Federal President of Germany to join the new year reception in presidential palace Berlin. For this very honourable and august event, traditionally federal cabinet, services chiefs, heads of the federal institutions and representatives […]
Most Russians and Pakistanis say they prefer a ‘strong ruler’ over democracy: PEW
Washington Post: The Pew global attitudes project, a big set of periodic surveys on everything from economics to religion, is a terrific window into the public opinions and ideas that […]