Happy New Year Gift: A Wonderful World – By BBC and David Attenborough
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Epigraph: “He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens […]
Losing faith? Belgium to charge Church of Scientology with fraud and extortion – reports
After a long lasting legal battle Belgium prosecutors demand to label the Church of Scientology as a criminal organization and charge it and its leaders with extortion, fraud, privacy breaches, and the illegal practice of medicine. The subpoenas have been sent to the scientologists, the local financial newspaper De Tijd […]
UN chief condemns ‘escalating’ violence in Pakistan
Express Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Sunday he was “appalled by the escalating terrorist violence in Pakistan,” after 19 Shia pilgrims died in a car bomb and […]
German Ahmadiyya Muslim Community takes an other Lead
By Zubair Khan Mr Abdullah Wagishauser, national head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, in consultation with Mr Shamshad Qamar, principal Jamia (Theological Study Institute) Ahmadiyya, invited community members to visit the Jamia on 30.12.2012 and 31.12.2012. Whole facility of Jamia was opened to visitors. Since on 31.12.2012 was the […]
Why do Germans call New Year’s Eve Silvester?
Source: The Local Silvester is the German name for New Year’s Eve – owing to the fourth century Pope Sylvester I. Eventually made a saint by the Catholic Church, his feast day is observed on December 31. St. Sylvester’s day became associated with New Year’s Eve with the reform of […]
German Green candidate quits over criticisms of Jews, Muslims
Ulf Dunkel had come under fire from the national Jewish spokesman over two anti-circumcision poems he published. Haaretz: Germany’s Green Party said Monday that a candidate who had described Jews […]
Turkey, jailed Kurdish militant discuss disarmament – paper
Dec 31, 2012 – 08:03 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish intelligence officials have discussed the prospect of Kurdish militants disarming in talks with their jailed leader aimed at ending a conflict […]
After a Long Search … I Found God
On Islam: Khadija Noor. “I believe that there is only one God, and that only He is worthy of worship. I believe it is He who created us.” “I believe that there will be a Day of Judgment, where we will stand before Him, and answer to Him for our […]
A Graceful Event in Germany
By Zubair Khan Majlis Ansarullah Germany, an auxiliary organization comprising male members age 40 and above of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany organized a graceful event in beautiful Noor-Ud-Din Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque Darmstadt, a city 45 km from Frankfurt in direction South. Event named 6th all Germany competitions for Recitation of […]
Video: Challenging Extremism: Ahmadiyya Muslim View
Source Youtube: MTA: Excellent overview and analysis by Iftikhar Ayaz Sahib and Mujib ur Rehman Sahib and other guests. Watch Here:
Multi-cultural Britain can benefit from continuing Indian boom
The future is largely Indian and to have a connection to this most culturally rich of civilisations is an awesome privilege BY AMOL RAJAN SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT Friday 28 December 2012 By the time you read this, I shall most likely be in Pune, the sprawling metropolis that is India’s […]
Growing concerns over increased Islamic influence in Europe (are misplaced: Editor)
GERMANY, December 28, 2012 – In an article published December 27th, Soeren Kern, a Senior Fellow at the New York-based Gatestone Institute, wrote a dire message stating that “as a […]
Afghanistan Kunduz victim families file Germany claim
BBC Families of dozens of Afghan civilians killed in a 2009 air strike have sued the German government for 3.3m euros (£2.7m; $4.3m) in damages. A Germany army commander ordered the attack on two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban because he said they posed a threat to his troops. […]
Car Factories Offer Hope for Spanish Industry and Workers
MADRID — Despite the economic gloom that has enshrouded it since the onset of the global financial crisis, Spain has at least one industrial bright spot: The country and its skilled, if underemployed, work force have once again become a beacon for European carmakers. Four years of economic turmoil and […]
Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide
This is a recent book by Paul Marshall and Nina Shea(Oxford University Press, 448) In spite of its slightly agitated title, this book is mostly a cool and even-tempered human rights […]
Student’s Tongue Cut in Possible Islamist Attack
Source: Spiegel An Indian man in Bonn claims to have been attacked and had his tongue lacerated by Islamists. He told police that a pair of perpetrators demanded that he convert to Islam before the assault. Police believe his story to be credible. More:
Worst of the euro crisis ‘behind us’
Source: The Local. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said he believes the embattled eurozone is already past the peak of its three-year-long debt crisis, citing positive developments in Greece and France. More:
Ease visa rules for Turks and Russians
Source: The Local: German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler has suggested lifting visa restrictions for Russian and Turkish citizens, as a signal of “welcome and openness,” a newspaper reported Thursday. More:
Pensioners sleep soundly
Source: The Local Freshly retired Germans tend to sleep better than their working counterparts, a study released on Wednesday suggested. But as old age sets in, getting good-quality shut-eye becomes increasingly difficult. More:
Happy New Year Gift: A Wonderful World – By BBC and David Attenborough
David Attenborough narrates his unique version of the song ‘What a Wonderful World’ accompanied by images from the BBC’s wildlife and natural history archive. First broadcast as a trail for […]