Germany to offer Syrian Christians asylum
Source: The Local German politicians have said they are preparing to allow Christian Syrian refugees to seek asylum in Germany, ahead of a worldwide day of prayer for oppressed Christians. Read More:
Britain’s new far right worries critics: Dangerous Developments
Global Post: LONDON, UK — These are strange times for the British far right. As painful austerity fans surges in nationalism that are lifting their European counterparts’ political fortunes, the […]
Court to consider whether soldiers have ‘right to life’
Britain’s highest court is to debate whether soldiers in battle are entitled to the right to life under human rights legislation. The Supreme Court will reportedly investigate the circumstances surrounding […]
EU budget talks collapse following rows over funding increase
Talks to agree the European Union’s budget for next year broke down amid rows involving among member states including Britain – sparking a new funding crisis. Eight hours of negotiations […]
Anglican Church’s New Leader Vows to Seek Reconciliation
Source: NY Times: LONDON — Bishop Justin Welby, the new archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the world’s estimated 77 million Anglicans, pledged Friday to seek reconciliation in some of the most contentious issues of gender and sexuality that have split the Anglican Communion. Read More:
Million-name petition and Nobel calls for Malala: UN Envoy Brown
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: More than a million people have signed a global petition supporting shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, UN envoy Gordon Brown said Friday, amid calls for her to be […]
A Blessing to Live in Germany
Source: Spiegel What a blessing it is, one must conclude, to live in Germany, a country where the highways are regularly repaired and the washing machines use so little water that one could water the entire Sahara with what is left over. In which citizens’ initiatives are formed against McDonald’s, […]
Not much blue sky on the horizon for Germany
Source: The Local With grey skies and intermittent rain on the cards, there’s little here to raise the spirits. While the temperatures should remain relatively mild, the overall outlook is uninspiring. The west looks set to get off more lightly on Friday, with heavy rain-bearing clouds concentrated in the east. […]
Peres opens Jewish Center in Moscow: ‘Museum tells us about Communism and Zionism’
The latest addition to the myriad of museums in Moscow has just opened. Among the first visitors to the new Jewish Museum and the Center of Tolerance were Israeli President […]
Ahmadiyya Mosque, Epernay France, Wall Chalked
Spokesman Jama’at Ahmadiyya Epernay, France. Thurseday, 8th November 2012. It was informed that Wednesday night a right wing organization: Bloc Identitaire of France chalked the walls of Ahmadiyya Mosque, Epernay France. They also placed some stickers, bearing slogans against Islam, burqa, mosques and foreigners etc. Officials filed a report with national police, […]
French man dies in icy cold, snow expected in Paris
Rfi: France’s bitter cold temperatures have claimed their first life as forecasters said the thermometer will remain below freezing point longer than expected. Biting winds raked the east and centre Friday and snow is predicted in the Paris region on Sunday. A lot More to Read:
Berlin schools ‘racially segregating’ children
Several primary and secondary schools in Berlin are segregating migrant children into classes with “vastly inferior education,” to attract “ethnic Germans,” an NGO has told a United Nations Human Rights […]
Visa Requirement for Turks Could Soon Be Dropped
Source: Spiegel: L Eylem and Jörg Huber’s case was filed on behalf of Eylem’s teenage daughter, who was denied a visa to visit her mother in Germany. Germans can travel […]
Religious freedom in Europe – when both sides go too far
theguardian: Linda Woodhead. Who could have imagined that a court in Cologne would, this year, rule the ancient and sacred practice of male circumcision illegal, or that the previous year the European court of human rights (ECHR) wouldoverturn its earlier ruling that crucifixes should not be displayed in state schools? The see-sawing […]
Turkey to ask NATO for Patriot missiles: report
(Reuters) – Turkey will imminently lodge an official request with NATO asking the military alliance to deploy Patriot missiles along its border with Syria to guard against violence spilling over, a senior […]
History of the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement
Do you know where and how the Red Cross started? Please click on the links below and find out! For more pictures and explanations throughout the years please click on […]
UK: Dr Iftikhar Ayaz, OBE, nominated for Active Refugee Advocacy Award
Lankaweb. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’t Sri Lanka. OBE (Officer of the Excellent Order of the British Empire) Alfred Einstein Nobel Medal for Peace Man of the Year in Human Rights 2010 International Peace Prize University of Cambridge Ambassador of Knowledge Honoured as a Cambridge Blue Included amongst […]
Man who beheaded wife: ‘I thought I was Jesus’
Source: The Local The 32-year-old, who killed the 30-year-old mother of his six children in June, told the Berlin state court that “I thought I was doing something good.” The practising Muslim said that he had heard God’s voice, and at that point he believed he was Jesus. He dragged […]
Serb Detained After Quran Burning Photos Posted
ABC News: A Serbian man has been detained after pictures posted on Facebook appeared to show him setting the Muslim holy book on fire using a lighter. Prosecutor for cybercrime […]
The legacy of Victorian England’s first Islamic convert
The legacy of Victorian England’s first Islamic convert By Rahila Bano Source: BBC.co.uk On a bleak, wet and windy day in Liverpool the old Georgian, white-stoned building which once housed […]