by Jean-Michel Berthoud in Aarau, swissinfo.ch Switzerland has been experiencing a wave of political tourism of late, with foreign politicians, particularly from Germany and Austria, showing an interest in its […]
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif Respecting the feelings and sentiments of each other is a noble virtue. The basic ethics, morals, principles and decency are the assets of human beings. And every religion of the world – be it Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, or Judaism – they all […]
Since 2008, 18 British soldiers have been killed by allied Afghan forces or militants who have turned their weapons on Nato troops. The increasing threat of rogue soldiers has forced Nato-led troops to scale back joint patrols and change strategy. SOURCE: DAILY TELEGRAPH 2009 (five killed) November: Cpl Nicholas Webster-Smith, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Most of what Wilders has said or written over the years against the Muslims and Islam will fall in the category of hate speech […]
Muslims should not take the controversial film Innocence of Muslims too seriously, Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told RTV Rijnmond on Monday evening. The American-made film shows the Prophet Mohammed as a sexually predatory gangster and conman. It has caused a backlash across the Middle East and several countries with large […]
Daily Times: Some Muslim leaders want global pact against blasphemy * Anti-Islam film may fuel calls for such a move * Church conference hears of abuse of blasphemy law GENEVA: As a film insulting Islam prompted Muslim leaders in many countries to call for a global law against blasphemy, a […]
Credit: The Local Saturday’s Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said it had seen the letter written by Justice Minister Sabien Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and Family Minister Kristina Schröder. “We do not see a legally binding guideline from the European Union for a quota as the right way,” the letter says. Such a quota would, […]
by BLOOMBERG editors. Istanbul hopes to snatch some of the jobs and wealth that come with hosting a global financial center — a good dream to have when established centers […]
Credit: The Local “We’ve been looking at how we can bring back confidence in the European Union,” German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Warsaw late on Monday as he arrived for a meeting of ministers in the Future of Europe Group, which he launched in March. The 11-nation group […]
Nearly 20,000 people want to see improved conditions for overseas workers who produce uniforms for Switzerland’s public enterprises. Their open letter, delivered to parliament on Monday, intends to influence upcoming […]
Russian TV: The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has warned internet providers against the online distribution of the film, which Muslims say is blasphemous. “The Prosecutor General’s Office will appeal to the courts for this film to be acknowledged as extremist in order to prevent its online distribution in Russia,” Office spokesperson […]
Source: BBC A woman who aborted her own baby in the final phase of her pregnancy has been jailed for eight years. Sarah Louise Catt, 35, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, took a drug when she was full term, 39 weeks pregnant, to cause an early delivery. She claimed the boy […]
Source: Let us Build Pakistan By acting as a willing accomplice in global Saudi Salafi Jihadist project, Turkey is digging its own grave. Turkey in 2012 is playing the same role against Assad regime in Syria as Pakistan played in 1980s against Communist regime in Afghanistan. Not unlike the so […]
Credit: The Local Several German cabinet ministers condemned the Islamophobic film, with Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich saying that legal avenues would be explored to try and stop a screening planned by populist far-right party Pro Deutschland. Pro-Deutschland said they were planning to screen the film in a Berlin cinema in […]
Editor’s comments: I have always wondered that thousands of movies never reach a critical mass and die their own natural death, why misrepresentations against Islam become fairly well known? This […]
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
A demonstration by some 50 Muslims protesting about the American internet filmInnocence of Muslims passed of peacefully on Amsterdam’s Museumplein on Sunday, police said. The group of people gathered close to the US consulate, some of whom carried banners and flags. The group broke up around 17.00 hours. The consulate on […]
BRUSSELS: The United Nations and European Union on Saturday condemned attacks on Western embassies in Arab and Muslim countries over an anti-Islam movie. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged leaders in Arab and Muslim countries to “call immediately for peace and restraint”. “I condemn in the strongest terms […]
Credit: The Local An anti-Islam far-right group wants to stage a Berlin screening of the provocative anti-Islamic film that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world, a report said.“For us, it’s a question of art and freedom of expression,” Manfred Rouhs, head of the small Pro Deutschland group told Der […]
Source: BBC At least eight women have died in a Nato air strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman, local officials say. Nato has conceded that between five and eight civilians died as it targeted insurgents, and offered condolences. The remote region in which the strike took place is out […]