Switzerland: Police fined for harming (Eritrean) teenager
A Swiss district court has imposed suspended fines on two Lausanne police officers for their treatment of a young Eritrean. Aged 16 at the time, the victim was taken from […]
Global banks are the financial services wing of the drug cartels
Guardian: “Steal a little,” wrote Bob Dylan, “they throw you in jail; steal a lot and they make you a king.” These days, he might recraft the line to read: […]
LIBOR scandal: What is it and why you should care?
Christians Science Monitor: What is LIBOR? LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. It’s supposed to measure the average interest rate that banks charge when they lend to each other. LIBOR is […]
Russian diplomat claims Assad ‘ready to give up power’
A senior Russian diplomat said on Friday that President Bashar al-Assad was ready to give up power, a claim that was sharply denied by Syria’s government as “baseless”. Alexander Orlov, […]
‘Homegrown’ British terrorist bride jailed over Jewish plot
Serial bride who met and married her third husband through a Muslim dating site was jailed for eight years for planning to launch a terrorist attack upon Jewish communities in […]
Many Muslim Olympians decide to postpone Ramadan fasting until after London Olympics
By Associated Press, The Washington Post LONDON — With the London Games fast approaching and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan already here, Muslim athletes are faced with a dilemma […]
Special rules for Dutch Muslim employees during Ramadan?
Headaches, exhaustion and loss of concentration. Problems that nearly 80 percent of working Muslims in the Netherlands say they suffer from during the holy month of Ramadan. A Dutch trade union group is calling on employers to make special agreements with their Muslim employees for the holy month of fasting. […]
Dutch and Muslim are not mutually exclusive
by Marianne Vorthoren Source: bikyamasr http://www.bikyamasr.com/73242/dutch-and-muslim-are-not-mutually-exclusive/ Rotterdam, Netherlands – A few years ago, I had a conversation in a mosque in Rotterdam with two Muslim girls who were about 6 or 7 years-old. They asked me, in fluent Dutch, if I was Turkish. I explained that I was Dutch, and […]
Israelis killed in Bulgaria terror attack, minister says
(CNN) — A deadly explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at an airport in Bulgaria is “clearly a terrorist attack,” Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday. “We have several people killed and dozens of wounded people,” Barak said. He said the attack was probably initiated by a group […]
Unique memorial in Rome honours new martyrs including Shahbaz Bhatti
ROME: From the Bible of a murdered Pakistani government minister to the prayer book of a slain San Salvador archbishop, a Rome church has created a unique memorial to modern-day […]
CERN, Higgs, Dr. Salam and the existence of our Universe…by Dr. Mansoora Shamim at CERN
By: Dr. Mansoora Shamim (for her VITA see below) University of Oregon July 17, 2012 Knowing the secrets about beginning and evolution of universe and understanding the basic constituents of matter and interactions between them has always been the utmost desire of human beings. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with its twenty-seven […]
In Europe when to start Ramadan and celebrate Idul-Fitr?
Source: Tahir Mahmood-Germany. By Zubair Khan In spite of best efforts the Muslims residing in European countries remain divided to start the month of Ramadan as well to celebrate the Idul Fitr. True it is each country has its own horizon, as well due to time difference, the variation in […]
Odd News: German court refuses divorce
Credit: UPI.Com via Wasim Saroya MUNICH, Germany, July 17 (UPI) — A Munich court is denying a divorce for a woman tricked into marriage, saying because she was never legally married, she cannot be legally divorced. Anna K., 31, has been fighting for a divorce from Kulwinder S. since 2008, […]
Circumcision Ruling in Germany. Was it a Misfired Shot?
By Zubair Khan Few days back shock waves were sent amongst Jewish and Muslim communities of Germany, when ruling, in the case of a Muslim boy taken to a doctor with bleeding after circumcision, the Cologne court said the practice inflicts bodily harm and should not be carried out on […]
German Ahmadiyy Muslim Group Honoured to visit Jewish Synagogue!
Credit: Sami Khokhar of Hamburg-Germany By Zubair Khan As many readers of Muslim Times know, few days back shock waves were sent amongst Jewish and Muslim communities of Germany when the Cologne court ruling said religious circumcision of male infants was tantamount to grievous bodily harm, a criminal act subject […]
Applauding Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Religious Freedom
The German government says Jewish and Muslim communities should be able to continue the practice of circumcision, after a regional court ruled it amounted to bodily harm. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s […]
The French minister for women has let down Muslim voters
Guardian: Expectations were high when a Muslim woman from a North African background was made an instant star in France’s new Socialist cabinet in May. Not only was Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, 34, […]
For Illegal Immigrants, Greek Border Offers a Back Door to Europe
Source: NY times. By J. MICHAEL KENNEDY Published: July 14, 2012 ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece — At the train station here, an unshaven man with a weary look leaned against the brick wall of a building, taking in the morning sun. He said that his name was Zulifoar Baht; that he was 38, […]
Circumcision Ruling Is ‘a Shameful Farce for Germany’
Credit: Spiegel dapd German religious leaders claim that Jewish life will not be possible in the country if a court ruling on circumcision sets a legal precedent. A controversial German court ruling on circumcision has outraged Muslim and Jewish groups in Germany and abroad. German commentators say the decision was […]
Switzerland: Asylum seekers go underground
The Dublin agreement, which Switzerland joined in 2008, stipulates that the country where a person first applies for asylum is responsible for that individual’s asylum process. Asylum seekers who travel […]