Bosnia buries hundreds at Srebrenica massacre site
Bosnians on Wednesday buried 520 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, with the two alleged masterminds of the slaughter finally on trial for genocide. About 30,000 people were gathered at […]
Europe’s Muslims edge towards synchronising Ramadan
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS | Wed Jul 11, 2012 REUTERS (Reuters) – When the Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrives next week, fasting will definitely begin on Friday […]
Euro Crises: German Constitutional Court Wants to Help Berlin
Credit:Spiegel-Germany An Analysis by Thomas Darnstädt and Dietmar Hipp DPA The judges of the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court gave an important signal at Tuesday’s marathon hearing on the ESM bailout fund and fiscal pact. The judges want to help the government get the controversial EU projects […]
The Catholic Church’s Fading Influence in Poland
Credit: Spiegel-Germany By Jan Puhl DPA Twenty years ago, the Catholic Church played a major role in the fall of communism in Poland. Today, with the country changing rapidly, the church’s influence is quickly waning. Once considered the most Catholic country in Europe, the faithful are vanishing. More:
54 migrants die of thirst in Mediterranean boat drama
GENEVA—Fifty-four migrants trying to reach Italy died of thirst when their inflatable boat ruptured in the Mediterranean, according to testimony from the sole survivor, the UN refugee agency said. The […]
World Leader Addresses Final Session Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jmaat’s 36th Annual Convention In Canada
The first ever ‘Sir Zafarulla Khan Distinguished Public Service Award’ presented by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. The three-day 36th Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in […]
UN criticized for using private security companies
Dawn: A non-profit organization that monitors the United Nations published a report Tuesday criticizing the UN’s growing use of private military and security companies. The Global Policy Forum said […]
Arafat’s widow to file suit in Paris over death: lawyer
AFP ARABNEWS Tuesday 10 July 2012 PARIS: Yasser Arafat’s widow is to file a lawsuit in France following allegations the Palestinian leader died at a Paris hospital in 2004 after […]
Ramadan Olympics Challenge Muslim Athletes
Al Pessin VOICE OF AMERICA July 10, 2012 LONDON — When the summer Olympic Games open in London later this month, Muslims worldwide, including many elite athletes, will be observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslim Olympic hopefuls face the prospect of competing at the highest levels while abstaining […]
Want a perfect holiday? Keep it short and simple
Credit: TOI Short breaks make people happier than one long holiday, psychologists have claimed. They have found that people who go on so-called mini getaways have more happy memories than those who holiday for an extended period of time. More:
Merkel visits Indonesia for economic ties
The German Chancellor is on a visit to Indonesia to boost bilateral relations accompanied by a heavyweight business and trade delegation. It’s Angela Merkel’s first trip to Indonesia since 1995. […]
‘A cesspit’: Libor scandal may be going on elsewhere: A global Moral Crisis
Daily Telegraph: Paul Tucker told MPs that Barclays’ abuse of the Libor system may be only one part of the banks’ dishonesty over crucial financial information, suggesting that other markets […]
Three Birmingham men charged with terror offences
Jewel Uddin aged 26, Omar Mohammed Khan aged 27 and Mohammed Hasseen aged 23 will all appear at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow. This relates to a series of arrests made last week by the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit. More..
Rabbis to meet in Berlin to protest circumcision ban
BERLIN — Jewish religious leaders will hold an international meeting in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss how to respond to a German court ruling against performing circumcision on baby boys, which also sparked protests from Muslims and Christians in Germany. A court in the western city of Cologne caused an […]
Belgian tourism officials ‘suing weather forecaster over rain predictions’
Tourism officials at several Belgian resorts plan to sue the weather service about a long-term forecast for a rainy summer which led to widespread holiday cancellations. Several seaside resorts were […]
Bosnia: Ratko Mladic confronted by massacre survivor
Ratko Mladic was confronted in court with a survivor of a 1992 mass execution in Grabovica as war crime prosecutors opened their case. While thousands gathered in the Bosnian capital […]
Dutch lawmaker resigns over party’s stand on banning ritual slaughter
JTA: Wim Kortenoeven announced his resignation from the Party for Freedom at a news conference last week in The Hague. Founded in 2005 by Geert Wilders, the party follows an anti-Muslim, pro-Israel policy. “Regarding ritual slaughter, I came under intense pressure from Wilders to vote against my conscious,” Kortenoeven said. […]
Seven-up Federer shatters Murray’s Wimbledon dream
AFP ARABNEWS LONDON: Roger Federer won a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown Sunday, shattering tearful Andy Murray’s dream of ending Britain’s 76-year wait for an All […]
Samantha Lewthwaite ‘recruiting all-women terror squads’
Samantha Lewthwaite, the British terror suspect on the run from police in East Africa, is in Somalia recruiting and training all-women attack squads, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. Lewthwaite, the […]
Plans are underway to try again in court to ban Kyrgyzstan’s Ahmadi Community as “extremist” ???
Zhanibek Botoyev, the Chief Legal Expert of the State Commission on Religious Affairs, has revealed to Forum 18 News Service that plans are underway to try again in court to ban Kyrgyzstan’s Ahmadi Muslim community as “extremist”. The new attempt follows the failure on technical grounds in their first attempt. […]