UK: Debbie Purdy; Being allowed to die would help me to live
Debbie Purdy, in constant pain from MS, says last week’s proposals that GPs could help the terminally ill to die don’t go far enough. Euthanasia campaigner Debbie Purdy and her […]
Remembering Hadayatullah Hübsch
An event will be held on January 8th in Frankfurt, Germany on the first death anniversary. He will be remembered as a poet, literate and a devout Muslim who never […]
Love is a powerful weapon
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif The English sayings that time and tide wait for no man and that time flies accurately and perfectly apply as we look […]
Should Europe fear Islamic extremists?
Euro News: With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Masha from France: I’d like to know if Muslim extremism is a real issue in Europe. Michaël Privot, Director of the European Network Against Racism, responds: Reports from Europol on terrorism threats since 2006 show that, out of roughly 2,150 attacks […]
Austria hit by heavy snow, major railway line shut
Heavier than usual snowfall and high winds have caused chaos on roads and railways in many areas of Austria. Part of a major railway route has been shut down in […]
Cameron set for new row with Europe over closer harmonisation
David Cameron is facing a fresh row with France and Germany over plans to more closely integrate the European Union. A draft treaty circulating in Brussels this weekend states that […]
Orthodox world celebrates Christmas: Which one is the real Christmas?
RT: More than 30,000 churches and cathedrals across Russia have held religious services as Russia celebrates Orthodox Christmas. In Moscow alone, around 90,000 people have attended liturgies. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, has delivered the Christmas Liturgy in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, where about […]
Mystery of disappearing 3.5 ton underwater statue off Italian coast
Italian police are trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of a 3.5 ton statue of a saint which has stood on the seabed off the coast of Calabria since 2007. […]
Dutch floods threatening dyke forces mass evacuation
Dutch soldiers and police evacuated 800 residents from a northern area of the Netherlands where an inland dyke has started leaking and is at risk of breaking after heavy rains. […]
God’s more than a watchmaker
By Christopher Howse How a misapprehension of the New Atheists has been exploded. I’ve just read a book only because it was reviewed enthusiastically by Sir Anthony Kenny, the philosopher and former Master of Balliol. What might have stopped me otherwise was the facetious abuse that often seeps out of […]
As currency crisis and feud with West deepen, Iranians brace for war: A Fire that can Engulf the World
Washington post: By Thomas Erdbrink and Joby Warrick, Friday, January 6, 9:06 AM TEHRAN — At a time when U.S. officials are increasingly confident that economic and political pressure alone may succeed in curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the mood here has turned bleak and belligerent as Iranians prepare grimly for […]
Hungary faces crisis as traders fear bond debt default
The Daily Telegraph UK: The Budapest government saw borrowing costs soar and the currency plunge as traders bet that international authorities may abandon Hungary, letting it become the first European Union country to default on its debts. The florint fell more than 1pc to a record low against the euro […]
Polygamy and Social Peace
By Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV (ra). In the West it is quite common to confront a speaker on the subject of Islam with the question: does Islam permit one […]
Bottled message returns home after 30 years
A message in a bottle thrown into the Rhine in Switzerland 30 years ago floated down Lake Constance, over the Rhine Falls and through both Atlantics to end up in […]
Back to barter in France
By Sarah Elzas As Europe’s economy continues to flounder, some are starting to look for alternatives. In France a new barter system facilitates the exchange of services between people without any money changing hands. The accorderie was born in Quebec is now in France, in northern Paris and… Details: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/ 20120104-alternative-economy-paris
France apologises to Sri Lanka over Tamil Tiger stamps
By Tony Cross France has been forced to apologise to the Sri Lankan government after its post office issued “personalised” stamps supporting the armed separatist Tamil Tiger group, which is banned in France. Details: http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20120104-france-apologises-sri-lanka-over-tamil-tiger-stamps
Muslim Footballer Opens ‘Alcohol-free Bar’ .
PARIS – In an effort to fight alcohol addiction, French Muslim football player Franck Ribery has opened an alcohol-free bar that would serve fruit juices.“I wanted a concept that’s a […]
Boredom and empty pockets boost neo-Nazi ranks
RT: The rise of neo-Nazism across Europe has been progressing steadily, with Germany in particular seeing more and more young people being drawn to extreme-right groups. RT’s Egor Piskunov has been examining what is driving this dangerous trend. With a population of only 6,000, Zossen is a typical small German […]
Austerity Reigns Over Euro Zone as Crisis Deepens
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/111175477.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707%2CH07707 Europe’s leaders braced their nations for a turbulent year, with their beleaguered economies facing a threat on two fronts: widening deficits that force more borrowing but increasing austerity measures that put growth further out of reach. Saying that Europe was facing its “harshest test in decades,” Chancellor Angela Merkel […]