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 […]
Swiss satisfaction …
Age, money and human relationships have the largest influence on the happiness of the people Switzerland is considered one of the countries where people are happiest. (Google translation) Source: http://www.nzz.ch […]
Greece in talks to repay debts with solar power
EU’s energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger, the director general for energy Philip Lowe, and the head of the EU’s Athens task force Horst Reichenbach have discussed the idea of enabling Greece to repay some of its debts to EU member states, such as Germany, by providing them with solar energy. “Several […]
Insight: West in political crisis has echoes of 1930s
(Reuters) – Dysfunctional politics threatens to deliver a protracted period of slow global growth, possibly lasting well beyond 2012, which will only deepen the political and economic problems for the West. The global financial crisis that began four years ago has morphed into a political crisis for the United States […]
My predictions for 2012? Much of the same, sadly
The euro won’t collapse, Barack Obama won’t lose the White House – and Labour’s lumbered with Ed Miliband. By Janet Daley of Daily Telegraph. It has become this column’s tradition […]
The return to religion
With the chill wind of austerity blowing through the country, religion’s warm embrace looks more and more inviting. Peter Oborne welcomes the resurgence of a national pastime: churchgoing. It’s Sunday […]
Islamic Finance: Madrid aims to become education hub of Europe
By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Islamic finance and business education has flourished over the last decade or so in line with the growth of the industry. Universities, business schools, colleges and professional bodies — both in the Muslim countries and in other countries especially Europe, Singapore and the US […]
Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered’s Peter Sands
The Daily Telegraph: The head of one of Britain’s “Big Five” banks warned that any break-up of the single currency would have dire consequences for the global economy because it would be difficult to judge how the contagion would unravel. “Obviously we close 2011 with a huge amount of focus […]
Muslim Leader Calls for Jihad against extremism and oppression
“Lack of justice leading to increased terrorism and sectarianism” – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in India concluded on 28 […]
The Lies that Europe’s Politicians Tell Themselves
Source: Spiegel Germany. Delusions of the Euro Zone The Lies that Europe’s Politicians Tell Themselves A Commentary by Armin Mahler REUTERS A ceremony to mark the launch of the euro coins in Frankfurt in December 2001: The euro was always built on delusions. Since its inception, the euro zone has […]
MUSLIM LEADER CALLS FOR JIHAD AGAINST EXTREMISM AND OPPRESSION
Source: Press Secretary AMJ International “Lack of justice leading to increased terrorism and sectarianism” – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in India concluded on 28 th December in Qadian with a powerful and faith inspiring address by the World […]
Swiss finally acknowledge wartime “heroes”
by Jessica Dacey, swissinfo.ch A chapter of Swiss history has been rewritten, clearing the names of people who helped smuggle refugees into Switzerland during the Second World War. A parliamentary […]
Poles will spend PLN 7.9 bn for New Year’s Eve
Source: Warsaw Time Poles plan to spend around PLN 7.9 billion on the New Year’s Eve celebrations, i.e. nearly PLN 550 per household, a level comparable to last year’s sum, according to a report by KPMG audit, tax and advisory services. Of the amount, PLN 3.3 billion will pertain to […]