Fertility Sperm quality of Swiss youth in ‘critical’ condition
May 22, 2019 The first ever nationwide testing of young Swiss men has found that over 60% have below average sperm count, mobility or morphology. Researchers from the University of […]
France’s Multicultural Challenge
Source: Charged Affair By Sheila Archambault, 20th May 2019 French identity is so deeply linked to its colonial past that there is a fear of a reversal, where there is […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community announces Big Iftar in Birmingham near end of Ramadan
Source: Birmingham Mail Family-friendly free event is part of national initiative aiming to strengthen community relations during holy month By David Bentley Families of all faiths and backgrounds are invited […]
Chagos Islands: isolated UK faces thrashing in UN vote on ownership
General assembly expected to vote in favour of UK relinquishing control of Indian Ocean archipelago claimed by Mauritius Julian Borger in Washington and Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Tue 21 […]
Germany’s Integration Blinkers – What’s So Bad About Parallel Societies?
Source: Spiegel Chancellor Angela Merkel says that multiculturalism has been an utter failure in Germany. And many would argue that parallel societies must be avoided at all costs. But is […]
London’s first mosque – archive
4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia From our London Staff Tue 4 Oct […]
Austria’s Islamophobia and the construction of the authoritarian state
FARID HAFEZ @ferithafez Published 17.05.2019 Many people reacted with outrage when the current Austrian Minister of Interior Herbert Kickl, who is a staunch right-wing ideologue, proclaimed that “the law has […]
Archive Document: Queen Outed Herself as a Fan of the EU
Does Britain’s future lie in Europe? In 1988, long before the prospect of Brexit, the queen spoke about the issue with a German diplomat. A document viewed by DER SPIEGEL […]
A blessed Friday at the new Markaz
17th May 2019 Islamabad, Surrey: 17 May Fridays are blessed anyway, but what better if they occur in the holy month of Ramadan; and what better when there happens to […]
Defeating calls for terrorism, extremism online
May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah attended a timely meeting on Wednesday on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorism and Violent Extremist Content Online, hosted […]
‘HATE CRIME’ BACKLASH Theresa May rejects new Islamophobia bill after warnings it could harm anti-terror fight
The PM was warned it could backfire and stifle criticism of hate preachers Source: Sun, UK By Kate Ferguson, Westminster Correspondent THERESA May yesterday rejected a new definition of […]
Islamophobia is real and needs to be taken seriously – this definition is no threat to free speech
The working definition of Islamophobia proposed by the APPG for British Muslims endangers free speech no more than a working definition of dentistry or philosophy Sean O’Grady @_seanogrady The Independent […]
Throwing Muslim minorities under the bus
This Islamophobia definition would make life harder for secular Muslims and minority sects. Rakib Ehsan Columnist 16th May 2019 While British politics has been utterly consumed by Brexit, there is […]
King of Jordan calls for unifying efforts to confront threats of extremism, hate speech
Participants in ‘Christchurch Call to Action’ commend His Majesty’s anti-terror efforts By JT – May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday participated in the high-level […]
Soldiers shouldn’t be allowed to get away with murder – but neither should the leaders who sent them to war
Defence minister Penny Mordaunt’s attempts to introduce an amnesty on historical prosecutions for British army veterans are designed to protect the British state and its leaders from international law Joe […]
The amazing story of Amar: Finding family after 30 years
Love that survived Saddam’s savagery: Horribly burned in an Iraqi war crime, this orphan was taken in by an English Baroness, but 28 years later he has made an […]
At 2.30am, an Irish hotel lays a full breakfast buffet for the only Muslim guest fasting in Ramadan
by Adeel Malik May 14, 2019, A Dublin hotel has received some well deserved praise for a lovely gesture they made for a guest. The ibis hotel at Red Cow […]
From Turkey: A word of advice to Alexis Tsipras on the Eastern Mediterranean
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Published 12.05.2019 Tensions are running high around Cyprus due to a dispute over energy resources. There is reportedly enough natural gas around the island to meet Turkey’s […]
Rising Tensions: Trump’s Iran Escalation Poses a Threat for Germany
The U.S. under Donald Trump is exacerbating tensions with Iran, leading many to fear war may be just around the corner. Any military conflict would have dire consequences for Europe, […]
Let asylum seekers work while they wait for Home Office decision
asylum In our research we have spoken to doctors, nurses, teachers, accountants and social workers who have been waiting for years while their skills and qualifications become redundant, says Helen […]