Hamburg signs historic deal with Muslims
The Local: Hamburg authorities have signed a deal with the city’s Muslim community groups guaranteeing Islamic holidays, school religion lessons, and burial rights. It’s the first agreement of its kind […]
Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse
Credit: Speigel: Banks, companies and investors are preparing themselves for a collapse of the euro. Cross-border bank lending is falling, asset managers are shunning Europe and money is flowing into German real estate and bonds. The euro remains stable against the dollar because America has debt problems too. But unlike […]
Nuremberg (Germany) – Petition against Ahmadiyya Mosque construction
The administrative court in Ansbach received an urgent application against a mosque construction with a minaret by five residents. The claim period ends today 13th August 2012. Source: BR.de Studio […]
Germany refocuses on neo-Nazi threat
Washington Post: Until the discovery last year that a string of unsolved killings had been perpetrated by neo-Nazis, few in Germany considered far-right extremism a major threat. After the […]
Fanning The Flames of the Euro Crisis Europe’s 10 Most Dangerous Politicians
Credit: Spiegel. The tone in the euro debate is becoming more aggressive. Bavarian Finance Minister Markus Söder said on Sunday that Greece must be ‘made an example of.’ Politicians in other countries are resorting to similarly provocative rhetoric. Ten populists are whipping up sentiment — and thereby worsening the crisis. […]
Writer Defends His Handling of Interview With Assad
Even when his country was not convulsed by war, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria rarely gave televised interviews to foreigners. His session with Barbara Walters in December was a public […]
Former Bin Laden Bodyguard Living in Bochum-Germany
Credit: Spiegel A former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden has been living in the western German city of Bochum for a number of years. Although authorities regard the 36-year-old Tunisian, named only as Sami A., as a security risk, attempts to expel him from the country have failed so far. […]
Germany and Italy near blows over euro
Daily Telegraph: “We must make it clear to Mr Monti that we Germans will not shut down our democracy to pay Italian debts,” said Alexander Dobrindt, secretary-general of Bavaria’s Social […]
‘If There Is a God, He Is Certainly Not to Blame’
Credit: Spiegel-Germany It’s the first time the two have met: Samuel Koch and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo are having dinner together in a Munich hotel while Germany plays Italy in the European Football Championship. They talk and laugh a lot, and despite their 37-year age difference and vastly different backgrounds, […]
FIJISUN – Violence erupts at anti-Islam rally-Sweden and Islam updates
Violence erupts at anti-Islam protest in Sweden The Associated Press Published: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 – 6:25 am Last Modified: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 – 8:56 am STOCKHOLM — Swedish activists clashed with police amid a hail of bottles and fireworks in downtown Stockholm on Saturday as they tried to break […]
This time at German Military Headquarters his Holiness spoke about “Islam’s teachings in relation to love and loyalty to one’s nation”
Credit: Dr Mohammad Daud Majoka, National Secretary External Affairs, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany. (The mil itary ambition should thus be to establish peace, rather than to fulfill any vested interests. […]
‘The Impression Maternity Leave Is Not Important’ German Family Minister Slams Yahoo! CEO Mayer
Credit: Spiegel Germany. Both are high-profile women in their mid-30s for whom childbirth has come as their careers soar to new heights. But with those pregnancies comes the perpetual debate over how much maternity leave is appropriate for women in leadership positions. One, German Family Minister Kristina Schröder, who turns […]
FIJISUN – Pakistan’s new Spy Chief visits Washington DC & Islam Updates
Pakistan’s New Spy Chief Visits Washington at a Time of Frayed Relations By DECLAN WALSH and MARK MAZZETTI Published: July 31, 2012 S ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — As befits any newly installed spymaster, a vague air of mystery surrounds Lt. Gen. Zahir ul-Islam, the head of Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, who is visiting Washington in […]
Every one remembers Dr. Abdus Salam – except Pakistan. (Deutsche Welle, Germany)
Pakistan remains silent about its only Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam and his contribution to the recent discovery of the ‘God particle’ because the late scientist belonged to the ‘heretic’ Ahmadiyya […]
Why Circumcision Is Not a Crime
Credit: Spiegel Germany BY now, it’s an embarrassment to almost everyone in Germany that, in the grounds for one of its decisions, a regional court in Cologne almost off-handedly declared circumcision — a religious tradition dating back thousands of years — to be illegal. But the incident confirms a tendency […]
Tolerance and Taboos – Why Circumcision Is Not a Crime
Source: Spiegel International A commentary by Matthias Matussek “It is this fundamental respect for foreign customs that we are increasingly losing.” A German court’s outlawing of the circumcision of boys — […]
The forgotten Spirit of Ramadan and Eidul Fitr
Credit: UKTL;com By Zubair Khan In spite of best efforts the Muslims residing in various countries of the world remain divided to start the month of Ramadan as well to celebrate the Eidul Fitr. True it is, each country has its own horizon, as well due to time difference, the […]
Build a wall between church and state
The church should not dictate to the state. And the state has no business — none — dictating to the church. If you disagree with that, or if you still […]
Majlis Ansarullah, sub organization of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, Marches Forward.
. By Zubair Khan Contents and Photos by Naeem Nayyar. Head of Majlis Ansarullah Germany Ch Iftikhar hoisting the flag of Ansarullha and national head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, Mr Abdullah Wagishauser hoisting the German Flag. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany is comprised of 3 sub organizations. Majlis Ansarullah, being […]
God’s Think Tank – Inter-religious Research Training Group
Source: Qantara A new inter-religious research training group seeks to investigate how people began to think about religion and to determine how thinking about religion can be made into a […]