Einstein’s ‘God Letter,’ a Viral Missive From 1954
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times By James Barron Dec. 2, 2018 Think of it: One of the most famous people in the world is panning religion. “The word God is […]
Anger over pork sausages at Germany Islam event
Source: BBC News Germany’s Interior Ministry has said it regrets serving pork sausage at a conference on Islam in Berlin earlier this week. The ministry said the food selection had […]
The perils of a ‘German Islam’ project
Source: Daily Sabah BY BURHANETTIN DURAN; @burhanduran The German government’s ‘secular Islam’ project only serves to make the Muslims in Europe become more radicalized, but not more integrated into their […]
Germany: The Mormons of Islam, only more successful
On 22nd November 2018 the legal case starts in Frankfurt against the religion critic and publicist Necla Kelek, launched by the Ahmadiyya Community. The Community is accusing Kelek, as the author in an interview with the German Radio Deutschlandfunk in the year 2017 called the Community a ‘sect’ and ‘a […]
Foreign influences in German mosques.
Source: Morgenpost The 4th German Islam Conference (DIK) has started with a controversial debate about foreign influences in German mosques. The kick-off event in Berlin was accompanied by a heated exchange between conservative and liberal Muslims. Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer called on the Islamic communities in Germany to gradually […]
The small, but surprising secret to Germany’s economic success
Source: DW It’s a dreaded dinner party question that leaves many of us scrambling to make our mundane jobs sound more interesting than they are. It’s also the first thing I ask Steffen Lange, the branch manager of a company called “Berliner Schrauben” (Berlin screws), when we meet at his […]
German government backs controversial UN migration pact
Source: The Local MPs including Chancellor Angela Merkel voting in the Bundestag on Thursday. Photo: DPA It has sparked a split of opinions among politicians in Germany. But on Thursday the Bundestag voted in favour of the controversial UN migration pact. In the ballot 372 MPs voted in favour of […]
At the Islam Conference in Berlin, the hosts distribute blood sausage snacks made from pork?
Source: Frankfurter Rundschau At the Islam Conference in Berlin, the hosts distribute blood sausage snacks made from pork. It’s not the first time. It sounds like a bad joke: At […]
Germany seeks dialogue with country’s 4.5 million Muslims
Source: The Telegraph The German government is reaching out to the country’s 4.5 million Muslims by sitting down with community leaders, experts and imams to talk about improving their integration […]
Merkel tells people of Chemnitz – Don’t let haters set the agenda
Reuters International This content was published on November 16, 2018 CHEMNITZ, Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday urged people to stand up against hatred and reject “lies” about […]
Merkel protege eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship
Reuters International This content was published on November 17, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks at a regional conference in Luebeck, Germany, November 15, […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims in Bensheim Germany arranged Podium-Discussion on Islam and Populism
By Zubair Khan, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Germany Pictures by Mobashar Khan Dialogue is the most effective means of eliminating misunderstandings and countering prejudices. Therefore, members of the Ahmadiyya […]
Germany: The 48th Mosque
14.11.2018 by Kathrin Spoerr Reporter One Hundred it should be one day in the Republic of Germany – and in Thüringen the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is now starting the first […]
Start of Mosque construction in Erfurt-Marbach, Germany
Source: MITTELDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK In a part of Erfurt the first new construction of a Mosque is coming up. On Tuesday the foundation stone should be laid. From the beginning the […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany Embraces Historical Moment!
By: Zubair Khan Source and Pictures: Fareed Khalid, National head of Preaching Department, AMJ-Germany Day 13.11.2018 proved to be an historical day for Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany. After lot of opposition and unfavourable circumstances lasting for good about 13 years, finally came the moment to lay the foundation stone of […]
100 years of female suffrage in Germany: the unknown story
Source: The Local A poster in the Damenwahl (women’s vote) exhibition in Frankfurt am Main promotes the Women’s Day in 1914. Photo: DPA The English suffragettes are world famous, whilst the pioneers of German women’s suffrage are much less known. Now their story is being rediscovered. Who were Clara Zetkin […]
Will Europe fold under US sanctions against Iran?
KAMRAN GASANOV Published November 7, 2018 Europe’s stance on the U.S. sanctions against Iran will reveal whether the continent can be independent from Washington or not and, secondly, will […]
Merkel marks Nazi ‘Kristallnacht’ against Jews with synagogue speech
Source: Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has a moral duty to fight rising anti-Semitism, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday in an emotional speech at a Berlin synagogue to mark […]
Forgotten Muslim soldiers of World War I
Forgotten Muslim soldiers of World War One ‘silence’ far right BBC.COM A hundred years since the end of World War One, historians think recognising the contribution of Muslims can help tackle contemporary issues such as Islamophobia. “Muslim soldiers have been forgotten about over time,” Hayyan Bhabha, from the Muslim Experience, […]
Merkel marks Nazi “Kristallnacht” against Jews with synagogue speech
Reuters International Nov 9, 2018 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has a moral duty to fight rising anti-Semitism, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday in an emotional speech at a […]