India citizenship law protests spread across campuses
Dec 16, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Protests over a new Indian citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses on Monday […]
Indonesian Muslims: Believers in Islam or cultural Muslims?
Patrik K. Meyer New America Security fellow PREMIUM Yogyakarta / Fri, December 13, 2019 In the Quran, Muslims can find guidance to successfully overcome all kinds of challenges — […]
Niqab ban debate shows Jokowi’s tough stance on Islamic hard-liners
Indonesian president risks alienating nonviolent groups, experts warn ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer December 16, 2019 JAKARTA — Just a week after he was named Indonesia’s new religious affairs minister, […]
Switzerland: Outright burka ban faces opposition in parliament
Dec 12, 2019 – 16:45 A campaign for a n outright burka ban in public collected enough signatures for a nationwide vote in 2017. Parliament is opting for a […]
Mosque to be built in Belize
By Courtney Menzies Posted on December 13, 2019 History is being made in Belize with the construction of a mosque. History is being made in Belize with the construction of […]
Ahmadiyyas were at the forefront of creation of Pakistan, an Ahmadiyya Unit fought against India in Kashmir in 1947-48
While the persecution of the community is tragic, it is indeed an internal problem of the Islamic community. With respect to the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan, a fact that […]
Canberra’s Ahmadiyya community and their long journey to a mosque
Lucy Bladen There are two phrases on the door to the entrance of the temporary mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Fyshwick that stand out. In large block letters […]
INDIA: Punjab Congress leader urges Modi to amend CAB to allow Ahmadiyyas to return to Qadian
Chandigarh (Punjab) December 13, 2019. Congress leader Pratab Singh Bajwa on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Modi regarding the persecution faced by Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan and urgend that the recent […]
Conservatives win Wakefield for first time in nearly 90 years
Friday 13 December 2019 Wakefield has its first Conservative MP since 1931, after a shock general election result saw Mary Creagh kicked out of the traditional Labour safe seat. […]
Citizenship Amendment Bill: A new lease of life for the two-nation theory (of India and Pakistan)
Introduction of a religious test for citizenship signals a u-turn from our Constitutional ideals and independence movement Ankur Bhardwaj Last Updated at December 10, 2019 Jinnah’s two-nation theory lay […]
Did Modi Government Ignore The Most Persecuted Minority In World Under New Citizenship Bill?
Published on December 13, 2019 By EurAsian Times With the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Modi Government had laid a path to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted migrants i.e. Hindus, […]
Ahmadi, A dangerous word to utter in Pakistan: AC Attock had to apologize
Some topics in Pakistani society are too sensitive to be discussed openly. However, is there any policy to de-radicalize the youth to enable them for peaceful dialogue and logical […]
Iran will bypass U.S. sanctions or overcome them through talks – Rouhani
Dec 11, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will overcome U.S. sanctions by either bypassing them or through negotiations, and it will not cross its red lines in any […]
Suu Kyi tell U.N.’s top court charge of Rohingya genocide is “misleading”
Dec 11, 2019 – 13:14 By Shoon Lei Win Naing and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed […]
Op-Ed Shireen Mazari and human rights
Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH December 9, 2019 No one gave Shireen Mazari the memo that she is neither the Foreign Minister nor the Defence Minister of Pakistan. She holds […]
Do Religious or Spiritual People Make More Ethical Employees?
Source: Qrius By Subramaniam Ananthram, Senior Lecturer, International Business, Curtin University and Christopher Chan, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, York University, Canada Can religion and spirituality promote ethical behaviour in the workplace? It’s […]
Court ruling converting Turkish museum to mosque could set precedent for Hagia Sophia
Decision that Kariye Museum must become a Muslim house of worship again could imperil its Byzantine art and have repercussions for other early Christian monuments Ayla Jean Yackley 3rd […]
German president visits mosque
Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls for more understanding between religions Oliver Towfigh Nia | 03.12.2019 BERLIN German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for more understanding and respect between religions after visiting a mosque […]
Proposed citizenship law is immoral, will unleash a legally-sanctioned regime of discrimination
The CAB must be opposed by all those who continue to believe in a plural, egalitarian, and democratic India, where religion is not a brand that can condemn individuals […]
New drive to honor Europe’s forgotten Muslim soldiers
Source: DW Millions of Muslim soldiers fought in Europe during World War I, but their contribution has been largely forgotten. New research has uncovered tales of courage and comradeship that […]