Was it sent in by NGOS from Britain? Was it brought in by one of those selfless men who tried to help the people of Syria and who then fell into the fatal hands of Isis murderers? Robert Fisk in Aleppo @indyvoices Saturday 29 October 2016 A Scottish ambulance found […]
Source: BBC Half of adults in Scotland say they are not religious, according to new statistics. The latest Scottish Household Survey reveals that 49.8% of those surveyed said they did […]
Source: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14609687.Asad_Shah_murder__Killer__laughed_and_laughed__as_Glasgow_shopkeeper_lay_dying/ Asad Shah murder: Killer ‘laughed and laughed’ as Glasgow shopkeeper lay dying The brother of murdered shopkeeper Asad Shah has described the torment of trying to rescue his sibling from sectarian killer Tanveer Ahmed. Asad Shah murder: Brother describes fight to defend him from sectarian attacker The brother of […]
Source: BBC Police Scotland has announced women from Muslim communities may now wear the hijab as part of their uniform. It is part of an attempt to encourage Muslim women […]
Source: bbc.com Asad Shah murder: ‘No one should be murdered for their faith’ 9 August 2016 Last updated at 14:01 BST Members of the Ahmadi Muslim community have praised the “spirit of humanity” shown in the city of Glasgow after the religiously motivated murder of a shopkeeper. Tanveer Ahmed travelled from […]
BBC.COM http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-37021385#” A man has been jailed for life after he admitted the religiously-motivated murder of a Glasgow shopkeeper whom he claimed had “disrespected” Islam.Sunni Muslim Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in Yorkshire, stabbed 40-year-old Asad Shah outside his store in Shawlands on 24 March. Ahmed had said he killed […]
Source: m.eveningtimes.co.uk Leaders of the Ahmadiyya mosque in Glasgow have vowed not to “let hate prevail” following the sentencing of Tanveer Ahmed, who murdered popular Shawlands shopkeeper Asad Shah. However they warned of possible “copycats” taking inspiration from the killer and carrying out further extremist attacks. Taxi driver Tanveer Ahmed, 32, travelled from […]
Source: stv.tv The mother and son, living in Glasgow, fear persecution if they return to Pakistan. Islam: Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Glasgow’s west end. Google 2016 A judge has ordered the home secretary to reconsider granting asylum to two Ahmadi Muslims who fear persecution in their native Pakistan. Lord Glennie ruled […]
Source: eveningtimes.co.uk Members of Scotland’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community and local politicians have taken part in a walk for peace at Kelvingrove Park in memory of murdered shopkeeper Asad Shah. The 5km walk will raise funds for Children’s Association Scotland and Ronald McDonald House. Read more: Asad Shah murder: Tanveer Ahmed pleads guilty […]
In yet another powerful display of British multiculturalism, a Muslim politician elected to Scottish parliament delivered his oath of allegiance in his native language, Urdu. Humza Yousaf, a member of the Scottish National Party(SNP) who won a seat from the city of Glasgow, spoke first in English and then […]
THE Prime Minister has given his full support to a campaign against extremism in Scotland following the murder of the popular shopkeeper in Glasgow. Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/an-absolutely-shocking-murder-david-7794912#F6sRGAcCyKtiZ2fk.99
Source: The Guardian By Libby Brooks, Scotland correspondent Sikh, Jewish and Christian representatives attend campaign launch following death of Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah Ahmadi Muslims in Scotland have launched an […]
Source: The Guardian By Libby Brooks Glasgow’s Ahmadiyya community have called on all Muslim leaders and imams in Britain to publicly condemn Asad Shah’s killer, who defended the fatal stabbing […]
Source: BBC The man accused of murdering Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah has issued a statement saying he carried out the killing because he believed Mr Shah had “disrespected” Islam. Tanveer […]
An overhaul of processes and governance arrangements at a scandal-hit mosque could take several years, according to one of its leading reformists. The lawyer, Aamer Anwar, who chaired an event last week bringing together the various factions of Glasgow Central Mosque, said there was a “sense of urgency” about the […]
Source: BBC A 516-mile route that passes through spooky ruins, fairytale glens, toothy castles, rugged fairways and shingle-sand beaches. Not to mention distilleries. Locals call it the “wee mad road”: […]
Detectives arrest 32-year-old man after Pakistani-born Asad Shah, 40, repeatedly stabbed in savage attack Asad Shah (inset) was stabbed to death in Glasgow Photo: SWNS By Tom Morgan 7:23PM GMT 25 Mar 2016 A popular shopkeeper was stabbed to death in a “religiously prejudiced” attack hours after posting an Easter message […]
Source: BBC Last summer, I saw the multiverse open up. It happened in the wilds of the Scottish Borders near Crawick, 50 miles (80km) south of Glasgow. It was June, […]
Source: The Guardian I was looking at Romer’s Gap the other day. No this isn’t a dirty confession, although I did come back with sand in my hiking boots. Just […]
Source: Motto A female astronomer and mathematician who played a vital role in the discovery of the planet Neptune—at a time when women’s participation in the sciences was discouraged—will become […]