Muslims in New Hampshire pray for long-stalled mosque’s opening
Source: Boston Globe By Sally Jacobs GLOBE CORRESPONDENT OCTOBER 14, 2017 MANCHESTER, N.H. — From a distance, it appears an elegant structure. It sits, unfinished, on a grassy hillside at the edge […]
In New Hampshire, Indonesian Christians caught in Trump immigration crackdown
Source: Reuters BY Scott Malone MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to host a peace exhibition in Romsley
Source: http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/15598880.Peace_exhibition_to_be_held_in_Romsley/ | Gurdip Thandi AN EXHIBITION promoting peace and unity in British communities will be held in Romsley this weekend. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is running the event at St Kenelm Church Hall, in Bromsgrove Road, on Saturday, October 21 from 12pm to 2pm. It is part of the organisation’s ‘United against […]
UK: Putney’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Mens Association plans two voluntary litter picking sessions in Roehampton
Source: http://www.putneysw15.com/default.asp?section=info&page=evaltonlitterpick001.htm “Cleanliness is half of your faith”, said Muhammad (PBUH) – the Holy Founder of Islam. This is in this background that Putney branch of Ahmadiyya Muslim Men’s Association UK has organised two voluntary litter picking sessions in Roehampton in the month of October. Over a dozen volunteers including 20+ […]
Netherlands: Ahmadiyya Muslims preach peace in downtown Eindhoven
Source: https://www.ed.nl/eindhoven/ahmadiyya-moslims-preken-in-binnenstad-eindhoven-voor-vrede~a9a387cf/ Diede Hoekstra Ahmadiyya Muslims preach in downtown Eindhoven for peace EINDHOVEN – With a broad smile on his face is Safeer Siddiqui (28) on the Demer. In his hands a sign with the text ‘I’m a Muslim, ask me anything’. Siddiqui is not alone. He is together with three other members of the […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslims in Tooting hold their 3rd Peace conference themed “United Against Extremism & Pray for World Peace
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tooting held its successful 3rd Peace conference on 13th Oct 2017 to promote loyalty, freedom, respect and equality, neighborhood. The theme of this year’s peace conference was “United Against Extremism” and “Pray for the World Peace” and was attended by… Marsha de Cordova (Shadow Minister for Disabled & […]
The Skies Over the U.K. Turned Red Today. Here’s Why
Source: Time BY Billy Perrigo As an enormous Atlantic storm batters Ireland, a related phenomenon is turning heads further east over in the United Kingdom. There, the sun has turned […]
Daimler recalls 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK
Source: BBC News Daimler is recalling about 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK over a potential airbag safety issue. The problem affects certain A, B, C, and E-Class models, together […]
Censorship battle and an antisemitic charge cause anger
Source: The Guardian We write to express our deep concern at the actions of senior figures within the University of Manchester in relation to an event organised by the student […]
UK court rules Islamic school’s gender segregation is unlawful
Source: The New Arab Three British judges on Friday ruled that an Islamic faith school in Britain was guilty of sex discrimination for segregating boys and girls in lessons, during breaks […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Peterborough joins Planting 100,000th tree
Source: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/peterborough-charity-plants-100-000th-tree-in-the-city-1-8195473 Peterborough charity plants 100,000th tree in the city A Peterborough charity has branched out successfully after planting its 100,000th tree in the city. Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) hit the milestone for its Forest for Peterborough project on Saturday and marked it with a ceremony at Central Park, where […]
Ahmadiyya Caliph and Archbishop of Canterbury speak of need for worldwide religious freedom
Earlier, the Archbishop also visited the largest Mosque in Western Europe, the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. During the meeting, the Caliph and the Archbishop discussed the continued persecution of […]
‘I got a job after I removed my headscarf’
Source: BBC News Three people from ethnic minority backgrounds in Britain have told the BBC how they believe race inequality has affected their lives. One woman, Shazia Khan from Birmingham, […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community greets Archbishop of Canterbury
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Caliph and Archbishop speak of need for worldwide religious freedom On 10 October 2017, the Most Reverend, the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace, Justin Welby visited London’s oldest Mosque, the Fazl Mosque where he met with the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. […]
UK: Deputy Mayor of Merton attends Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s interfaith event to celebrate International Peace day
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/wimbledonnews/15589718.Women_of_different_faiths_unite_for_international_peace_day/ In celebration of International Peace day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s association, Raynes Park Branch, held an interfaith event attended by Deputy Mayor of Merton Judy Saunders. The event was attended by women from any faith or no faith to explore the subject of ‘Why there is suffering’ in the […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at world’s biggest coffee morning in Clayhall
Source: http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/let-them-eat-cake-muslim-women-s-group-joins-in-world-s-biggest-coffee-morning-in-clayhall-1-5230059 | Rosaleen Fenton Ladies from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at a coffee morning last week. Attendees shared tasty treats at the event in Monkswood Gardens, in Clayhall, last Friday, which raised vital funds for the cancer charity. About 30 members, friends and neighbours […]
Jihadi brides, dating and identity: British Muslim women speak out
Adela Suliman | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Published — Tuesday 10 October 2017 LONDON: From a jaded TV chat show host to a Middle Eastern actress who longs to […]
Clare Hollingworth: Our last interview with the woman who broke WW2
Robert Fisk travelled to Hong Kong in 2015 to meet the grande dame of war reporting Robert Fisk @indyvoices Tuesday 10 October 2017 Clare Hollingworth pictured in 2009 AFP/Getty When Suzanne and Helen opened the door of the cramped, box-like apartment in Albert Road, I didn’t even notice the small, huddled […]
Hate crime targeting UK mosques more than doubled in past year, figures show
Source: The Independent By Rachel Roberts Hate crimes targeting mosques across the UK more than doubled between 2016 and 2017, new figures have revealed. Police forces recorded 110 hate crimes directed at Muslim places […]