Weapons seized at Leamington Spa Sikh temple ‘ceremonial’
Source: BBC All but one of the “bladed weapons” seized after 55 people were arrested at a protest at a Sikh temple were ceremonial, police said. Armed officers surrounded the […]
LSE appoints Deputy Governor of Bank of England as new Director
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has appointed Dame Minouche Shafik as its new Director, effective from 1 September 2017. An alumna of LSE with longstanding connections to the School’s research and public engagement programme, Minouche is the first woman to be appointed to the position on […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women provide Home-cooked food for homeless people in Newcastle
Source: http://www.irabwah.com/2016/09/07/uk-ahmadiyya-muslim-women-provide-home-cooked-food-for-homeless-people-in-newcastle/ “Thanks to Shafia Saeed and her friends for supplying us with lovely chicken curry and fresh naan breads. I’ve never heard so many nice things said about food. Organiser Shafia Saeed of Gateshead said: “Women Auxiliary of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Newcastle donated money to serve cooked food for 60 […]
UK: Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya to conduct National Ijtema
Majlis Khuddam Ahmadiyya UK National Ijtema 2016 Sept. 23, 24, 25 Majlis Khuddam Ahmadiyya Uk National Ijtema 2016 Sept. 23, 24, 25 For further information click here
Arrests over hacks of CIA and FBI staff
Source: BBC Two Americans have been arrested and charged for allegedly helping to hack high-ranking US government officials. The US Department of Justice said Andrew Otto Boggs and Justin Gray […]
A very Sad Demise of an Ahmadi Student.
By Zubair Khan Reliable sources intimated a young 5th year student of Jamia Ahmadiyya UK, Mr Salem Raza, son of Mr Salim who works in Ahmadiyya offices London has died during a hiking mission in Italy. Innah lillahe wa innah elaihe rajeoon. Allah may rest his soul in peace and […]
Brexit may mean Britons have to apply to visit Europe
British citizens may have to apply online and pay to travel to Europe after the UK leaves the EU, under plans being drawn up by the bloc for a visa waiver programme similar to the US system Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/09/britons-may-have-to-apply-to-visit-europe-under-eu-visa-scheme
Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals
He might have been a staunch protector of the British Empire, but the British Prime Minister had a love of the Orient and Islam Matilda Battersby @matildbattersby Sunday 28 December 2014 23 comments The family of Sir Winston Churchill urged him to “fight against” the desire to convert to Islam, […]
‘I was born polygamous’: Outrage as Muslim who runs ‘second wife’ dating site says wanting multiple partners is as natural as being gay
Azad Chaiwala runs two websites Secondwife.com and Polygamy.com Claimed polygamous men are born that way on Good Morning Britain Piers Morgan called him ‘a bit randy’ and called site backdoor Sharia law Aaliya Brown, site member, defended woman’s choice to be second wife By JAMES DUNN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 11:17 […]
Syria says peace plan remarks show Britain’s Johnson out of touch with reality
Reuters International SEP 8, 2016 – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gives his remarks during a stake-out at United Nations headquarters in New York U.S., July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (reuters_tickers) BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that statements by Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson demonstrate London’s […]
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for five years
Source: BBC Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for inviting support for the so-called Islamic State group. The 49-year-old was convicted at the Old Bailey after […]
UK: Ahmadiyya’s Bait-ul-ikram Mosque in Leicester gets a Yamaha Solution
Yamaha Equips New Baitul Ikram Mosque UK – Many House of Worship (HoW) audio installations are in existing buildings, adding sound reinforcement for the first time or replacing a life expired system. But occasionally the opportunity arises to design an audio system as an integral part of a new-build. RG […]
Microsoft’s UK data centres power up cloud services
Source: BBC Microsoft has announced that its first UK cloud computing data centres are up and running. The facilities are located in London, Durham and Cardiff. They should help the […]
Scotland: Murderer Tanveer Ahmed (of Martyred Ahmadi Muslim Asad Shah) appeals sentence
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 […]
UK: MP Margaret Ferrier speaks at annual conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; meets its Supreme Head & Caliph His Holiness Hazrath Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Source: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/margaret-ferrier-mp-speaks-annual-8772690 MP Margaret Ferrier meets His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Caliph of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier has called for communities to work together to fight radicalisation and extremism. She was speaking at an annual conference in Alton which brought together global members of […]
Meet Generation M: the young, affluent Muslims changing the world
Source: The Guardian Book Reviewed by Harriet Sherwood The book written by Shelina Janmohamed Burkinis, misery memoirs and people on camels: the caricatures of Islam don’t leave much room for […]
Great British Bake Off reflects the country’s cultural mix — and the racists hate it
There is an uneasiness among many people at the speed and extent to which British society is changing. By Harcharan Chandhoke September 5, 2016 13:53 BST, IBTimes.co.uk How very sad that a turbaned Sikh man, born and bred in Britain, should suffer racial abuse for having the temerity to appear on […]
The politics of fear: how Britain’s anti-extremism strategy has failed
Source: The Guardian By Tariq Ramadan With Prevent, the government couldn’t be further from winning the fight against radicalisation The British government, like its European and US counterparts, has been struggling […]
British public overwhelmingly support banning the Islamic burqa by two to one
Source: Independent By Jon Stone The British public want to ban Muslim women from wearing the Islamic veil or burqa by an overwhelming margin of more than two-to-one, a poll has […]
Presteigne Broadcast Hire supports 50th Jalsa UK
Source: http://www.tvtechnology.com/thewire/presteigne-broadcast-hire-supports-50th-jalsa-uk/6829/view Crawley, West Sussex, 31 August, 2016 – The 50th anniversary of Jalsa Salana UK, the three-day international convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, took place at Hadiqat-ul-Mahdi (Oaklands Farm, near Alton, Hampshire) from 12-14 August, attracting upwards of 40,000 Ahmadi Muslims plus other interested dignitaries and participants from around […]