Mother Teresa may deserve to be made a saint. But why now?
Source: The Guardian By Paul Valley Mother Teresa once went to a cash-and-carry-in London. She filled a huge trolley with food for her hostel for homeless men in Waterloo. At […]
Vicar warns Church of England could split over homosexuality
Source: The Guardian The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, told an audience this weekend that he was ‘consumed with horror’ at the church’s treatment of gay people. Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP […]
German EU commissioner doubts Brexit will happen
Source: The Local Oettinger told Germany’s daily Bild that he assumed June’s referendum outcome in favour of Britain exiting the EU was “binding”.”But it is possible that public opinion will tip if the economic situation in the wake of the Brexit vote worsens,” said Oettinger, who is Digital Economy Commissioner.”In any case, I […]
UK: Murderer of Ahmadi Muslim Martyr Asad Shah prepares to appeal his “Life sentence”
BY GLASGOW LIVE Tanveer Ahmed was jailed for 27 years for driving from Bradford to Glasgow and murdering the shopkeeper in a brutal and senseless killing. Murderer Tanveer Ahmed The murderer of Glaswegian shopkeeper Asad Shah is reportedly preparing to launch an appeal against his life sentence. Tanveer Ahmed was […]
UK: Birmingham council ‘endorsed Muslim sectarianism’ against persecuted Ahmadi Muslim sect
Birmingham council ‘endorsed Muslim sectarianism’ against persecuted Ahmadi sect Education committee demanded Ahmadi renounce claims to be Muslims following sectarian pressure. Ahmadi Muslim men are pictured outside the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, LondonPeter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Birmingham education authorities buckled to pressure from sectarian hardliners and blocked a Muslim sect […]
Western Europe’s biggest mosque complex will be redesigned to counter anti-Muslim stereotypes
A model of the Baitul Futuh redesign, showing the colonnaded front with its porous screens. (John McAslan and Partners) August 08, 2016 In June a British architecture firm released its […]
11-year-old boy assaults sister, becomes UK’s youngest convicted rapist
Source: ET An 11-year-boy is believed to have become Britain’s youngest rapist after admitting to abusing his nine-year-old sister at their home in Plymouth. District Judge Diane Baker told the court that if the boy had been older, he would have received a prison sentence. “I’ve read all about you. […]
Turning the tables: the ping pong sanctuary for young refugees
Lone children seeking refuge in the UK – many of whom have never seen a table tennis match before – find a topspin welcome on the south coast Players at Brighton table tennis club. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Kate Lyons Friday 26 August 2016 On the wall […]
UK: Birmingham council ‘endorsed Muslim sectarianism’ against persecuted Ahmadi sect
By Tom Porter August 26, 2016 10:08 BST . IBTimes.co.uk Birmingham education authorities buckled to pressure from sectarian hardliners and blocked a Muslim sect from being represented on an interfaith council, it is claimed. Members of Birmingham’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were told that in order to be represented on the city’s Standing […]
Muslim convert guilty of assaulting teen who was hugging girlfriend
Source: The Guardian Michael Coe, an associate of hate preacher Anjem Choudary, told by judge that he faces substantial jail term Michael Coe has also been known as Mikaeel Ibrahim […]
Police Scotland uniform to include Muslim hijab
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 […]
Is Theresa May trying to replicate Merkel’s approach to China?
Source. The Asia Times. While British Prime Minister Theresa May probably may like to take a leaf out of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s book, she is no stateswoman like her counterpart nor is Britain comparable to Germany in geopolitical terms. As Merkel effectively engages China and Sino-German trade turnover grows, […]
UK: The Jihadi Joker, Anjem Choudary, Was a Terror Mastermind
For 20 years, long before ISIS, he abetted terror plots in the U.K. and around the world. Now that he’s in jail, will he continue his work there? MAAJID NAWAZ 08.22.16 1:13 AM ET LONDON — Perhaps the world’s most mainstream pro-ISIS Western media agitator, Anjem Choudary, finally has […]
Extremist prisoners ‘may be separated’ from other inmates
Source: BBC Violent extremist prisoners could be held in separate special units inside jails under government plans to stop other inmates being radicalised. Justice Secretary Liz Truss will reveal the […]
Now that he’s in jail, will he continue his work there?
Source: The Daily Beast LONDON — Perhaps the world’s most mainstream pro-ISIS Western media agitator, Anjem Choudary, finally has been convicted of terrorism in the United Kingdom. It took 20 years to bring him to justice, but after jurors at the Old Bailey heard last week that he’d pledged allegiance to […]
Huffington Post UK: We Asked Ahmadi Muslims What It Means To Be British
‘To very uniquely love one’s country and uniquely love one’s religion’ Eve Hartley Multimedia Editor, The Huffington Post UK “To be a British Muslim means to very uniquely love one’s country and uniquely love one’s religion and see the two as interdependent,” says Adam Walker, an Ahmadi Muslim. Walker made […]
Farnham Herald UK: Ahamdi Muslims spread message of peace
THOUSANDS of people from around the world gathered at East Worldham last weekend for Britain’s largest annual international Muslim convention. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK held its 50th “Jalsa Salana”, or Annual Convention, at Hadeeqatul Mahdi (formerly known as Oakland Farm) in East Worldham, drawing 38,000 delegates from 90 countries. […]
Ahmadiyya Festival Brings 30,000 Muslims Together To Condemn Extremism
Source: Huffington Post By Lucy Sherriff Multimedia Editor, The Huffington Post UK A festival held in the middle of a field in rural Hampshire brought 30,000 Muslims together to try and tackle extremism. The ‘Jalsa Salana’, which was held over the weekend in Alton, saw thousands of Ahmadiyya Muslims attend to […]
UK: “Ahmadi Muslims are ambassadors for their faith & set a fine example for others to follow”, says Watford’s Mayor Dorothy Thornhill
Source: stalbansreview.co.uk | watfordobserver.co.uk Mayor speaks at annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslims Elected Mayor of Watford Dorothy Thornhill at the convention More than 30,000 guests from more than 90 countries attended a landmark Islamic convention last weekend. The Worldwide Head – or Caliph – of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Hazrat […]
Inspirational Muslim in Britian & France
Britain Is Full of Inspirational Muslim Women, They’re More Crucial than Ever Friday 19 August 2016 When I think of Muslim women, I think of Khadija, the prophet Muhammad’s wife and first convert to Islam, who was a successful merchant in her own right; of Fatima al-Fihri, who founded the […]