How Britain has been kept safe for a decade
Source: BBC By Peter Taylor Terrorism, like Europe, is an issue that has dominated British politics for decades. I woke up on Friday morning expecting to hear the seismic fallout […]
Ireland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Omagh states that the essence of Muslim faith is: “Love for all, hatred for none”
Source: ulsterherald.com Message of ‘love’ expressed at Omagh Muslim even AT an event to mark the end of the traditional Holy month of Ramadan, an Omagh doctor has stated that the essence of Muslim faith is “Love for all, hatred for none.” The Eid (Muslim festival after Holy month of Fasting, […]
UK: Glasgow’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community calls all to “stand united against extremism & all forms of terrorism”
Source: bbc.com Glasgow’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community is asking faith and non-faith groups to unite in condemning the “barbaric” attack in Nice in which 84 people died. It is inviting all groups to “stand united against extremism and all forms of terrorism” by attending a dinner marking the end of Ramadan. A […]
UK: Kingston branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association hosts Dinner to mark Eid Celebrations
Source: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk A MUSLIM society held a special ceremony at Kingston’s Guildhall to mark Eid, the celebration of the end of Ramadan. The Kingston branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association hosted […]
Did Britain Just Get a Racist Foreign Minister in Boris Johnson?
Source: The Daily Beast. Boris Johnson, whose thirst for spectacularly offensive jokes has already led to multiple apology tours, has now been chosen as the international face of Britain.Britain’s least diplomatic man is the country’s new head of diplomacy.In a decision that installs the court jester as the international face […]
Theresa May: Thatcher’s Tougher Successor as Prime Minister
Source: The Daily Beast LONDON—When Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975 she was seen as a shrill housewife nowhere near ready to lead the country. She even joked with the crowd at her first party conference by pretending to do a little housework on stage. The […]
Police blame worst rise in recorded hate crime on EU referendum
Source: The Guardian By Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Police believe the spike in hate crime following the EU referendum was the worst on record. Mark Hamilton, head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said: “I believe the referendum debate has led to an increase in reporting of hate […]
London’s Trafalgar Square for a momentous day of Eid celebrations with the capital’s first Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan
Source: Daily Mail Thousands of revellers fill London’s Trafalgar Square for a momentous day of Eid celebrations with the capital’s first Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan, elected the first […]
The persecution of the Ahmadis must not be allowed to spread
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — Driven out of Pakistan, the Muslim Ahmadiyya community now have their global headquarters in the UK. They deserve our protection and respect Asad Shah, an Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper who was stabbed to death in Glasgow after posting a message of Easter greetings on his Facebook […]
No Iraq exit plan then, no EU Brexit plan now – 13 years later our politicians are still infantile and inadequate
If the British public’s reflexive distrust of establishment politicians came into riotous bloom in June, it was Tony Blair who sowed the seed in 2003. The similarities between these twin catastrophes are overwhelming Matthew Norman @IndyVoices Wednesday 6 July 2016 Curiously enough, considering the avalanche of criticism about the endless […]
I’m already tired of the ‘lessons’ of Chilcot. What can we learn from a report that ignores Iraqis?
Source: Independent If Blair and Bush were sincere about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, they would have invaded North Korea By Robert Fisk @indyvoices So where are the Titans […]
Conservative leadership: Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom in battle to be Prime Minister after Michael Gove eliminated from contest
Live Conservative leadership: Theresa May and May: I’m delighted to have won so much support from my colleaguesPlay!01:33 Danny Boyle Ben Riley-Smith, political correspondent 7 JULY 2016 • 6:34PM Michael Gove elimated from Conservative leadership bid Andrea Leadsom faces Theresa May in two-horse race to be PM May […]
Tony Blair says world is better as a result of Iraq War
Source: BBC Tony Blair says the world would be “in a worse position” had he not taken the decision to invade Iraq. The former PM said despite the “terrible consequences”, removing Saddam Hussein “moved with the grain” of what was to come in the region. He also said it would […]
What will happen to the UK’s European farm workers?
Source: BBC By Camila Ruz and Susannah Stevens Thousands of foreign farm workers come to the UK every year. But in the wake of the UK vote on 23 June to leave the EU, they find themselves in uncertain times. Some EU workers fear they may soon need visas Some […]
We ignored the rule of law – the result was Iraq
Elizabeth Wilmshurst By acting in defiance of the UN charter, as I warned when I was a Foreign Office lawyer in 2003, we put our reputation at risk. So it has proved ‘Lord Goldsmith, who as attorney general constitutionally had the last word, had given a provisional view that a […]
Tony Blair deliberately exaggerated threat from Iraq, Chilcot report finds
Source: The Guardian Heather Stewart Political editor Tony Blair deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by the Iraqi regime as he sought to make the case for military action to MPs […]
Everything to Know About Britain’s Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War
Source: Time By Mark Leftly/London Critics of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair hope the report will contain revelations damaging enough to lead to impeachment This week, Tony Blair faces a […]
Why do BBC love to interview the view of Ahmadiyya sect about Islam when majority Sunni or Shia followers consider them as deviants and hate them?
Source. BBC The Ahmadiyya community tend to emphasize a certain openness and acceptance to their adopted countries traditions and customs as opposed to the mainstream Islamic sects. In fact, in the United States, an Ahmadiyya mosque is hosting an open July 4th barbecue close to the nation’s capital. In addition, they […]
Racism After Brexit Is ‘Celebratory’ And ‘Englishness’ Is Becoming Exclusively White And Christian, Says Expert
The Huffington Post June 29, 2016 The country has become ‘more racist in terms of its public culture’. 02/07/2016 21:11 | Updated 18 hours ago 1.4 K Louise RidleyAssistant news editor at The Huffington Post UK The UK is seeing a surge of “celebratory racism” after the vote to leave […]
Why religious persecution can be hard to test
Economist: WHEN a newly arrived migrant seeks asylum on grounds that going home would mean facing religous persecution, how can the host country test the sincerity of that claim? That is a hard question, especially if the migrant has only recently converted to a different faith. It’s also a very […]