To lead a moral life we’re better off without religion
Source: Prospect A survey carried out in 2014 found that most people in Britain think that religion does more harm than good. Only a quarter think the opposite. But is […]
A breakthrough for child refugees?
Feb 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – GORDON BROWN Buried in the declaration from the just-completed fourth United Nations’ Syria Pledging Conference in London is a little publicised but important promise: by next year, every Syrian refugee child will be offered a place in school. The world, at long last, has […]
Researchers Find More Women Buried At Stonehenge Than Men
Huff Post: by Nina Gulgowsky — “As far as the burials go, women were as prominent there as men.” Archaeologists say they have discovered the cremated remains of 14 women, believed to have been of high status, buried beneath Stonehenge. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 14 women, believed to […]
Assange tells UK, Sweden to let him go after UN finding
By AFP – Feb 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holding the UN report, speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, Friday (AP photo) LONDON […]
AL ISLAM ONLINE STORE – Books, Audio, Video
Reason to shop from us! May peace be upon you! – And when books are spread abroad(Quran: 81:11) Welcome to the official online store of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. You can buy Islamic Ahmadiyya books and audio/video online and get it delivered using MasterCard or Visa, and No additional charges, shipping […]
WikiLeaks’ Assange to win support from U.N. panel
Reuters International FEB 5, 2016 – 08:39 By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 to avoid a rape investigation, was detained arbitrarily in contravention of international law, a U.N. panel will rule on Friday. Assange, […]
Julian Assange is being ‘arbitrarily held’, UN panel to say
Source: BBC A UN panel will conclude Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being “arbitrarily detained” in the UK, the Swedish foreign ministry has said. Mr Assange, 44, claimed asylum in London’s Ecuadorean embassy in 2012. He wants to avoid extradition to Sweden over a rape claim, which he denies. The […]
Syrian donor conference: more than $10bn raised, says Cameron – live updates
Cameron: London donor conference raises more than $10bn PM pledges to double aid to refugees Turkish PM: Assad guilty of ethnic cleansing Plan to get 700,000 Syrian children back to school Peace talks in Geneva suspended amid Russia airstrikes Read the latest summary David Cameron doubles financial aid for Syrian […]
Google Looks to Divert Extremists With Anti-Radicalization Ads
Source: Time A pilot initiative is aimed at stopping people coming under the influence of extremist groups online Google is experimenting with a program that would direct British users searching for words linked to religious extremism to content designed to counter radicalization, a company executive has said. Anthony House, Google’s […]
To help solve the complex problems facing Syria
Feb 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – PHILIP HAMMOND Today, the UK will co-host the conference “Supporting Syria and the region 2016”, with Germany, Kuwait, Norway and the United Nations. It will take an ambitious new approach to provide longer-term support for refugees through concrete action on livelihoods and jobs, and […]
Video Debate: Do We Need a British Islam?
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Cameron’s proposals for Muslim women are dangerous, dog-whistling nonsense
Source: The Telegraph The Prime Minister has reignited public debate over the integration of British Muslims by raising the contentious issues of gender segregation, face veils, and fluency in English […]
Tristan Jones – converted/reverted to Islam in his later years.
Tristan Jones From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tristan Jones at book signing, Annapolis Sailboat Show 1987 Arthur Jones, pen name Tristan Jones (8 May 1929 – 21 June 1995) was a British mariner and author. He spent most of his life at sea, first in the British Royal Navy, and […]
British forces face criminal probe over 52 Afghan murders
Published time: 1 Feb, 2016 RT.COM British soldiers from B Company, 2 Mercian, set off on an operation in Malgir, Helmand province July 27, 2009. © Omar Sobhani / Reuters 2.3K British armed forces face a criminal investigation over 166 cases of alleged unlawful killing and maltreatment during Britain’s […]
Immigrants with no second language? That’s true Britishness
Voices The British attitude towards language is one of the reasons we’d be hopeless at terrorism Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Thursday 21 January 2016 165 comments When the Spanish come over here, they speak English with a slight Spanish accent. Is it any wonder we get annoyed with Europe? Getty At […]
Talk of diversity is hypocritical when Tory policies have made life worse for ethnic minorities
Voices Talk of diversity is hypocritical when Tory policies have made life worse for ethnic minorities How can releasing diversity stats solve the issue of underrepresentation when austerity has left ethnic minorities 200 per cent worse off than their white counterparts? Amit Singh @asingh11189 David Cameron Getty Images Writing in […]
Young Muslims tell MPs ‘unhealthy focus’ on extremism is stigmatising them
Guardian: Young Muslims have told politicians at a meeting in Bradford to discuss radicalisation that they feel increasingly demonised and isolated. MPs and around 70 young people aged between 16 and 25, representing Muslim communities in Bradford, Leeds and Dewsbury, met in a hotel for the two hour Big Conversation […]
David Cameron is right, poor literacy does fuel radicalisation
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Madiha Walker A graduate in Arabic and Islamic studies. She writes on social affairs and culture, with a specific interest in gender and Muslim women in […]
Britain is at war with Yemen. So why does nobody know about it? Owen Jones Owen Jones
Saudi Arabia has British military advisers and continues to bomb Yemeni civilians with British weapons. Yet our government is strangely quiet about it Britain is arming and aiding a fundamentalist dictatorship that’s bombing and killing civilians. This is an incontestable fact. The Saudi tyranny – gay-hating women-oppressors who kicked off […]
What Happened After A Blindfolded Muslim Asked London For Hugs
Source: Huffington Post From Prime Minister David Cameron questioning their ability to integrate into British society to facing an increasing number of Islamophobic attacks, Muslim women in the United Kingdom are finding that their personal choices and their very identities are becoming a subject for national debate. It’s no surprise, then, […]