thrguardian: by Leon Moosavi. It is important to stress that from the estimated 5,000 converts to Islam every year, almost all of them embrace Islam after being inspired by its monotheistic clarity, its moral guidance and its holistic framework. Conversion to Islam is rarely political, but it is usually connected to […]
Huff Post: by Trevor Grundy. LONDON (RNS) Leaders of Britain’s 2.8 million Muslims reacted with horror and anger following Wednesday’s (May 22) slaughter with knives and machetes of an off-duty British soldier in the streets outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in south London. A statement from the Muslim Council of […]
TWO men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques after the sickening Woolwich attack in which a man was decapitated on a London street. British police have boosted their presence after a man, believed to be a soldier, was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of southeast London. […]
Source: The daily Beast. A blood-splattered jihadist with a meat cleaver in one hand declaring to a bystander’s smartphone camera “Allahu Akbar” and “we will always beat you” in a pronounced south London accent? While waiting twenty minutes for the police to arrive after he’s taken part in what seemed […]
A man believed to be soldier has been beheaded in an attack on a street outside Woolwich barracks in South East London. Armed police who responded to incident have also reportedly shot and injured two people, one of them seriously. http://rt.com/news/woolwich-killing-emergency-cameron-650/
The Bradford Synagogue in northern England was facing a dwindling population and serious financial woes when the local Muslim community reached into its pockets to save the day. By Hadani […]
Source: Press Release Majlis Ansarullah Hertfordshire UK Branch, the auxiliary wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK, is holding their Regional Ijtema 2013, On Sunday 26th May 2013 at Chells Pavilion Chells Way Gressley Road Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK. Members will be coming from Cambridge, Luton, Milton Keynes, Stevenage and Watford areas. It is expected that […]
by Frédéric Burnand in Geneva, swissinfo.ch May 20, 2013 – 11:01 The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches […]
“GO back back too (sic) ya own country and take ya mosk (sic) with ya”. Source: Shropshire Star “If they want 2 “practise” there (sic) religion y not do it […]
ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM ARABNEWS Saturday 18 May 2013 In mid-April, an unusual exhibition was held in London, showcasing pictures of Muslims who saved Jews during the Holocaust. During the exhibition people saw love and harmony between people from different faiths, mainly Muslims and Jews. One month later, on May 15 the […]
Source: The Economist Muslim converts – Changing my religion A British strand of Islam is emerging as more people become converts MUSLIM converts have an image problem. A handful, like Richard Dart, a Dorset native jailed last month, have been implicated in terrorism. Samantha Lewthwaite, who was married to Germaine Lindsay, […]
Source: RT One in 10 people under 25 are Muslim, while Christianity is in decline, the 2011 UK census reveals. An explosion in the Muslim population and an aging Christian […]
BBC: A controversial Church of Scotland report which questioned the divine right of Jews to the land of Israel has been rewritten. The 10-page discussion paper is due to be […]
Source: The Conservative Papers by Peter Paton Prime Minister David Cameron should dissolve Parliament and call an early election later this year on taking Britain out of the EU. Summary of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 The Bill fixes the date of the next General Election at 7 May 2015, […]
Leading Islamic financial services industry experts and financial institutions are set to converge in London in June 2013 at the 7th annual London Sukuk Summit – the world’s leading Islamic Capital Market products and Sukuk gathering. In addition to discussing the key issues affecting the impressive growth and future direction […]
Huff Post: by Lauren Markoe. (RNS) Growing up Catholic in England, Candida Moss felt secure in life, yet was told in church that Christians have been persecuted since the dawn of Christianity. Now, as an adult and a theologian, she wants to set the record straight. Too many modern Christians […]
Source: bikyanews.com A rare 18th century painting of the footprints of the Prophet Muhammad, painted during the 18th century Ottoman Empire, will take center stage at British auction house Mullock’s on the 21st of May. According to written and oral sources, Prophet Muhammad left imprints of his bare feet on a […]
Foreword: The purpose of Islam is to teach man the ways of attaining peace, both with himself and with his Creator. Under Divine direction, over 1,400 years ago, Hadrat Muhammad (sa), the Holy […]
Source: http://swlondoner.co.uk The Muslim Association is an international organisation which was founded in the small Indian town of Qadian in 1889. They hold exhibitions and talks all over the world to tell […]
Reuters, London – Alarabiya.net Three men who worked as interpreters for British forces in Afghanistan began a legal challenge on Friday to win the right to live in Britain, arguing […]