Narratives of Women’s Conversion to Islam in UK: Study
The reports of increasing conversion to Islam of women living in the UK brings to mind the prophecies of the Promised Messiah and Imam Mehdi (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad- blessing […]
Antibiotics resistance ‘as big a risk as terrorism’ – medical chief
Source: BBC By Fergus Walsh – Medical correspondent The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government’s chief medical officer for England has said. Professor Dame Sally Davies described it as a “ticking time bomb”. […]
US, UK and France training Syrian rebels in Jordan – reports
Foreign instructors are training Syrian rebels in modern warfare in Jordan, suggest media reports from Europe. Sources claim the trainees will be the security force if Assad goes, while the […]
‘Constructive journalism’ course aims to eliminate unnecessary negativity in the press
Sold out first run indicates journalists’ desire for more positive reporting A new course teaching journalists how to report news in a way that is relevant to society and not unnecessarily negative is proving popular in Denmark. The Constructive News course, run by Catherine Gyldensted, a Danish reporter who has […]
UK: Poor car-owning households spend more than a quarter of income on motoring
Nearly a million households are spending more than a quarter of their income running a car, research has found. The RAC Foundation has used data from ONS, the Government’s statistical […]
UK: Food watchdog to ask shoppers how much horse is ‘acceptable’
The Government’s food watchdog will ask UK consumers how much horse or other species of animal would be “acceptable” to find in their food products. In the wake of the […]
Whispers of Love
Source: Huff Post, Brad Gooch. When Dick Davis, the preeminent translator of Persian poetry of our time, was a boy in Portsmouth, England, in the 1950s, he found on his parents’ bookshelf a copy of Edward FitzGerald’s swooning Victorian translations of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Its presence was not so […]
Actions of British soldiers in Iraq probed
A public inquiry into whether British soldiers committed crimes in Iraq nine years ago is due to start shortly A public investigation into whether British soldiers committed crimes while serving in Iraq nine years ago is due to start shortly. The investigation will determine whether UK troops killed civilians. Al […]
UK borough holds exhibition on Islam
Source: Press TV. The Muslim community in the city of Burton launched a three-day display themed “Exhibition Islam” this week that offered greater insight into the faith in a bid to “remove the divide” among people of different faiths in the town. The exhibition, which took place between February 25 […]
Muslim missionaries blast British ‘mosquebusting’ lawyer’s message
Source: Ottawa Citizen By Vito Pilieci “Mosquebusting” techniques espoused by a well-known British lawyer at an Ottawa speech earlier this month are akin to hate speech and should not have […]
Egypt balloon crash: criminal activity ruled out by early investigation
An initial investigation into the hot air balloon crash that killed up to 19 tourists in Egypt, including three Britons, has ruled out any criminal activity as a cause of […]
UK: Drinkers ‘consuming almost double official estimates’
Drinkers are consuming almost twice as much alcohol as official studies estimate, according to research which shows women are just as likely to ‘binge drink’ as men. The Telegraph UK […]
Ten years on, Blair admits Iraq is not as he hoped
AFP | Feb 27, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — Former British prime minister Tony Blair admitted on Tuesday that the situation in Iraq is “not nearly” what he hoped […]
Hazara and Shia Genocide in British House of Commons
Source: LUBP A session was held in British House of Commons on 25th February 2012 where Hazara and Shia Genocide was discussed with Lord Eric Avebury. The session was called by Parliamentary Committee of Human Rights which is chaired by Lord Eric Averbury himself. The session lasted for nearly 2 […]
Pope forces out Cardinal Keith O’Brien
Source: theguardian, by Severin Carrell and Sam Jones. The pope has forced the abrupt resignation of Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic as the church made a frantic attempt to minimise the impact of allegations of “inappropriate acts” committed by Cardinal Keith O’Brien against fellow priests. The cardinal revealed in his statement […]
How do you become fluent in 11 languages?
Source: BBC Twenty-year-old Alex Rawlings has won a national competition to find the UK’s most multi-lingual student. The Oxford University undergraduate can currently speak 11 languages – English, Greek, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Afrikaans, French, Hebrew, Catalan and Italian. More:
Shia-hunter Malik Ishaq gets free airtime on the BBC Urdu – by Sidq Maqaal
Source: LUBP: There are, of course, both moral and social grounds on which one can fault the BBC Urdu for airing an interview with Malik Ishaq who openly calls for Shias, a major Muslim sect, to be put to death. Allowing this Pakistani apostatizing militant and hatemonger free airtime on […]
How did modern Islam become so intolerant?
Source: The Independent, by Yasmeen Alibhai Brown. Internal and external intolerance is now Islam’s brand. Those great past Muslim civilisations famous for diversity, humanity, science, extraordinary achievements have died. Education, the arts, photographs, television, sports, even work are denounced by crazed imams online and in mosques worldwide, including the UK. […]
The Flood?: Western Europe Fearful of Eastern Immigration
British, French and German politicians are all sounding the alarm. In 2014, Romanian and Bulgarian citizens will be given free movement within Europe’s labor market. They are concerned about a […]
Islam in the UK And Islamization of Britain: Right Side News
Islam in the UK and Islamization of Britain Published on Saturday, 23 February 2013 04:31 Written by Enza Ferreri This is the view from Londonistan, Absurd Britannia, Eurabia. Raymond Ibrahim, a scholar of Arab and Islam history born in the USA of Egyptian Coptic parents, often writes about the condition […]