Israel’s West Bank annexation: Preparing EU policy for the day after
Commentary Hugh Lovatt 14th May, 2020 West Bank annexation will bring an end to the EU’s cherished two-state solution. International norms and the EU’s own laws will now […]
You may have abducted my father but you can’t take away his bravery
My father, Idris Khattak, a devoted human rights defender and the most selfless man I know, disappeared on 13 November 2019. I have not heard from him. No one has […]
The Good Turk: The true story of Armenia’s forgotten Schindler
Twenty-five years before Oskar Schindler would save the lives of more than a thousand Jews from Nazi Germany, Cemil Kunneh protected hundreds of Armenians from genocide. Robert Fisk tells his […]
Prince William speaks with members of New Zealand’s Muslim community a year after terrorist attacks
Source: Independent By Chelsea Ritschel The Duke of Cambridge has spoken with members of the New Zealand Muslim community a year after first connecting following the Al-Noor and Linwood mosque […]
Compulsory cremation: A nightmare for Sri Lanka’s Muslims
Source: TRT World Lukman Harees The meme ‘Dying While Muslim’ may not be as familiar as ‘Flying While Muslim’ – which came into prominence in the post-9/11 years when Muslims began to experience Islamophobia after being singled out at airports and airlines. But this meme has now gained popularity in […]
Peace Village: Keeping Up the Spirits in Hard Times
Report by AMWA Peace Village Gratefulness is a basic human quality. Allah is Shakoor, meaning the Grateful! The Holy Prophet Muhammad has said that if one is not thankful to […]
Roche antibody test is 100% sensitive and 99.8% specific
Covid antibody test a ‘positive development’ Source: BBC A test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by health officials in […]
Harford County settles suit over anti-Muslim bias in Joppatowne development
by Bryna Zumer Thursday, May 14th 2020 “Our elders are the ones who are interested in buying houses that are on sale,” Imam Abdullah Dibba told FOX45 in 2017. […]
Coronavirus Sanofi: France resists idea of US getting vaccine first
Source: BBC It would be “unacceptable” for French drug giant Sanofi to give priority to the US market if it develops a Covid-19 vaccine, a French minister has warned. Deputy […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Detroit organizes Centennial Interfaith Iftar – Virtual Reflections on the Power of Prayer
Report by Muhammad Ahmad. Detroit Michigan Detroit Jamaat held its Centennial Interfaith Iftar titled ‘Virtual Reflections on the power of prayer during the Pandemic’ on Saturday, May 9, 2020. This event was part of the nationwide centennial celebrations held across all chapters of the US Jamaat on the same day. […]
HRW slams exclusion of Ahmadis from Pakistan minority commission
HRW calls exclusion of Ahmadiyya from commission ‘absurd’, while sect leaders warn it could lead to greater persecution. by Asad Hashim 8 May 2020 Ahmadis routinely face widespread discrimination in […]
Bigotry mars return of Italy hostage who converted to Islam
SOURCE: THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, ONE PICTURE FROM DAILY SABAH Rome: A right-wing lawmaker in Italy was reprimanded Wednesday after he called a young Italian woman who converted to Islam […]
Italy magistrates open probe after freed aid worker bombarded by hate mail (after converting to Islam)
May 12, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in Kenya 18 months ago, waves at Ciampino military airport in Rome, Italy, […]
The future of handshaking
By Ashley Mantha-Hollands and Liav Orgad May 13, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The Covid-19 crisis has put a temporary stop to handshaking and taught us to cover our faces. (Keystone) […]
Swiss to re-open borders with neighbouring countries
By Urs Geiser May 13, 2020 – SWISSINFO.ch The border with neighbouring Germany was closed in mid-March as part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Scientists race to find a cure or vaccine for the coronavirus. Here are the top drugs in development
Source: CNBC By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.; @BERKELEYJR Health officials and scientists across the world are racing to develop vaccines and discover effective treatments against the coronavirus, which has infected more […]
Muslims and 73 Sects in Islam: MNEWS
Muslims and 73 Sects in Islam, a pictorial look By Dr. H. Koya This picture below gives a clear synopsis of the differences between all major sects in Islam and the most opposed sect called the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The important feature to note is THE DIFFERENCES. There is none […]
Punjab Assembly resolution for conditional inclusion of Ahmadis in minorities commission
Amjad Mahmood Updated May 13, 2020 Community to be included if chief “submits in writing that they accept the Constitution, their status as non-Muslims.” — APP/File LAHORE: Lauding the […]
Bigamy is no longer a felony in Utah
By Harmeet Kaur (CNN) A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah. For […]
Britain’s plan to exempt France from 14-day travel quarantine must be applied to EVERY EU member state, the European Commission warns
Source: Daily Mail A European Commission spokesman said that Britain is still subject to EU free movement rules while it is in the transition period before leaving the bloc at the end of the year.’Restrictions to free movement, as well as lifting restrictions, have to comply with the principles of proportionality […]