On 22nd November 2018 the legal case starts in Frankfurt against the religion critic and publicist Necla Kelek, launched by the Ahmadiyya Community. The Community is accusing Kelek, as the author in an interview with the German Radio Deutschlandfunk in the year 2017 called the Community a ‘sect’ and ‘a […]
AP November 30, 2018 School officials say she received threatening notes in her classroom storage bin The council encouraged people to send letters to the girl to “counteract the hateful message” BOSTON: A Muslim girl in Massachusetts has received hundreds of letters of support after receiving threatening notes […]
By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Nov 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this undated photo, John Nawafleh surveys the ancient city of Petra. He has made more than 60 visits to […]
Nov 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hans-Werner Sinn MUNICH — US President Donald Trump is making an intolerable show of himself in Europe. Not only has he cast doubt on America’s […]
Source: Dawn OVER the centuries, Quranic concepts of an egalitarian human society have either been forgotten, or diluted through simple-mindedness, narrowness of thought and need for political mileage. Scholarship and discourse have centred on rituals and questionable ahadith. Culture and traditions have replaced religion. Today, much of what is practised […]
Crystal balls are dangerous objects in the Middle East. Mine have been broken several times. But there’s no reason why Donald Trump should be immune from the fate of so […]
Source: Morgenpost The 4th German Islam Conference (DIK) has started with a controversial debate about foreign influences in German mosques. The kick-off event in Berlin was accompanied by a heated exchange between conservative and liberal Muslims. Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer called on the Islamic communities in Germany to gradually […]
Source: DW It’s a dreaded dinner party question that leaves many of us scrambling to make our mundane jobs sound more interesting than they are. It’s also the first thing I ask Steffen Lange, the branch manager of a company called “Berliner Schrauben” (Berlin screws), when we meet at his […]
Source: The Local MPs including Chancellor Angela Merkel voting in the Bundestag on Thursday. Photo: DPA It has sparked a split of opinions among politicians in Germany. But on Thursday the Bundestag voted in favour of the controversial UN migration pact. In the ballot 372 MPs voted in favour of […]
Source: Frankfurter Rundschau At the Islam Conference in Berlin, the hosts distribute blood sausage snacks made from pork. It’s not the first time. It sounds like a bad joke: At […]
Source: The Telegraph The German government is reaching out to the country’s 4.5 million Muslims by sitting down with community leaders, experts and imams to talk about improving their integration […]
Source: MSN Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, admitted in court on Thursday that he had engaged in negotiations to build a tower in Moscow for Mr. […]
29 November 2018 Author: John McBeth, Jakarta Indonesian President Joko Widodo is the favourite to win a second and mandated final term in the legislative and presidential elections on 27 […]
Mohammed bin Salman’s presence at the meeting signals a desire to put the Khashoggi affair behind him. Global leaders will probably let him. Krishnadev Calamur When leaders of the […]
. Trump and Xi Jinping could fix parts of the US-China relationship in Argentina. They won’t. By Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com Nov 29, 2018 President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President […]
Source: The Inquirer Inga Saffron | @IngaSaffron | isaffron@phillynews.com Matt Wargo Ever since 9/11, American Muslims have struggled with whether they should stay under the radar or assert their identity. […]
The Kartarpur Gurudwara in many ways evades the issues of border conflict. But whether it sets a precedent for other religious places, remains to be seen. Mohit Marwah | News18.comUpdated:November […]
Source: Huffington Post The Muslim congresswoman-elect will be the first hijab-wearing member of the House. By Alanna Vagianos As a hijab-wearing, Somali-American refugee, Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar of Minnesota knows just […]
Reuters International Nov 28, 2018 – By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday his government and the military want to mend ties […]
By Reuters – Nov 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media after a closed briefing for senators about the latest developments related to […]