Austria burqa ban: Man dressed as shark falls afoul of new law
Source: DEUTSCHE WELLE A man dressed as a shark has been fined under new anti-burqa laws in Austria. The shark was advertising the opening of a new electronics store called McShark. […]
India Supreme Court bans fireworks in Delhi ahead of Diwali
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has banned fireworks in the capital Delhi, in the run-up to the Hindu festival of Diwali. The court said it wanted to test if […]
Pope to meet top Buddhist monks in Myanmar, address military
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will meet Myanmar’s top Buddhist monks, its military generals and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November when […]
Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
Source: Reuters BY Shoon Naing 5 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Tuesday launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly […]
Asma Jahangir calls on Nawaz to take notice of Safdar’s ‘unacceptable’ attack on Ahmadis
Source: Dawn Human rights lawyer and activist Asma Jahangir on Tuesday demanded former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to take notice of retired Capt Muhammad Safdar’s tirade against the persecuted Ahmadi […]
Islamic Dream Interpretation – by Ibn Sirin here: seeing of FISH in a dream
Fish — Seeing sea fish covered with salt in a dream means lasting richness, because fish are preserved in salt, or it could mean burdens. If one’s wife is pregnant and he sees a fish coming out of his male organ in a dream, it means that his wife will […]
Swiss pioneers: Swiss engineer takes on killer landmines
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43460444&locale=en Embed code This content was published on October 10, 2017 5:00 PMOct 10, 2017 – 17:00 Swiss engineer, Frédéric Guerne, has dedicated half his life to making machines that […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslim Community Georgia’s Bait’ul Ata Mosque to host ‘Love God, Serve Together’ Session
Source: http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/local-mosque-to-host-disease-bio-terrorism-preparedness-forum/article_874e0555-b636-5db0-b901-1040193d411a.html | From Staff Reports A local mosque will help host an informational session teaching the faith-based community how to react to a possible disease outbreak or bio-terrorism attack. The session, titled Love God, Serve Together, will be held at the Baitul Ata mosque at 1800 Willow Trail Parkway in Norcross […]
Malaysia: Amid vigilante threats, Ahmadi Musilms offer olive branch to PPIM
Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/amid-vigilante-threats-ahmadis-offer-olive-branch-to-ppim | BY SHAZWAN MUSTAFA KAMAL KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Followers of the Ahmadiyyah community in Selangor have invited the Malaysian Muslim Consumers’ Association (PPIM) to an open dialogue, after a threat was made against them during the latter’s press conference last month. In a letter written by Ainul Yakin […]
Malaysia: Human Rights Commission defends religious freedom amid reports of PPIM threatening Ahmadiah
“They shall have the freedom to manifest their religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teachings… Further, no one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice” Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/05/suhakam-defends-religious-freedom-as-ahmadis-face-threats/ | Robin Augustin Suhakam chairman Razali Ismail’s statement […]
Malaysia: Ahmadiah Muslim community lives in fear after veiled threats from PPIM
Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/10/04/ahmadiah-community-live-in-fear-after-veiled-threats-from-ppim/ | Sheith Khidhir Bin Abu Bakar and Farhan Darwis A recent press conference by the Muslim consumer group is being taken as a veiled threat of violence against members of the minority Muslim sect. PETALING JAYA: A small community of Ahmadiah followers in Selangor is living in fear following threats and warnings issued […]
USA: What does it mean to be Presidential?
October 9, 2017 by Aron Ra 110 Comments Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/reasonadvocates/2017/10/09/what-does-it-mean-to-be-presidential/#AbxRy3mUXCMRICDl.99 Someone recently asked me what criteria I would consider to objectively evaluate Trump as a good president. This is my answer. What is a good president? One who seeks diplomatic solutions instead of immediately and repeatedly threatening nuclear war. Should […]
Jihadi brides, dating and identity: British Muslim women speak out
Adela Suliman | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Published — Tuesday 10 October 2017 LONDON: From a jaded TV chat show host to a Middle Eastern actress who longs to […]
Catalan leader proclaims independence but suspends it pending talks
Reuters International This content was published on October 10, 2017 7:27 PMOct 10, 2017 – 19:27 Catalan President Carles Puigdemont leaves after addressing deputies in the chamber at the Catalonian regional parliament in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea (reuters_tickers) By Angus Berwick and Sonya Dowsett BARCELONA (Reuters) […]
The Venerable W review – the poisonous monk behind Myanmar’s anti-Muslim vendetta
This intimate documentary on Ashin Wirathu, the Buddhist fanatic whose ideas have brought down Aung Sun Suu Kyi, is a bleak study of sectarianism by Barbet Schroeder Carrying on a long tradition of persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims … The Venerable W. Photograph: The 61st BFI London Film Festiva/BFI London […]
Clare Hollingworth: Our last interview with the woman who broke WW2
Robert Fisk travelled to Hong Kong in 2015 to meet the grande dame of war reporting Robert Fisk @indyvoices Tuesday 10 October 2017 Clare Hollingworth pictured in 2009 AFP/Getty When Suzanne and Helen opened the door of the cramped, box-like apartment in Albert Road, I didn’t even notice the small, huddled […]
Pakistan: Nawaz son in law- Safdar lashes out against Ahmadis, faces backlash on social media
Dawn.comOctober 10, 2017 20 0 PML-N leader and Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law retired Captain Muhammad Safdar speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday.—DawnNews PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar on Tuesday launched into a virulent tirade against Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadi community while speaking in the National Assembly. He accused the faith group […]
Deadly California Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate
Source: Time BY Jeff Chiu and Ellen Knickmeyer / AP Updated: 12:26 PM ET | Originally published: 5:15 AM ET SANTA ROSA, Calif. — An onslaught of wildfires across a […]
Civil liberties groups decry Sessions’s guidance on religious freedom
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky and Sarah Pulliam Bailey October 6 Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued sweeping guidance to executive branch agencies Friday on the Justice Department’s interpretation of how the government […]
Hate crime targeting UK mosques more than doubled in past year, figures show
Source: The Independent By Rachel Roberts Hate crimes targeting mosques across the UK more than doubled between 2016 and 2017, new figures have revealed. Police forces recorded 110 hate crimes directed at Muslim places […]