Referendums make public opinion easy to manipulate because what voters are being asked to assent to is most often wishful thinking and what they are opposing is a rag-bag of unrelated grievances Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 6 October 2017 Brexit, Krexit and Crexit: Britain leaves the EU, Kurdistan declares independence […]
Source: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/newcastle-comedy-charity-school-proms-13709773 Ahmadiyya Muslim Women of Newcastle volunteer with North East Homeless team Raising money for: Serving Humanity Organiser Shafia Saeed of Gateshead said: “Ahmadiyya Muslim Women of Newcastle volunteered with North East Homeless team to feed homeless people. It was an eye-opening experience. It was our first time but all […]
Source: https://muftah.org/ahmadi-muslims-face-growing-persecution-algeria/#.WdkP_4-CzIU | Fatima Mohie-Eldin On August 28, Mohamed Fali, the leader of Algeria’s Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, was arrested. On September 13, he was sentenced to a six month suspended prison term and a fine of 20,000 Algerian dinars, on charges of “offending Islam” and “unauthorized fundraising.” Similarly ill-defined charges have been leveled […]
Source: http://www.chch.com/hamilton-mosque-open-house/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Hamilton is having a united against terrorism event in response to the attack in Edmonton last weekend, when a man stabbed a police officer and rammed several people with a truck. Police in Edmonton are considering terrorism charges because of an ISIS flag found […]
Oct 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri A new public opinion poll in the Arab Gulf region reminds us again of a cardinal truth about political realities in the Arab region: make sure to listen to what ordinary people feel, more than you listen to what local or […]
Source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/letters/ci_31357498/main-street-mosque-welcoming-place | By IJAZ AHMED | President, Fitchburg Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA Over the weekend, a fight broke out on Main Street. The altercation occurred right outside the Bait-ul-Zikr Mosque on 370 Main St., and one of the windows facing the street was broken. Blood and glass were littered both inside and […]
Source: UNESCO website: Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. […]
The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world 89% of religious “nones” in America say religion should be kept separate from government policies Source: Pew Research Center […]
Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent The Nobel Committee’s decision to honour the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as Ican, provides a powerful and timely reinforcement of the opprobrium and concern that should be attached to nuclear weapons. It comes at a moment when North Korea is actively developing […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkish and Lebanese historians unveiled the photography exhibition “Beirut Vilayet during the Ottoman Period” in Beirut on Friday. The exhibit includes 40 photographs depicting […]
FAHRETTIN ALTUN (A view from Turkey) Orientalism is not just the West’s ideological supremacy. It is also an attempt to irrationalize the East and make it exotic In one of my columns I did an analysis on orientalism in Western media and someone named Steven, […]
Source: The Guardian A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is courting controversy in Indonesia. Photograph: ayopoligami.com BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is […]
Source: Pacific Standard By MASSOUD HAYOUN OCT 5, 2017 It appears no Austrian party could afford to stand up against the nation’s controversial new veil ban. On Sunday, the Austrian government […]
Source: The Atlantic By BEN ROWEN After the deadliest gun attack in modern U.S. history left 59 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, both Nevadasenators, and […]
By Veronica DeVore October 5, 2017 1:30 PMOct 5, 2017 – 13:30 Handguns require special permits in Switzerland(Keystone) Switzerland’s gun laws and high rates of gun ownership reflect the […]
Source: Reuters By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Hard-pressed to find space for a massive influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees, Bangladesh plans to chop down forest trees to extend a […]
Source: The Local Germany on Wednesday moved four Tornado jets flying surveillance missions against the Islamic State group to Jordan after withdrawing them from Turkey amid a bilateral dispute, the […]
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | October 4, 2017 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Since 9/11, only seven imams have given the opening prayer in the House of Representatives. Abdullah Antepli, from Duke University […]
Holly Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee As law enforcement pieces together answers about the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, the suffering caused by the attack also raises deep philosophical questions about […]
Source: Pew Research Center Views on religion, its role in policy When it comes to religion and morality, most Americans (56%) say that belief in God is not necessary in […]