‘What will we eat?’ – Myanmar Muslims struggle after camp closures
Reuters International JUN 8, 2017 – A Rohingya girl sits outside her shelter in a refugee camp outside Kyaukpyu in Rakhine state, Myanmar May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun […]
50 years on, Palestinians are as steadfast
Jun 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Fifty years ago, on June 5, I was in 6th grade when the Israelis attacked and occupied my village Yalu, forced its people to flee and levelled it to the ground, along with the two other neighbouring Latrun villages: Umwas and […]
Israel advances settlement plans despite Trump plea
By AFP – Jun 09,2017 – A rainbow is seen over the Israeli settler outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank on January 31 (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED […]
Ending malaria for good
breakthrough science In countries across sub-Saharan Africa, rates of malaria are going down. Fewer people contract the disease, and fewer of them die. So why is fighting malaria still so […]
Girl, 15, murdered mother and sister as they slept – then watched vampire films
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ killings in Spalding by Kim Edwards and her boyfriend Lucas Markham, also 15, revealed after judges lift reporting restrictions Lucas Markham and Kim Edwards. Photograph: Linconshire police/PA Friday 9 June 2017 11.49 BSTLast modified on Friday 9 June 201722.00 BST A 15-year-old girl believed to be one of […]
Model and Leeds United footballer win fight for humanist wedding
Belfast high court in Northern Ireland rules Laura Lacole and Eunan O’Kane can have ceremony that reflects their beliefs Republic of Ireland footballer Eunan O’Kane and Laura Lacole are to marry on 22 June. Photograph: PA Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent @harrietsherwood Friday 9 June 2017 13.19 BSTLast modified on Friday 9 […]
Canada on the verge of repealing its Blasphemy Libel Law
Canada Is on the Verge of Repealing Its Blasphemy Libel Law June 6, 2017 by Hemant Mehta http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/06/canada-is-on-the-verge-of-repealing-its-blasphemy-libel-law/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=4462 Comments You may not have guessed it, but Canada has had a blasphemy law on the books since 1892. Nations where blasphemy is penalized in some way. It seems like a radical rule for a […]
Ireland: Galway’s Ahamdi Muslim group ‘heartened’ by support after mosque damaged
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/galway-muslim-group-heartened-by-support-after-mosque-damaged-1.3109818 The imam of a Galway mosque which was attacked during Ramadan prayers on Monday night said its members were heartened by the wider community’s response to the incident. Rocks were thrown through windows at the Masjid Maryam (Mosque of Mary) in Ballybrit, which is used by the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Ireland: Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s Galway mosque vandalised while worshippers inside
Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2017/0606/880552-galway-mosque-attack/ A mosque in Galway city was vandalised last night while people were inside praying. Members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim community were gathered for prayers at the Mosque on Old Monivea Road, when a rock was thrown at windows close to the entrance. The incident happened shortly after 11pm […]
UK: “Violence & terrorism has no religion, no justification and no place in the peaceful Islam”, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Walton
Source: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/london-bridge-attack-groups-condemn-13142830 Shahbaz Bajwa, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Walton , said: “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community unequivocally condemns in the strongest possible terms Saturday’s terrorist attack in London. “All acts of terrorism and extremism are vile criminal acts that are completely unjustifiable. “We express our deepest sympathy and condolences […]
Thurrock Muslim community in prayers for victims of ‘barbaric’ London Bridge attacks
Source: http://ekosvoice.com/2017/06/05/thurrock-muslim-community-in-prayers-for-victims-of.html Thurrock Muslim community in prayers for victims of ‘barbaric’ London Bridge attacks The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has spoken out condemning the terrorist attack in London “in the strongest possible terms”. Thirty-six of those injured in the attacks are still in hospital, with 21 in a critical condition. “The terrorists […]
Stop Pretending The ‘Anti-Sharia’ Movement Has Anything To Do With Empowering Women
Source: Huffington Post “Anti-Sharia” rallies will take place in nearly 30 U.S. states on Saturday, according to the group spearheading the effort. ACT for America, a national grassroots anti-Muslim […]
Thailand Has Sentenced a Man to 35 Years in Prison For Facebook Posts That ‘Insult the Monarchy’
Source: Time BY Feliz Solomon 5:51 AM ET A military court in Thailand has sentenced a 34-year-old man to 35 years in prison for violating the country’s draconian lèse-majesté law, […]
How can we stop antibiotic resistance?
Source: BBC News By Erin Biba “The world is heading towards a post-antibiotic era in which common infections will once again kill. If current trends continue, sophisticated interventions, like organ […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Dayton’s Fazl-e-Umar Mosque invites all Americans of all faiths to discuss True Islam
Source: http://wdtn.com/2017/06/07/local-mosque-invites-community-to-discuss-true-islam/ | By Paul Rodzinka DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) – A local mosque will open its doors to anyone interested in learning more about true Islam. The Fazl-i-Umar Mosque said Wednesday it will invite fellow Americans of all faiths and backgrounds to participate in a discussion about True Islam on June 10 […]
The 81-year-old woman inspiring a nation to recycle
Source: BBC News An 81-year-old who set up an all-woman rubbish collection team in her village in Lebanon now has a stream of visitors asking how she did it. For […]
Dundee’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community say they will stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with everyone in UK to defeat extremism
Source: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/441916/will-stand-ahmadiyya-community-condemn-manchester-london-attacks/ | by Jamie Milligan ‘We will stand with you’ – Ahmadiyya community condemn Manchester and London attacks Dundee’s Ahmadiyya community say they will stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone in the UK to defeat extremism. The group, who operate a church on Dundee’s Dens Road, “unequivocally” condemned the barbaric attacks […]
May to form ‘government of certainty’ with DUP backing
Source: BBC News Theresa May has said she will put together a government with the support of the Democratic Unionists that can provide “certainty” for the future. Speaking after visiting […]
Is philanthropy catching on among China’s super rich?
Source: BBC News When US billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett held a banquet in China a few years ago to urge fellow tycoons to donate their fortunes to charity, […]
Mars recalls chocolates over salmonella fear
Source: BBC News Chocolate maker Mars is recalling some bars of Galaxy, Maltesers Teasers and bags of Minstrels due to the “potential presence of salmonella”. Mars said the products, for […]