Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN ACT for America, known for its aggressive criticism of Islam, hosts anti-Sharia marches on Saturday across the U.S. Many supporters have alt-right links. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: […]
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/ireland-should-not-be-complacent-about-radicalisation-1.3112909 The Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque which was damaged in a stoning incident during Ramadan prayers earlier this week is hosting an open day at the Masjid Maryam in Ballybrit on Saturday from 3pm to 6pm. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland president Dr M Anwar Malik said that Muslims and non-Muslims are […]
Source: http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15335707.Shocked_reaction_in_Keighley_to_news_of_terrorist_massacre_in_London/ Young people from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Keighley were out last weekend collecting funds to support people affected by the terrorist bombing in Manchester, which occurred only two weeks before the latest killings in London. Children from Keighley as young as seven were at Booths supermarket, in Ilkley, […]
Source: http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/residents-urged-to-stand-together-following-terror-attacks-1-7994930 | By SARAH PAGE People are being urged to stand united following the terrorist attacks in London on Saturday in which seven people died and 48 were injured. Horsham District Council deputy leader Jonathan Chowen called on people to “stand together to defeat this horrendous wrongdoing” and Muslims in Crawley […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) opened a new mosque for worship on Friday in the German city of Cologne. The foundation of the DITIB Central Mosque was laid in 2009 and, according to the organization, an official opening ceremony will be held within […]
Kirkcaldy interfaith event will condemn acts of terrorism Two events are to be held in Kirkcaldy by a Muslim group which has condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks in London and Manchester. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC), which has members living in Kirkcaldy, said it is “deeply saddened and […]
Source: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/southdurham/weardale/15337260.County_Durham_primary_school_pulls_mosque_visit_in_response_to_parents__39__terror_attack_fears/ Tow Law Millennium Primary School pulls Hartlepool Nasir Mosque visit in response to parents’ terror attack fears Flossie Mainwaring-Taylor @EchoFlossie Reporter (Newton Aycliffe & Sedgefield) THE regional president of a worldwide Muslim group has spoken of his sadness after a County Durham school cancelled its mosque trip. Parents from Tow […]
Source: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/93036/galway-stands-with-ahmadiyya-community-against-islamophobic-attack Public stands firm with Muslim community as attacks condemned as ‘cowardly’ and ‘dreadful’ The emergence of racist and neo-Nazi graffiti in Galway has been linked with vandalism on the city’s main mosque this week. However the public has stood firm with the Muslim community against any form of Islamophobia, […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published June 8, 2017 Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani gives a press conference in Doha on May 25, 2017. (AFP Photo) Qatar’s foreign minister […]
Source: http://connachttribune.ie/outrage-following-attack-mosque-523/ Outrage following attack on Mosque Politicians and churches condemn ‘loutish’ attack on mosque Politicians and Christian leaders in Galway have expressed outrage at the attack on a mosque in the city on Monday. Windows at the Ballybane place of worship for Galway’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community were smashed while people […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]