Trump climate deal pullout: The global reaction
Source: BBC Former President Barack Obama, who negotiated the Paris deal for the US “The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits […]
Travel ban: Trump seeks Supreme Court ruling
Source: BBC The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The ban has been blocked by lower courts […]
What to Know About the Attack at Resorts World Manila
Source: Time BY Kevin Lui At least 36 people died in the Philippines when an upscale hotel and casino complex was attacked in the early hours of Friday morning, local time. […]
Can the Quran be Unjust? Can the Fundamentalists Kill Anyone Who Cheats Them?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Can the fundamentalist’s kill those who do not ascribe to their political ideology? How about those who […]
Einstein’s Theory About Gravitational Waves Was Just Proved Right — Again
Source: Time BY Jeffrey Kluger Jun 01, 2017 Science, like so many other things, has tipping points. Figure out how to isolate and identify one virus and you’re on your way […]
Pakistan: Two accused sentenced to 12 years jail, and heavy fine for publishing prohibited books
Insaf Newspaper June 1, 2017 ….. Idris Ahmad and Saba Zafar sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment, with RS 200,000 each fine under 298B PPC. Faisababad special court Judge Muhammad Khalik Naz decision. Seven others were set free. Amir Fahim, Zahid Mahmood, Ihsan Allah Danish, Nafis Ahmad, Rashed Mahmood, Abdus Samee, […]
Trump Announces Withdrawal From Paris Agreement
Source: Time BY Justin Worland President Trump announced plans to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change Thursday, a move that will weaken a key international measure aimed […]
Bahrain outlaws main secular opposition group
Source: Reuters By Sami Aboudi | DUBAI A Bahraini court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the main secular opposition group which the government accuses of supporting terrorism, a ruling […]
Vatican would see U.S. Paris deal exit as slap in face: official
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY The Vatican, which under Pope Francis’ insistence has strongly backed the Paris climate change deal, would see a U.S. exit as a […]
Danes again ponder repeal of blasphemy law
Source: Associated Press By JAN M. OLSEN COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A case of a man charged under Denmark’s little-used blasphemy law for setting a Quran on fire and posting […]
Feds investigating after city won’t allow mosque to be built
Source: Associated Press BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are investigating a New Jersey city that prevented a Muslim group from building a mosque, a rejection that the […]
Man Stabbed in Portland While Coming to Aid of 2 Girls Shifts Focus to Them
Source: The New York Times By MATT STEVENS Photo Micah David-Cole Fletcher watched as Jeremy Joseph Christian was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. CreditPool […]
Cricket now booming in Germany
Source: The Local In Frankfurt on Monday, Germany hosted the world’s oldest club, the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club, an invitational team made up of players with international and first-class experience. The MCC’s visit helps Germany prepare for next month’s Europe Division One tournament in the Netherlands against fellow minnows like Belgium, […]
Germany suspends Afghan refugee deportations after Kabul attack
Source: The Local Germany has temporarily suspended the group deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers following the Kabul truck bomb attack, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. The foreign ministry would reassess security in the country by July, and until then Germany would carry out only “voluntary repatriations and deportations […]
How Germany reacted to Trump’s climate pact withdrawal
Source: The Local Germans had some creative ways of expressing their disapproval of the US President’s decision to pull out of an international agreement to fight climate change. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris accord, originally signed by […]
Photo News: Ahmadiyya Nigeria Honours Archbishop John Onaiyekan
Source: http://worldtopnewsng.com/ahmadiyya-nigeria-honours-archbishop-john-onaiyekan/
German parliament passes law ending child marriage
Source: The Local The German parliament passed a law ending child marriage late on Thursday night, officially raising the marriageable age to 18. The new law officially makes 18 the minimum age for marriage. Previously, 16-year-olds were allowed to marry adults in certain cases with court permission. The legislation also […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Slough Joins in to Help the Homeless
Source: http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/15320410.The_Slough_community_rallies_round_to_help_the_homless/ | Francis Batt @BattFrancis Reporter Bank Holiday Mondays are much like any other day for a homeless person with nowhere to go. But dedicated members of the Christian and Muslim communities operating together at St Mary’s Church in Slough this week ensured that homeless people who came along at least got […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Portland Chapter invites ALL to their Ramadan Open House Every Saturday at Rizwan Mosque
Source: https://www.evensi.us/ramadan-open-house-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-portland/212760834 Saturday 10 June 2017 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Join Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s weekly Open House every Saturday during the holy month of Ramadan from May 27th through June 25th. Each Open House begins with an open “Talk to a Muslim” Q&A session at 7:30pm where you can ask any […]
Israeli minister holds rare meeting with Palestinian premier
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel’s finance minister has met the Palestinian prime minister, Israeli officials said on Thursday, in a rare visit by an Israeli cabinet member to the occupied West Bank as part of a US peace push. Read more….http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/palestine/israeli-minister-holds-rare-meeting-with-palestinian-premier-1.2036932