We will not tackle extremism by stigmatizing Muslim citizens
Tariq Ramadan Reducing these acts of violence to an ideological battle between Islam and the west stokes the politics of division and ignores the root causes of terrorism Tariq […]
This is what Theresa May refused to tell you in her schoolyard sermon on terror
The Prime Minister is going to have her ‘embarrassing conversations’ with Britain’s Muslims, who have no power to switch off the evil ideology which Wahhabism represents. She does have that power – but she won’t use it Robert Fisk @indyvoices Was that really the best Theresa May could do? It was the same old tosh about “values” and […]
UK: UK police name two London attackers, say one previously known to them
AFP | ReutersUpdated about an hour ago 379 5 An undated handout picture released by the British Metropolitan Police Service in London on June 5, shows Khuram Shazad Butt (L) and Rachid Redouane from Barking, east London, believed by police to be two of the three attackers in the June 3 terror […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Assciation Midlands Hold Interfaith Iftar Dinner for Royal Navy & Army officers
By Toby, National Secretary Outreach, Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK National Representative Outreach Co-odinater, AMC Midlands Regions UK Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Midlands Region UK Hold Big Iftar Dinner for Royal Navy, Army and close friends on 30th May 2017. The programme started with recitations of holy Quran followed by […]
Don’t Pray For London – Reject Religious Extremism
Prayers are not the answer. In fact, prayers are the problem. While some pray for London after the attack that left six people dead and more than 40 injured, others offer prayers of celebration. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/06/dont-pray-london-reject-religious-extremism/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 The bitter truth is that Islamic extremists celebrate the death and carnage in London as an answer to their […]
Implicit bias: Is everyone racist?
Source: BBC News Few people openly admit to holding racist beliefs but many psychologists claim most of us are nonetheless unintentionally racist. We hold, what are called “implicit biases”. So […]
Florida shootings: Five killed by sacked employee
Source: BBC Five people have been killed in a shooting at an Orlando industrial estate, police in Florida say. They say the gunman was a former employee at a store […]
Qatar row: Saudi and Egypt among countries to cut Doha links
Source: BBC News A number of Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. They say Qatar backs militant […]
Britain Will Overcome Terrorism the Same Way It Always Has
Source: BBC BY Dan Stewart / London This is what it feels like when your city comes under attack: It’s revolting. Initially that revulsion comes at a gut level — the […]
London’s secret underground mail rail
Source: BBC News Until 2003, when it was decommissioned, this little-known railway belonged to the Royal Mail – come July, it will be opened to the public. Source
The island that forever changed science
Source: BBC News By Theodora Sutcliffe 5 June 2017 The Indonesian island of Ternate, like its neighbour Tidore, is almost all volcano. It sprouts from the sea, an almost-perfect, yet […]
The puzzling way that writing heals the body
Source: BBC By Claudia Hammond 2 June 2017 In 1986 the psychology professor James Pennebaker discovered something extraordinary, something which would inspire a generation of researchers to conduct several hundred […]
Inside China’s incredible high-speed rail network
Source: BBC See the view from the driver cabin of China’s super-fast trains, and take a tour of the control rooms running this massive operation. This video is from the […]
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman: Creation
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman S01E04 Creation: Suggested Reading Meeting the Quranic Adam with Charles Darwin Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God A challenge for Dawkins: […]
Florida shooting: ‘Multiple fatalities’ in Orlando
Source: BBC Police in the US state of Florida say there have been “multiple fatalities” in a shooting in Orlando. The shooting happened early on Monday morning in the east of the city, the Orlando Sentinel newspaper reports. It comes a week before the first anniversary of the Pulse nightclub […]
Sanitary worker’s death
Source: Dawn THE tragic death of a sanitary worker in Umerkot in Sindh on Thursday highlights — yet again — how those who boast of providing aid and succour can fail to show even an ounce of humanity. Young Irfan Masih had been cleaning a deep manhole when he was […]
Ted Talk: The Muslims You Cannot See | Sahar Habib Ghazi |
Growing up half time in the United States and half time in Pakistan, Ghazi finds herself joining Muslim women in being stereotyped at the same time they are expected to […]
What I’ve Seen in 30 Years of Reporting on the Israeli Occupation
Haaretz.com: Two weeks ago on Saturday, a few dozen Israelis attended the opening of a new exhibition at the Ben Ami Gallery in south Tel Aviv…. read more:
Video: ‘Terrorism Has No Religion:’ Muslims Across The UK Slam London Attackers
Source: Huffington Post By Nina Golgowski, the trends reporter for Huff Post “It shouldn’t even have to be said, but this is not Islam,” one Islamic charity group wrote. In […]
Indonesia: Depok Ahmadiyya Community Confesses of Being Persecuted by Depok Mayor
Sunday, 04 June 2017 | Depok Mayor sealed Al Hidayah Mosque in relation to JAI. (Doc: Hidayah) DEPOK, NETRALNEWS.COM – Depok Ahmadiyya Community associated in the Indonesia Ahmadiyya Community (JAI) […]