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
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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
Saudi prince supports women driving
Manama: A Saudi former minister said that allowing women to drive was bound to happen and that women would be driving society, not just cars. “The ban on women driving has been imposed on us, and women in the past used to lead their own camels. Women need to be […]
36 bodies found in Resorts World Manila, Philippines official says
Source:CNN Thirty-six people have been killed in a Manila casino, following an attack in the early hours of Friday morning by a lone gunman who fired shots from an assault rifle and set fire to gambling tables. The victims, who did not appear to have been shot, are thought to […]
Trump on Paris accord: ‘We’re getting out’
Source: CNN President Donald Trump proclaimed Thursday he was withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord, a sweeping step that fulfills a campaign promise while acutely dampening global efforts to curb global warming. Speaking from the White House, Trump said he was open to renegotiating aspects of the agreement, which […]
Catholic plan to combat homophobic bullying praised by education experts
Source: The Guardian A new Catholic schools policy says they have an obligation to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment ‘for same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people’. Photograph: […]
Ramadan around the world – in pictures
Source: The Guardian Jakarta, Indonesia Women offer special ‘Tarawih’ prayers on the first night of the holy month at the Istiqlal mosque Photograph: Solo Imaji/Barcroft Images Dhaka, Bangladesh A man […]
Coptic Christians in Australia to have refugee claims reassessed
Source: The Guardian BY Ben Doherty Review of their status prompted by spate of violent assaults on the religious minority in Egypt Relatives mourn victims of an attack by gunmen that […]