Why Koran readings in Anglican churches preoccupy the mighty
Source: The Economist BY ERASMUS It started on January 6th at an Episcopal cathedral in Glasgow when a Muslim student was invited to read from her faith’s sacred text, and duly […]
Netanyahu thinks a ‘state-minus’ is enough for the Palestinians
Source: The Washington Post By William Booth and Ruth Eglash January 26 JERUSALEM — A few hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with President Trump on Sunday, […]
PROSECUTOR: MAN ATTACKS MUSLIM AIRLINE EMPLOYEE AT JFK
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Massachusetts man is accused of attacking a Muslim airline employee at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, allegedly kicking and shouting […]
Texas Muslims Voice Concerns After Inflammatory Survey and Forum
Source: The New York Times By DAVID MONTGOMERY and MANNY FERNANDEZ AUSTIN, Tex. — Just over a week ago, white envelopes marked “URGENT REPLY ASAP” began arriving in the mailboxes […]
Muslims, Latinos unify over Trump’s immigration, border plan
Source: Associated Press By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and JEFF KAROUB ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Muslim and Latino advocates have joined forces in opposing changes to immigration rules by President Donald […]
Trump suspends US refugee programme and bans Syrians indefinitely
Source: BBC President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice. He has also halted the issuing of visas to the nationals of six other mainly Muslim countries, including Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, for three months. Mr Trump said the measures were […]
Muslim comics take aim at Trump
Source: CNN Four days before showtime, “The Big Brown Comedy Hour” had sold out. “That never happens,” organizer Dean Obeidallah told the crowd at Comic Strip Live, a venerable club in Manhattan. “We’re pretty sure Homeland Security bought a block of tickets.” Like many of the night’s quips, rants, impressions […]
Don’t build this wall!’
Source: The Local The mayor of Germany’s long-divided capital Berlin, Michael Mueller, on Friday offered some advice to US President Donald Trump: “Don’t build this wall!” The billionaire-president, holding true to his campaign promise, this week ordered US officials to begin to design and construct a wall along the 2,000-mile […]
Germany’s population just hit a record high – so what does this mean?
Source: The Local There are more people living in Germany than ever before, largely thanks to immigration. Here’s an explanation of what the new numbers mean. Germany’s population reached 82.8 million at the end of 2016, according to government estimates. That’s around 600,000 more than the previous year – an […]
The hidden danger of euphemisms
Source: BBC By Mark Peters Euphemisms! They’re the worst. Or I should I say they’re a negative outcome benchmark? Euphemistic language is the timeless enemy of anyone concerned with clarity. […]
Trump to hold first presidential phone call with Merkel
Source: The Local The US leader has already told Angela Merkel what he thinks of her – albeit mainly through Twitter. What could their first presidential talk hold? US President Donald Trump will hold telephone talks Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the […]
Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War’
Source: Time Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union and is the author of The New Russia. The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be […]
Belize: Annual Regional Gathering of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Belize City this Weekend
“[T]here will be Muslims coming from Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras. They will all be here. Some of them are here already and some of them will be arriving.” Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk Source/Credit: Channel 5 Belize By Channel 5 | January 25, 2017 Annual Regional Gathering of […]
Mexicans Launch Boycotts of U.S. Companies in Fury at Donald Trump
Source: Time By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City The digital image shows a clenched fist bathed in the red, white and green of Mexico’s flag and decorated with the nation’s emblematic […]
Perhaps the Largest Protest in U.S. History Was Brought to You by Trump
Source: Time By Karl Vick We could talk all day about numbers. Were 250,000 people on hand to see Donald Trump take the oath, or more like the 1.5 million […]
Ex-Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘World Is Preparing for War’
by ALEXANDER SMITH Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Friday that “it all looks as if the world is preparing for war.” Gorbachev, who was head of the socialist state when it dissolved in 1991, wrote the comments in an opinion piece for Time magazine. Mikhail Gorbachev AFP/Getty Images “More […]
Growing up a prisoner in a cult
Source: BBC By Vanessa Engle At exactly 11:15, the front door of a council flat in Brixton opened. Two women stepped out on to a quiet residential street. The younger […]
Deconstructing the LHC verdict in Aasia Bibi’s case
By Asad Jamal When a high court upholds the conviction and death sentence of a woman from a poor as well as politically and socially marginalised religious minority in a highly […]
Acts of faith: Why people get killed over blasphemy in Pakistan
Source: Herald By Alizeh Kohari Even though the rally had ended late, even though the night sky over Gangapur was turning translucent, Falak Sher’s wife insisted we stop by her house […]
MP calls for urgent action after killer of Asad Shah incites anti-Ahmadi violence from prison
Posted: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 An MP has urged the Scottish Government to take action after Tanver Ahmed, who killed Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper Asad Shah, released another anti-Ahmadi recording from prison. Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh has written to the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael Matheson MSP, urging him to […]