Source: The Local The study released on Tuesday was conducted by government agencies and research institutes, and surveyed more than 2,300 adult refugees who arrived in Germany between 2013 and early 2016. The report noted that refugees showed a “high degree of agreement with fundamental democratic values”, and in some […]
MODERNITY VS TRADITION By Isobel Leybold-Johnson NOV 17, 2016 – 11:00 Marriage between a man and a woman? That is what is being debated in canton Zurich (Keystone) Voters in and around Switzerland’s biggest city will soon decide on whether to define marriage in the constitution as between a […]
“READ!” NOV 15, 2016 – 16:17 German police officers carry seized evidence during an anti-terrorism raid in Berlin on November 15 (Keystone) Switzerland has opened criminal proceedings against several people suspected of links to terrorist organisations, after morning raids at hundreds of homes in Germany. The investigations have been opened […]
Reuters International NOV 16, 2016 – 12:46 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 19, 2016. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Ercan Gurses and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan could govern Turkey […]
Source: Philly.com by Justine McDaniel, STAFF WRITER A U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against Bensalem Township for refusing to allow a local Muslim group to build a mosque will go forward, a judge ruled this week. The request by Bucks County’s largest municipality to have the suit dismissed was denied Monday […]
Source: New Republic BY STEPHANIE RUSSELL-KRAFT November 16, 2016 In 2009, Mindy Swank was 20 weeks into a difficult pregnancy when her water broke. Her doctors said the baby, already suffering from severe anomalies, would not survive, and they recommended she terminate the pregnancy immediately to avoid the risk of […]
Source: The Nation By Kashif Chaudhry is a physician, writer and human rights activist. He is currently completing his cardiology fellowship in Boston, USA. Kashif is a strong proponent of […]
Reuters International NOV 16, 2016 – www.swissinfo.ch A woman holds her child as she crosses from the Islamic State fighters-controlled part of Mosul into the Iraqi special forces soldiers-controlled part of Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (reuters_tickers) By Ahmed Rasheed, John Davison and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD/BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite militias […]
Source: Christianity Today Compiled by Emily Lund / NOVEMBER 11, 2016 Pastors, authors, and others weigh in on 2016 election. This week, a divisive and unprecedented election season culminated in a […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor This is what solidarity looks like. In outright defiance of the rising levels anti-Muslim hate in America, University of Michigan students joined […]
Source: http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/ahmadiyya-muslims-spark-controversy-supporting-12184469 NEWS Ahmadiyya Muslims in Dewsbury and Spen Valley show their support for the Poppy Appeal. Pictured (from left) are Clr Paul Kane, Clr Cathy Scott, Mussarat Pervaiz, Dewsbury MP Paula Sherriff, Clr Eric Firth and Iqbal Bhana Ahmadiyya Muslims in Dewsbury and Spen Valley say they have caused controversy […]
Source: http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2016/11/15/wednesday-conference-set-true-islam/93931626/ Wednesday conference set on ‘True Islam’ The Star Press6:01 p.m. EST November 15, 2016 Buy Photo (Photo: The Star Press) MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Indiana and BSU Center for Peace and Conflict Studies are hosting a conference on “True Islam and teachings of Prophet Muhammad” 5-6 […]
Source: https://ahmadiyyamalta.org/2016/11/15/ahmadiyya-muslim-participated-in-the-book-festival-2016/ Ahmadiyya Muslim participated in the Book Festival 2016 Posted on November 15, 2016by Laiq Ahmed Atif The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta participated in the Malta Book Festival 2016, held between 9 to 13 November, at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. The Ahmadiyya Community provided many books for the visitors in […]
http://www.rabwah.net: British Muslim leaders have called on Britain to declare Ahmadis ‘non-Muslim’, the sentiments were expressed at an event held in Luton. The event which took place at Jamia Islamia […]
Nov 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab A totally different fate awaits two separate sets of homes built without licence in occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinians, especially in East Jerusalem where a city planning zone has not been approved in 49 years, face demolitions every time they dare build a dwelling for […]
HASTY EXIT NOV 16, 2016 – LeVine hosted an all-night election watching party in the capital Bern on November 9 (Keystone) The US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Suzan G. LeVine, has announced that she will be leaving Switzerland for America on the same day the new US president will […]
ROOT Nov 16, 2016 Illustration by Bill Bragg Illustration: Bill Bragg ‘Did she win?” My bleary-eyed nine-year-old had fallen asleep on our couch the previous night, as the polls closed in Florida. When she sat across the breakfast table from me, I had to break the news that, while her […]
By Neil J. Young | October 31, 2016 Since a leaked 2005 Access Hollywood audiotape revealed Donald Trump bragging about how he sexually assaulted women—something he dismissed as “locker room banter”—more than a dozen women have come forward to allege he attacked them in the past. In response, former supporters […]
By Max Perry Mueller | October 10, 20 Hours after Donald Trump’s infamous tape was released, Republicans were calling on Mike Pence to replace his running mate atop the ticket. […]
By Mohammad Ghazal – Nov 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN—The US embassy in Amman said on Wednesday the investigation into the killing of three US instructors in a shootout at an airbase is ongoing and has not yet reached any conclusions. “Investigators are considering all potential motives and reasons for […]