Eid as a holiday in the country
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner It was late afternoon on Monday when the Great Falls family of five piled into their minivan and headed for the Virginia countryside […]
They called the War on Terror a new world war – and then forgot all about it
Just as the Great War led to the Second, so the world war against al-Qaeda led, via Iraq, to the war against the apocalyptic Isis Robert Fisk @indyvoices 9/11 terror attack in New York Getty Sometimes, I suspect, the ability of human beings to fool themselves with their own words over the Middle East […]
Imams to give citizenship lessons
Mosques are being urged to provide citizenship lessons for the thousands of youngsters they see daily. About 100,000 UK youngsters attend Islamic religious schools attached to mosques – madrasas – every day. Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6665317.stm
Cardinal tipped to be the next Pope warns of an ‘Islamic conquest of Europe’ and says ‘many Muslims want that’
An Austrian cardinal who is one of the favourites to become the next Pope has warned that Europe faces its biggest threat from Islam since the 17th century. In an astonishing speech the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn, warned that many Muslims wanted to eradicate Christianity and conquer […]
Pope says religious killing is satanic
Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced killing in God’s name as “satanic” as he held a mass in Rome to honour Jacques Hamel, the French priest whose throat was slit by jihadists in July. Read more: http://www.thelocal.it/20160914/pope-says-religious-killing-is-satanichttp://www.thelocal.it/20160914/pope-says-religious-killing-is-satanic
Simon Collis becomes first UK ambassador to perform Haj
Ambassador has served in several Arab countries Published: 16:14 September 13, 2016 Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Simon Collis has become the first British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to perform […]
Report: Swiss citizenship rules leave some stateless
File photo: Martin Abegglen Published: 08 Sep 2016 Some people in Switzerland can be left ‘stateless’ when the authorities withdraw their Swiss passport on suspicion of a sham marriage, the Tages Anzeiger has reported. Under Swiss rules, a foreign national who obtained Swiss citizenship through marriage to a Swiss can […]
Even the Government’s Smartest Lawyers Can’t Figure Out Religious Liberty
Source: The Atlantic By Emma Green It took the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights three years to produce its report on religious freedom and non-discrimination. With 27 pages, more than […]
With 244 million immigrants in the world, which country has the most?
SOURCE: Swiss Info By Duc-Quang Nguyen With nearly 30% of the population born outside of its borders, Switzerland is one of the European countries with the highest proportion of foreigners. Globally, the Gulf countries host the most migrants. Still, contrary to popular belief, these rates have remained relatively stable over […]
‘We Misled You’: How the Saudis Are Coming Clean on Funding Terrorism
Source: Politico By Zalmay Khalilzad On his latest trip, a former senior U.S. official finds a new attitude in Riyadh. But will it stick? On my most recent trip to […]
David Cameron ‘ultimately responsible’ for Libya collapse and the rise of Isis, Commons report concludes
The scathing verdict comes just one day after Mr Cameron’s sudden announcement that he will leave Westminster immediately Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor @Rob_Merrick The chairman of Britain’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Crispin Blunt, described the decision to intervene in Libya in 2011 as based on a ‘blood-curdling assessment’ […]
The Cabinet photo where there are more purple ties than non-white faces
Only two people in the new Cabinet are from BAME backgrounds Harriet Agerholm @HarrietAgerholm Photo prompted criticism online Theresa May’s first offical Cabinet photo has been released – and people are pointing out a glaring problem with it. Only two people in the new Cabinet are from BAME backgrounds: Sajid Javid […]
Conspiracy theories: How to be a smarter news consumer
Source: BBC This election cycle, more users than ever before are turning to social media – and as a result, it can be difficult to separate reported fact from rampant […]
The foxes that turned into dogs
Source: BBC By Lucy Jones 13 September 2016 From the richly-plumed red fox to the big-eared fennec fox, foxes look adorable. Because of this, people are sometimes tempted to keep […]
Exclude Hungary from EU, says Luxembourg’s Asselborn
Source: BBC Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its “massive violation” of EU fundamental values. […]
Making babies without eggs may be possible, say scientists
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs. They have succeeded in creating healthy baby mice by tricking sperm into believing they were fertilising normal eggs. The findings in […]
Islamic community plans to rebuild mosque damaged in blaze
Source: Associated Press By TERRY SPENCER FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The Islamic community says it will repair and reopen the arson-damaged Florida mosque that was occasionally attended by Orlando […]
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded […]
‘Sister Wives’ appeal polygamy ruling to US Supreme Court
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. Kody Brown and his four wives want the high court to review an appeal court’s decision […]
Muslim Leaders Move to Boost Voters in Their Community
Source: The Wall Street Journal By BETH REINHARD MANASSAS, Va.—Corey Stewart had visited the Dar Al-Noor mosque many times as chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, but […]