Ramadan: A Source for Conflict Resolution?
Source: Huffington Post, UK By Farhad Ahmad; British Ahmadi Muslim Imam The summer has dawned upon the UK, in all its rain-filled glory, and is expected to be the hottest […]
Arctic Ramadan: fasting in land of midnight sun comes with a challenge
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Iqaluit In Canada’s Arctic, summers are marked by a bright light that bathes the treeless tundra for more than 20 hours a day. For […]
Mystery of missing Thai Silk King
By Jonathan Kent BBC News, Kuala Lumpur It was an Easter Sunday on 26 March 1967. At around 3pm that day Jim Thompson, already well known as the “Thai Silk King”, walked out of Moonlight Cottage where he was holidaying with friends in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands and was never seen […]
How research into glowing fungi could lead to trees lighting our streets
Source: The Guardian BY Steve Conner On a moonless night deep in a Brazilian rainforest the only thing you are likely to see are the tiny smears of light from […]
China puts finishing touches to world’s biggest radio telescope
Source: The Guardian China has hoisted the final piece into position on what will be the world’s largest radio telescope, which it will use to explore space and help in […]
Brexit: Osborne pledges to cut corporation tax
Source: BBC George Osborne has pledged to slash corporation tax to encourage businesses to still invest in the UK following the EU referendum vote. In an interview with the Financial […]
Tory leadership: Theresa May says voters want more than ‘Brexit PM’
Source: BBC Theresa May has rejected rivals’ claims that the next Tory leader must have supported a Leave vote in the EU referendum – saying people want more than “a Brexit prime minister”. The home secretary promised to bring the Remain and Leave sides together and “govern for the whole […]
Tony Blair: UK should keep Brexit options open
Source: BBC Former prime minister Tony Blair has said “we should keep our options open” on the UK leaving the European Union. He told the BBC the 48% who had […]
UAE warns against wearing national dress abroad
Source: BBC United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals are being urged not to wear national dress outside the region, days after an Emirati man was detained in the US. Ahmed al-Menhali, […]
Iraq violence: IS bombing kills 125 Ramadan shoppers in Baghdad
Source: BBC At least 125 people have been killed and about 150 injured in an explosion claimed by the so-called Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. A car […]
3 Muslims On How Converting To Islam Changed Their Ideas About God
Source: Huffington Post BY Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor To change religions is to wrestle with your past beliefs and think deeply about who God is and what you want your […]
Ramadan: A Source for Conflict Resolution?
Source: Huffington Post Farhad Ahmad British Ahmadi Muslim Imam The summer has dawned upon the UK, in all its rain-filled glory, and is expected to be the hottest since records began. Some of us have extra reason to welcome the summer this year; it heralds the month of Ramadan when […]
Terrorism was Never Justified by the Prophet Mohammad
Source: Review of Religions KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY WORLDWIDE HEAD OF THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY AT THE 13TH NATIONAL PEACE SYMPOSIUM ON 19th MARCH, 2016, AT THE BAITUL FUTUH MOSQUE, UK. Hazrat Mirza […]
Turkey plans to offer citizenship to Syrian refugees
The Telegraph By Zia Weise2 hrs ago Turkey is willing to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in a controversial announcement that will raise questions over his commitment to halt the migration flow to Europe . Speaking at a Ramadan dinner in Kilis, […]
Switzerland: Asylum seekers lose status over home visits
IMMIGRATION Asylum seekers lose status over home visits JUL 3, 2016 – 11:07 Anyone applying for asylum in Switzerland is not allowed to return to their country of origin. If they do so, they risk losing their recognised status as a refugee (Keystone) Almost 200 asylum seekers lost their official […]
Germany: Young Muslim takes on state on headscarf ban and wins
Young Muslim takes on state on headscarf ban and wins Source: The Local Published: 01 Jul 2016 A 25-year-old lawyer has taken on the state of Bavaria over its attempts […]
Court fines Muslim father in latest swimming lessons row
Photo: P Cutler Court fines Muslim father in latest swimming lessons row Published: 30 Jun 2016 08:59 GMT+02:00 A Muslim father was fined in Switzerland on Wednesday for refusing to allow his daughters to take swimming lessons at school, in the latest case exposing the challenges of integration in the […]
Baghdad attack: Isis claims responsibility after 78 dead in car bombing
The bombings came near the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the streets are filled with young people and families after dusk Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 The death toll from an Isis-claimed car bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, has risen to 78, according to Iraqi officials. More than 160 […]
Pushing Palestinians to a third Intifada
Jul 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The Jerusalem Day was celebrated this weekend in many Arab and Muslim capitals by street demonstrations and public events reminding heads of states of their duty towards the Holy City. For the last 36 years, the last Friday of the fasting month […]
Mapmaking and warmongering in Africa
Jul 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – PROJECT SYNDICATE Why are some regions plagued by seemingly endless instability? In the Middle East, one widespread argument, which even Daesh expounds, puts much of the blame for chronic conflict on the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the secret deal agreed 100 years ago by France and […]