World Orthodox leaders meet despite Russia’s absence
Source: Associated Press By DEREK GATOPOULOS and DEMETRIS NELLAS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of the world’s Orthodox Christian churches have gathered on the Greek island of Crete […]
Iran ‘foils plot by Sunni militants to bomb Tehran’
Source: BBC The authorities in Iran have thwarted a plot by Sunni militants to bomb targets in the capital Tehran and other cities, the intelligence ministry says. The ministry said […]
An elite club of suicide bombers
Source: Dawn.Com It is always baffling, isn’t it, to see the yawning difference in our responses in South Asia to a gathering communal threat, for instance, as opposed to the catastrophic prospect of nuclear annihilation? Only recently, Pakistan toggled between public outcry and terrified whispers when teeming mourners showed up […]
Kidnapping of SHC CJ’s son bargaining chip for militants
Source: Dawn.Com KARACHI: Police sources suspect that Advocate Awais Ali Shah, kidnapped son of Sindh High Court’s chief justice, will be used as a ‘bargaining chip’ to ensure release of some captured militants. “So far it is kidnapping, and my professional assessment is that it is not for ransom,” Sindh […]
Canada: Pig’s head left outside Quebec City mosque with ‘bon appétit’ note
Quebec city, Quebec Islamic cultural centre of Quebec City was also target of xenophobic messages, vandalism in 2014 CBC News Posted: Jun 19, 2016 10:30 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 19, 2016 10:31 PM ET In the middle of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a regular at a Quebec City mosque finished […]
Ivanka to Dad: It’s Me or Lewandowski
Source. The Daily Beast Carlo Allegri/Reuters Ivanka Trump told her father he had to get rid of campaign manager Corey Lewandowski or else she would no longer help his campaign, CNN’s Dana Bash reports. Lewandowski was fired after a Monday morning meeting with Donald Trump, his children, and several staffers. […]
Another Shahadat/ Ahmadi killed in Pakistan
Source. Watsapp. In Karachi Ch Khaleeq Ahmad age 50 embraced Shahadat today. Innahlillahe Wainnah elehe rajeoon. Details awaited.
Man who shot a Meriden mosque gets 6 months in federal prison
By Anna Bisaro, New Haven Register POSTED: 06/17/16 Defendant Ted Hakey Jr., accused of shooting into a mosque next door to his Meriden home, is seen for a court appearance in New Haven in January.John Woike — Hartford Courant via AP HARTFORD >> A man who fired rifle shots towards […]
Swiss Jews oppose punishing students who refuse to shake teachers’ hands
June 8, 2016 (JTA) — Swiss Jews spoke out against a regulation that makes it illegal for schoolchildren to refuse to shake hands with their teachers because of religious reasons. A regional school board last month ruled that schools in Basel Country can fine parents up to $5,000 if their […]
How Ahmadiyya propagates Peace
By Zubair Khan On 14.06.2016, in the premises of library Savica, part of greater city Zagreb Croatia, it was Ms Tina Hrubi who delivered the lecture on Media and Peace. The event sponsored by Ahmadiyya attracted 22 participants along with City Zagreb TV Jabuka. Ms Tina who just completed her […]
The worst I’ve seen – trauma expert lifts lid on ‘atrocity’ of Australia’s detention regime
Exclusive: In his 43-year career, Paul Stevenson has worked in the aftermath of the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami but says nothing he witnessed was as bad as the treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus by Ben Doherty and David Marr In my entire career of […]
Jo Cox was working on report on anti-Muslim attacks before her death
Islamophobia watchdog says it cooperated with Labour MP on a report expected to conclude that violence against Muslims rose by 80% in 2015 Jo Cox was working with the watchdog Tell Mama. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images Kevin Rawlinson Monday 20 June 201609.45 BST Jo Cox, the MP who was killed […]
Donald Trump Says U.S. Should ‘Start Thinking About’ Using Racial Profiling
Source: Time BY Melissa Chan Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will have to consider the use of racial profiling in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, defending […]
How Obama’s Presidency Has Been A Victory For Working Parents
Source: Huffington Post Mollie Reilly Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington Post As President Barack Obama approaches the end of his second term, there’s been much discussion of what his legacy […]
Australia cancels visa of British Muslim cleric who called for ‘death sentence’ for gay people
Source: Straits Times SYDNEY (AFP) – A British Muslim cleric who once preached that gays should be put to death has had his Australian visa cancelled and has left the […]
Women Use #NoWomanEver Hashtag to Slam Street Harassment
Source: Motto By Melissa Chan Women on social media are using the hashtag #NoWomanEver to share stories of harassment they experienced with male strangers who approach them in public places […]
At least Jeremy Corbyn tells the truth: being in the EU means unlimited immigration
Source: The Telegraph Jeremy Corbyn has faults almost too numerous to count, but, in one regard at least, dishonesty is not among them. Interviewed about Britain’s place in the European […]
The end of Pakistan’s double-games in Afghanistan
Flare-up of Afghanistan-Pakistan border tensions signals a shift of dynamics in their historically thorny relationship. A woman coming from Afghanistan enters the information centre at the border post in Torkham, Pakistan [Reuters] by Helena Malikyar @HelenaMalikyar Helena Malikyar is an Afghan political analyst and historian. Julian Huxley once wrote that […]
The Victorian Muslims of Britain
The stories of the British aristocrats who converted to Islam. Lady Evelyn Cobbold converted to Islam In 1933, at the age of 65 [Archives] by Josef O’Shea London, UK – When Londoners elected Sadiq Khan as mayor of their city, it sparked fresh debate about the place of Islam and Muslims […]