How four men survived as hostages of IS
Source: BBC By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent To survive any such place of profound pain is the greatest of gifts, a triumph of the human spirit. In our time, […]
This Is How Much Money You Can Take in Bribes Before the Chinese Authorities Execute You
Source: Time By Hannah Beech / Shanghai Any less, and you’ll get away with a lengthy jail sentence. Any more, and you could be dead How much is an errant Chinese […]
Harriet Tubman to Be Added to $20 Bill
Hamilton to stay on $10, Jackson getting replaced by Tubman Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday will announce plans to both keep Alexander Hamilton on the front of the $10 […]
Politician quits after refusing to shake women’s hands
Yasri Khan. Photo: Marc Femenia/SCANPIX Published: 20 Apr 2016 A Swedish Green Party politician, who ignited a storm of controversy after refusing to shake hands with a female reporter on grounds that it violated his Muslim faith, announced on Wednesday that he was quitting politics. Yasri Khan is the second […]
Tradition still sways married Swiss women
Since 2013 Swiss women can legally keep their surname after marriage. Photo: Gary Minnaert Tradition still sways married Swiss women Published: 04 Apr 2016 12:20 GMT+02:00 Only one in five women married in Switzerland since 2013 chose to keep her maiden name after marriage since the law changed to allow […]
Up to 500 migrants might have drowned in Mediterranean tragedy – UNHCR
Reuters International Apr 20, 2016 – ROME (Reuters) – Up to 500 migrants might have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it to sink, the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday. Somalia’s government said on Monday about […]
Israel arrests six members of ‘Jewish terror cell’
Source: BBC Israel says the suspects tried to copy an arson attack that killed three Palestinians last year Israel’s security agency says it has arrested six West Bank settlers who […]
Obama knows 9/11 was linked to Saudi Arabia – its massive oil reserves are behind his official visit
Saudi Arabia’s million barrel a day output, plus its strategic location in the Middle East, means the West must pay obeisance to the regional head-choppers Robert Fisk @indyvoices President Barack Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at the start of a bilateral meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, […]
David Cameron ‘An absolutely shocking murder’: David Cameron backs campaign against extremism after Asad Shah killing
THE Prime Minister has given his full support to a campaign against extremism in Scotland following the murder of the popular shopkeeper in Glasgow. Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/an-absolutely-shocking-murder-david-7794912#F6sRGAcCyKtiZ2fk.99
Muslims converting to Christianity on the rise in Vienna
So far this year, roughly half of converts to Christianity in Vienna have been Muslim, according to reports About half of the 83 adults to have been approved for baptism […]
Are Ahmadis Muslims? Let us ask Prophet Muhammad
Source: the Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhary An Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper, Mr. Asad Shah, was recently stabbed to death in Glasgow, UK. Mr. Tanveer Ahmad, a Sunni Muslim […]
Lindsay Lohan is considering converting to Islam – but she hasn’t finished reading the Koran yet
Source: Metro The 29-year-old actress was spotted holding the Koran whilst heading to the first day of her community service last year and it sparked rumours that she was […]
Who is a Muslim? Where the Muslim Council of UK stands?
The Muslim Council of UK has recently declared that a person who believes in any kind of prophet after the Holy Prophet Muhammad is not a Muslim and therefore Ahmadis […]
Head of German anti-Islam group on trial for hate speech
theguardian — Pegida founder Lutz Bachmann was charged with inciting hatred through Facebook posts allegedly branding refugees ‘cattle’ Bachmann wore glasses that mimicked the black bars printed over people’s eyes in censored photos. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/EPA The founder of Germany’s xenophobic and anti-Islam Pegida movement has appeared in court on […]
US lawmakers write to House Speaker asking him to invite PM Modi to address Congress
Source: TOI The lawmakers said the US partnership with India is based on a foundation of shared values, including the rule of law, electoral democracy, and religious pluralism and this renewed partnership has found champions in the leadership of both parties, including both President Clinton and President George Bush, and […]
‘Extremism could lead youth to atheism’
Source: Arab News JEDDAH: The country’s youth are in danger of becoming atheists or rejecting religion if nothing is done to counter militant and extremist ideas, said Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Saleh Al-Asheikh recently. Speaking during the third meeting of Islamic affairs ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, […]
All Muslim Groups Fail To Attend Anti-Extremism Campaign Launch
Source: Bereitbart.com All of Scotland’s major Muslim groups declined to attend the launch of a campaign against violence and discrimination directed towards the Ahmadi sect, as well as the Paris and Brussels terror attacks. Representatives of the local Sikh and Jewish communities, and the Church of Scotland’s inter-faith group were all present, […]
The Muslim Times has the Best Collection on the Prophet Muhammad, in Media, History & Literature
Video Trailer: The Astonishing Story of the Prophet takes centre stage in Milton April 28 Source: InsideHalton Milton Canadian Champion Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Milton presents Muhammad, The Astonishing Story of the […]
Obama in Saudi Arabia: Does the U.S. still need the Kingdom?
Source: CNN By Nicole Gaouette, CNN (CNN)President Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabiaon Wednesday as the U.S. alliance with the Mideast powerhouse, long lubricated by barrels of oil, is being […]
Mexico easing up on marijuana laws
Source: CNN By Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor (CNN)Mexico will be taking legislative steps to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana, and its government will consider penal code changes to decriminalize possession of small quantities or cannabis for personal use. The announcement came from President Enrique Peña Nieto, […]