France adopts new anti-jihadist law
Alarabiya: France adopted Tuesday an anti-terrorism law which will slap a travel ban on anyone suspected of planning to wage jihad after the upper house Senate gave its final stamp […]
Israel settler plan ‘slap in face’ of US: Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Israeli plans for roughly 500 new settler homes in occupied east Jerusalem are a “slap in the face” of the United States and the international community, a top Palestinian official said. Israel approved construction of the homes on Monday as chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat met US Secretary of […]
Switzerland: Young refugees demand better conditions
CHILDREN’S CHARTER Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in Switzerland have demanded better living conditions as they wait for their applications to be processed. On Monday, a group of them presented a […]
Ray of light from Tunisia
The Daily Star From the birthplace of the Arab Spring, the region finally has some positive news in these seemingly darkest of times. The candle that Tunisia has lit should […]
After shipwreck, refugee finds despair in Europe
Summary After shipwreck, refugee finds despair in Europe It has been a year since the ship went down, and still the memories torment the Syrian refugee:The father flailing in choppy […]
Calais migrant crisis: UK police ‘should help’
British police should be sent to Calais to help solve the port’s “tremendous problem” with illegal immigration, the French interior minister has said. Bernard Cazeneuve told the BBC officers might […]
Gambia’s State House Mosque Imam Fired
(JollofNews) – A senior Gambian Muslim cleric who recently called for the expulsion of Ahmadis and a complete ban on its teaching in the country has been relieved from his […]
Christian couple burnt alive in Kasur, Pakistan
Nov 04, 2014 PAKISTAN Samaa TV Samaa UrduSamaa FM Samaa TV live KASUR: An enraged mob beat a Christian couple to death in Pakistan and burnt their bodies in the […]
UK: City Muslims’ lecture trip for Peace
Members of Ahmadi Muslims Dundee will travel to London next weekend to hear an address by His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad,the Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Source: eveningtelegraph.co.uk The […]
Radical Brides Are Banned From Fighting and Relegated To Cooking
Radical Brides Are Banned From Fighting and Are Mostly Relegated To Cooking and Cleaning By Sabina Khan November 3, 2014 “Your day will revolve around cooking, cleaning, looking after and sometimes even educating the children … In addition, if your husband gives you permission, then you can go to […]
Is this beginning of the end for EU?
Source: CNN Just a few weeks ago it appeared that miscalculations by Cameron might have seen the breakup of the United Kingdom. In the referendum granted to Scotland on its continued membership in the UK, he was widely criticized for agreeing to the wrong question at the wrong time, with […]
An enraged mob beat a Christian couple to death and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln
Source: Dawn. LAHORE: An enraged mob beat a Christian couple to death and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked on Tuesday for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran, police said. The incident took place at the town of Kot Radha Kishan, some 60 kilometres […]
Cologne was just the beginning. Neo-Nazis and football hooligans have teamed up to go after Islamist Salafists
Source: Spiegel Hours after their coup, the rabble rousers were still reveling in their unexpected success. One hooligan going by the nom de guerre “Bo Ne,” happily posted: “We made it into the news around the entire world. Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, Spain, France — first goal achieved!” ANZEIGE It […]
Toronto: York U Muslim student group targets extremist views
York U Muslim student group targets extremist views By Kevin Connor, Toronto Sun First posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 05:47 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2014 06:01 […]
Islamic scholar says ISIS perverts Islam
Source: dailypilot.com Islamic scholar Mujeeb-ur-Rahman denounced the teachings of a radical faction of Islam during a recent lecture at UC Irvine. More than 100 people, including about 70 UCI students, attended […]
UK: Muslim group supports Poppy Appeal
Source: itv.com More than 20 young Muslims from Spen Valley and Huddersfield joined local members of the Royal British Legion to collect at the Huddersfield Town Football Club. They see it […]
Canada: Winnipeg Muslims rally to condemn killing of soldiers
Source: ctvnews.ca Dozens of Canadian Muslims gathered on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building on Sunday afternoon to speak out against the recent deaths of two Canadian soldiers. Canadians across […]
The myth of religious violence by Karen Armstrong
Source: The Guardian By Karen Armstrong The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never […]
ASYLUM DECISION: Strasbourg blocks Afghan family expulsion to Italy
Switzerland must not send a family of Afghan asylum seekers, including six children, back to Italy without individual guarantees over their care, the European Court of Human Rights has declared. According to Tuesday’s court ruling, Switzerland would violate Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights if it were […]
Saudi Arabia: Al-Aboud: I can’t believe my ears
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Published — Tuesday 4 November 2014 Last update 4 November 2014 12:09 am “Is that true? I can’t believe my ears.” That is how Aboud Al-Aboud […]