Marching for a more tolerant Indonesia
Members of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation join the protest calling for the protection of religious freedom. Khabar South Asia: It is rare when leaders from numerous religious communities gather to […]
Merkel quashes revolt over female exec quota
Source: The Local The Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, rejected the motion, which called for a 40-percent binding quota for women in supervisory and management boards of large companies within a decade. After an emotional debate, 320 lawmakers voted ‘no’, while 277 voted in favour, with one abstention. Five […]
‘Happy to live with a beard’
Source: The Local. Women with facial hair used to be relegated to carnival sideshows, but one bearded lady is fighting for her right to remain unshaven. Mariam is The Local’s German of the Week. More:
‘Inhumane’
Source: The Local Authorities in the Bavarian town of Ansbach came under fire on Thursday for tearing apart a refugee family while the traumatised and heavily-pregnant mother lay in hospital – a move described as “inhumane” and “unconstitutional.” More:
Police bag biggest-ever crystal meth haul
Source: The Local Customs officials on Wednesday said they had confiscated seven kilos of crystal meth – the largest haul of the drug ever found in Germany. The dangerous stimulant was stashed in a delivery of wooden carvings from Nigeria. Read More:
My Take on Stephen Hawking’s Pronouncement: ‘Big Bang Didn’t Need God!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The Huffington post reported today on April 17, 2013, “Our universe didn’t need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen […]
Musharraf hides at home after fleeing Islamabad high court
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: In a day of high drama, former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf fled from the Islamabad high court on Thursday after it had ordered his arrest in a 2007 case and remained closeted in his farmhouse with police blocking access to it. The Islamabad high court dismissed […]
The Terrorist from Mississippi is Arrested
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times has changed the heading of the news appropriately. Source: BBC An arrest has been made after letters containing suspected ricin were sent to US President Barack Obama […]
U.S. sends Army planners to Amman but wary of Syria intervention
By Phil Stewart REUTERS WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:27pm EDT (Reuters) – The United States is dispatching Army planners to Jordan as neighboring Syria’s conflict worsens, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday, but he signaled deep misgivings about direct American military intervention in the Syrian civil […]
Assad says fire of Syria could spread to Jordan
AFP | Apr 18, 2013 JORDAN TIMES DAMASCUS – President Bashar Assad on Wednesday threatened the crisis in Syria could spill over into Jordan, in an hour-long interview with official Al-Ikhbariya channel. “The fire will not stop at our borders; all the world knows Jordan is just as exposed (to […]
Pakistan’s Musharraf on the run after arrest order
ASIF SHAHZAD | AP ARABNEWS Thursday 18 April 2013 ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf and his security team pushed past policemen and sped away from a court in […]
Netanyahu: Israel reserves right to block arms to Syrian rebels
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has urged caution over international calls to arm Syrian rebels and reserved the right for the Jewish state to block the supply of weapons that could be turned against it. Speaking to the BBC, the Israeli prime minister said if advanced arms fell into the hands of […]
Faith-Concealed ID Campaign Takes on Sectarianism
Cairo – Throughout the 2000s, several citizens challenged the Egyptian state with a court bid to issue national IDs. Back then, the new computerized IDs would only accept three answers to the religion question: Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. The plaintiffs were Bahai. A number of Islamist lawyers were also present […]
Egypt’s Jewish community elects new leader
Egypt’s Jewish community has announced that it has elected the daughter of a well-known leftist and nationalist icon to protect its heritage and care for its dwindling, elderly membership. Magda […]
Aggressive discrimination-Minorites in Pakistan
Dawn.com: I. A. Rehman. For several months, the 20 or so Ahmadi families living in village Shamsabad, in Chunian tehsil of Kasur district, not far from the Punjab capital, have been subjected to harassment and violence by the majority community because of their belief. A public meeting organised by a […]
International Conference of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya takes place in London
Al Islam.org: The second International Conference of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA) concluded on 15 April 2013 with an address by the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, […]
Saudi Arabia Reportedly Deports Men for Being ‘Too Handsome’: Will they accept Non Handsome Ahmadi Men? (photo added)
Time: It’s a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem for three men who have reportedly been deported from Saudi Arabia for being “too handsome.” The men were […]
Breaking: Mass Injuries Reported in Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast
NY Times: A huge explosion on Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant near West, a town in central Texas, caused many injuries, according to the town’s Fire Department and news reports. Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald, via Associated Press A bystander looked on as emergency workers tried to put out a […]
Ambassador for Religious Rights Bennett Meets with Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Kazakhistan
Source: International.gc.ca: March 18, 2013 – Astana – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador of Religious Freedom, meets with Askar Omarov, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Kazakhstan, and Kudus Malik, […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns Boston bombings
examiner.com: by Saima Ahmad. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA expresses its most heartfelt condolences to the victims and families affected by the bombings inBoston today and prays that God Almighty gives them patience, comfort and strength during this time of immense struggle. While details of the attack continue to emerge, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA condemns […]