Muslims in the Netherlands face discrimination, particularly when it comes to education and the labour market, according to Amnesty International. In a new report released today, Amnesty highlights the proposed banning of the Islamic headscarf. The organisation says a general ban would go too far. Also a Dutch Catholic school’s […]
Many EU politicians have berated the Netherlands for failing to avert the political crisis about austerity measures. At the last round of negotiations on the Greek bail-out some five months ago, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager called on EU countries to impose iron […]
“It’s an overriding obligation for politicians to honour agreements made.” Those were the words of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, about five months ago. Rutte and his finance minister Jan Kees de Jager have been lecturing the other EU Member States for the past year and a half about the […]
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to tender his cabinet’s resignation to Queen Beatrix after the collapse of talks on an extra round of austerity measures, Dutch media reported on Monday. It is expected that Rutte will present his resignation to the queen at a meeting at the palace later […]
By any measure, the Spanish real estate boom was one of the headiest ever. Spurred by record-low interest rates, Spaniards piled into holiday villas along the Costa Brava, gaudy apartments in Madrid and millions of starter homes throughout the country. But since the frenzy drove Spanish home prices to a […]
By Jennifer Rubin On Sunday, “60 Minutes” aired a report on the plight of Christians in the Middle East. Was it on the Copts in Egypt? The destruction of Christian communities in Arab […]
AFP: LONDON: European countries are discriminating against Muslims for demonstrating their faith, especially in the fields of education and employment, rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. In a report focusing on […]
Dawn: by Asma Jehangir: PAKISTAN remains in the dog house of the international community mainly because its rulers refuse to accept that violence and conflict within the country are escalating […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / AFP Published: April 24, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reserved judgement in the contempt case against Prime Minister […]
France24. “Everything must be debated,” insisted French President Nicolas Sarkozy shortly after finding out his bid for re-election would hinge on a run-off vote against Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande. Sarkozy meant exactly what he said, and immediately challenged Hollande to three televised debates before the May 6 vote, instead […]
The German military may soon adopt new guidelines that call into question the export of democracy, SPIEGEL has learned. In the future, the Bundeswehr is to take greater account of […]
ABU DIS, West Bank: With gloom deepening over prospects for peace, a leading Palestinian is suggesting they might drop the “two-state solution” that has underpinned two decades of negotiations, aiming […]
LankaWeb Another objection that is raised concerns the prayers. Why don’t Ahmadi Muslims pray behind a non-Ahmadi Imam? They are purposely creating division in Islam and do not want to be with other Muslims? This is a very sad affair, but we need to look to the history and we see that […]
Israeli authorities are trying new methods to end hunger strikes among Palestinian prisoners. The measures include canceling prisoners’ rights to family visits and confiscating of their possessions. “Privileges such as family visits have been revoked and items such as electronics have been confiscated,” Sivan Weizman, a spokesperson for the Israeli […]
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The Egyptian MPs on Sunday voted to demand Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa to submit his resignation and apologize to both Arabs and Muslims, Reuters reported. […]
A long post to start the day, but it’s important that people understand the pervasive Islamist bigotry this innocent minority faces. ———————————————————————- West Java Police have said they’ll be guarding other Ahmadi centres in their infamously intolerant province, but after last week’s vandalism we can only hope they’ll do a […]
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: A member of the applied sciences faculty at Umm Al-Qura University has won a gold medal for her innovation at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions […]
by Taylor Luck | Petra | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA/AMMAN — A Swiss humanitarian envoy on Monday confirmed his country’s support for Jordan’s efforts to host refugees, as relief agencies reported a rise in the number of injured Syrians crossing into the Kingdom. During a field visit to Mafraq and Ramtha […]
Jakarta globe: Tasikmalaya. Local police are looking for suspects in video footage of last week’s mob attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in West Java, an officer said on Monday. “We’re still analyzing recording,” Tasikmalaya police chief Sr. Adj. Comr. Irman Sugema said. A mob of 150 people stormed the mosque […]
Jakarta Post, Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar has taken a different viewpoint from his superior regarding an attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Friday. Nasaruddin was quoted by Antara news agency as saying that the police should take the incident in the Singaparna district seriously, […]