The group, Citizens for Erfurt, planted the crosses in the village of Marbach The owner of the site said he plans to take legal action against the activists Muslim community’s imam says the demonstration will not stop construction By Joe Sheppard For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 09:52 GMT, 18 March 2017 Right-wing […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch 9 March 2017 Photo: AFP The upper house of parliament has rejected the idea of a nationwide ban on the Islamic face veil and other face coverings. […]
The European Court of Justice ruled this week that employers can refuse to employ staff who insist on wearing headscarves – but the implications of the ruling are complex and do not necessarily constitute an attack on one particular faith Janet Street-Porter 16 hours ago Halima Aden appeared on the […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BEIRUT AA Photo The US military says it carried out an air strike in northern Syria against an Al-Qaeda target, but denies deliberately targeting a mosque where at least 42 people were killed according to an independent monitor. Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency reported that the […]
FEB. 15, 2017 (File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A United States official said on Tuesday that the US was not necessarily committed to the two-state solution as the sole way out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sparking criticism from Palestinian officials who upheld that the two-state solution remained the only alternative to […]
Tahir NasserABC Religion and Ethics 3 Feb 2017 The 1984 anti-Ahmadiyya law in Pakistan has resulted in a litany of tragic absurdities, including the recent arrest and imprisonment of an 80-year-old bookstore owner.CREDIT: DANIEL BEREHULAK / GETTY IMAGES Tahir Nasser is a physician, author and regular contributor to Religion News Service. Before leaving […]
01/07/2017 Kashif N Chaudhry Physician, Writer, Human Rights Activist Recently, a Mosque in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted a prominent extremist cleric from Pakistan on record for calling for the killing of ”blasphemers,” apostates, and Ahmadi Muslims (and anyone who speaks for their equal rights). MASJID AL QUR’AN WEBSITEMasjid Al Qur’an […]
KAAN ELBIR@kaanelbir ISTANBUL Photo courtesy: @1almanyali Sympathizers of the PKK, which is officially classified as a terrorist organization by Germany and the EU, made propaganda at the Technical University of Berlin on Thursday leading many to question their influence within German educational institutions. A banner with the title “Resistance means […]
(This is one of the ten most read articles in 2016 of the Project Syndicate) https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/multiculturalism-versus-french-burkini-ban-by-peter-singer-2016-09 MELBOURNE – My parents came to Australia as refugees, fleeing Nazi persecution after Hitler annexed Austria. They arrived in a country eager to assimilate immigrants into its dominant Anglo-Irish culture. When my parents spoke […]
Pakistan has a long road ahead in term of healing the wounds of its minority population December 24, 2016 Haris Raja Pakistan has a dark history of persecution against the Ahmadiyya community. Since its inception the right wing extremists have been causing agitations and inciting harsh treatment against Ahmadis based […]
HIBA ARSHAD Every day our newsfeed is flooded with reports of violence inflicted on women, followed by flashy statements from our government officials to provide justice to the oppressed. Such late gestures may appease the masses but no level of retribution can erase the painful memories that seep deep into […]
CIVIL WAR By Gaby Ochsenbein DEC 14, 2016 – People are fleeing eastern Aleppo (Reuters) Switzerland has called on all sides involved in the Syrian conflict to respect human rights and international law. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said that only a political solution will pave the way for long-lasting peace, […]
By PTI | Published: 10th December 2016 – | Image for representational purpose only. (Photo | AP) WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over reports of a police raid at the Ahmadiyya community headquarters in Pakistan and urged the country’s government to protect the religious freedom and basic rights of minority communities. […]
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the raid by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on the publications and audit offices of the Ahmadiyya community in Punjab province. By: ANI | Washington D.c. | Updated: December 10, 2016 2:57 PM 1 SHARES FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInEmail Pakistan’s anti-terrorism law should […]
Reuters International NOV 16, 2016 – Men clean fishing nets near a Rohingya refugee camp outside Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar November 15, 2016. Picture taken on November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (reuters_tickers) By Serajul Quadir and Wa Lone DHAKA/SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing a […]
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A general view shows the plenum as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, Oct. 31, 2016. (Reuters Photo) An Arab lawmaker on Monday raised the adhan, the Muslim call to […]
November 16, 2016 Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Interior Ministry has asked the Turkish staff of Pak-Turk schools and colleges to leave the country by November 20 ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit. This comes as in August, Islamabad had promised visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu that it would […]
RELIGIOUS INTEGRATION By swissinfo.ch NOV 7, 2016 – 11:07 Almost two-thirds of respondents said there was no place in Switzerland for Islam (Keystone) Almost two-thirds of people living in Switzerland do not think Islam should be recognised as an official Swiss religion, according to a survey. A similar proportion believes […]
REPORT Joelle Fiss September 2016 Download the full report Given the rise of media and information technology, the debate over anti-blasphemy laws has become one of international importance. Cutting across different regions and faiths, blasphemy laws have triggered instability, empowered extremists, and increased sectarian violence. With frequently vague wording, they are […]
November 6, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | A prominent Pakistani Shia rights activist has come under fire after her views against a persecuted Muslim sect were made public. Gul e Zehra Rizvi who is the central president of Imamia Student Organization(ISO) has been active in organizing protests against the targeted […]