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Liberal senator warns against Abbott’s ‘simplistic’ call for reformation in Islam

Guardian: A federal government frontbencher has warned against “simplistic” calls for a reformation within Islam, arguing “megaphone politics” could jeopardise Australia’s relations with regional neighbours such as Indonesia. In a rebuke to former prime minister Tony Abbott, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said calls for reform within Islam required “a reality check and […]

A ‘peace tree’ planted by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany, was broken – probably a victim of Islamophobia.

http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/oppenheim/oppenheim/oppenheim-unbekannte-zerstoeren-baum-den-ein-islamischer-kulturverein-als-friedenssymbol-gepflanzt-hatte_16437855.htm   The German Newspaper ‘Die Allgemeine Zeitung, a local paper from Oppenheim, reported that unknown persons destroyed a tree planted by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Ansarullah Team.

Sobriety can save the day

Nov 28,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI   The shooting of a Russian warplane by Turkey galvanised public opinion attention in our region. Some financial analysts compared it to the events, 100 years ago, of the summer of 1914, when Grand Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the city […]

Statesmanship needed

Nov 25,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Editorial The shooting down of a Russian fighter jet by Turkish warplanes along the Syrian-Turkish border on Tuesday shows how fragile peace and security in the region are. Ankara said that the Russian SU-24 had crossed into Turkish airspace many times and had been warned […]