Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday arrested five people for suspected treason linked to planned demonstrations by hardline Muslim groups demanding the removal of Jakarta’s Christian governor, city police spokesman Argo Yuwono told broadcaster TV One. Hardline Muslim group leader Muhammad Al Khaththath was […]
MAR 28, 2017 www.swissinfo.ch In an exclusive interview with Swiss public television, SRF, a former agent of the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), confirmed suspicions that political espionage had taken place in the past on members of the Turkish community in Switzerland. On March 24, the Swiss Attorney General’s office announced […]
The debate over migration is plagued by a variety of inaccuracies and misunderstandings — on both the right and the left. Here is what the research really shows. By Hein de Haas AFP Migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border in March 2016 March 21, 2017 Migration was the issue of the […]
Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Ed Davies and Nick Macfie JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Muslims led by hardline groups plan to march to […]
After 9/11 it was sort of my ‘hobby’ to ask everyone of my friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances: “What was your first and second thought at the moment you saw the collaps of the Twin Towers” ? (we were not even told at the time that there was a ‘Tower […]
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Feb 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Francois Burgat AMMAN — “Never in our recent history [has] the gap between the politically correct discourse about political Islam in France and in the Arab world been so profound,” said Francois Burgat. A French political scientist, Arabist and senior […]
Reuters International FEB 18, 2017 – Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders attends a news conference after a European far-right leaders meeting in Koblenz, Germany, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (reuters_tickers) By Thomas Escritt SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands (Reuters) – Dutch anti-Muslim, anti-EU party leader Geert Wilders promised to […]
Reuters International FEB 17, 2017 – The new Central Mosque is photographed in Cologne, Germany, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of Turkey’s Diyanet religious authority denied on Friday that any of its imams had ever been involved in illegal activities and said investigations […]
Anti-Muslim tirades prompt words of support PD Canadians voice support for Muslims amid ‘hatred’ unleashed on Liberal MPs Minister of Canadian Heritage Melanie Joly makes an announcement about an anti-Islamophobia motion on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle Posted: Friday, February 17, […]
Our Source: Swiss Info Reporting by Shadia Nasralla and Andrea Shalal; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Michael Nienaber MUNICH (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen warned […]
A speech delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Khalifatul Masih IV at the Inter‑religious Consults, Suriname, on 3rd June 1991 Published by: Islam International Publications Ltd. Islamabad, Sheephatch Lane, Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ, […]
By Reuters – Feb 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is seen on a screen as he speaks via a videoconference during a ministerial summit to hold discussion on the future of Mosul city, post-Daesh terror group, in Paris on October 20, 2016 (Reuters photo) […]
Feb 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Monday was a rough day for moral clarity in the Middle East. We heard from the respected Amnesty International that up to 13,000 Syrian prisoners were tortured and hanged in a government jail. The American president promised to expand military spending […]
Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri Despite all the negative gestures and statements he has made in the past 18 months, my personal and journalistic instinct is to see what US President Donald Trump actually defines and implements as policies before judging him conclusively. That should take just […]
‘DIRTY CAMPAIGN’ Controversial poster launched against naturalisation JAN 9, 2017 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The new poster appeared in railway stations on Monday (twitter) A rightwing poster campaign has been launched four weeks ahead of a vote on making citizenship easier for immigrants. A poster appearing in railway stations this week features […]
Jan 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Joschka Fischer After the shock of the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States in 2016, this will be a decisive year for Europe. Upcoming parliamentary elections in France, Germany, the Netherlands and possibly Italy will decide whether […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Refugees from Syria and beyond are flooding countries in Europe, trying to escape the devastation and death in their homelands. How can the world help them while also maintaining peace in their own countries? On 17th May 2016, the Worldwide Head of the […]
Reuters International JAN 1, 2017 An injured woman is carried to an ambulance from a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. Murat Ergin/Ihlas News Agency via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) – […]
Foreign aid is a bargaining chip with developing countries, securing contracts for British oil, finance, infrastructure and military contractors, often structured via British tax havens, from the City of London Joel Benjamin For Syrian civilians in Aleppo, caught in a brutal civil war since 2011 with relentless shelling, barrel bombs […]
Source: Tehran Times By Naghmeh Mizanian December 13, 2016 TEHRAN — Different branches of Islam should pay attention to their notable commonalities rather than little differences, says Ms. Homeyra Rigi, […]