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POROSHENKO IN THE UN: THE FIRST VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE WAS A CRIMEAN TATAR

POROSHENKO IN THE UN: THE FIRST VICTIM OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE WAS A CRIMEAN TATAR

Crimean Tatar Reshat Ametov was the first victim of Russian aggression in Ukraine. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko recalled the fact in his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on February 20. The Head of state told that on March 3, 2014, Ametov came out on a peaceful one-man...

EU Veiled Soldiers Swimming in Turbulent Water 22/08/2009 A new wind of change related to the Islamic dress code blows in France and Denmark. After Marwa Al-Sherbini’s discrimination against her hijab in Germany, two new cases are now in the spotlight in the European continent – Carole, a French Muslim convert and Maria Mawla, a Danish Home Guard soldier...	Nigerian Muslims Condemn Militant Attacks 30/07/2009 Nigeria's top Islamic organisations have issued scathing criticism of Boko Haram, an alleged Muslim fundamentalist group pushing for outright execution of Shari`ah across Nigeria and working against Western legacies, especially the school system modelled after the British colonialists. "Members of...
Muslims decry violence against Uighurs 16/07/2009 A large section of Muslims yesterday offered special prayers for the well-being of their co-religionists in Urumqi and Kashgar in China’s far-west Xinjiang province, QHA news agency informs reffering to Arabnews. They expressed shock at the violence that is being...	Israeli Soldier: Gazans were used as human shields to check militants' homes 16/07/2009 The Israeli army used Palestinians as human shields during Operation Cast Lead last January despite a 2005 Israeli High Court ruling outlawing the practice, a Golani brigade soldier says, according to WAFA. The Israeli daily Haaretz quoted the Soldiers as saying he did not see Palestinians being...
US president’s speech could be as a new starting point for dialogue with Islam world 11/06/2009 As generations of diplomats have learned, trying to overcome decades of mistrust between the Muslim world and the Occident in any form is a daunting task. But doing so in a two-hour speech is a very tall order indeed. Yet going into his speech at Cairo University, US President Barack Obama said he...	OIC expresses its concern over 'Faith Fighter' Computer Game 05/05/2009 A spokesman of the Organization of Islamic Conference Islamophobia Observatory in Jeddah stated that the computer game 'Faith Fighter' was incendiary in its content and offensive to Muslims and Christians. When his attention was brought to an internet report posted by metro.co.uk on an online game...
Seminar “Tourism In Islamic World” in Northern Cyprus 01/05/2009 “Tourism In Islamic World” seminar organized in the framework of the resolution taken at the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 35th Islamic Conference Organization Countries started today, QHA reffering to Türk Ajansi Kıbrıs informed. The...	New inquiry into Guantanamo tortures opened in Spain 01/05/2009 Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon on April 29 announced a new investigation of those allegedly responsible for torture at the US prison camp in Guantanamo, Cuba. "It seems that the documents declassified by the US administration mentioned by the media have revealed what was previously a suspicion," -...
Sri Lankan journalist emphasizes need to bring to trial Israeli leaders 26/01/2009 As QHA reffering to WAFA reported, Senior Sri Lankan journalist Latheef Farook has submitted a document to The Hague-based International Court of Justice emphasizing the need to bring to trial all Israeli leaders involved in war crimes against Palestinians and...	Senior UN officials survey ‘shocking’ aftermath of Israeli offensive in Gaza 26/01/2009 Senior United Nations officials today began their assessment of the humanitarian needs in Gaza, getting a first-hand look at the damage and destruction inflicted on the Strip’s 1.5 million residents during three weeks of Israeli military operations, according to official UN web-site reported. “The...

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