Dozens in the US have received notices that their bank accounts have been closed, without explanation. Some say the banks are trying to eliminate risk, but a Muslim civil rights group suspects racist policies and has complained to the Justice Department. The letters have been sent to business owners, nonprofits, […]
Finland should primarily accept quota refugees who are Christians, according to two parliamentarians from the Finns and Christian Democratic parties. Finns Party MP Ari Jalonen and Christian Democrat MP Sauli […]
Finland should primarily accept quota refugees who are Christians, according to two parliamentarians from the Finns and Christian Democratic parties. Finns Party MP Ari Jalonen and Christian Democrat MP Sauli […]
By Majeeda Khan Tuesday, 09 September 2014 As an individual, Lady Safiyah represents the qualities which in today’s times, could easily be defined as a fine example for women’s empowerment. Today when we think of empowered women, what’s the image we have in our minds: power suits, breaking the glass ceiling, […]
By Majeeda Khan Tuesday, 09 September 2014 As an individual, Lady Safiyah represents the qualities which in today’s times, could easily be defined as a fine example for women’s empowerment. Today when we think of empowered women, what’s the image we have in our minds: power suits, breaking the glass ceiling, […]
African Union (AU) troops raped women and girls seeking medical aid or water from their bases in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a rights group says. The troops had “misused” their power over women fleeing violence and poverty, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. One Muslim girl, aged 15, reportedly had her headscarf […]
African Union (AU) troops raped women and girls seeking medical aid or water from their bases in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a rights group says. The troops had “misused” their power over women fleeing violence and poverty, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. One Muslim girl, aged 15, reportedly had her headscarf […]
Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Conventional methods to control the outbreak were “not having an adequate impact”, the UN’s health agency added. At least 2,100 people infected with Ebola have died so […]
Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Conventional methods to control the outbreak were “not having an adequate impact”, the UN’s health agency added. At least 2,100 people infected with Ebola have died so […]
The Daily Star by David Ignatius Palestinian politicians have been busy of late, putting together one of their most determined, powerful performances in recent memory – to wreck any gains that might have been made during this summer’s military conflict with Israel. The sniping between officials from Fatah and Hamas […]
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s state-owned newspaper says authorities have detained three foreigners traveling through Iran under the suspicion of planning to join ISIS in neighboring Iraq. Tuesday’s report by the IRAN daily quoted Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli as saying Iranian border guards stopped several travelers en route to […]
By Kurt Eichenwald / September 8, 2014 NEWSWEEK The so-called Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is not just a collection of barbaric psychopaths willing to engage in the most brutal and sordid forms of violence without any hesitation born of normal human morality. They are also the most irreparably […]
By Kurt Eichenwald / September 8, 2014 NEWSWEEK The so-called Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is not just a collection of barbaric psychopaths willing to engage in the most brutal and sordid forms of violence without any hesitation born of normal human morality. They are also the most irreparably […]
Source: rabwah.net They arrived at Camp Saginaw carrying sleeping bags and blankets, hustled about a soccer field, mounted go-karts – even made s’mores. And just after 1 p.m. Saturday, the scores […]
Tribune.pk: Religious clerics in Pakistan celebrate September 7th as a day of victory for Islam and Pakistan. Officially dubbed the “Khatme Nubuwwat Day” or “Finality of Prophethood Day,” many mosques come […]
Source: BBC News The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the US. Scientists from Tufts University say food addictions can be changed in this way even if they are well-established. They […]
Source: BBC News The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the US. Scientists from Tufts University say food addictions can be changed in this way even if they are well-established. They […]
Source: BBC News A boy who was born without ears has had a pair created from his ribs. Nine-year-old Kieran Sorkin had the surgery at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. About 100 children a year in the UK are born without one or both ears, a condition known as microtia. […]
theguardian: by Oliver Milman — In maiden speech, new high commissioner will point to a ‘chain of human rights violations’ in detention of asylum seekers Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Photograph: Eoin Blackwell/AAP The new United Nations high commissioner for human rights will use […]
theguardian: by Avi Shlaim — Israel has a habit of justifying its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, however illegal and indecent, in the name of security. But denying any security to the other side only perpetuates the conflict. Five days after reaching a ceasefire with Hamas to end the latest round […]