Voices Syria’s ‘moderates’ have disappeared… and there are no good guys Western confusion reigns while the Russians go for the jugular Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 4 October 2015 20:08 BST Syrian civil defence members mourn the death of their comrade, who was killed during what rebel activists said were air […]
Here’s how Syria became hell on earth Business Insider Armin Rosen © Provided by Business Insider Children walk on the debris of a damaged building at al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo. (Thomson Reuters)In 2010, Syria was ranked 111 out of 169 countries on the Human Development Index, just behind South Africa. […]
By Atika Shubert and Bharati Naik, CNN Updated 11:13 PM ET, Mon October 5, 2015 | Video Source: CNN Dohuk, Iraq (CNN) “Hello?” The voice is muffled, crackly, and barely audible, but the caller’s desperation is clear: “Our situation is very bad and cannot get any worse.” On the other end […]
Source: Gulf News By Sarah Algethami, Staff Reporter Dubai: Tim Hortons looks to open at least 100 stores annually in the Middle East in the coming years, according to the […]
Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is regarded as the founder of microfinance. Satish Kumar / The National Nobel Peace laureate blasts global banking system at Islamic Economy Summit Adam Bouyamourn […]
Sabreena Razaq Hussain I am grateful to be alive after a distressing Hajj experience – and urge all Muslims to protest about the inhumane treatment of pilgrims. Radical change is needed ‘Much of the poor management of the hajj stems from the actual functioning of Saudi Arabia itself.’ Photograph: Ahmad […]
The neurosurgeon-turned-Republican candidate is spreading absurd lies about the world’s second-largest religion QASIM RASHID (Credit: Reuters/Steve Marcus) In his recent anti-Muslim crusade, Ben Carson promoted a disturbing form of religious segregation, claiming that a Muslim should only be president if he or she “renounces the tenets of Islam.” Sadly, just as racial segregationists long […]
Andre Mitchell 05 October 2015 One of the worksheets given to students in Walton County, Georgia, shows Allah referred as the ‘same god worshipped by Jews and Christians.’ Public schools in Georgia have been teaching young children about the basic beliefs of Islam, and their parents are furious about it. […]
Source: Washington Post Canada will hold its federal election in less than two weeks. For months, the contest has been viewed as a three-horse race between the ruling Conservative party of Prime […]
Pics: Angela Merkel’s three-day India visit Posted by: Jagriti Kumari Updated: Monday, October 5, 2015, 16:05 [IST] Share this on your social network: FacebookTwitterGoogle+ Comments (0) Mail New Delhi, Oct 5: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who arrived here on a three-day visit to India, will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister […]
Source: The Globe and Mail Her roots in Canada stretch back through her francophone mother to the 1600s. Last week, wearing her Islamic face veil – the niqab, which has […]
BY Paula Simons, Edmonton Journal Back when my daughter was in elementary school, I accompanied her class on a field trip to Snow Valley. I noticed a group of older […]
Epigraph: Allah sends down water from the sky, so that valleys flow according to their measure, and the flood bears on its surface swelling foam. And from that which they […]
Justin Trudeau vows to ‘bring Canadians together’ at Brampton rally Liberals will release their full platform on Monday, which will include some new commitments CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2015 2:45 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 04, 2015 10:22 PM ET Play Media Justin Trudeau to ‘bring Canadians together’ 1:56 Justin Trudeau makes […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post “We believe in the oneness of God, we have the same Prophet, we share the same holy book.” Shia and […]
Source: Huffington Post By Dominique Mosbergen; Senior Writer, The Huffington Post The extinct creature is believed to have roamed the Earth between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago. When farmer James Bristle and […]
Source: The Independent Britain’s Sikhs, long seen as a minority success story, are plagued by a faction of young men ‘defending’ their vision of the culture – and seeking to […]
Voices Syria’s ‘moderates’ have disappeared… and there are no good guys Western confusion reigns while the Russians go for the jugular Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 4 October 2015 Syrian civil defence members mourn the death of their comrade, who was killed during what rebel activists said were air strikes carried […]
BY MEGHAN WALSH RISING STARS WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Because this guy could change the way we think about evolution — and faith. On a sunny afternoon, at a bustling cafe less than a mile from Stanford University’s Palo Alto campus and more than 5,000 miles from his home, an […]