KARACHI: All of us know that the legendary singer and global icon Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had composed music for Dead Man Walking, Bone Collector, and Last Temptation of Christ. And we also know that the youth icon Atif Aslam sang for Man Push Cart and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. But do you know of Pakistanis other than Adnan Siddiqui, […]
An increasing number of women from different racial backgrounds are taking part in beauty pageants across the US, and the Miss California pageant is no exception. Sofia Hanan, an Arab-American woman, is one of the contestants participating in the pageant. Although she was born and raised in California, her father is an […]
France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served Source: Washington Post BERLIN — Guess who’s not coming to dinner — or even breakfast or lunch? Ahead of Iranian President […]
Source: The Guardian The majority of British Muslims say they have witnessed discrimination against followers of the Islamic faith and that a climate of hate is being driven by politicians […]
Source: BBC Senegal’s President Macky Sall has called for a fight against the “excessive form” of Islam which has led to the growth of jihadi groups. Muslim clerics needed to […]
Source: Huffington Post In 2015, Diwali, the festival of lights, will be celebrated on November 11 by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit deepavali, which […]
Source: Time Yale President Peter Salovey said in a statement he was “deeply troubled” by accounts of distress over racial issues Hundreds of Yale University students marched in protest this […]
Source: BBC A judge has sentenced a white supremacist to death for the killing of three people at two Jewish centres. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr, 74, targeted the sites in […]
Source: Huffington Post A Muslim man says former coworkers at Bed Bath & Beyond called him a “terrorist” after he grew out his beard, and alleges the chain later fired […]
Source: The Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has rejected an appeal by the controversial French comic Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala, saying the right to free […]
Source: Berwick News By LACHLAN MOORHEAD ASKED if there’s anything else she’d like to say, Naureen Choudhry smiles and answers matter-of-factly. “I love Australia.” After 10 years, the Pakistani mother of two will next week officially become an Australian citizen at a special ceremony at the Casey Council chambers. While […]
The study found that people who took a Facebook break felt happier and were less sad and lonely. Photo: Iris/Scanpix Drop Facebook and be happy: Danish study Published: 09 Nov 2015 12:48 GMT+01:00 The Copenhagen-based Happiness Research Institute has a simple formula for increasing your happiness, social activity and concentration, […]
Awakening to the Reality of War: A Journey Along the Refugee Trail By Navid Kermani Moises Saman/ Magnum/ Agentur Focus/ DER SPIEGEL Novelist Navid Kermani and photographer Moises Saman recently traveled for SPIEGEL from Budapest through the Balkans to Turkey. They tell of Europe’s treatment of immigrants who almost all […]
Instead of admitting his opposition to a Palestinian state, Netanyahu twisted the concept beyond recognition. Peter Beinart Nov 11, 2015 12:57 PM Netanyahu: Issues of Jerusalem and Temple Mount are unsolvable Bennett blasts Netanyahu: Talk about ceding territory in midst of terror wave is reward for terrorists What a liberal […]
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Source: Huffington Post By Kathleen Weldon; Research Coordinator for the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at UConn Since the genesis of modern polling, the American public has been asked about […]
The Conservative MP’s tour of Israel and the West Bank was ending in controversy today as Palestinian politicians also refused meetings Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden \ Mayor of London Boris Johnson in a Palestinian cafe during a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, 11 November 2015. EPA Boris Johnson’s tour […]
Syrian army breaks Daesh siege of key Aleppo air base By AFP – Nov 11,2015 – Last updated at Nov 11,2015 JORDAN TIMES Syrian government forces walk on a heavily damaged street in the regime-controlled side of the northern city of Aleppo on Monday (AFP photo) KWEYRIS, Syria — Syria’s […]
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It includes ‘taking back’ those without visas and those who do not require international protection Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 4 comments 7 Libya has turned into a major hub for human traffickers smuggling African migrants by boat to Italy Reuters EU leaders are expected to pledge €1.8bn (£1.3bn) in aid to African […]