Paris attacks: At least 128 dead and more than 300 injured
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:33) Source: BBC France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed […]
Severing the Islamic State’s Supply Lines
Severing the Islamic State’s Supply Lines Analysis NOVEMBER 12, 2015 | 19:41 GMT Print Analysis Editor’s Note: Stratfor closely monitors conflict zones from a geopolitical perspective. What is perhaps the most volatile conflict today can be found in the territories of Iraq and Syria that are controlled by the Islamic State. […]
644. Commandment – Do not conceal the truth or evade it (to witness)
Commandment – Do not concealthe truthor evade it (to witness) [4:136] O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich or poor, Allah is more regardful of them both than you are. Therefore follow not low desires […]
Religious ‘nones’ are not only growing, they’re becoming more secular
Source: Pew Research Center Religious “nones” are not only growing as a share of the U.S. population, but they are becoming more secular over time by a variety of measures, a fact that also is helping to make the U.S. public overall somewhat less religious, according to surveys done as […]
Why the Latest Study Showing ‘Religious’ Children are Less Moral is Just Bad Science
Source: Huffington Post Word is out. Belief in God will make your children less moral people, so say researchers from the University of Chicago. It’s hit the news too, and […]
Five Stories Of Human Kindness
Source: BBC Vinod Nelson had just barely left Bern, Switzerland when the train came to an unexpected halt, and terrible news came over the speakers. The train would not be […]
The Wild Chimpanzee Who Cared For Her Child With Disability
Source: BBC In the first case of its kind, a female chimpanzee has been observed caring for an infant with severe disabilities in the wild. The young chimpanzee was discovered […]
South Africa’s Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests
Source: BBC An elite South African university wants to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. Stellenbosch University management has taken the decision in the wake […]
Refugees line up for ‘million dollar ticket’ to Canada but the odds are heavily against them
Matthew Fisher | November 12, 2015 9:36 PM ETMore from Matthew Fisher, nationalpost.com BEIRUT — People chosen to resettle in Canada will be getting “the million-dollar ticket,” said Mohammed Hamadi as he helped marshal Syrian refugees into the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ headquarters for appointments Thursday. Only half jokingly, the security […]
Fueling Indonesia’s Regional Strategy
Fueling Indonesia’s Regional Strategy Analysis NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | Indonesian motorists line up in at a Pertamina fuel station in Jakarta. (ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Forecast Indonesia will not manage to restore its net oil exporter status, but instead will use OPEC membership to expand its regional influence and transform its […]
Swiss to retain high proportion of foreigners
EUROPEAN MIGRATION Swiss to retain high proportion of foreigners NOV 12, 2015 – 21:28 Europe’s migration crisis offers nations a way to replace aging labor pools. (Keystone) An analysis of migration data shows the Swiss can expect to have one of the highest European proportions of foreigners in their midst […]
Peacemaking pause cannot be afforded
Nov 12,2015 – Last updated at Nov 12,2015 JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The dangerous and destructive situation on the ground in Israel-Palestine is painful for both parties, though Palestinians are being killed at a rate seven times faster than Israelis. So the situation is not a symmetrical one […]
Iraq Kurds block key Daesh supply line in battle for Sinjar
By AFP – Nov 12,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Heavy smoke billows during an operation by Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Thursday, to retake the town from the Daesh group and cut a key supply line to Syria (AFP photo) MOUNT […]
EU, Africa agree migration plan despite divisions
By AFP – Nov 12,2015 – Last updated at Nov 12,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) talks with Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama during the Valletta Summit on Migration in Valletta, Malta, on Thursday (Reuters photo) VALLETTA — European Union and African leaders on Thursday […]
Meet ‘The Tiger’, the commander with a crazy cult following
NOVEMBER 13, 20158:24AM He is labelled as a hero by government loyalists, but is a complex character. Nick Whighamnews.com.au “All men die, only a few will be remembered.” It’s a mantra said to be fondly used by Syria’s most notorious commander, Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan, who certainly won’t be forgotten anytime […]
Russia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia
SHAHAB JAFRY And a new confrontation in the Middle East Russia buying into American suspicion that ISIS bombed the Metro jet (“99.9pc sure”) will mean only one thing. Putin will green-light ground troops into Syria, further raising the stakes in the Levant. Russian pride will not take the affront lightly […]
UK faith leaders unite to challenge welfare penalties on larger families
theguardian: by Harriet Sherwood — Christian churches and Jewish groups urge House of Lords to block government’s plans to limit tax credits to first two children Pupils hold hands in the playground at an orthodox Jewish school in Stamford Hill, London. The briefing paper points out that families with three […]
Allama Iqbal – An Ahmadi Muslim for at least 11 years
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Why conservative Christians would have hated Jesus
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]