The Islamist war on secular bloggers in Bangladesh
Source: The New Yorker On the afternoon of February 26th, Avijit Roy was in Dhaka, finishing a column for BDNews24, a Bangladeshi Web site of news and commentary. Its title, […]
Pakistan Taliban reject Islamic State leader’s claim to be ‘caliph’
Source: Reuters Pakistan’s Taliban have rejected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s claim to be the global leader of all Muslims, the movement said in a statement seen by Reuters […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community India, Holding its Annual Convention in December
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community India is conducting its Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) on 26th, 27th & 28th of December 2015 in Qadian, Teh:Batala, Distt. Gurdaspur, Punjab -143516. This is one of the largest Muslim gatherings in India to promote Peace, in which thousands of delegates participate from more than 52 […]
How to make Syria peace talks work
Source: Aljazeera The dark cloud of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may yet have one silver lining. Its attacks have managed to galvanise the international community’s […]
Has the World Trade Organisation failed poor countries?
Source: Aljazeera The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has come under renewed criticism for failing poor and developing countries in their 14-year-long battle to achieve a breakthrough in key agricultural trade […]
Iranian Hackers Infiltrated Computers That Control New York Dam
Source: The Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Iranian hackers breached the control system of a dam near New York City in 2013, an infiltration that raised concerns about […]
Debates Help Fuel Strong Interest in 2016 Campaign
Source: Pew Research Center But most say campaign has not focused on important issues As candidates in both parties prepare for the next round of presidential debates, a new national survey finds that the public is highly engaged by the 2016 campaign. Fully 74% of Americans say they have given […]
How does IS communicate securely?
Source: BBC In the wake of the terrible events in Paris, governments around the world have renewed their calls for tech companies to design products that will allow law enforcement […]
Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack
Source: BBC A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses. They told […]
The microbes so extreme they might survive on Mars
Source: BBC Mars is a hostile planet. Its distance from the sun makes it cold and barren – average daily temperatures on Mars are around -60C and this falls to […]
Reflecting on Refugees: A Plea for Measured Debate
An Editorial by Klaus Brinkbäumer SPIEGEL.DE REUTERS A boat full of refugees on the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece. What would we do in their situation? The debate over refugees in Germany has grown divisive. Those in favor are unwilling to recognize the difficulties ahead while those opposed too […]
Video: New Jersey Teacher Fired After Showing Malala Video
Malala Yousafzai S.St (Malālah Yūsafzay: Urdu: ملالہ یوسفزئی; Pashto: ملاله یوسفزۍ [məˈlaːlə jusəf ˈzəj];[1] born 12 July 1997)[2][3] is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize […]
AlJazeera: Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar questioned on anti-Ahmadiyya Laws
Source: Aljazeera Hina Rabbani Khar (Urdu: حنا ربانی کھر; born 19 November 1977)[3] is a Pakistani stateswoman who was the 26th Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Hailing from a powerful feudal […]
Switzerland: Businessman vows to pay burqa ban fines
Rachid Nekkaz: on crusade for state religious ‘neutrality’. Photo: Denis Charlet/AFP Businessman vows to pay burqa ban fines Published: 11 Dec 2015 11:00 GMT+01:00 A ban on wearing niqabs or burqas in public has yet to be implemented in the canton of Ticino but an Algerian businessman is already vowing […]
Saudi Arabia: Shoura eyes reducing Haia powers: Vote today
ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 21 December 2015 JEDDAH: The Shoura Council will vote on Monday (today) on a proposal to identify tasks of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) by issuing specific guidelines for the body’s members. A Shoura member who proposed […]
Bleak findings
Dec 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL According to a recent survey conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research, two-thirds of Palestinians surveyed support the wave of knife stabbings of Israelis and view an armed Intifada as “serving the Palestinian national interests in ways that negotiations would […]
‘Too many players in Syria crisis diminish Jordan’s role’
By Khetam Malkawi – Dec 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Khetam Malkawi AMMAN — Following the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution that supports international efforts to seek a political solution in Syria, local analysts differed in forecasting the scope and influence of Jordan’s role in these efforts. The […]
A new century for the Mideast
Dec 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs The United States, the European Union and Western-led institutions such as the World Bank repeatedly ask why the Middle East cannot govern itself. The question is asked honestly, but without much self-awareness. After all, the single most important impediment to good governance […]
Las Vegas Strip sidewalk: Driver hits dozens of pedestrians in ‘intentional’ act
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) By Faith Karimi, CNN Updated 5:10 AM ET, Mon December […]
Meet the British physicist who ignored Taliban death threats to teach in the badlands of Pakistan
Voices Meet the British physicist who ignored Taliban death threats to teach in the badlands of Pakistan David Gosling spent four years as principal of University of Peshawar – “When you have education in its totality, it enables our students to see what should be obvious: we are all one” Robert […]