A Religious Forecast For 2050: Atheism Is Down, Islam Is Rising
Source: NPR By the end of the century, Muslims could outnumber Christians for the first time in history, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center. “Another way of […]
Flooding ‘worst in 50 years’, as 150,000 flee in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Source: BBC Vast areas in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil are being hit by the worst flooding in 50 years, forcing the evacuation of more than 150,000 people. Days of […]
Destinations that are so magical, they hardly seem real
Source: BBC Where to go to escape the stresses of life, the bustle of the workweek and the noise of traffic? To find out, we turned to question-and-answer site Quora, […]
Texas tornadoes: ‘Eight killed’ in Dallas suburbs
Source: BBC Eight people are reported to have been killed in Texas in new tornadoes, raising the death toll to 26 in a week of storms in several US states. […]
On Muslims, Democrats Turn To An Unlikely Ally: George W. Bush
Source: Huffington Post WASHINGTON (AP) — Taunted by Republicans to declare war on “radical Islamic terrorism,” Democrats are turning to an unlikely ally: George W. Bush. President Barack Obama, under […]
An Open Letter to Fellow Educators & Leaders Regarding Religious Literacy in Schools
Source: Huffington Post By Anisha Ismail Patel Founder & CEdO of InnovusED . Global Educator. Social Entrepreneur . Promotes Women & Youth Service Leadership As 2015 rolls to a close, […]
International Criminal Court Files Request to Question Gaddafi: Report
December, 26, 2015 – TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The International Criminal Court reportedly filed a request to Lebanese authorities to question the son of deposed Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi, the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat said Saturday. General Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud is studying a request by ICC to question Hannibal Gaddafi over […]
Sudden impacts
NADEEM F. PARACHA — DAWN.COM 18 COMMENTS Travelling on a plane to London in 2011, I spent most of my time studying a detailed research paper authored by Mathew J. Nelson, a distinguished lecturer of Political Science at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in the UK. I […]
Churches offer refuge for Central Americans facing U.S. deportation
Reuters International DEC 26, 2015 – 00:24 By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Leaders of the church-based Sanctuary Movement vowed on Friday to offer their places of worship as refuge for immigrants facing deportation under an Obama administration crackdown on Central American families who entered the United States illegally. […]
Protesters ransack Muslim prayer hall on French island
AFP — DAWN.COM 43 COMMENTS A picture taken on December 25, 2015 shows a devastated Muslim prayer hall in Ajaccio, after protesters vandalised it and tried to set fire to copies of the Holy Quran.—AFP AJACCIO: Demonstrators ransacked a Muslim prayer hall and attempted to burn copies of the […]
Countering militants’ ideology
I.A. REHMAN — UPDATED DEC 24, 2015 DAWN.COM 11 COMMENTS Throughout the past fortnight or so, people have been plied with reports, surveys and much rhetoric about the progress of the National Action Plan (NAP) but little has been offered to enable them to share the mood of complacency evident […]
Jinnah’s vision
Jinnah’s vision EDITORIAL — DAWN.COM 22 COMMENTS The frequent projection of Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s Aug 11 address to the Constituent Assembly creates an impression that this is the Quaid’s only speech that gives us his vision of Pakistan. On the contrary, throughout his political career, Jinnah made it repeatedly […]
IS ISLAM INHERENTLY MISOGYNISTIC?
AN INTERVIEW WITH LALEH BAKHTIAR LALEH BAKHTIAR, USA As the first American woman to translate the Quran into English, Laleh Bakhtiar corrects often misinterpreted verses on women’s treatment by re-infusing the translation with a feminine perspective. In this interview with Muslima curator Samina Ali, Laleh discusses her experience interpreting the […]
The polio heroes
Dec 27,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – BILL GATES The world’s progress in fighting polio might be one of the best-kept secrets in global health. Indeed, my heroes for 2015 are […]
Humans take note: Artificial intelligence just got a lot smarter
Humans take note: Artificial intelligence just got a lot smarter By Los Angeles Times (TNS) – Dec 13,2015 – VIA JORDAN TIMES Photo courtesy of pymesyautonomos.com Today’s artificial intelligence may not be that clever, but it just got much quicker on the uptake. A learning programme designed by a trio […]
Iraqi forces inching towards full recapture of Ramadi
By AFP – Dec 26,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – AFP Iraqi counterterrorism forces drive a tank past rubble south of Anbar province’s capital Ramadi on Thrusday (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — Die-hard militants made a desperate last stand Saturday in Ramadi’s former government complex, the main remaining target of Iraqi forces […]
It’s suicide bombing: Evidence from Ahmadiyya mosque spot, autopsy suggest dead youth was bomber
Daily Star: Three people were injured during Juma prayers in a suicide bomb attack in this mosque on Friday. Police cordon off the Ahmadiyya mosque at Bagmara of Rajshahi to conduct investigations as curious onlookers crowd the scene. Photo: Banglar Chokh It was a suicide attacker who blew himself up […]
ISIS Violates The Consensus Of Mainstream Islam By Persecuting Christians
Huff Post: In central Syria, Daesh (“ISIS”) recently destroyed an ancient monastery and a church. This, after abducting several Christians, in what has become the group’s long scourge on humanity. While global Muslim leaders have categorically condemnedDaesh, Daesh continues to insist their acts are permitted — even commanded — by […]
Video: Fareed Zakaria: I Am Appalled By Donald Trump’s Bigotry
Fareed Zakaria: I Am Appalled By Donald Trump’s Bigotry Not As A Muslim, But As An American CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gave his take on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s hateful and […]
Prevent will discourage the very students who can help fight extremism
Source: The Guardian By Hicham Yezza It’s the stuff of farce. A Muslim postgraduate student of counter-terrorism, spotted reading a textbook entitled Terrorism Studies in the library, isaccused by his own […]