Jan 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Nidhal Guessoum The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age” — during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world — lasted many centuries and included the establishment of the world’s first universities. Today, however, Muslim-majority countries […]
Jan 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The sight of hungry, emaciated Syrians drew attention to the fact that the warring parties in this Arab country resort to starvation as a weapon of war. The UN Security Council acted against this, at last, recently adopting a resolution calling on all […]
Analysis: Iran has escaped years of isolation and the threat of war without sustaining much damage Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Sunday 17 January 2016 21:03 BST The war in Syria may end up weakening Iran’s regional rivals more than Iran itself Reuters Iran is politically and economically stronger because of the agreement […]
The world’s richest are getting richer while the wealth of the poorest is being spread more thinly Jon Stone @joncstone Sunday 17 January 2016 Slums in Colombia, one of the world’s most unequal countries Rex features Wealth inequality has grown to the stage where 62 of the world’s richest people […]
Source: CBC Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Peterborough, Ont., today, where he spoke at a mosque that was damaged by arson last November. He toured Masjid al-Salaam, the city’s […]
Source: Nottingham Post Dr Irfan Malik, general secretary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Nottingham, on why Muslim communities should work together. The Ahmadiyya (or Ahmadi) Muslim community was declared […]
Source: Deseret News For Nikki Williams, having a second child was a high-stakes gamble. Eliza, her first, was born with metachromatic leukodystrophy, a genetic disorder that deteriorated her ability to […]
Source: BBC It’s rare in life to have your cake and eat it. But are low-calorie sweeteners the guilt-free way to be naughty? Nobody is going to claim that regularly […]
Source: BBC Controversial dates Buddhism is largely based on the teachings and philosophy of one man, the Buddha, and his spiritual journey. But tracing a timeline of events for the […]
Source: AlJazeera Karachi, Pakistan – On the evening of April 24, 2015, Sabeen Mahmud, the director of The Second Floor, a beloved cafe and communal space in Karachi, was shot and […]
Voices As a strange development in an age when developers have probably destroyed as many old Beirut houses as the civil war did Robert Fisk @indyvoices All pictures copyright: Tom Young Tom Young Just when you thought the heritage of the Middle East was being destroyed, here’s a tale to prove […]
Source: Al Jazeera Pakistani police have arrested the imam of a mosque for inciting violence after a 15-year-old boy, who was told by the religious leader that he was a […]
Studies actually show immigrants seem less likely to commit crime than native populations, despite tending to have lower incomes and live in deprived areas Ian Birrell @ianbirrell Police use pepper spray to control supporters of Pegida, Hogesa (Hooligans against Salafists) and other right-wing populist groups as they protest against the […]
The writer is travelling through the region by bicycle – trying to understand what lies beyond the bloody headlines The writer on the top of the Prokletije range on the Albania-Montenegro border. All photographs: Rebecca Lowe Rebecca Lowe Friday 15 January 2016 11.58 GMTLast modified on Saturday 16 January 201612.36 GMT […]
© Provided by IBNLive In his final state of the Union address, US President, Barack Obama mentioned that the ISIS does not pose a threat to the US. This comes at a time when we have witnessed two back to back attacks, one in Istanbul and another in Jakarta. […]
© Provided by AFP Pakistan Information minister Pervez Rashid told AFP Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (pictured) Sharif would travel to Riyadh on Monday and Tehran on TuesdayPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia and Iran this week to try to ease tension between the […]
Pune, India *Launch MStartups.Biz, First Startup and Incubator program for Muslim Entrepreneurs *Networking Opportunities with Entrepreneurs *Startup Showcase (MStartups.Biz) *Awards to recognize the Individuals The First Indian Muslim Entrepreneurs Networking (IMEN) Conference will held on February 7th, 2016 8.30 AM to 5.30 PPM at Sun N Sand Hotel, Pune, INDIA. […]
Source: CNN (CNN)The Episcopal Church, long the church of the establishment in the United States, has been punished by the international Anglican Communion over its acceptance of same-sex marriage. The decision was made Thursday at a meeting in Canterbury, England, where leaders of the Anglican Communion’s 38 provinces are gathered. […]
Source: Finger Lakes Times By SPENCER TULIS Take a moment to reflect on your initial thoughts after reading the headline on this story and the man in the photo that […]
Iraqi security forces clear the Soufiya neighborhood of Daesh fighters in central Ramadi, 115 kilometers west of Baghdad, on Jan. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed SUSANNAH GEORGE | AP Published — Sunday 17 January 2016 BAGHDAD: A United Nations report published Saturday said that the ongoing battle for the […]