In traditional medication, Lote Tree is believed to have numerous medicinal values. The leaves, fruit, roots and bark of the tree are all used for various kinds of treatments. Its valuable properties have been realised since ancient times. From research, we have understood that the leaves of the plant can […]
Source. Dawn Firstly, we need to cast away any dated desire of cultivating a homogenous Muslim nation and accept the fact that Pakistan is and shall remain a multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic state. Our children should be taught to appreciate this diversity, not distrust it. Secondly, we must make […]
Source. BBC UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has told the European Parliament: “You’re not laughing now.”He was jeered as he addressed the parliament during an emergency debate on the UK’s vote to leave the EU. Mr Farage, who was jeered by some MEPs, said EU politicians were “in denial” about […]
Source. BBC A motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been passed by the party’s MPs. The 172-40 vote, which is not binding, follows resignations from the shadow cabinet and calls on Mr Corbyn to quit. Mr Corbyn said the ballot had “no constitutional legitimacy” and said he would […]
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com The Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation (JAI) has called on the mass media to be balanced in its reporting of news related to minority groups in Indonesia. Leader (Amir Nasional) of Ahmadiyah Indonesia Abdul Basit said some media outlet usually did not provide the complete story behind cases involving minority groups […]
Written by Iin Qurotul Ain During the Media Gathering on Saturday June 25th 2016 at iftaar party organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Indonesia, a young intellectual Muslim figure Zuhairi […]
Source: Huffington Post By Jack Sommers; Assistant News Editor, Huffington Post UK New research charts the decline in religious identity. Christians are now outnumbered in England and Wales by atheists, […]
The Telegraph: by Mohammad Zubair Khan, islamabad and Andrew Marszal, new delhi — Paro, a transgender woman in Pakistan, wears bridal dress to celebrate her birthday CREDIT: MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR KHAN Fifty top Pakistani clerics have issued a religious decree declaring that transgender people have full marriage, inheritance and funeral rights […]
Source: BBC By Andrew Luck-Baker 28 June 2016 Normally it is a terrible idea to steal eggs from the nests of wild birds. That is doubly true if the […]
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs Scientists have discovered a large helium gas field in Tanzania. With world supplies running out, the find is a “game-changer”, say geologists at Durham and […]
Quartet report on the frozen peace process is expected to be released this week, as the UN secretary general marks his last year in office. Barak Ravid Jun 28, 2016 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a joint press conference […]
Source: RNS By Sally Morrow KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) A single chime rang out after each abuse victim’s statement was read over the speakers at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception […]
Source: RNS By Heidi Hall NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention was so famously insular for so long that it earned its own joke about members believing they’re the […]
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — In the beginning, Ken Ham made the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky. And he saw that it was good […]
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL BALSAMO In this Friday, June 24, 2016 photo, a man wearing an orange robe talks with a woman in New York’s… Read more NEW YORK […]
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Presbyterians at their General Assembly passed several resolutions aimed to pressure Israel to leave territories it has occupied since its 1967 war with neighboring states. The votes Friday (June 24) by Presbyterian Church USA delegates angered mainstream Jewish groups, who said the measures unfairly “demonize” […]
Source: The New York Times By TRIP GABRIEL and MICHAEL LUO Has Donald J. Trump become a born-again Christian? That is the suggestion of James C. Dobson, one of America’s […]
Source: Washington Post By Robert Barnes The Supreme Court struck down key provisions in a strict Texas abortion law on June 27 that could have a ripple effect nationwide. The […]
REUTERS AMMAN Facebook TwitterGoogle+ Two rebel Free Syrian Army soldiers run after attacking a Syrian Army tank during fighting in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo) Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian opposition forces by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives […]
Source: Jordan Times By James J. Zogby Shortly after Tim Kaine had been elected governor of Virginia in 2006, a discussion ensued among Democratic Party leaders about the lessons that could […]