Bangladesh arrests 900 in crackdown on Islamist militants
Source: BBC Bangladesh police say they have detained about 900 people as part of a crackdown on militants following a series of deadly attacks. Police launched the week-long campaign on […]
Crossing into the alien north… of Paris
Source: BBC In most cities, different neighbourhoods have a different character and those who live in them can develop tribal loyalties – sometimes even a snobbish disdain for some other […]
Muhammad Ali funeral: Rousing farewell at Louisville memorial
Source: BBC Rousing tributes have been paid to boxing legend Muhammad Ali at a memorial service in his home city of Louisville, Kentucky. Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other speakers spoke […]
Who will fund the dream of rebuilding Syria back to its former glory?
Lebanese banks are the only institutions who know how to open enough letters of credit to fund Syria’s reconstruction materials: so rebuilding Syria means big profits for them. Robert Fisk in […]
Pope Declares Swedish Nun Who Sheltered Jews During The Holocaust A Saint
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor A Swedish nun credited with sheltering Jewish families in her convent during the Holocaust is now a saint of the Catholic Church. […]
‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie dies after shooting at Orlando concert
Source: CNN (CNN)Singer Christina Grimmie, who starred in NBC’s “The Voice,” died early Saturday after a gunman shot her following a performance in Florida, authorities said. More:
Re-emergence of banned groups
Source.ET It is the interior ministry which is responsible for the identification of groups that are to be banned under the Terrorism Act of 1997. PHOTO: EXPRESS There is a sense of weary resignation hung around the shoulders of reports that the government is struggling, and largely failing, to keep […]
USA: Muhammad Ali cheered as world says good bye
LOUISEVILLE: June 10, 2016 Thousands of people on Friday cheered and threw roses in the streets of Muhammad Ali’s hometown Louisville as they bade farewell to the boxing legend and civil rights hero known as “The Greatest.” http://tribune.com.pk/story/1120224/muhammad-ali-funeral-procession-begins/ A mass funeral procession, a private burial and public memorial service will wrap […]
USA: Lord of the Lies
The New York Times The Opinion Pages | Contributing Op-Ed Writer Timothy Egan Donald Trump speaking to the media on Tuesday night. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Earlier this month, the world’s most battle-scarred cable news network did something extraordinary in this year of vaporous political contrails. While Donald […]
Take that, monogamy! We’re actually hard-wired for polygamy, which helps explain why so many cheat
Monogamy is mandated throughout the Western world, infidelity is universal. A leading biologist explains why David P. Barash Reprinted from “Out of Eden” Infants have their infancy, and adults? Adultery. Even though monogamy is mandated throughout the Western world, infidelity is universal. Revelations of marital infidelity occur regularly, often among […]
Muslims remember Muhammad Ali, their champion
Muslims remember Muhammad Ali, their champion Daniel Dale, The Toronto Star LOUISVILLE—A little Arab boy in Egypt, a little Gujarati boy in India, a little black boy in Baltimore. Hany […]
More than half of Britons surveyed think Islam is NOT compatible with British values
express.co.uk: One in three said the religion promotes violence in the UK with 72 per cent saying most people in the UK have a negative view of Islam. Professional survey company ComRes questioned 2,012 people, chosen to be representative of the British adult population, on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
British police accused of helping Saudi torturers
The Times: British police are teaching the Saudi Arabian regime to use high-tech detection skills despite accepting that they could “identify individuals who later go on to be tortured”. Senior MPs called last night for the suspension of the programme amid concerns about the human rights record of the Saudi […]
The Meaningless Politics of Liberal Democracies
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN Ben Affleck has become an unlikely spokesman for a view on Islam held by many on the American left. In 2014, the actor made a now-famous stand […]
Mecca Goes Mega
Source: The New York Times In the days before rapid sea or air travel, it could take months to travel to Mecca. The spiritual heart of Islam lay far from […]
What Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Will Teach Us About Islam
Source: The Daily Beast By DEAN OBEIDALLAH When the champ is buried, millions of Americans will have their first glimpse of the Muslim funeral service—one that looks a lot like Jewish […]
How Ali found home in Nation of Islam, his start as Muslim
Source: Associated Press BY SHARON COHEN CHICAGO (AP) — As a young boxer, Muhammad Ali searched for a faith to guide him as he confronted the indignities of racial discrimination. […]
Ali remembered in prayer as an icon who pushed for unity
Source: Associated Press By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO Muhammad Ali’s casket is escorted by pallbearers for his Jenazah, a traditional Islamic Muslim… Read more LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As […]
Loving Your Neighbor, Even When Their God Doesn’t Look Like Yours
Source: Huffington Post By Jennifer R. Breedon Human Rights Analyst & Foreign Policy Expert Focused on Religious Extremist Ideology & International Law “We pray for the souls of the Islamic State militants that killed our families. We know they are motivated by evil and pray they can be freed.” I will […]
California Is Raising Its Tobacco-Buying Age to 21. That’s Not Actually So High
Source: Time By Lily Rothman Starting Thursday, you’ll need to be 21 to buy cigarettes in California. That age may sound high, but it matches up with laws of the past […]