Biology of Our Human Family: Who are We Related To?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Winter-2016 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi […]
Berlin lorry attack: Muslim community holds vigil for victims
Muslims in Berlin have held a vigil to show their solidarity with the victims of an attack on a Christmas market in the city centre, in which 12 people were killed. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38389333
Muslims and Christians team up to help homeless
Source: Aljazeera Faith groups are working together to care for street sleepers and other vulnerable people in the run-up to Christmas. Shafik Mandhai Muslim and Christian groups in Britain are […]
Why Muslim-Jewish cooperation matters for America
Source: Religion News Service By Eboo Patel (RNS) Imagine receiving this message on your voicemail: “Dear Mr. Gonzalez, we regret to inform you that your heart surgery has been canceled. […]
How Powdered Blood Could Revolutionize Medicine
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin During an emergency, having blood on hand for transfusions is critical. But blood needs proper refrigeration, making on the spot care a difficult task. But what […]
Donald Trump Will Have to Pay His Trump University Settlement Just 2 Days Before He’s Sworn In
Source: Time by Katie Reilly deadline for Donald Trump to pay a $25 million settlement in the Trump University lawsuit is Jan. 18—two days before he will be sworn in as […]
The radio station giving hope to listeners in Syria
Source : BBC By Emma Jane Kirby BBC News, Istanbul As horrifying war reports are beamed out of Syria, a tiny radio station sends broadcasts in the other direction from […]
Vlogger Adam Saleh ‘kicked off’ Delta Airlines flight
Source: BBC A well-known vlogger’s post of his removal from a Delta Airlines flight has gone viral on social media. Adam Saleh told the BBC he was speaking to his […]
More Women Are Their Family’s Sole Breadwinner Than Ever Before
Source: Motto By Samantha Cooney Dec. 20, 2016 More women are bringing home the bacon than ever before. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, 42% […]
Berlin truck attack: Manhunt across Europe for suspect
Source: BBC A manhunt is under way across Europe’s Schengen states after prosecutors identified a suspect in the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market. As an arrest warrant circulated, […]
Germany grapples with questions over suspect after ‘act of terrorism’ at Berlin holiday market
Source: The Washington Post By Anthony Faiola, Souad Mekhennet and Stephanie Kirchner December 20 at 3:19 PM BERLIN — The German capital was on high alert Tuesday with one or […]
How some Muslim refugees are converting to Christianity
Source: The Local Clad in white at a Berlin church, asylum seekers Saeed, Veronica, Farida and Matin were just about to become Christians on a recent Sunday.”Do you believe from the bottom of your heart that Jesus Christ is your Lord and saviour, and will you follow him every day […]
Book Review: Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction
Author of the book: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Book review written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This book review is intended for half of […]
LIVE: Police preparing ‘immediate action’ in west of Germany
The Local news@thelocal.de 21 December 2016 Photo: DPA German police are searching for a Tunisian man whose ID document they found in the truck which attacked a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, German media report. 12.15pm A report in Bild suggests that the Polish man found dead in the passenger […]
China ‘striving for new world order’
Source: ET BEIJING: In 2004, it overtook France. In 2005, it surpassed the United Kingdom. A year later it left Germany behind. In 2009, it dethroned Japan. And now it has set its sights on the No 1 spot. Never before in history has a country achieved such an unprecedented […]
Flowers, press and police surround Berlin terrorist attack site
Police, journalists and onlookers were scattered around the damaged Christmas market the day after the terrorist attack. DW’s Ben Knight joined them. Police, many of them armed with automatic weapons, kept themselves warm on Tuesday by ordering people away from their red and white plastic cordoning tape. Keeping a tight […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey agree to broker Syria peace talks
December 20, 2016 TEHRAN – Iran, Russia, and Turkey issued a joint statement on Tuesday agreeing to try to broker peace talks between Syrian militants and the Syrian government and to expand the ceasefire in Aleppo to other parts of the country. The statement came after foreign ministers of Iran, […]
Connecting the dots: Ankara, Berlin and Zurich
FAISAL J. ABBAS | Published — Wednesday 21 December 2016 Faisal J. Abbas Monday’s atrocious attacks that targeted civilians at a Christmas market in Berlin and Muslims praying in a mosque in Zurich resemble two sides of the same coin of hatred. Both acts of terrorism should be condemned, […]
Where migrants can get free language lessons
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Julie Hunt in Basel http://www.swissinfo.ch Foreigners moving to canton Basel City receive a voucher for free German lessons, paid for by the canton – in a scheme that is unique in Switzerland. The aim is to increase integration. But not everyone is making use of the voucher […]
We have to accept that Assad will win in Syria – and the West should be ashamed of how we drew the conflict out
Source: The Independent By Mary Dejevsky There will be claims, in the aftermath, that the anti-Assad opposition was betrayed by its Western backers, and accusations of ‘appeasement’ – but the […]