BY NIMIRA DEWJI POSTED ON FEBRUARY 15, 2017 Carpets were probably first made by nomadic peoples to cover the earthen floor in their tents and to keep them warm. By the fifth century BCE, carpet making was a highly artistic craft. The oldest surviving carpet is believed to be one […]
Source: LA Times After a tense campaign marred by religious protests and phone-tapping allegations made by a former president, Indonesia’s capital will have to wait two more months to learn who will run the city of 10 million people. Incumbent Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok,” will face a runoff […]
LOCAL NEWS VALENCIA WICKER PUBLISHED: 02/16/17 12:26 AM EST. Every Wednesday evening, the first floor lobby of the Rardin Family Practice Center is turned into a registration area for patients in need of free healthcare. “The motivation is to serve people from different cultural and religious backgrounds and from different […]
Source: http://wnyt.com/news/muslim-community-dialogue-aims-to-combat-stereotypes-about-islam/4401514/ Muslim community dialogue aims to combat stereotypes about Islam February 15, 2017 11:43 PM AMSTERDAM — “The understanding of the Muslim faith is not so good in the eyes of Americans,” said Dr. Hafeez Rehman, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Albany Chapter. For more than a month Muslim […]
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Source: BBC A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 70 people, police say. The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine […]
Source: Aljazeera Alexandre Bissonnette was not charged with terrorism although his attack in Quebec has all the elements of a terror act. A man cries while he prays at the […]
Source: http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2017/02/15/run-windsor-hit-citys-riverfront/ Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj (left), Pasha Qureshi (middle) and Windsor City Councillor Fred Francis (right) announce the first annual Run For Windsor, February 15, 2017. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld) Run For Windsor To Hit City’s Riverfront BY MIKE VLASVELDFEBRUARY 15, 2017 4:00PM@MikeVlasveld A new running event is […]
Source: BBC A US district judge in Virginia has ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order barring entry from seven countries is unconstitutional. Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction, […]
Source: http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/meetamuslim-campaign-comes-to-uwm Rikki Mitchell 4:38 PM, Feb 15, 2017 6:52 PM, Feb 15, 2017 MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Young Muslims across the country are opening themselves up to questions, by standing with signs that say “Meet a Muslim.” The hashtag has been spread hundreds of times on social media and on Wednesday, […]
Source: CNN By Sonia Moghe and Wayne Drash, Louisville, Kentucky (CNN)Ben Neal’s laptop lights up with emergency calls. A paramedic and supervisor with Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Neal activates the […]
Source: http://lancasteronline.com/features/faith_values/muslim-leader-from-central-pennsylvania-will-meet-with-congressional-delegation/article_e20856e0-f3ac-11e6-a793-471b8f856a55.html Muslim leader from Central Pennsylvania will meet with congressional delegation EARLE CORNELIUS | Staff Writer Hadee Mosque Mubashir Mumtaz, spokesperson and secretary for public affairs for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, will join representatives from 70 chapters to meet with congressional leaders this weekend in Washington, D.C. […]
Source: BBC The UN chief has warned Donald Trump against abandoning the idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying there is “no alternative”. It comes after Mr […]
Press Release (english) 16 February, 2017 CIA espionage orders for the last French presidential election All major French political parties were targeted for infiltration by the CIA’s human (“HUMINT”) and electronic (“SIGINT”) spies in the seven months leading up to France’s 2012 presidential election. The revelations are contained within three […]
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey DENVER — On Wednesday morning, Jeanette Vizguerra was scheduled to show up for a check-in at the local office of the U.S. […]
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Samantha Taylor was at Orlando’s Jewish Community Center for a morning meeting when she heard reports of a bomb threat crackle from […]
Source: The Washington Post By Emma Brown February 15 at 5:02 PM A policy manifesto from an influential conservative group with ties to the Trump administration, including Education Secretary Betsy […]
Source: Smithsonian.com By Kenneth C. Davis SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE Wading into the controversy surrounding an Islamic center planned for a site near New York City’s Ground Zero memorial this […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Brain scans can detect autism long before any symptoms start to emerge, say scientists. The earliest that children […]
The University Consultant, Prof. Ayo Omotayo of the Lagos State University said that MIU will be one of the best Universities in a short time. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk Source/Credit: Vanguard Nigeria By Haroon Balogun | February 10, 2017 The groundbreaking of Minaret International University, […]