Morocco: The king’s dilemma
MARKAZ Morocco: The king’s dilemma Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs Thursday, March 2, 2017 In his 1968 book, “Political Order in Changing Societies,” Samuel Huntington coined the term […]
The Bear Awakens: Russia’s Role in an Era of Uncertainty
PAST EVENT This item has: Video Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) hosted a panel discussion on February 26, 2017, which explored the motives fueling Russia’s foreign policy, especially after the approval of Russia’s new Foreign Policy Concept. The panel included Andrey Kortunov, director-general of the Russian […]
Jordan’s troubles in its own backyard
Beverley Milton-Edwards Wednesday, February 22, 2017 MARKAZ King Abdullah II of Jordan has had every reason to be pleased with himself lately. Following the January inauguration of President Donald Trump, […]
Yes, the Nike Pro Hijab Has Landed
BY PHILIPPA MORGAN Nike+ Run Club Coach Manal Rostom for Nike Pro Hijab. Courtesy of Nike Following its successful “What Will They Say About You Campaign” and Nike+ Training Club […]
WikiLeaks outs CIA for turning smartphones, TVs into spy cameras and audio bugs
By S.A. Miller – The Washington Times – Updated: 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 WikiLeaks published thousands of purported CIA documents Tuesday that claim to show intimate […]
Vaughan Ahmadiyya woman at conference
Source: Vaughan Citizen By Tim Kelly What Naheed Khokhar really wants you to know is “Muslims are normal people like everybody else.” “Come spend a day with me and I’ll […]
The astonishing focus of namibias nomads
Source: BBC By David Robson 7 March 2017 Nestled in a grassy valley of north-eastern Namibia, Opuwo may seem like a crumbling relic of colonial history. With a population of […]
The fact the sky is dark reveals a lot about the Universe
Source: BBC It may seem utterly obvious that the sky is dark, but in fact it seems to give rise to a peculiar paradox about the cosmos Science writer and […]
Why Muslim Americans Should Stand With the Transgender Community
Source: Motto By Amara Majeed March 6, 2017 And all other groups whose civil rights are under attack As a Muslim American, I know what it’s like to have my […]
‘Register Me First’ Website Offers An Antidote To Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post “It’s an attempt to help people go from being individuals to being part of a movement.” By Antonia Blumberg President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on refugees and immigration on Monday, signaling a significant step back from earlier policies accused of being Islamophobic and potentially […]
‘False prophet’: Duterte, the Catholic Church and the fight for the soul of the Philippines
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Rauhala March 4 Relatives and friends of victims of extrajudicial killings leave Manila’s Baclaran Church for a vigil Feb. 17, 2017. (Jes Aznar/For The […]
Civil war in the Vatican as conservatives battle Francis for the soul of Catholicism
Source: the Guardian As the pope leaves Rome for a retreat to mark Lent, rebellion and turmoil are in the air Pope Francis conducting his general weekly audience on Ash […]
In Israel, Lauding and Lamenting the Era of Trump
Source: The New York Times By IAN FISHER Spencer Pensoneau, right, and Ron Klump reset stones last month at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Mo., where almost 200 […]
Anabaptist in America
Source: Vogue By LAURA REGENSDORF photographed by BELLA NEWMAN “Ever since I was little, my dad and I would have photographic expeditions, and we’d drive out to the beautiful farmland […]
FBI aids in investigation into shooting of Sikh man in Kent
Source: The Seattle Times By Sandi Doughton Seattle Times staff reporter The FBI is helping the Kent Police Department investigate the shooting of a Sikh man who claims his assailant told […]
Why a Yale neuroscientist decided to change careers — and is now becoming a priest
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Jaime Maldonado-Aviles, a former neuroscientist at Yale, decided to become a priest at Catholic University’s Theological College in Washington. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) […]
Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Sentiment should Be Condemned in the Same Breath
What do we tell kids about anti-Semitism? Source: RNS By Jeffrey Salkin “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” Buffalo Springfield sang those words exactly fifty years […]
Ottawa: OC Transport investigating video of Islamophobic tirade on bus
2 Muslim high school students witnessed, recorded ourtburst CBC News Posted: Mar 07, 2017 7:00 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 07, 2017 8:40 AM ET OC Transpo is investigating after a video surfaced online showing a man screaming insults directed at Muslim passengers on one of its buses. The racist tirade, captured on a […]
Kuwait lifts ban on visa for Pakistani nationals after 6 years
Pakistan by Mahmood Idrees | Published on March 7, 2017 🔗 KUWAIT CITY – The Kuwaiti government on Tuesday lifted a ban on visas for Pakistani citizens which had been imposed six years ago. It is being reported that the decision was made during a meeting between PM Nawaz […]
India is a top source and destination for world’s migrants
BY PHILLIP CONNOR7 COMMENTS Construction workers from India wait for transportation near the Grand Hormuz Hotel in Muscat, Oman. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) India has a long history of migration. More than a century ago, large numbers of Indian migrants – many of them involuntary ones – moved to […]