Russia Jehovah’s Witnesses banned after they lose appeal
Source: BBC News Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered the disbanding of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on Russian territory. The ban came into effect after the court rejected an appeal by the […]
Philippine leader to expedite bill for self-rule in Muslim region Martin
Source: Reuters MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to fast-track new legislation for autonomy in the country’s most volatile region, advancing a protracted process to end […]
President Trump said 397 false things in six months
thestar.com Big lies, needless lies, above all else unrelenting lies. With some exceptions, this is not sophisticated deceit. U.S. President Donald Trump has said a lot of false things in his first six months in office. What’s most striking is their outlandish obviousness. (JABIN BOTSFORD / THE WASHINGTON POST) https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/07/20/donald-trump-said-397-false-things-in-six-months-heres-what-weve-learned.html?source=newsletter&_ctids=2444%7cQverpg%2fSebz+Rznvy%7c293%7c33952%7c39000&_ctdigest=T6IL2pxaURtYuoa8NKQXZw By DANIEL DALEWashington Bureau […]
Pentagon ‘concerned’ after Turkey reveals secret locations of US bases in Syria
Agence France-Presse July 19, 2017 The Pentagon has voiced concerns to Turkey after the NATO ally’s state news agency disclosed the locations of 10 US military posts in northern Syria, an official said Wednesday. The Anadolu Agency (AA) on Monday published a report detailing the military facilities’ whereabouts and, in some […]
The young boy and the politicians
A young boy came on a bicycle and parked it near the parliament building and walked away. A police man stopped the boy and told him ” do you not […]
In largely Muslim Pakistan, a taboo atheist subculture endures
PRI’s The World July 18, 2017 · By Mobeen Azhar A view of Pakistan’s landmark Faisal Mosque at sunset October 8, 2002. Credit: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters Being an atheist in Pakistan can be life-threatening. But behind closed doors, nonbelievers are getting together to support one another. How do they survive […]
The Unity of God
The Unity of God Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad The Review of Religions, November 1992 Urdu Audio The following is the gist of the opening address delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Community in Islam, on July 31, 1992 at the three day annual Convention held at […]
Hundreds of German choir boys allegedly abused, report says
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott, Laura Smith-Spark and Sara Mazloumsaki, CNN As many as 547 former students of the Catholic Regensburger Domspatzen choir school in Germany were abused physically, and […]
The DIY ad kit for Islamic banking
Published in May-Jun 2012 By Adnan Syed Superficiality is rampant in advertising, and is the most obvious in the advertising for Islamic financial services. Let’s face it; the world of advertising is a make-believe world. It is a world built on outward appearances and people ridicule it for its […]
Israel weighs removal of metal detectors as tension in Jerusalem rises
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP JERUSALEM Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian man outside the Lion’s Gate, following an appeal from clerics to pray in the streets instead of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is debating […]
It is the occupation!
Jul 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Last Friday, there was an attack in Jerusalem. Three Israeli Palestinian young men opened fire on Israeli forces near Bab Al Asbat, the gate in the Jerusalem Old City wall that leads to Al Haram Al Sharif. Two Israeli officers were killed, […]
Turkey arrests producer of failed coup film over terrorist links – Hurriyet
Reuters International JULY 19, 2017 ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police on Wednesday arrested the producer of a film about last July’s failed coup attempt on charges of forming and leading a terrorist group, the Hurriyet daily said. Ali Avci was detained last week after the release on social […]
SWISS DIPLOMACY: Saudi Arabia and Iran weighing mediation offer
Amid enduring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Switzerland is poised to introduce an alternative path for turning down the heat between the two adversaries and their proxy wars that have been aggravating both regional and international conflicts. Swiss Economic Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann indicated during an interview published on […]
The Qatari hack cements the Middle East as the worst region in the world for fake news
If the Washington Post story is true, then the UAE planted fake news via a hack to engineer a crisis over Qatar. The Emirates needed a trigger to spark the crisis and this was it Anthony HarwoodIf the Washington Post story is true then the United Arab Emirates is guilty […]