By Cynthia Farahat Al-Azhar University, the world’s largest Sunni Islamic educational institution, is where many of the world’s most brutal terrorists received their formal religious training. This is to be expected, given the nature of the material taught there. Al-Azhar has thousands of affiliated mosques, schools, learning centers, and universities […]
SAUDI ARABIA TARIQ AL-THAQAFI | Published — Monday 28 August 2017 Saudi military police officers assist pilgrim at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday. (AN photo by Ahmed Hashad) MAKKAH: Economic experts have said Hajj and Umrah revenues are poised to exceed $150 billion by 2022 in light of […]
The summer months appear to have been anything but restful for policymakers in Saudi Arabia working on the Kingdom’s enormous privatization program, judging by the amount of public information that has been made available on this crucial subject. Just by way of background: The Vision 2030 strategy, aimed at diversifying […]
Reuters International AUGUST 16, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson adjusts his glasses as he delivers remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual report at the State Department in Washington, U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. allies including Saudi […]
Source: BBC News A controversial Indian guru convicted of rape on Friday has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Indian media reported that Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s followers set a vehicle […]
DPA/The Local news@thelocal.de 24 August 2017 Photo: DPA Muslims who have already lived in Germany for a while are better integrated than Muslims in other European countries, according to a study released by the Bertelsmann Foundation on Thursday. But the study revealed some weaknesses in integration, too. The study called […]
Source: Yahoo News BY JP Mangalindan After two months of infighting, Uber’s board offered Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi the Uber chief executive role — a role Khosrowshahi accepted just hours later, a source […]
Source: BBC News By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter, TEDGlobal Tanzania Image copyrightTEDGLOBALImage captionOshi Agabi envisages airports that will need no visible security system allowing people to just walk on to […]
Source: BBC News A nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients in northern Germany is now a suspect in at least 84 other murder cases, police say. The […]
Source: Huffington Post Over 25 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southeast Texas. By Roque Planas, Alana Horowitz Satlin, David Lohr, Eline Gordts, Nick Baumann Harvey’s center is […]
YAHYA BOSTAN@yahyabostan The allegation about the UAE’s involvement in hacking the QNA website seems to be leading to new tension in the region The Gulf crisis, which resulted in sanctions being imposed by several countries on Qatar, had started with the publication of a controversial story by the Qatar […]
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Syrian refugees arrive at the Öncüpınar crossing gate, close to the town of Kilis, south central Turkey, in order to cross to Syria for Qurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice), also known as Eid al-Adha, holiday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AFP Photo) Tens of thousands of Syrians […]
Trump’s speech, which asked India to ‘help more’ with Afghanistan, amounted to calling for calm while also setting the house on fire Abhishek Parajuli 120 comments If Donald Trump had read this anecdote from a book by a formerBritish Army Officer, the Afghan strategy he laid out on Monday might […]
By AFP – Aug 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units), backing the Iraqi forces, gather at Tal Afar’s airport during an operation to retake the city from the Daesh terror group on Sunday. Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition […]
Source: CNN Donald Trump’s global honeymoon is over.Seven months into his presidency, his foes have him figured out while America’s friends are ducking for cover.Trump’s off-script, off-color campaign-style rallies that roll back-to-back with the carefully scripted aspirations of his administration suggest to large parts of the world a man who […]
Source: GhanaWeb The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, has warned Muslim youth to stay away from lawlessness to sustain peace in various parts of the country. Speaking at the 38th Annual Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organization Ghana, in Accra, Ameer and Missionary-in-Charge of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed […]
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls for equality of all races and peace based upon justice during address at Jalsa Salana Germany On Saturday 26 August 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed an audience of […]
God hates Texas? Leading evangelicals try to turn Hurricane Harvey away from Texas using the power of prayer, and fail. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/evangelicals-try-pray-hurricane-harvey-away-fail/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 In a predictable effort, leading Christian evangelicals tried to “command” Hurricane Harvey “to dissipate in the name of Jesus.” However, Harvey refused their request, as did their imaginary God, […]