Description: A brief explanation of the law known as Qisas and its connection to forgiveness. Category: Articles Systems in Islam Justice By Aisha Stacey (© 2014 IslamReligion.com) Published on 08 Dec 2014 Last modified on 08 Apr 2015 Islam is a religion that takes into account the nature of […]
By Omair Ahmad on 14/09/2017 Without understanding the context of words such as Wahhabi, Salafi and Takfiri, reportage on Islamic militancy may obscure more than it reveals. Reporting on militancy in the name of Islam without understanding the context of some of the words used may obscure more than they reveal. […]
Upon arrival in Uganda, refugees receive a work permit, 900 square meters of land and permission to remain forever. How is the small country in the middle of Africa […]
by Nimira Dewji Posted on September 14, 2017 Côte d’Ivoire – Azito Energie Kenya – Kipevu II Power Project Tajikistan and Afghanistan – Pamir Energy Uganda – Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Pakistan […]
. Reuters International This content was published on September 14, 2017 Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. […]
Source: BBC News Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss a key UN debate next week as criticism grows of her handling of a crisis involving […]
Source: BBC News Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been arriving in Bangladesh with minimal belongings they gathered in a last-minute rush. They say they had to flee to […]
Source: BBC News Hurricane Irma evacuees are returning to scenes of devastation in the Florida Keys with reports of a quarter of homes destroyed on the low-lying islands. The latest […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 13 at 7:00 AM Two open-air streams trickle west toward the Castle Church in East Germany where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago. (Eliot Stein For The Washington Post) This year marks the 500th anniversary of the […]
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER SEPT. 12, 2017 Photo Ultra-Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall in the Old City area of Jerusalem in June.CreditAtef Safadi/European Pressphoto Agency […]
Source: NPR BY COLIN DWYER By the latest estimates, roughly 313,000 refugees have fled Myanmar across the border into Bangladesh in a span of just over two weeks. Hardship awaits the fleeing […]
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > PAKISTAN By Sehrish Wasif Published: August 19, 2017 11SHARES SHARE TWEET EMAIL PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: More than a hundred intending pilgrims staged a protest outside the religious affairs ministry on Friday against a private Hajj tour operator who fled away with their passports and money collected for sending them on the holy […]
Source: MSN News BY Ali Soufan This article was first published in CTC Sentinel, the flagship publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. One day in early November 2001, on a hillside south […]
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan / Health.com Sep 13, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In new and challenging situations, some people fold under pressure and some manage to […]
Source: Time By Aric Jenkins 7:00 PM ET The sole black Republican in the Senate, Tim Scott, tried to explain racism in the U.S. to President Donald Trump Wednesday following […]
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Sep 13, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Recent research has shown that despite more having more treatment options, women with cancer in one […]
Repeating the American line with a British accent (which was Blair’s particular skill) no longer impresses anybody, especially with President Trump in the White House. The Emiratis could be key to our financial success, but only if Boris Johnson pulls his socks up Anthony Harris https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIndependentVoices%2F&width=450&layout=button&action=like&size=large&show_faces=false&share=false&height=35&appId=235586169789578 ‘This Government is now […]
The Constitutional Court is asked to revoke article 1,2,3 of Act number 1 of PNPS in 1965 and to declare it contradictory to the 1945 Constitution. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Source/Credit: Viva.co.id By Viva News | September 11, 2017 The Ahmadiyya sued Law no. 1 / […]
Guardian: In a world facing many grave challenges across many spheres, people look to the United Nations to play a key role in resolving them. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images Yet there is broad appreciation that the UN is failing in vital areas, not least on peace and security. It is at […]