Muslim Women, Caught Between Islamophobes and ‘Our Men’
Source: NY Times By Mona Eltahawy LAGOS, Nigeria — The unending tide of accounts of sexual harassment and assault by powerful men that women are suddenly allowing themselves to share […]
Most women in UK who have Islamic wedding miss out on legal rights
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Six in 10 women in the UK who have had a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony are not in legally recognised marriages, depriving them of […]
Want to Live Longer? Every Movement Counts, Even Cleaning the House
Source: Time You don’t have to break a sweat to reap the health benefits of physical activity, according to new research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. In a […]
7 Surprising Health Benefits of Gratitude
Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme Now is the season to think about what makes you most thankful, but research supports making it a year-round habit. Many studies have found there are […]
Scientists Predict 2018 Will Be a Bad Year for Earthquakes. Here’s Why
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger 12:47 PM EST There is no natural disaster sneakier than an earthquake. Hurricanes can be predicted and tracked weeks in advance, and even tornados, monsoons and […]
Uber and Volvo strike deal for 24,000 self-drive cars
Source: BBC News By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionVolvo hopes to sell tens of thousands of vehicles to Uber under the deal Uber has struck a […]
Women advised to sleep on side to help prevent stillbirth
Source: BBC News Women are being advised to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy to help prevent stillbirth. A study of just over 1,000 women […]
Blue Planet 2: How plastic is slowly killing our sea creatures, fish and birds
Source: BBC News The people behind Blue Planet 2 say there was rarely a time when they were filming that they didn’t come across plastic in the sea. This week’s […]
How focusing on goals could actually stop you succeeding
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri 20 November 2017 To be successful or fulfilled, we all know you need to have specific goals. To achieve them, you should visualise, plan […]
Germany political crisis: What are the options?
Source: BBC News German Chancellor Angela Merkel has failed to set up an unprecedented coalition between her conservatives, the Greens and liberal Free Democrats (FDP). The idea was nicknamed “Jamaica” […]
Why Smart People Still Believe Conspiracy Theories
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger November 14, 2017 Millions of Americans believe in conspiracy theories — including plenty of people who you might expect would be smart enough to know better. […]
Video of Indian politician peeing in public goes viral
Source: ET An Indian ruling party politician has been left red-faced after a video of him urinating in public went viral on World Toilet Day, despite government efforts to stop people relieving themselves in the open. Ram Shinde, a minister for water conservation in the western state of Maharashtra, was filmed […]
Let’s not open the floodgates
Source: ET Members of parliament have introduced a third amendment into the Elections Act 2017 that was adopted last month. The fresh clause – simply known by the moniker 48-A – borrows a bit too heavily from clause 7B and 7C of the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002 and […]
Israel has secret ties with ‘many’ Arab, Muslim states:
Source: Dawn An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel had covert ties with “many” Arab and Muslim states but was obliged not to name them at the other sides’ request.A rare interview given by the head of Israel’s armed forces to a Saudi-owned news site was published on […]
Saudi prince in a china shop
Source: Dawn WHEN you watch a spoiled brat whose parents have never stopped it from doing anything walk into a curio shop, you know it’s just a matter of time before disaster strikes. And sure enough, even when he didn’t wield the kind of power he does now, Prince Mohammed […]
Religious freedom
Source: Dawn THE State Department recently missed its legal deadline for designating ‘Countries of Particular Concern’, a list of nations that violate religious freedom in a “systematic, ongoing, and egregious” manner. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, the body that recommends which countries should be designated, criticised the State Department […]
Friday Sermon English – 10th November 2017
Friday Sermon 10/11/2017 MTA International English Friday sermon in English delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper), from […]
Here’s how Germany could end up having a snap election next year
Source: The Local A collapse of exploratory talks on forming a new German government under Chancellor Angela Merkel would likely trigger snap elections, a prospect fraught with risk for Europe’s top economic power. The inconclusive September 24th general election left Merkel seeking new partners as she attempts to embark on […]
Leipzig University considers firing law professor over call for ‘white Europe’
Source: The Local By Shelley Pascual: shelley.pascual@thelocal.com @shelleypascual One of Germany’s most venerable universities is considering the future of a law professor who tweeted solidarity with Polish white nationalists. While […]
Coalition talks collapse in Germany, leaving political uncertainty for Merkel
Source: CNN (CNN)Germany is facing a likely period of political deadlock after talks to form a coalition government among four of the country’s seven parliamentary political parties fell apart shortly […]