Why it’s time to forget the pecking order at work
Source: TED Talks Margaret Heffernan Organizations are often run according to “the superchicken model,” where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others. And yet, this isn’t what […]
Taliban’s rare silence on talks charges up a new peace conference
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND and MUJIB MASHAL TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Senior diplomats have gathered to talk about peace in Afghanistan dozens of times through the years, and the Taliban […]
Jakarta’s Governor, Backed by Islamic Conservatives, Sets Up Vice Showdown
Source: Wall Street Journal By Anita Rachman JAKARTA, Indonesia—Businesses are criticizing plans by Jakarta’s governor to close hotels and entertainment venues without warning as part of a vice crackdown, setting […]
Report: Key unofficial bishop in Vatican-China deal detained
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — A bishop in China’s underground Catholic Church has reportedly been detained, just as the Vatican has been laying the groundwork […]
Alexandre Bissonnette, accused in Quebec City mosque shooting, pleads not guilty
Source: CBC News The 28-year-old Quebec City man charged with murder and attempted murder in the shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre last year has pleaded not guilty. Alexandre Bissonnette was […]
Austrian full-face veil ban condemned as a failure by police
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann Figures published this week show that 29 charges have been issued citing the ‘anti-face-veiling act’. Photograph: Adithya Sambamurthy/The Guardian for the Guardian An Austrian […]
Trouble at Hindu festival in India triggers clashes with Muslims; three dead
Source: Reuters By Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA (Reuters) – Clashes in India between supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and those of an opposition party snowballed into Hindu-Muslim rioting, with […]
Bolton and Pompeo might unleash Trump on ‘radical Islam’
Source: Politico By NAHAL TOOSI The latest shifts on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team, including his choice of John Bolton as national security adviser, have rekindled fears among lawmakers and […]
Hungary arrests German suspected of running anti-immigrant gun shop
Reuters International This content was published on March 28, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A man shoots a CZ 9x21caliber pistol at a shooting range in Rome, Italy, March 23, 2018. […]
Discrimination Survey: foreign names can be an electoral handicap
This content was published on March 22, 2018 In most Swiss cantons, voters can amend electoral lists by striking off candidates they don’t want to support (Keystone) Under the Swiss […]
Import ban: Animal protection or religious freedom?
By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on March 28, 2018 Swiss compromise: a butcher slitting a sheep’s throat after it was stunned (Keystone) In Switzerland, animal welfare groups are […]
Biggest convoy yet evacuates Syria’s ruined Ghouta
By AFP – Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A man walks with crutches after the fifth convoy, carrying those evacuated from Eastern Ghouta besieged by the Assad regime and its […]
Why war on Iran should be avoided
Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Pressure is mounting on Iran from many directions. The main source of incitement, however, is Israel. Israel has been campaigning against […]
JAMIA AHMADIYYA UK, GERMANY AND CANADA CONVOCATIONS TAKE PLACE IN JOINT CEREMONY : 43 graduates receive their Shahid degrees from Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: Pressahmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 25 March 2018, the 6th Convocation Ceremony for Jamia Ahmadiyya UK, the 7th Convocation Ceremony for Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada and the […]
Ahmadiyya View Point: Author argues Jesus didn’t die on cross
Source: Silive.com April 1, 2018 marks the end of the Lenten season and marks the Easter holiday. While the commercialized version of Easter is marked by chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs, these symbols of new life have deep roots in the Christian faith. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection […]
Germany has a far-right enemy within
Source: CNN After six long months of coalition talks, the new German government of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats finally got off to a start two weeks ago — but it crashed almost at once. There’s an enemy within it: the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a xenophobic nationalistic party […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met Xi Jinping on surprise visit to China
Source: CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first foreign trip since assuming power in 2011, meeting China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing and discussing giving up the country’s nuclear weapons, according to Chinese state media. Kim, who made the surprise trip to the Chinese capital at […]
Here’s a solution to Britain’s gambling problem – nationalise the industry- (No, Really?)
Epilogue: Islam banned gambling and alcohol 1400 years back. The Qur’an, the Muslim Holy Book, speaks of these quite clearly and prohibits them. Modern civilization is only coming to learn […]
Israel fast-tracks wall, escape route for new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has expedited construction permits to enable temporary quarters for the U.S. Embassy to open in Jerusalem as planned in May, the Finance Ministry said […]
The brutal killing of a Holocaust survivor raises anti-Semitism fears in France
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating whether anti-Semitism was a motivation for the killing of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor that has outraged France’s […]