Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
Source: Reuters BY Paul Carsten, Ahmed Kingimi ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State’s West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people. […]
Iraq’s IS trials bring swift verdicts, almost all guilty
Source: Associated Press By MAYA ALLERUZZO and SALAR SALIM TEL KEIF, Iraq (AP) — The entire trial lasted just over half an hour. A grey-haired man was led into the […]
Fun, fashion and halal lipstick: retailers cash in on £200m Ramadan economy
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Muslims observing Ramadan are increasingly being targeted by supermarkets and brands in the UK, which has led to a rise in spending on food and gifts […]
Islamophobia not an issue in the British press? You’ve got to be kidding
Source: The Guardian BY Miqdaad Versi I’ve personally complained and won corrections from national papers on more than 40 stories related to Islam and Muslims ‘This is not a question of freedom of speech. It is about the choices of editors to tolerate, if not encourage, bigotry in our newspapers.’ […]
Australia Is Investing $379 Million in an Effort to Save the Great Barrier Reef
Source: Time By ELI MEIXLER 1:53 AM EDT Australia has pledged A$500 million ($379 million) in an effort to rescue the ailing Great Barrier Reef in the country’s largest-ever investment in coral reef conservation. The landmark plan includes funds for improving water quality by reducing pollution from farm fertilizer runoff, and encourage reef […]
‘Christian Researcher’ Has A Head-Spinning New Doomsday Prediction
Source: Huffington Post But don’t cancel your plans just yet. By Ed Mazza A self-declared Bible “researcher” and conspiracy theorist who has predicted a number of failed doomsday dates is […]
Michigan GOP Politician Is Spreading Conspiracy Theories About His Muslim Opponent
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla COLBECK FOR GOVERNOR/FACEBOOK State Sen. Patrick Colbeck, a Republican, is vying to be Michigan’s next governor. A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan is facing […]
Bangladeshi Maids abused in S. Arabia
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/bangaldesh-women-in-saudi-domestic-workers-maid-are-sold-a-dream-flee-nightmare-brac-1336317441 DHAKA – The crowds wait outside the arrivals terminal at Shahjalal International airport as dozens of taxi drivers line the streets looking for business. Armies of beggars plead for attention from passersby, while passengers leave the arrivals hall carrying flat-screen TVs or oversized boxes wrapped in cling-film. A group of […]
Saudi Arabia’s Public Cinema Ban Lifts With A Showing Of ‘Black Panther’
Source: Huffington Post The push for public theaters is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s larger package of economic and social reforms. By Carol Kuruvilla A commercial movie theater […]
Many Americans Prefer A ‘Higher Power’ To The God Of The Bible, Study Finds
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla TONY ANDERSON VIA GETTY IMAGES Almost three-quarters of religious “nones” believe in a higher power of some kind. The Pledge of Allegiance describes the […]
Two injured as vehicle goes over wall at Ahmadiyya Islamic organization’s headquarters
Source: The WP A vehicle jumped a retaining wall and fell into a below-ground enclosure in Montgomery County Sunday at the headquarters of an Islamic organization, authorities said.Two occupants of the vehicle were trapped inside, but were extricated and taken to hospitals with injuries described as not life-threatening.The incident occurred […]
It is ‘lazy’ and ‘wrong’ to suggest terror has nothing to do with Islam. Says UK new Home Secretary.
Source: CT 1. Launching a report on religion’s impact on public life he said: ‘Faith is undoubtedly a force for good.’ 2. Describing his own background he said: ‘My own family’s heritage is Muslim. Myself and my four brothers were brought up to believe in God, but I do not practise any […]
Scatological Spying
Source: Dawn Nevertheless, Kim doesn’t commute with his commode because he’s one of those people who simply can’t use other people’s loos; the travelling toilet is actually for security reasons: Kim is concerned that foreign powers and hostile agencies are constantly trying to steal a sample of his stools in […]
8 journalists, 4 policemen among 25 people killed in twin Kabul blasts
Source: Dawn A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing 25 people and wounding 45 others. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai confirmed that four policemen were killed, while an Afghan media watchdog, the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), confirmed that eight journalists were also killed. The […]
UK: Sajid Javid to be new home secretary
BBC.COM Share this with Email Media captionSajid Javid appointed home secretary Sajid Javid has become the UK’s first home secretary from an ethnic minority background after Amber Rudd’s exit. The […]
The Inter-Korean Summit, in Summary
Apr 27, 2018 | (KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL/Getty Images) Highlights The highly symbolic meeting between the two Korean leaders produced a declaration with long-expected agreements on nonaggression, humanitarian exchanges, peace-building […]
A refugee family’s integration into Greek education
COMMUNITY 23.04.2018 SARA ABDEL-RAHIM Photo: Ryan Lucas-Henderson TAGS: Migration, Education, Society “Muslims are terrorists, and refugees might bring terrorism to Greece,” a seventh-grader says loudly to her friends during a […]
Muslim community invites teachers into mosque, asking for ‘peace through understanding’
The goal was to break misconceptions of Islam Sanjay Maru · CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2018 Aleem Khan participated in a door-to-door campaign in 2013, informing people that […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Peace Symposium In Reykjavik
ws Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Peace Symposium In Reykjavik Words by Alice Demurtas Photos by Madiha Malik Published April 27, 2018 The Ahmadyya Muslim community of Iceland held the 3rd […]
Rethinking minority status for Lingayats
Monday, 30 April 2018 | Priyadarshi Dutta | in Oped ‘Lingayatism’ is about shunning pretention and leading a sincere and spiritual life while staying engaged with the world. Hindu society […]