Syria and the Gruelling Test of Jordan’s Diplomacy
Published April 16th, 2018 – 15:25 GMT via SyndiGate.info Jordan’s King Abdullah II speaks during a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White […]
Repatriation of Rohingya ‘propaganda’, says Bangladesh
By Asian Correspondent Staff | 16th April 2018 | @ascorrespondent A Rohingya refugee receives identity documentation from a Burmese official in this photo posted by the Ministry of Information, Myanmar […]
Iraq: Baghdad’s ancient library has rare books
Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library #Heritage Baghdad’s libraries were looted and burned in the chaos of 2003, but one of its libraries escaped this fate and a […]
Indonesia’s Ancient Beliefs Win in Court, but Devotees Still Feel Ostracized
Source: The New York Times By Joe Cochrane April 14, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia — Growing up on the Indonesian island of Java in the 1970s, Dewi Kanti practiced an ancient form […]
Legal Abortion in Argentina? A Long Shot Is Suddenly Within Reach
Source: The New York Times A demonstration in favor of abortion rights in front of the congressional palace in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.CreditAgustin Marcarian/Reuters By Daniel Politi April 14, 2018 BUENOS […]
US pastor faces terror charges in fraught trial in Turkey
Source: Associated Press By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and MEHMET GUZEL IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — An American pastor imprisoned in Turkey is going on trial for alleged terror ties and spying in a case that has increased tensions between Washington and Ankara. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, […]
Quebec City mosque shooter set off by Canada’s open stance on refugees
Source: CBC News Alexandre Bissonnette told interrogator he stormed mosque because he wanted to prevent a terrorist attack A video of Alexandre Bissonnette’s interrogation was played in court during sentencing hearings last Friday.(Court exhibit) The man responsible for killing six Muslims inside a Quebec City mosque had been anxious for […]
AP Exclusive: Jailed Chinese pastor’s US family seeks mercy
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG BEIJING (AP) — The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao paid no more than three dollars for the trip that would end up costing him his freedom. For years, he and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would cross the river on a narrow bamboo raft from a […]
Buffer zone around London abortion clinic is a first for Britain
Source: Religion News Service By Catherine Pepinster Wearing pink, members of the group Sister Supporter gather outside the abortion clinic in the Ealing neighborhood of London. A new buffer zone, the […]
Amnesty chief calls Latin America’s abortion laws violence against women
Source: The Guardian By Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general, urges Argentina and others to reform draconian legislation and says human rights have deteriorated across region A demonstrator paints a slogan on the street in demand of women’s access to safe, free and legal abortion, during a […]
Myanmar military put on UN blacklist for sexual violence
Source: Associated Press By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new U.N. report puts Myanmar’s armed forces on a U.N. blacklist of government and rebel groups “credibly suspected” of carrying out rapes and other acts of sexual violence in conflict for the first time. An advance copy of […]
Eight on trial for rape, murder of girl in India’s Kashmir amid public anger
Source: Reuters By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state appeared in court on Monday for the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and criticism of the […]
The blue Muslim wave: American Muslims launch political campaigns, hope to deliver ‘sweet justice’ to Trump
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner April 15 at 7:39 PM SAN DIEGO — Fayaz Nawabi has never met President Trump. But he credits the president with convincing him to run for […]
Artificial intelligence must be ‘for common good’
Source: BBC News Ethics should be at the centre of the development of artificial intelligence (AI), a parliamentary report has said. AI should “never” be given the “autonomous power to hurt, destroy or deceive” people, it adds. The Lords’ report said the UK has the potential to be a leader […]
James Comey: Donald Trump Is ‘Morally Unfit to Be President’ and ‘Possibly’ Obstructed Justice
Source: Time By MICHAEL ZENNIE Updated: April 16, 2018 6:30 AM ET Fired FBI Director James Comey believes President Donald Trump “possibly” committed obstruction of justice by asking him to “let […]
The ‘Muslim-first’ Doctrine
Source: The Kashmir Monitor By Khaled Ahmed Justice Shaukat Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court, in his March 9 ruling, wants all citizens to identify themselves by their faith. He wants “applicants for public offices to declare their beliefs before being considered for employment”. He targeted the officially apostatised Ahmadi community, saying […]
Hong Kong mulls over large mosque construction as Muslim community grows
| 15 April, 2018 Print SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST HONG KONG The Muslim community in Hong Kong has so far amassed about HK$300,000 (US$38,200) in a drive to build a […]
Outpacing the Mainstream: Islamic Economy Food and Lifestyle Sector Expenditure to reach US$3 Trillion by 2022
Islamic Finance Outpacing the Mainstream: Islamic Economy Food and Lifestyle Sector Expenditure to reach US$3 Trillion by 2022 | 04 February, 2018 | General Download | Print This article is […]
Singapore planning Islamic College to anchor graduates in ’local context’
Source: Global Islamic Economic Gateway By Zuzanita Zakaria It’s mid-day on a Friday in Singapore and the usually efficient traffic police are turning a blind eye to lines on lines […]
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor trolled for ‘marrying a Muslim’
MUMBAI: Since Kareena Kapoor along with other Bollywood stars came out in support of 8-year-old Muslim victim who was abducted, raped and murdered at a temple in IHK, some […]