Irish Expats Travel Home to Vote on Abortion Referendum
Source: The New York Times By Matthew Haag Thousands of Irish citizens who live around the world have chronicled their journeys back there this week to vote on Friday in a divisive […]
How Christian media is shaping American politics
Source: The Conversation For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television. Aside from Sunday morning shows or occasional commercials, religious […]
Canada: Hassan Diab case calls into question country’s extradition process
Jillian D’Amours Friday 25 May 2018 20:36 UTC Freed after 10 years OTTAWA – Hassan Diab often has to remind himself that he can move around freely. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hassan-diab-case-calls-question-canadas-extradition-process-181226756 The former university professor who was accused of but never charged with a terrorism offence, spent three years in near-solitary confinement in a […]
‘A ticket to the next life’: the lavish Buddhist dog funerals of Bangkok
Source: The Guardian by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok Fou Fou always liked the good things in life. The pomeranian puppy had “a heart of gold” and a taste for expensive grilled pork. […]
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote: exit polls
Source: Reuters By Padraic Halpin, Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit […]
Breaking Pakistan’s Ramadan Fasting Laws Has Serious Consequences
Source: NPR BY DIAA HADID The holy month of Ramadan is meant to be a blessed time. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. But what if you can’t fast? In Pakistan, […]
Saudi Arabia arrests key activist in human rights crackdown
Source: The Guardian Mohammed al-Bajadi held along with women who campaigned for right to drive BY Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Prince Mohammed bin Salman: the arrests may be a warning […]
In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM RAFAH BORDER CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just after daybreak, Hamed al-Shaer came down the narrow stairway of his family’s home in southern Gaza […]
In Papua New Guinea’s Sorcery Wars, A Peacemaker Takes On Her Toughest Case
Source: NPR BY DURRIE BOUSCAREN Things were going terribly wrong. Ato Boropi could feel it. Dozens of villagers had squeezed next to each other on the floor of a one-room church […]
Canada: Ramadan and Toronto: From 1927 till Date
Ramadan and Toronto: From 1927 till Date By Hassam Munir May 24, 2018 In the Saturday, October 29, 1927 edition of the Toronto Daily Star, a list of trivia questions was put to readers to test their general knowledge. They ranged from “Why is yeast put in bread?” to “Which is the larger, […]
Prime Minister Trudeau Delivers a Video Message on Ramadan
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Full circle: Syria to Sicily
14 July 2015 Syrian civil war Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria’s war closed in around his family, Alberto’s long-dead grandfather – a man he […]
Coming home after 130 years
By Jessica Bateman Chania, Greece 26 May 2018 When a Syrian stonemason and his family were granted asylum in Greece last year they immediately made their way to the island […]
A simple way to save yourself from (most of) sexual abuse: Observe this Hadith: And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman
30 Aug 2013 / Islamic Online University And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman ( By Pure Matrimony) Islam forbids the free-mixing of men and women in […]
Danes laugh off minister comments that Ramadan poses risks
Integration minister Inger Stoejberg advised Muslims should take leave during Ramadan to avoid safety risks to society. by Arwa Ibrahim 24 May 2018 Inger Stoejberg is a centre-right politician […]
Cyprus: The cultural and archaeological heritage of Mediterranean
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL With its heavenly orange blossom breezes, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has much to offer – pristine beaches, turquoise waters and interesting historical sites The sky is […]
Liverpool’s Salah, Mane won’t break Ramadan fast for Champions League final
DAILY SABAH Published May 24, 2018 Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, left, and his teammate Sadio Mane performing sujood, or prostrating in Muslim prayer, during the UEFA Champions League Group E match […]
US says ambassador ‘tricked’ over provocative Jerusalem picture
By AFP – May 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian man reads the Koran in Al Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday […]
Jordan condemns Israeli announcement of 2,500 settlement units
By JT – May 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — State Minister for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on Thursday condemned the Israeli government’s announcement of 2,500 new settlement units in […]
Trump’s master plan for peace
May 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated grand roadmap for the solution of the Palestinian conflict is now in the open with reports suggesting that the Trump’s […]