The hidden health benefits of coffee
Source: BBC News The impact of coffee on productivity is well established, but can it actually benefit more than just your mood and energy? A work day without a dose […]
Syrian Kurds announce capture of French jihadist known for Nice attack claim
© AFP Archive | Nice, France, truck attack aftermath, July 15, 2016. Text by FRANCE 24 Follow france24_en on twitter Latest update : 2018-05-24 Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria on Thursday announced the capture of French jihadist Adrien Guihal, known as the voice that claimed 2016 attacks in France for […]
Three Saudi women’s rights activists freed following mysterious detention
The New Arab & agencies Three Saudi women’s rights activists freed following mysterious detention Saudi Arabia has released three women’s rights activists on Thursday [Getty] Date of publication: 24 May, […]
Afghan artisans produce rare silk Quran
The New Arab & agencies Afghan artisans produce rare silk Quran The work’s creator’s hope it will increase demand for hand-made crafts [AFP] Date of publication: 23 May, 2018 […]
The Sialkot Mosque: The Might Versus The Right?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The right wing supporters of President Trump, are very willing to ignore his racism, sexism, Islamophobia, sexual exploits […]
Historic Ahmadi mosque demolished by mob in Pakistan
Home News The New Arab Historic Ahmadi mosque demolished by mob in Pakistan Ahmadi mosques have been destroyed by extremists in Pakistan [Twitter] Date of publication: 24 May, 2018 […]
Historic building demolished, Ahmadiyya place of worship vandalised in Sialkot
Dawn.com | Imran Sadiq Updated May 24, 2018 Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya spokesperson Salim Uddin, in a press release issued on Thursday, condemned the demolition of the community’s place of worship as […]
USA: How a weakened ESPN became consumed by politics
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/how-a-weakened-espn-became-consumed-by-politics/ar-AAxKOa2?ocid=spartandhp&ffid=gz Shalini Ramachandran, 3 hrs ago John Skipper was furious. One of his star anchors, Jemele Hill, had sent a tweet calling President Donald Trump a “white supremacist.” Mr. Trump’s supporters called for her to be fired. Prominent black athletes defended the anchor, who is African-American. Sitting in his office […]
Italy’s Swing to the Populist Fringe Is Profoundly Symbolic and Deeply Disturbing for the E.U.
Source: Time By CHARLOTTE MCDONALD-GIBSON/BRUSSELS May 23, 2018 The European Union can swing from euphoria to crisis in the blink of an eye. Just a few months ago, French President Emmanuel […]
Is Peanut Butter Good For You?
Source: Time By SOPHIA GOTTFRIED May 23, 2018 Is peanut butter healthy? Nutrition experts have long debated the question, given peanut butter’s high fat content. But when its full nutritional profile […]
Rights group: Rohingya insurgents massacred Myanmar Hindus
Source: The Washington Post By Todd Pitman | APMay 22 BANGKOK — Amnesty International said Wednesday that Myanmar’s army was not the only group that has slaughtered civilians in the country’s volatile west. […]
What Islamophobic Politicians Can Learn From Mormons
Source: The New York Times By Asma Uddin Ms. Uddin is a lawyer and expert on religious liberty. Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Trump’s travel ban, […]
What Malcolm X Taught Me About Muslim America
Source: Religion & Politics By Yasmine Flodin-Ali I fell in love with Malcolm when I was fifteen. He was eloquent, handsome and, most importantly, revolutionary. Among a litany of emotionally stunted fictional […]
Italy: Girl returns home after forced abortion in Pakistan
BBC.COm A student has returned to Italy after accusing her family in Pakistan of luring her home to terminate her pregnancy. Italy’s foreign minister tweeted a picture of Farah after her arrival at the ambassador’s residence in Islamabad The 19-year-old, named Farah, had been studying in Verona when she became […]
Judge Rules Trump May Not Block Critics on Twitter
Source: The Wall Street Journal ByRebecca Ballhaus May 23, 2018 2:33 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump may not block critics from reading his Twitter feed, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, finding that doing so violates their right to free speech. Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the Southern District of […]
Australian Archbishop Found Guilty In Cover-Up Of Child Sex Abuse
Source: NPR BY SCOTT NEUMAN Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse by a fellow priest that he first learned of in the 1970s. […]
The Catholic Church’s Looming Fight Over Same-Sex Blessings
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Updated May 22, 2018 6:38 p.m. ET ROME—Reports that Pope Francis told a sex-abuse victim that God made him gay have […]
A year after extremist siege, Philippine families seek closure
Source: Reuters By Neil Jerome Morales MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Mahid Radia’s last glimpse of his parents was when he and his children were fleeing their home amid gunfire, […]
Trump cancels Kim summit
Source: CNN Still, the collapse of the summit was not entirely a surprise, even if Thursday’s announcement was abrupt. North Korea has offered diplomatic openings to the United States several times over the past decades, only to return to bellicose threats. Even after Trump accepted Kim’s invitation to meet in […]
Mob led by PTI leader rains down misery on Ahmadi community, desecrates worship site in Sialkot
Source: The Daily Times SIALKOT: An angry mob allegedly comprising members of the infamous Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Ullah (TLYRA) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf attacked a centuries old worship site of […]