Bollywood actor: Irrfan Khan battle with cancer
images.dawn.com IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT The Indian actor was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in March this year Irrfan Khan’s fans were shocked when they learned that the Indian actor […]
Tolerance in Islam | Quranic Verses and Ahadith on Tolerance
The literal meaning of Tolerance is “to bear.” Tolerance is a basic principle of Islam. It is a religious and moral duty. It does not mean compromise. It does […]
Windrush scandal ‘tip of iceberg’ as other Commonwealth citizens targeted by hostile policies
Exclusive: Dozens of cases of alleged discrimination have seen Commonwealth citizens who have lived in the UK for decades left stranded abroad or threatened with deportation May Bulman Social Affairs […]
IMAGINING THE ARABS: ARAB IDENTITY AND THE RISE OF ISLAM BY PETER WEBB
Imagining the Arabs Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam by Peter Webb Who are the Arabs? When did people begin calling themselves Arabs? And what was the Arabs’ role in the rise of Islam? Investigating these core questions about Arab identity and history through close interpretation of pre-Islamic evidence […]
Berlin’s liberal mosque marks 1-year anniversary
Source: DW In the year since its foundation, Berlin’s liberal mosque has established itself and is attracting ever greater interest. But lawyer Seyran Ates, who opened the mosque, lives with […]
Cyclists Retrace Jewish Child Refugees’ Journey to Britain
Source: US News By MIRIAM KAROUT, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Almost 80 years after the first “Kindertransport” evacuations of Jewish children to safety in Britain, 42 people set […]
Philippine lawyer finds unlikely ally in Duterte in fight to legalise gay marriage
Source: The Guardian BY Carmela Fonbuena in Manila In the Philippines, where Catholicism is dominant and divorce is still illegal, a young atheist, openly gay lawyer is leading a historic […]
Erdogan’s Plan to Raise a ‘Pious Generation’ Divides Parents in Turkey
Source: The New York Times By Carlotta Gall June 18, 2018 ISTANBUL — Public schools are closing, on little or no notice, and being replaced by religious schools. Exams are […]
Papal envoy asks forgiveness in divided Chilean diocese
Source: Associated Press OSORNO, Chile (AP) — A papal emissary asked forgiveness Sunday from Roman Catholics in a region of Chile where people bitterly protested a now-resigned bishop who had […]
Jewish artifacts disappear from Damascus in fog of Syria war
Source: Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Jewish artifacts, including ancient parchment torahs from one of the world’s oldest synagogues, have gone missing from the Syrian capital amid the tumult of […]
Afghan Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority
Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh and Hindu minority in the next parliament, where he says he hopes […]
Far from home, Rohingya Muslim refugees count their blessings at Eid
Source: Religion News Service BY Priyadarshini Sen KOLKATA (RNS) — Last year, Hasan Sharif, a 27-year-old Rohingya, observed Eid al-fitr while hiding from Myanmar soldiers in a stranger’s home. His […]
Pope Francis says abortion to avoid birth defects is similar to Nazi crimes
Source: CNN By Hilary Clarke, Valentina DiDonato and Carol Jordan (CNN)Pope Francis compared having an abortion to avoid birth defects to the Nazi era idea of trying to create a […]
Deadly explosions rock Nigerian community amid Eid celebrations
Source: CNN By Bukola Adebayo, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Twin bomb blasts at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 20 people and wounded scores more, local police told CNN. […]
Macedonia name change deal with Greece leads to violent protests
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A police officer tries to grab a protester waving former Macedonian and Russian flags atop an armored police vehicle during protests in front of Parliament, […]
British government ordered to open Amritsar massacre files
Source: The Guardian BY Dan Sabbagh A tribunal has ordered that secret Downing Street files relating to Anglo-Indian relations at the time of the 1984 massacre at the Golden Temple […]
Trump commissions ‘space force’ as sixth US military branch
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL President Donald Trump shows off a “Space Policy Directive” after signing it during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of […]
What politicians can learn from Swiss cows
By Daniel Warner This content was published on June 18, 2018 Fighting to be queen for a summer(Keystone) My favorite was number 73. She had a certain dignity about […]
Why stressed minds are more decisive
Source: BBC News By Tali Sharot From Aeon 15 June 2018 Some of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime will occur while you feel stressed and […]
Migration: Refugees and locals learn to live together in Swiss town
By Julia Crawford This content was published on June 18, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch The small Swiss town of Bex has had an asylum seekers’ centre since 1982 and some refugees […]