Austria Plans To Close Seven Mosques, Expel Dozens Of Imams
Source: Huffington POST VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a […]
Pope Francis: Every Country Should Welcome As Many Refugees As Possible
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla CIRO FUSCO VIA GETTY IMAGES Pope Francis talks with journalists aboard a plane, at the end of his visit to Geneva on June 21 […]
New York City’s Muslims, Sikhs Experience High Levels Of Harassment: Study
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla GABRIELA BHASKAR / REUTERS A Muslim woman prays at Bensonhurst Park to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Brooklyn on June 15. Muslims and Sikhs in […]
Iran’s ancient engineering marvel
Source: BBC News By Joobin Bekhrad 20 June 2018 What on Earth are those? I thought to myself shortly before landing in the Iranian city of Esfahan one summer. From the […]
Gosport hospital deaths: Prescribed painkillers ‘shortened 456 lives’
Source: BBC News More than 450 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, a report has found. An independent panel said, taking into account missing […]
‘I can’t believe I’m driving in Saudi Arabia’
Source: BBC News As Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on women drivers, Roa Altaweli, a midwife in Jeddah, makes her first drive to work. Here is her story. I woke […]
Turkey election: Erdogan leads in early results
Source: BBC News Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ahead in the presidential election with 52% of votes counted, state media report. Mr Erdogan has 56%, and his closest rival, Muharrem […]
Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders ejected from Virginia restaurant
Source: The Guardian By David Smith in Washington The White House press secretary Sarah Sanders claimed on Saturday that she was thrown out of a restaurant because she works for Donald Trump. […]
There’s Hope for a Vaccine to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN Could a vaccine for type-1 diabetes be on the horizon? In a new study, a small group of people with type 1 diabetes who were given […]
Exclusive: Navy Document Shows Plan to Erect ‘Austere’ Detention Camps
Source: Time By PHILIP ELLIOTT and W.J. HENNIGAN June 22, 2018 The U.S. Navy is preparing plans to construct sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases in California, […]
Polls close in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL AA Photo Polls have closed in Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections, with 56,322,632 registered voters and 180,065 ballot boxes across the country. Voters […]
Kushner rips Abbas, says Mideast peace plan due ‘soon’
In an interview published Sunday in the Arabic language Al-Quds newspaper, Jared Kushner appealed directly to Palestinians and criticized Abbas (AFP) Updated 24 June 2018 AP June 24, 2018 00:00 […]
Legal norms on migrants overdue
Jun 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The migrant narrative in Europe and the US is not over blown for no reason, as it is taking a heavy […]
End of women driving ban caps dramatic year of achievements since Saudi crown prince’s appointment
The beginning of 2018 brought a decision that took the Kingdom closer to ending all forms of discrimination against its female population, with women allowed to watch football matches with […]
Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on women driving – this is what it means for women’s rights
One driving school received 165,000 applications in just three days Najah Al Otaibi 1 hour ago 0 comments https://d-37988045434164570777.ampproject.net/1529106593171/frame.html Majdooleen, who is among the first Saudi women allowed to drive […]
Fast With A Muslim Friend
Report by Naheed Khokhar A story displayed in hundreds of homes in Canada during the month of Ramadan! This is not a big news. It is just a little description […]