KARACHI: Noted economist Atif R Mian, who has been included by Prime Minister Imran Khan, in the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to assist the government in policy making has […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 23 May 2018 Photo: Grillrad.ch Some people are at a loss when they retire, but Swiss engineer and sausage lover Gabriel Strebel didn’t waste any time. […]
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams August 30, 2018 This month the new head of UNIFIL took up his post. The new UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission is Major […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission has condemned as un-Islamic and a heinous rejection of guidelines provided by Holy Prophet Muhammad, all acts of violence that attended the recent elections of Imams […]
Islamabad-A single bench of the Islamabad High Court will take up a petition today (Thursday) against the inclusion of Atif Mian in the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council by Pakistan […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A 20 lira banknote is seen through a magnifying lens in this illustration picture taken in Istanbul […]
Though many grassroots organisations and charities are filling the gaps, they’re doing the work that the government should be doing Katy Fallon 80 years on from the Kindertransport and three […]
Source: Reuters COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – About 50 Rohingya Muslim refugees gathered in a muddy sports field in a camp in Bangladesh on Wednesday to protest against the conviction […]
Source: The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh Labour’s ruling body has agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism in full after a tense meeting in which an accompanying […]
Man who stabbed American tourists in Amsterdam names Wilders, cites ‘insults’ to Islam Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam’s central station last […]
Source: The Guardian BY Tom Beasley Towards the end of Desiree Akhavan’s incendiary sophomore feature, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Chloë Grace Moretz’s central character attacks the anti-LGBT Christians running the conversion […]
Source: New York Times Ben Frisch opened his Feb. 14 pre-calculus class at Friends Seminary the same way that he opened all his classes over the course of his 34 […]
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH For President Donald Trump, Bob Woodward presents a similar challenge as Robert Mueller. The two men are veterans of the Washington Establishment, respected by […]
By LILY ROTHMAN September 4, 2018 It might sound obvious to say that Google has changed the world in the 20 years since it was founded on Sept. 4, 1998. Google, and its parent companyAlphabet, is involved in […]
Source: BBC News Ayanna Pressley is set to become the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in Massachusetts, following a primary upset. The 44-year-old Boston city councillor beat […]
Debating the definition of genocide will not save the Rohingya Source: The Guardian A UN report has accused the Myanmar military of genocide. The report is being taken, by some at least, […]
As crisis envelops Catholic Church, is Pope Francis facing a ‘watershed moment’? Source: Washington Post By Chico Harlan September 3 ROME — For some, the accusations sending tremors through the Catholic Church […]
Source: New York Times By Lisa Damour If you want to start a heated debate, ask a group of parents what they think about using technology to track a teenager’s location. […]
Source: Dawn Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday asserted that it is the responsibility of an Islamic republic to uphold the rights of its minorities. Chaudhry’s statement comes a day after he defended the appointment of leading international academic Atif Mian to the government’s Economic Advisory Council amidst a […]
Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Deciding to Leave: The Last Straw that Broke a Catholic’s Back! Why it’s so hard to hold […]