Prayers performed for Jamal Khashoggi in Makkah and Madinah
Funeral prayers were performed for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Friday.(AFP) Arab News November 16, 2018 A […]
Prince Khalid bin Salman: I never told Khashoggi to travel to Turkey
Arab News November 17, 2018 ‘The last contact I had with Mr. Khashoggi was via text on Oct 26 2017’ JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US Prince Khalid […]
‘Do not judge:’ Princess Lamia bint Majid at first World Tolerance Summit
Jennifer Bell November 17, 2018 The idea in the West that Saudi women are persecuted could not be further from reality, she says Many GCC officials speak at the forum in Dubai, held to mark the International Day for Tolerance DUBAI: World peace leaders highlighted the importance of gender […]
How music fights colonialism and silences racism
Nov 15,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Akram Al Deek The 20th century has witnessed unprecedented mass migration movements from the formerly colonised to the heart of former colonies. This has resulted subsequent […]
Press release> Universal Periodic Review 31st session: Minister for Human Rights statement
Lord Ahmad issued a statement to mark the end of the 31st Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Published 16 November 2018 From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon […]
Press release; Fighting the stigma of sexual violence: Lord Ahmad launches film festival
‘Fighting Stigma through Film’ will take place 23-24 November 2018 at the British Film Institute in London with PSVI co-founder Angelina Jolie. Published 16 November 2018 From: Foreign & […]
Inside Westminster, it’s clear Theresa May’s fate is in the hands of people who are getting sick of her fast
If May survives a confidence vote, she cannot be challenged again for another 12 months. But this rule might persuade some MPs to vote against her now – and they […]
California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to 631
Source: BBC News The number of people missing in northern California’s devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities. […]
World Bank pulls $300m Tanzania loan over pregnant schoolgirl ban
Source: The Guardian By Karen McVeigh The World Bank has withdrawn a $300m (£232m) loan to Tanzania amid concerns about the nation’s policy of expelling pregnant girls from school. The money, a […]
Denmark withholds aid to Tanzania after anti-gay comments
Source: BBC News Denmark is withholding 65m krone (£7.5m; $9.8m) in aid to Tanzania after “unacceptable homophobic comments” from a senior politician, a minister says. Development Minister Ulla Tornaes did […]
Attackers target church in Ukraine amid religious split
Source: Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian Orthodox Church says unknown attackers hurled Molotov cocktails at the landmark St. Andrew’s Church in the capital Kiev and assaulted a priest. […]
Italian priest who doubted Francis excommunicated for heresy
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian Catholic priest who considers Pope Francis an antipope and claims to have supernatural communications with angels, saints and the Madonna has been […]
As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion
Source: Reuters By Zeba Siddiqui JODHPUR/JAIPUR, India (Reuters) – Nar Singh can vividly recall the day in 2014 when Narendra Modi promised to provide refuge to Hindus suffering around the […]
First Rohingya Are to Be Returned to Myanmar Killing Grounds
Source: The New York Times By Hannah Beech BANGKOK — The United Nations doesn’t want it to happen. Dozens of rights groups say they are shocked. Even the people who […]
‘My Family Has Been Broken’: Pakistanis Fear For Uighur Wives Held In China
Source: NPR By Diaa Hadid Last year, the Chinese wife of a Pakistani man traveled back home to China with their two children. She wanted to introduce her younger boy, […]
China says foreign concerns over Muslim rights unwarranted
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SAM McNEIL BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday that 15 foreign ambassadors exceeded their diplomatic roles by issuing a letter expressing concern about […]
The Real Midterm Elections Wave Wasn’t Blue—It Was Muslim
Source: Daily Beast By Dean Obeidallah The Muslims are no longer coming—they are here! Well, in reality Muslims have been in America and contributing to it even before the nation was […]
The papacy is working hard to combat the sex trade
Source: The Economist by ERASMUS It has other failings. Here, at least, it is sincere EVEN THE Holy See’s greatest defenders would acknowledge this much: this is not an easy time […]
Catholic Church Reforms Should Begin With Bishops
Source: The New York Times By John Gehring Mr. Gehring is the author of “The Francis Effect: A Radical Pope’s Challenge to the American Catholic Church.” Clergymen at the annual United […]
I Love America. That’s Why I Have to Tell the Truth About It
Source: Time By VIET THANH NGUYEN Viet Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam and raised in America. His novel The Sympathizer won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as five other […]