National Geographics Best Photos for 2018
Sarah Leen has a job most people in the world would envy. She looks at photographs for a living. And not just any photographs — National Geographic photographs. As our […]
California teacher faces charges after forcibly cutting a student’s hair while singing anthem
Source: CNN By Kimberly Hutcherson, CNN (CNN)A California high school teacher has lost her job and is facing multiple criminal charges after cellphone video emerged showing her forcibly cutting a […]
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A group of Central American migrants near the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana climb the fence between Mexico and the U.S. on Nov. 25, a day of turmoil at the […]
Taiwan presents Democracy and Human Rights Award to Indonesian NGO
By Shih Hsiu-chuan Taipei, Dec. 10 (CNA) The 2018 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) was presented Monday to an Indonesia nongovernmental organization that promotes pluralism and works to […]
Retired soldier educating South about Islam
By: Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer via the AP FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When Jason Criss Howk’s Army career came to an end in 2015, he thought he’d spend […]
Why do we need the Global Compact for Migration?
By Simon Bradley Dec 10, 2018 – 11:00 United Nations member states are meeting in Morocco on Monday to formally adopt an international agreement that promises a better, more coordinated […]
UN launches aid delivery from Jordan to 650,000 Syrians
AFP December 09, 2018 Known as Jaber on the Jordanian side and Nassib in Syria, the crossing is a key Middle East trade route Reopening in October after […]
Gazans defy violent response to their attempts to end Israeli blockade
HAZEM BALOUSHA December 09, 2018 Residents of besieged strip defy violent response to their attempts to end long-standing blockade The international humanitarian organization said this week that most of […]
Italian priests vow to open church doors to evictees from immigration centres
‘Salvini decree’ threatens to make thousands not eligible for refugee status homeless Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Mon 10 Dec 2018 Demonstrators in Rome protest against the ‘Salvini decree’ in […]
‘Islam is a Mental Illness’
Yes it is. It truly is. So says Pam Geller (notice the quotation marks–I didn’t say that) of Atlas Shrugged and one of the world’s most distinguished forensic psychologists and learned scholars of Islam. Er, not really. The only forensic psychology this woman has ever practiced involves writing her own […]
For China, Islam Is a ‘Mental Illness’ That Needs to Be ‘Cured’
Abdulla goes to bed every night dreading that knock on the door, a knock he has heard in recurrent nightmares and in stories from neighbors. He expects it can come at any moment. He is an ethnic Uighur and has always called Xinjiang his home. His forefathers lived and toiled […]
UK can cancel Brexit by unilaterally revoking Article 50, European Court of Justice rules
The UK has the legal power to stop Brexit by unilaterally revoking Article 50, the EU‘s top court has ruled. The ruling matches legal advice given to the court last week by its advocate general, who said as a sovereign country Britain could reverse its decision even at this late stage. Read more…https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-court-case-ecj-ruling-article-50-theresa-may-deal-uk-european-court-justice-latest-a8675541.html
A peaceful face of Islam can help change perceptions: Zohaib Zafar (Opinion)
Updated Dec 5, 2018 His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad of London, right, leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, shared his message of peace during his recent visit to the United States. He is shown here in a photo from a few years ago. (Paul Chaplin, The Patriot-News) By Guest columnist […]
Basel to pay for armed security to protect Jewish institutions
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 5 December 2018 The Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt is to take on the costs of employing security personnel to protect its Jewish institutions. The move will […]
Neurobiology of Dreams and Revelation
Source: Muslim Sunrise Winter 2018 Volume. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In, “Ancient Greece and ancient Rome — people did not happen to […]
Video: The Holy Quran and How Gender of Babies is Determined
Suggested reading Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Did Eve Come from […]
How Facebook fuelled France’s yellow rebellion
7 December 2018 With names like “Angry Drivers of Normandy”, Facebook groups are the nerve centre of the “yellow vest” protest movement raging across France — and increasingly, a breeding […]
Over 1,700 arrested in Saturday’s ‘yellow vest’ protests in France
9 December 2018 More than 1,700 people were arrested across France during the latest “yellow vest” protests as demonstrators clashing with riot police caused more damage in Paris than a […]
Joao de Deus: Brazil ‘spiritual healer’ accused of sex abuse
Source: BBC News A dozen women have come forward in Brazil to accuse a prominent self-styled spiritual healer of sexually abusing them at his clinic. Joao Teixeira de Faria – […]
Irish Lawmakers Vote to Allow Abortion, Part of Landmark Liberal Shift
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Fighting off last-ditch resistance, Irish lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill introducing free and legal abortion to a nation that was […]