Forget new crewed missions in space; NASA should focus on saving Earth
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Opinion: Immigration and asylum: African lives are measured in fighting UK visa rejections
Nesrine Malik The Home Office’s hostile handling of visiting African professionals doesn’t bode well for Global Britain Thu 18 Jul 2019 An African passport is the most egalitarian of […]
British Museum to explore Islamic world’s impact on western art
Source: The Guardian Major exhibition aims to show Orientalism in a different light and its legacy today By Mark Brown, Arts correspondent An art tradition sometimes dismissed as perpetuating lazy […]
As a refugee in one of Libya’s dangerous detention centres, I know what it feels like when the world leaves you behind
In the eyes of the guards that lord over us, we left our human dignity and respect behind when we attempted to seek safety. Not only are we scared and starving, but the threat of another attack looms over us every day Mario Malie The Independent Voices I am […]
The US is quietly waging war in Somalia – and Trump has made it worse
After all, the militant groups al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) pose no threat to the US. They’re actually fighting each other. But apparently the president hasn’t grasped […]
OPINION: Islamic finance offers an ethical beacon for global commerce
Personal Finance / 1 July 2019 / Martin Hesse WORDS ON WEALTH: Years ago I wrote an in-depth feature on Islamic finance for Personal Finance magazine, explaining to […]
Migrants and refugees in Libya are still in peril – and Europe’s ‘business as usual’ approach is making things worse
More people are vulnerable to attacks like the one that killed 50 last week, and health ministry officials are getting desperate. Still, even after the UN’s human rights agency begged […]
Netherlands King Appoints Moroccan Hassan Outaklla Personal Adviser
Outaklla will succeed Bram Gille, who has been the King’s deputy secretary general since February. By Morocco World News Rabat – Dutch royal family has appointed Moroccan Hassan Outaklla as […]
A terrifying night in Libya highlights the EU’s sly double standards on migrants
The choice migrants face is no choice at all. Stay in the inhuman setting of the detention centre, or go back to a war zone, or a country where you […]
Refugees ‘I saw hell’: under fire inside Libya’s refugee detention centres
As deadly airstrikes prompt plans to release detainees, fears rise for those trapped in the country amid claims of serious abuses Sally Hayden Wed 10 Jul 2019 […]
Tunisia Bans Full-Face Veils for Security Reasons
Source: The New York Times By Lilia Blaise Prime Minister Youssef Chahed of Tunisia on Friday prohibited anyone wearing the niqab, a religious covering for the face with only an […]
EU standoff dampens European dream for migrants
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Istanbul Published 08.07.2019 Rescue ships are defying Italy and Malta’s hard-line policies of closing their harbors to them and migrants saved at sea are caught up […]
You probably didn’t know that California is named after a black queen
March 24, 2019 Bridget Boakye | Contributor March 24, 2019 Bridget Boakye is a writer, activist, and entrepreneur based in Accra, Ghana. Raised in both Ghana and the U.S., […]
Be role model to your children – Muslim parents told
Ghana News Agency Sunday 7th July, 2019 By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA Cape Coast, July 7, GNA – The Majlis Ansarullah, (elders of the Ahmadiyya community) in the Abura Zone […]
Ghana: Majlis Ansarullah Abura hold their first rally; call members to set positive examples for their children & society
Source: ghananewsagency.org | By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA Cape Coast, July 7, GNA – The Majlis Ansarullah, (elders of the Ahmadiyya community) in the Abura Zone have held its first rally with a call on members to act as positive examples to their children and the young ones in the society. The […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
This post was originally made by Ghulam Ahmed Rabbi Author: Imam I. H. Kauser, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Australia 1. Why crucifixion? Jews wanted him to be killed through crucifixion, […]
Egypt discusses customary marriage, polygamy
N.A. Hussein July 1, 2019 Article Summary The Egyptian Catholic Church recently announced that it needs to further study the unified personal status law proposals, at a time when customary […]
In battle for Libya’s oil, water becomes a casualty
This content was published on July 2, 2019 By Ulf Laessing and Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) – While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over […]
‘There aren’t many fairytale endings’: behind the bleak immigration exhibition
The work of 75 artists from over 15 countries is being shown at a tough, timely exhibition looking at displacement and migration on a global scale Nadja Sayej Mon […]
Unwinding the biggest enemies of religion: A conversation with Karen Armstrong
Source: CNA International Edition Source: Mubeen Saadat SINGAPORE: Not politics, not secularism and not even extremism. Religion’s biggest enemies in today’s world are unkindness, selfishness and heedlessness, according to reknowned […]