Tolerance – Its Importance in Social Life
13th April 2018 Junaid Ahmad Waraich, Pakistan Society is formed by groups of individuals who possess different elements that make them human. We all have our unique characteristics and personalities […]
Trade wars, step-downs and global unrest
14th June 2019 Nations are engaged in yet another war, known as the trade war, not only with their neighbours but with various other countries as well. These rising economic […]
New York bans religious exemptions for vaccines amid measles outbreak
Source: BBC The law passed on Thursday night, and led to chaotic scenes in the statehouse as anti-vaccination supporters clashed with lawmakers. Much of New York’s outbreak has centred around orthodox Jewish communities. More than 1,000 Americans have been diagnosed with measles in 2019. Health officials say the disease is […]
The US must do its part in closing the largest outdoor prison in the world
By Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Pete King (R-N.Y.), Opinion Contributors — 06/14/19 06:15 PM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The […]
Chile bishop resigns after suggesting there is a reason the Last Supper had no women
Source: The Guardian Carlos Eugenio Irarrazaval stands down, weeks after appointment by pope to clean up church’s public image A Chilean auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Francis less than a […]
The Prophet Muhammad – Most Influential of All Time?
Source: Review of Religion The Review of Religions team travelled around London asking the general public who they thought was the most influential person of all time! According to Michael […]
Some Americans have earned 5.9 trillion US dollars on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says
America has spent $5.9 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says Source: CNBC Key Points The U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria […]
Sanctity of life: Islamic teachings on abortion
Islam rarely permits abortion after 120 days. This foetus is about 112 days old © Muslims regard abortion as wrong and haram (forbidden), but many accept that it may […]
Cath Lab Spotlight, Humanitarian Spotlight: Medical Mission to Pakistan
Issue Number Volume 27 – Issue 6 – June 2019 An interview with Mubashir Mumtaz, MD. We speak with Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Surgical […]
Iran Calls Reported Oil Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman ‘Suspicious’
12:59 13.06.2019 On Thursday morning, reports emerged that two tankers were damaged near the Strait of Hormuz. It comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East […]
Iran, the US and the Gulf: What now?
Source: BBC US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has swiftly and categorically pointed the finger of blame at Tehran. “This assessment,” he said, was “based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no […]
A Quebec bill to ban some from wearing ‘religious symbols’ is fueled by Islamophobia
Source: The Washington Post By Nora Loreto- a Canadian freelance writer and author of “From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement.” Fatima Ahmad was attacked in mid-May on […]
How slaves ended slavery
While slavery would be reviled by secular and religious interests, slaves themselves finally overthrew it Fri, Jun 7, 2019, James Walvin Frederick Douglass, the towering figure in the history of […]
Putin says US-Russia relations are getting ‘worse and worse’
Source: ET “They (our relations) are going downhill, they are getting worse and worse,” Putin told the Mir TV channel, according to a Kremlin transcript. “The current administration has approved, in my opinion, several dozen decisions on sanctions against Russia in recent years.” The Russian leader contrasted Moscow’s troubled relationship […]
You’re Still ‘Alive’ After Death Say Researchers, Who’re Studying the Conscious Mind
By Li Yen, Epoch Times What happens after you die? A team of researchers in New York may have come close to solving this mystery. They’ve concluded that one remains […]
60,000 child migrants detained by US in last 40 days
Source: BBC Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan described a surge in apprehensions at the US-Mexico border. Watch the video in BBC Suggested reading Nobel Prize for a noble woman PM […]
Man who praised Quebec mosque shooter in online videos gets 30 days in jail
Source: The National Post A Quebec man who was found guilty last May of inciting hatred against Muslims has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. The sentence handed to […]
House passes bill to bolster security at synagogues, churches, mosques
Source: The Hill The House on Monday passed a bill aimed at bolstering security at synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks on houses of […]
Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korean leader, ‘was a CIA informant’
There was a ‘nexus’ between Kim, who was assassinated in 2017, and US intelligence agency, WSJ reports Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 11 Jun 2019 08.44 BST Kim Jong-nam, the […]
US envoy decries lack of response from Islamic world to China’s attacks on Uighurs
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have been silent in the face of the mass incarceration of Muslims in Xinjiang By Julian Borger in Washington […]