Saudi Arabia issues more than 7.65m visas for Umrah pilgrims
SPA June 14, 2019 278,368 of the remaining pilgrims are in Makkah and 226,441 are in Madinah RIYADH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 7,650,736, of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Belgium takes back six orphaned Islamic State children – SDF
Jun 14, 2019 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Belgium has taken back six orphaned children of Islamic State members from Syria, the U.S.-backed militia which is holding thousands of militants and their […]
Austria to shut Saudi-backed religious dialogue centre in rights protest
Jun 12, 2019 – VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government said on Wednesday it plans to shut a Saudi-funded centre for religious dialogue in Vienna after parliament urged it to try […]
Tremors across Jordan as Trump Mideast peace plan revives old fears
Jun 14, 2019 By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a U.S. deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict […]
Sri Lanka to remove Pakistani refugees from the country
Rabwah Times May 8, 2019, Sri Lankan President on Tuesday sought international assistance to remove Afghan and Pakistani refugees from the country. Speaking to diplomats in Colombo, the President […]
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 […]
An Isis killer and an unlikely hero have heaved open the cracks in Lebanese politics
Robert Fisk Tripoli, northern Lebanon @indyvoices The Independent Voices Lebanese military personnel secure the scene where a militant attacked security forces on Monday night ( Reuters ) Saber Mrad […]
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 […]
Turning a Blind Eye to China’s Suppression of Uyghur Muslims
Source: International Policy Digest By Adithya Anil Variath It is an open secret that the Chinese government is carrying out a “systematic campaign” of abuses, arbitrary detention and torture against […]
Video: Myrium Francois a British Muslim about India and Pakistan Conflict
Epigraph: Whoever causes to get killed an innocent human life is indeed perpetrating a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Suggested Reading A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother 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 […]
Chinese Emperor’s beautiful poem about the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Shanghai skyline. For our collections of articles about the holy Prophet Muhammad, please click here Hong-Wu (also known by his given name Zhū Yuánzhāng) was the Emperor of China between […]
Palestine needs freedom, not prosperity
May 22,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab I still vividly remember what a World Bank official once told me, “What Palestine needs is the end of occupation and restrictions for […]
Why more women should take up humanitarian work in Middle East and North Africa
Jennifer Bell June 11, 2019 MENA region has big gap between demand and availability of female volunteers Arab women’s familiarity with culture and languages of region could make a big […]
Can religious tolerance help an aspiring Muslim power?
Taylor Luck ,Christian Science Monitor•June 11, 2019 Indian women in saris carefully place candles at an outdoor grotto of the Virgin Mary and kneel in prayer as couples from […]
Why only fellow jihadists can change a suicide bomber’s mind
Source: The Times Efforts to rationalise with would-be suicide bombers appear to be futile. Research has shown that the part of their brain that decides whether to act has already […]
The neuroscience of terrorism: How we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brains
Source: Physics.Org by Nafees Hamid And Clara Pretu The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish […]