Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum
Source: Associated Press By RALPH JENNINGS TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to […]
When India’s Interfaith Couples Encounter Threats, ‘Love Commandos’ Come To Their Aid
Source: NPR BY LAUREN FRAYER It was three years ago, working at an electronics store in his hometown, that Saumil Shah first laid eyes on the woman who would become […]
India’s Ayodhya site: Masses gather as Hindu-Muslim dispute simmers
Source: BBC News Tens of thousands of Hindus, including monks and right-wing activists, are descending on the flashpoint Indian religious site of Ayodhya. The northern city has been a key […]
Pakistan arrests 1100 supporters of detained cleric
Source: Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police in an ongoing crackdown arrested some 1100 supporters of a detained radical Islamic cleric, who disrupted daily life with nationwide rallies following […]
Lord Ahmad challenged on Asia Bibi response
Fri 23 Nov 2018 By Cara Bentley As a report is launched about religious freedom around the world, three members of parliament have challenge Lord Tariq Ahmad on the […]
JI chief warns Pakistan govt officials against ‘free dealings’ with Ahmadis
Source: The Nation Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has said the constitution clearly defines the rights of minorities and the status of Ahmadis. Addressing a Khatamul Anbya Conference at Aiwan e […]
Al Saud is the official sponsor of Israel
November 26, 2018 Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh The US president, Donald Trump, removed the last fig leaf from the Saudi government as a whole, not just Mohammad […]
Crown prince of Saudi Arabia praises ‘special relations’ with the UAE
During the visit Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
Israel rearrests Palestinian Jerusalem governor
By AFP – Nov 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli forces arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem for the second time in as many months on Sunday […]
No winners in Yemen war
Nov 25,2018 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL There is now a glimmer of hope of bringing the two warring sides in Yemen to the negotiating table with a view to ending the […]
Indonesian app to report ‘misguided’ religion ‘risks dividing neighbours’
Reuters International Nov 26, 2018 JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor’s […]
UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying
Reuters International Nov 26, 2018 – 10:06 By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying […]
Trump hints could make first visit to Afghanistan
Reuters International Nov 22, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks via video teleconference with troops from Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (reuters_tickers) By […]
Forgiveness and Forbearance
Hazrat Aisha, Allah be pleased with her, narrates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, never struck anyone with his hands, neither a servant nor […]
Saudi Prince Turki says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi
Prince Turki al-Faisal says CIA is not necessarily the highest standard of veracity or accuracy in assessing situations Khashoggi worked under Prince Turki (pictured) as a spokesperson for Saudi embassies […]
World War 3 WARNING: Iran’s leader calls for Muslim nations to UNITE in fight against US
IRAN’S President Hassan Rouhani has sent a stark warning to the US, claiming that all Muslim nations should unite to stand against Washington and Israel. By Martina Bet PUBLISHED: 05:32, […]
Pakistan’s first Nobel winner was shunned for being Ahmadi. A documentary brings him back
By Aastha Singh, 21 November, 2018 Dr Abdus Salam won the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics. But in his home country Pakistan, he is all but forgotten because of his […]
The rise of Ahmadi exceptionalism
Ali Usman Qasmi November 25, 2018 A historic overview of how a religious group went from being a minority to a fitna. This is the first of a two part […]
One million Chinese people ‘move into Muslim homes to report on Islamic or unpatriotic beliefs’
‘Had a Uighur host just greeted a neighbour in Arabic with the words ‘Assalamu Alaykum’? That would need to go in the notebook,” says Dr Darren Byler By Chiara Giordano […]
Only by documenting the horrors of sexual violence in conflict zones can we hold perpetrators to account
Professionals working on the ground in Syria to help survivors and bring their cases to light deserve all of our admiration Tariq Ahmad The Independent Voices This week, […]