Man claiming to be ’11th caliph’ in Khanewal held over blasphemy charges
Source: The Express Tribune Police in Khanewal on Monday arrested a man claiming to be a pir (faith healer) and put him behind bars on the charges of blasphemy. The arrest […]
Western countries must give Asia Bibi asylum, say Christian campaigners
Source: CT ReutersBibi’s daughters pose with an image of their mother while standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura located in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. Christians campaigning for the release of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman on death row for blasphemy, are calling upon Western countries to offer her asylum. The […]
Islamic Finance A Potential Boost For Gold’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
Leslie Shaffer in Singapore | @leslieshaffer1 | October 8, 2018 Gold has long been viewed as a safe-haven play, but despite recent geopolitical turmoil and market fluctuations, the precious metal […]
I was an Isis sex slave. I tell my story because it is the best weapon I have
Source: The Guardian By Nadia Murad Nobel peace prize winner Nadia Murad describes her extraordinary journey from suffering at the hands of Islamic State to human rights campaigner The slave market […]
Outstanding Muslim Women’s Contribution to Islamic Civilisation
Women’s Contribution to Classical Islamic Civilisation: Science, Medicine and Politics 20216. by: Salim Al-Hassani While there are numerous works on the role of Muslim women in jurisprudence (fiqh) and […]
Disaster relief: what really works?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 Volunteers unload aid from a truck before it is distributed to displaced people in Petobo […]
Criticism of Israeli policy is not anti-Semitic
James J. Zogby 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES I was provoked to write this discussion of what is and what isn’t anti-Semitism by an article in Haaretz on the “controversy” created by […]
King of Jordan renews position on Mideast as he meets Israeli Labour leader
Avi Gabbay vows to work for two-state solution By JT – Oct 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Tear gas canisters are fired by Israeli forces at Palestinians during a protest calling for […]
Erdogan asks Riyadh to ‘prove’ journalist left consulate
By AFP – Oct 09,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yemeni Tawakkol Karman (centre) holds pictures of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi as she speaks to the press during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Monday (AFP photo) ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
Turin Shroud: Fake or Real?
Review of Religions | August 2018 The mysterious and captivating Shroud of Turin is once again in the news. The most recent headlines focus on studies purporting to show that the […]
Pakistan Supreme Court, Blasphemy Laws and Fate of Asia Bibi and a Whole Nation
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Asia Bibi’s final appeal against execution Source: Dawn A special three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on the final appeal […]
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
Source: Swiss Info Additional reporting by Saad Sayeed; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Nick Macfie Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 9:14 AMOCT 8, 2018 […]
Two Pakistani former PMs, journalist face court in treason case
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives to attend The Queen’s Dinner during The Commonwealth Heads of […]
Turkey demands permission to search Saudi consulate after journalist Khashoggi’s disappearance
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday summoned Saudi Arabian Ambassador Waleed A. M. Elkhereiji for the second time after journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and demanded permission […]
Pressure on Saudis after disappearance of dissident in Istanbul
Calls for international inquiry amid claims Riyadh involved in state-sponsored murder Martin Chulov in Istanbul Sun 7 Oct 2018 Jamal Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in […]
Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city
Source: Associated Press By TATAN SYUFLANA PALU, Indonesia (AP) — As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian […]
Muslim girl tied to tree, brutally beaten up for eloping with Hindu man
Source: ET The Hindu man called the victim’s father and informed him of his daughter’s whereabouts. PHOTO COURTESY: TWITTER/@Neha_Social An 18-year-old Muslim girl was tied to a tree and brutally beaten up for eloping with a Hindu man from the Indian state of Bihar on Saturday. According to NDTV, She […]
“Yes, what can I do? God loves him more.”‘
Source: CT The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the Bible has moved about two kilometres from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck. ReutersPoliceman investigate the ruins of the church at Jono Oge village, Sigi, where more than 80 children may have died. […]
A Tsunami Didn’t Destroy These 1,747 Homes. It Was the Ground Itself, Flowing
ImaeA destroyed neighborhood in Palu, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by liquefaction, which causes soil to lose its ability to support structures.CreditCreditAdam Dean for The New York […]
Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad – live updates
Mukwege and Murad recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war Long read: The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice LIVE Updated 6m ago Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have been announced as winners […]