‘Itikaf – The last ten days of the month of Ramadan
The last ten days of the month of Ramadhan. Having completed 20 days of fastings in the month of Ramadhan, a believer feels a sense of achievement towards the attainment […]
39,000 Syrian refugees return home for Eid al-Fitr
ANADOLU AGENCY KILIS, Turkey IHA Photo Thousands of Syrian refugees are returning to their home country for the Ramadan holiday after the Turkish army liberated terrorist hotbeds near the border. […]
Greece may face new refugee influx with Ankara halting migrant deal
MEHMET ÇELIK @celik ISTANBUL Greece may be challenged with a new wave of refugees as Ankara announced that the bilateral readmission deal has been suspended – a retaliatory step in […]
Eight years on, Syria army conscripts pack bags for home
By AFP – Jun 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian soldier Mohammad Damour takes a selfie at a street market in Damascus after he was discharged from the Syrian army on […]
Swiss apprenticeship model : Asian nations want industry and youth to embrace vocational training
By Anand Chandrasekhar in Winterthur This content was published on June 8, 2018 Wahyo Nursanto and Pramono Setyoko from Indonesia at the VPET Congress in Winterthur (swissinfo.ch) With a […]
Syrian conflict : Carla Del Ponte: ‘We didn’t achieve anything; I’m angry’
By Renat Kuenzi This content was published on June 5, 2018 Against tax fraud, the Mafia, and war criminals: Carla Del Ponte fights tirelessly for justice. (Keystone) Swiss prosecutor […]
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return Published June 8th, 2018 – 10:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil pledged to take certain steps […]
Lebanon’s mountains are being wiped from the map – but does anyone care?
‘We had a court order for the quarries to stop but after five days the trucks came back and the local police facilitated them’ Robert Fisk Tarshish, central Lebanon @indyvoices A quarry cuts into an entire hill in the Lebanese mountains at Tarshish (Nelofer Pazira) ( ) Rarely are journalists […]
Same Gun Was Used to Kill Two Critics of Hindu Nationalists in India
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib The gun that was used last year to kill a prominent journalist critical of the Indian government was the same weapon […]
Myanmar hardline monks vow to stay on Facebook despite ban
Source: Reuters BY Sam Aung Moon, Yimou Lee YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s hardline monks will dodge bans on Facebook and keep using the social media giant to “tell the truth”, they […]
The problem with Muslims’ free-hug experiments
Januarsyah Sutan – Jakarta | Fri, June 8, 2018 | First prayer: Muslims perform tarawih (evening Ramadhan prayers) at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on Wednesday, marking the beginning of […]
Islamism — the Political Islam: The Challenge for the 21st Century
Source: Muslim Sunrise Summer 2018 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It was 8th of June, 632 CE, Muhammad, may peace be on […]
How to get rid of stress (?)
One young man to the other: I felt very stressed ! And: what did you do? I went to Mosque. Did prayers help? Not really. I mixed up all the […]
Afghanistan calls temporary Eid ceasefire with Taliban
Source: BBC News The Afghan government has announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban but says fighting with other militants will continue. President Ashraf Ghani said the week-long ceasefire would coincide with the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Eid. The Taliban have yet to respond. Last week they denied […]
Preaching against plastic: Indonesia’s religious leaders join fight to cut waste
Source: The Guardain BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Nation’s two largest Islamic organisations will call on network of 100 million followers to reduce plastic waste and reuse bags Tourists and local residents […]
‘State-sponsored’ bigotry spurs persecution against Ahmadis
Marguerite Afra SapiieThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Thu, June 7 2018 Recent attacks against the Ahmadiyah community in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which forced more than two dozen […]
Indian Air Force pilot crashes plane to save village
Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan chose not to eject over a Gujarat village, and went down with his fighter jet in a barren field Image Credit: Twitter Indian Air Force […]
Saudi Arabia experiences a rise in volunteerism during Ramadan
Lina Tahlawi’s team selects neighborhoods in the city and walk through the narrow streets to reach out to the destitute. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah) Nada Hameed June 07, 2018 […]
Saudi Arabia, UAE boost cooperation as multiple joint projects announced
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed signed the agreements. (SPA) The first meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Jeddah. (SPA) Arab News […]
Turkey says troops closing in on Kurd stronghold in Iraq
By AFP – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Turkish troops are advancing on the mountainous Qandil region of northern Iraq where the leadership of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]