Auction Preview: Islamic and Indian Art at Rosebery’s, London, Apr 23
BY BLOUIN ARTINFO | April 12, 2018 View Slideshow “Amendment” – note that this qur’an section comprises 11 complete and 2 partial suras beginning from Verse 18 until the end […]
CAIR Brings Communities Together with Art
Courtesy Um Fuad CREATIVITY AND IDENTITY: The second annual American-Muslim Art Exhibit took place on March 31, put on by the Council for American-Islam Relations—Missouri. Mary Adcock, Staff Writer April […]
US destroyers, subs, jets could answer Trump’s Syria strike call
Source: CNN Two US Navy destroyers armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles are in position and ready to be called into action, among other assets including jets and submarines should President […]
MNAs deplore online drive against Hindu faith
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday directed the interior ministry to crack down on any individual or group involved in posting blasphemous material about the […]
What is Istakhara? How to do it? Addressing some misconceptions about it
The need for Istakhara: There are various periods and phases of life in which we feel ourselves to be in a twisted situation. We need to take important decisions […]
Syrian regime flag raised in Douma: Russian military
By AFP – Apr 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on April 8, 2018, shows Syrian Army soldiers gathering in an area on the eastern outskirts of Douma, as […]
Syria is the ultimate free-for-all free fire zone
Apr 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen This region has become a free fire zone. Any country can become a shooting gallery at any moment. A video of the shooting by […]
Easter exposes Arab Christians’ diminishing numbers
Apr 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It clearly was neither coordinated nor intentional, but this Easter Sunday saw an unusually low governmental and public interaction with Palestinian Christians. It […]
UN warns against letting Syria crisis ‘spiral’ out of control
By AFP – Apr 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Washington – The United Nations warned world powers against letting the crisis over an alleged chemical attack against civilians in Syria from […]
‘Two or three illegal’ church crosses torn down in central China
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have torn down “two or three” crosses adorning Christian churches in one county because they were “illegally built”, state media quoted an official as saying on Tuesday. The officially atheist ruling Communist Party has tightened restrictions and oversight of religious practice in China […]
Couple Can Reunite in ‘Love Jihad’ Case, India’s Supreme Court Rules
Source: The New York Times By MARIA ABI-HABIB and SUHASINI RAJAPRIL 10, 2018 The Supreme Court ruled that Hadiya, center, had a right to choose her spouse and convert to another religion. CreditSivaram V/Reuters India’s Supreme Court has upheld the right of citizens to choose their spouse and convert to another religion, a landmark […]
Myanmar official meets Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp
Source: Associated Press By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Myanmar Cabinet minister on Wednesday visited a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims, who described the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar and presented a list of demands for their repatriation. Social Welfare Minister Win Myat […]
Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest
Source: The Atlantic Low-caste Indians are leaving Hinduism en masse—partly to stick it to their prime minister. A conversion ceremony in Shirasgaon, India, in 2018Krithika Varagur BY KRITHIKA VARAGUR SHIRASGAON, India—More than 500 low-caste Hindus filled the Veera Maidan, an open field at the edge of a dusty Maharashtra village, […]
This rare exhibition in Kabul brings art lovers a taste of Mughal art back home
Babur Gardens, the original setting where a lot of Mughal art originated. (Wikimedia Commons) “King Babur’s Kabul: Cradle of the Mughal Empire” displays a selection of high quality reproductions […]
India’s Muslims await top court judgment on plea to ban polygamy
Muslim women participate in a protest against the draft law for banning “Triple Talaq” in New Delhi on April 4, 2018. (AP) By Mahesh Trivedi Special to Al Arabiya English […]
Global Muslim body urges Europe to assimilate migrants better
Reuters International This content was published on April 10, 2018 Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Mohammed al-Issa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April […]
pollution: How to clear the ocean of plastic? With a giant sailing boat
By Samuel Jaberg This content was published on April 10, 2018 The Manta is powered by solar energy. (SeaCleaners) A giant solar-powered catamaran to clean the ocean of plastic […]
Illegal migrant flow on Aegean on rise again
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published April 10, 2018 The Turkish Coast Guard intercepted 4,214 “irregular migrants” en route to the Greek islands from Turkey’s Aegean coast within the first three months […]
Afghanistan to build first Women’s Police Town
Afghan policewomen participate in a ceremony celebrating Women’s Police Town. (Resolute Support Forces — Afghanistan) Sayed Salahuddin April 10, 2018 KABUL: To encourage more women to join the police force […]
Seven Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years for massacre exposed by Reuters
Reuters International This content was published on April 10, 2018 Ten Rohingya Muslim men with their hands bound kneel in Inn Din village September 1, 2017. Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) […]