War will bring… another war
Sep 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri For the past six months or so, twice a week the regional and international media have warned about the looming risk […]
A Little Knowledge of Islam Is a Dangerous Thing
By Omair Ahmad on 14/09/2017 Without understanding the context of words such as Wahhabi, Salafi and Takfiri, reportage on Islamic militancy may obscure more than it reveals. Reporting on militancy in the name of Islam without understanding the context of some of the words used may obscure more than they reveal. […]
Did you know that Aga Khan Development Network provides electricity to 10 million people in developing countries?
by Nimira Dewji Posted on September 14, 2017 Côte d’Ivoire – Azito Energie Kenya – Kipevu II Power Project Tajikistan and Afghanistan – Pamir Energy Uganda – Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Pakistan […]
U.N. seeks ‘massive’ help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar ‘ethnic cleansing’
. Reuters International This content was published on September 14, 2017 Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. […]
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to miss UN General Assembly debate
Source: BBC News Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss a key UN debate next week as criticism grows of her handling of a crisis involving […]
Rohingya refugees: Choosing what to save and what to leave
Source: BBC News Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been arriving in Bangladesh with minimal belongings they gathered in a last-minute rush. They say they had to flee to […]
Apparent ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Is Now Unfolding In Myanmar, U.N. Says
Source: NPR BY COLIN DWYER By the latest estimates, roughly 313,000 refugees have fled Myanmar across the border into Bangladesh in a span of just over two weeks. Hardship awaits the fleeing […]
Bin Laden’s Son Is Poised to Unify Terrorists Worldwide
Source: MSN News BY Ali Soufan This article was first published in CTC Sentinel, the flagship publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. One day in early November 2001, on a hillside south […]
As the former British Ambassador to the UAE, I know Brexit will fail if we don’t change our attitude toward the Middle East
Repeating the American line with a British accent (which was Blair’s particular skill) no longer impresses anybody, especially with President Trump in the White House. The Emiratis could be key to our financial success, but only if Boris Johnson pulls his socks up Anthony Harris https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIndependentVoices%2F&width=450&layout=button&action=like&size=large&show_faces=false&share=false&height=35&appId=235586169789578 ‘This Government is now […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyya Jama’at Sues For Changes in Religious Defamation Law
The Constitutional Court is asked to revoke article 1,2,3 of Act number 1 of PNPS in 1965 and to declare it contradictory to the 1945 Constitution. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Source/Credit: Viva.co.id By Viva News | September 11, 2017 The Ahmadiyya sued Law no. 1 / […]
China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China is facing heightened threats from foreign infiltration via religion and from the spread of extremism, a top official for religious affairs said on Tuesday, […]
India’s Vigilante Cow Protectors: ‘If Police Did Their Job, We Wouldn’t Have To’
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Niharika Mandhana Sept. 11, 2017 5:30 a.m. ET PANIPAT, India—Across this northern town, clusters of young men embarked on patrols one recent night, some […]
India raises ‘offensive’ lamb advert with Australia
Source: BBC News India has lodged a diplomatic protest with Australia over an advert depicting the Hindu god Ganesha enjoying lamb. The TV advert, by a meat industry lobby group, […]
Afghan Anger Simmers Over U.S. Leaflets Seen as Insulting Islam
Source: The New York Times By MUJIB MASHAL, FAHIM ABED and FATIMA FAIZISEPT. 8, 2017 Photo Afghan anger over offensive American leaflets spilled over into protests against the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. CreditGhulamullah […]
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By AL-EMRUN GARJON and TOFAYEL AHMEDo COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling Tuesday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of […]
North Korea slapped with UN sanctions after nuclear test
Source: BBC News The United Nations has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports – an attempt to starve the North of fuel and income for its weapons programmes. The US had […]
A Sinner in Mecca review – Islam, homosexuality and the hope of tolerance
Source: The Guardian BY Charles Kaiser Sunday 10 September 2017 13.29 BSTLast modified on Monday 11 September 2017 14.33 BST Parvez Sharma is a proud gay Muslim whose first film, A Jihad For Love, was the first ever […]
Amir Liaquat arrested in Myanmar, unheard of since then
Source: Pakistan Today By GHULAM NOOR JEHANIAN Anchor Amir Liaquat has been arrested in Myanmar by the immigration authorities, Bol News reported on Saturday. In his conversation with the TV channel […]
China looks at plans to ban petrol and diesel cars
Source: BBC News China, the world’s biggest car market, plans to ban the production and sale of diesel and petrol cars and vans. The country’s vice minister of industry said […]
Islamic scholars union says Muslims obliged to help Rohingya
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Rohingya refugees walk through water after crossing border by boat through the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 7, 2017. (REUTERS Photo) An influential group of Islamic scholars Thursday said Muslims were obliged to help Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state within their abilities […]