SABRIA S. JAWHAR | Published — Monday 10 October 2016 Sabria S. Jawhar When western feminists and human rights activists attack Islam they often zero in on the most obvious target: The hijab. The hijab is also the object of derision among bigots who feel it’s their duty to attack […]
Source: The Guardian A court in Myanmar has sentenced a Dutch citizen to three months in prison for interfering with a religious observance by unplugging an amplifier broadcasting a late-night […]
Source: Gulf News United Nations/Moscow: A Dutch-led investigation has concluded that the powerful surface-to-air missile system that was used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years […]
Source: Times of Israel The Talmud is mystified too: “Cleopatra the queen asked Rebbi Meir, ‘I can understand that dead people can be brought back to life, but will I come back with my clothes on or without them?’” No fashionista like Cleopatra would want to be brought back to […]
Volcanic material from the eruption of Mount Barujari is seen from Bayan, Lombok Island, Indonesia. The volcano erupted without warning on Tuesday afternoon, delaying flights from airports on the islands of Lombok and Bali. Photo: AP This is the latest in reckless tourist behaviour which has caused several deathsw all […]
From high-ranking military officials to university professors, those imprisoned since the attempted coup now total 70,756 – although some have been released Robert Fisk Istanbul @indyvoices In a part of the […]
Indra BudiariThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, October 8 2016 Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital is seen as the most tolerant city in the country. Pressure from intolerant groups is ongoing and the city administration often finds […]
Dawn: by Muhammad Bilal — ISLAMABAD: A joint session of the Parliament unanimously approved anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Thursday. The legislation on honour killings will introduce strict punishment for the convicts making it tougher than the ordinary murder cases. Under the new […]
Source: Time (WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama is lifting U.S. economic sanctions on the former pariah state of Burma. The White House says Obama signed an executive order lifting the sanctions on Friday. He had announced plans to do so last month, when Burma’s new civilian leader, Aung San Suu […]
Source: The Indian Express Written by Utkarsh Anand | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2016 8:32 am The Centre said these practices “cannot be regarded as essential or integral […]
UK,Thursday 06 October 2016 Video:Plans to launch a final assault on Mosul, the biggest city held by the so-called Islamic State, risk being undermined by Iraq’s Kurds, who have told Sky News they intend to keep the land they have captured. SOURCE: http://news.sky.com/video/skys-sam-kiley-reports-from-iraqi-kurdistan-10606616
New York City – Human Rights First will honor Iraqi human rights activists Khaleel Aldakhi and Ameena Saeed Hasan with its 2016 Human Rights First Award. The husband and wife activists are being recognized for their courageous work rescuing Yazidi women and girls enslaved by ISIS. The organization will present the […]
Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia to mount joint air patrols to guard against common threats Image Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, and Delfin N. Lorenzana, right, Republic of the Philippines, Secretary of National Defense pose for a group picture after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) […]
October 7, 2016 View photos Afghans gather around an unexploded missile near the Aghna city of Jalalabad on October 14, 2001 (AFP Photo/) More Washington (AFP) – Fifteen years after the US invasion of Afghanistan, President Barack Obama and the American military have dug in for a long campaign that […]
Thu Oct 6, 2016 1 of 1Full Size By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of […]
SENA ALKAN@senaalkan ISTANBUL Beypazarı Ottoman-style towns in Turkey are perfect for those who want to discover the old spirit of Turkey, small-town style Even in 2016, there are still small towns around Turkey where you can experience the lifestyle of the Ottomans, evident in both the architecture and slow-paced lifestyle […]
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Gazans praying at Al-Aqsa mosque. (AFP Photo) More than 500 Muslim leaders and clerics from 30 countries met in Istanbul on Friday to warn that the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site that is located in Jerusalem, is in danger. The religious and political leaders, representing at […]
Source: BBC By Fanny Potkin 6 October 2016 “I can see your future and that of everyone I meet,” smiled U Aung Baung, as the gilded dome of the legendary […]
UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER Janis Shinwari, an Afghan interpreter for the US military, sought refuge in America after the Taliban put him on a hit list. His story turns the debate on Muslim refugees on its head. By Anna Mulrine Grobe, Staff writer OCTOBER 5, 2016 Courtesy of Matt Zeller View […]
Afghanistan will not become Islamistan or even Talibanistan. It will, when the West finally packs up and leaves, become Mafiastan. Perhaps it already is Robert Fisk @indyvoices A young man sits among the wreckage after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul in July EPA As usual, all the warnings were […]