April 25, 2016 Women in different parts of Damghan county, northern Semnan province, roll their infants below one year of age in pink roses, believing that it will keep them fresh and healthy. They perform a ritual called Gol Ghaltan (literally meaning rolling in flowers) in April-May when roses bloom […]
MAKHMOUR, IRAQ | BY STEPHEN KALIN Towering over his Kurdish partner at a checkpoint in northern Iraq, U.S. volunteer John Cole cuts an unusual figure on the road to the newest front in the war against Islamic State. Seven feet (2.1 meters) tall and holding his assault rifle upside down, […]
New, commercially available encryption software ‘had and is having major, profound effects on our ability’ to collect intelligence, ‘particularly against terrorists,’ James Clapper told reporters at a Monitor-hosted breakfast. By Anna Mulrine, Staff writer APRIL 25, 2016 Save for later Michael Bonfigli /The Christian Science Monitor View Caption WASHINGTON — […]
Apr 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD We have entered the age of migration. If all the people who live outside the country of their birth united to form their own — a republic of the rootless — it would be the fifth-largest country in the world, with a […]
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: Amid growing tension between him and the powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif, Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday struck a defiant note, lashing out at those “plotting to destabilize him”.In a dramatic TV address, Sharif said he was accountable only to Allah and awam (people), even […]
Source: TOI “It’s better for women to perform in dance bars than begging on streets or indulging in unacceptable activities,” the SC said. The Maharashtra assembly had on April 12 unanimously passed the Dance Bar Regulation Bill, which has provisions for stringent actions against the violators.The new bill fixes accountability on […]
Kerala | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Updated: April 24, 2016 02:34 by Taboola The Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid in Kottayam is for the first time allowing women, from the local community, to come inside. Kottayam: Highlights Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid popular with male tourists in India and abroad Women […]
TNN | Apr 24, 2016 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/configspace/ads/AS_Top.html Trichy: The 1,019-year-old Nathrsha Mosque that stands in the heart of the city was cleaned by civic body workers on Saturday. As part of […]
Source. The Daily Beast. “We are not only disgusted and alarmed, but we realize there is a serious danger,” Minnesota attorney Jeff Anderson said during a press conference last week. “Pope Francis has broken a pledge. This priest is a predator who needs to be stopped, and they have chosen not […]
Source.ET Britain-based Iranian journalist Alinejad poses for a portrait in London. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian women are risking punishment by taking pictures without their hijabs as part of a growing online campaign against the “oppressive law” and in show of solidarity with Western tourists who are required to follow the same […]
Jim Michaels Friday, 22 Apr 2016 Getty Images The U.S.-led coalition air campaign has incinerated about $500 million of the Islamic State’s cash stockpiles and cut its oil revenues by an estimated 50 percent, according to a senior defense official. The Islamic State has been forced to ration fuel […]
Source.Daily Mail Family therapist Khaled Al-Saqaby releases video on ‘wife discipline’ He advises Muslim men to speak to their wives about disobedience first Then men should ‘forsake their spouses in bed’ by turning backs on them Finally they should ‘beat their wives’ but ‘not to vent their anger’ A Saudi family […]
April 23, 2016 TEHRAN – President Rouhani has asserted that Iran has been in the frontline of counterterrorism both ideologically and pragmatically, saying if it had not been for Iran’s supports, Damascus and Bagdad would have fallen into the hands of Daesh, the Arabic acronym for ISIL. Rouhani made the […]
Apr 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI Bombing a civilian bus in Israel on April 18, alerted many people to the ramifications of the third Intifada, which spontaneously expressed Palestinians’ anger with both the Israeli occupation of their land and the Palestinian Authority’s lack of action to end their plight. […]
Source: BBC A university professor has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, in an attack police say is similar to killings of secular bloggers and atheists by suspected Islamist extremists. […]
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday dismissed 11 military officers over corruption, in a rare display of accountability by the institution. One lieutenant general, one major general, five […]
Source: BBC By BBC Monitoring The world through its media News that Iran has deployed thousands of undercover agents to enforce rules on dress has cast the spotlight on an […]
April 23, 2016 President Obama’s foreign policy legacy will have a lasting impact on the U.S. international security in general and the Middle East in particular for years to come. Obama opines that warmongering is no longer an option and the U.S. is better off coming to grips with realities […]
MUFTI TAQI USMANI Published — Friday 22 April 2016 Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar. This month was regarded as one of the sacred months (Al-Ashhur Al-Hurum) in which battles were prohibited in the days of the Holy Prophet. It is also a prelude to […]
Source: CNN By Vivian Kam, CNN, Anna Kook and Georgia McCafferty, for CNN (CNN)China’s government workers are being warned off dating handsome foreigners — because they may be potential James Bonds. A 16-panel comic book-style poster that’s been widely displayed across Beijing tells the story of an attractive young […]