Huff Post: MOSCOW (RNS) As Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s border and a controversial secession vote in Crimea approaches Sunday (March 16), Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church called […]
Source: BBC Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia in a disputed referendum, officials announce, after half the votes have been counted. Crimea’s leader says he will […]
Source: TOI LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday outlined the EU reforms he thinks are needed to stop Britain being “sucked into a United States of Europe”, ahead of a planned referendum on membership in 2017. The Conservative leader said he would campaign for Britain to stay in the […]
Source: CNN However far-fetched they may seem, these comparisons reflect a frantic search among Western politicians and experts for the underlying causes, rationales and consequences of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. And it slowly dawns on Europe that it is witness to a sea change in Russian foreign policy that shakes […]
Source: BBC Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix of Muslims, Christians and Jews. It brought a degree of civilisation to Europe that matched the heights of the Roman Empire and […]
yourlocalguardian.co.uk: A 16-year-old boy appeared on ITV’s Daybreak show this morning in recognition of his work helping flood victims. Zafar Ahmad, from Southfields, volunteers for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association and helped […]
Foxnews.com: Nine newfound penny-sized pieces of parchment belonging to the Dead Sea Scrolls laid unopened for nearly six decades before they were rediscovered in Israel. The scrolls went unnoticed for […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Crimean referendum, 2014 whether Crimea should join the Russian Federation or restore 1992 Constitution and remain within Ukraine Location Crimea, Ukraine Date 16 March 2014 (in 2 days) Results Result not yet known Results by county Yes No ‹ The template below (Crimean Crisis of 2014) is being considered for deletion. […]
Washington (CNN) — To President Barack Obama and U.S. allies in Europe, Sunday’s secession referendum in Crimea is unconstitutional, illegal and a fraud because Russian troops have essentially taken over the […]
Source: Asia Times: No question the original inhabitants of Crimea are the Tatars – whose rights will be fully protected in a new Crimea. They had not achieved their self-determination […]
Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are […]
Guardian: Iftikhar-ul-haq Khan, 46 Was: supreme court lawyer, Pakistan Now: volunteer, Citizens Advice, Liverpool In March 2010, Iftikhar-ul-haq Khan was dropping his children off at school when his car was […]
Daily Times: KIEV: It is the ugly solution to the Ukrainian crisis world leaders will never acknowledge but grudgingly may have to accept. Give Russian President Vladimir Putin Crimea — […]
Worldbank: This issue of the Food Price Watch also explores food losses and food waste across the globe, using key estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Resources Institute. […]
Source TOI A pro-Russian force opened fire in seizing a Ukrainian military base in Crimea on Monday and NATO announced reconnaissance flights along its eastern frontiers as confrontation around the Black Sea peninsula showed no sign of easing. Ukrainian activists trying to cross into Crimea to show solidarity with opponents […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad speaks of his own experiences of living in Africa On 22nd February 2014, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the […]
Mohammad -“The First Muslim” by Lesley Hazelton Lesley Hazleton tells the dramatic life story of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, in her biography “The First Muslim.” Watch an interview with […]
Source: TOI LONDON: Pakistani teenage rights activistMalala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012, will go silent for 24 hours on April 17 to show solidarity with children whose voices are silenced. “It’s our turn to affect a positive change, to stand up for equality and to empower […]
March 7, 2014 Megan Doherty City reporter for The Canberra Times A Canberra girl raised a Catholic is the head designer of an Australian fashion house specialising in […]
Guardian: Darren Aronofksy’s Noah could be banned across large swaths of the Middle East and parts of north Africa for contravening Islamic rules on the depiction of prophets, according to the […]