Partners in Peace in Mali
Speech Statement by UK Minister of State for the UN and the Commonwealth, Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom […]
Starbucks has offered to pay their staff’s university fees – and it will have a bigger knock-on effect than you think
In a world where credentials matter more and more, people need to get through a series of hoops to have successful careers. Could this move make things easier for students […]
President Erdogan’s biggest enemy is Turkey’s failing economy – not Ekrem Imamoglu
Ekrem Imamoglu was elected Istanbul’s mayor in Turkey’s local elections Turkey’s president will not be able to exert his hold on power while the economy collapses all around him. It […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat achieves a Mile Stone in Baltic States
Source: Fareed A Khalid of Germany Pictures: Fareed A Khalid Saturday 30th March 2019 proved to be an other mile stone in the history of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. Three Baltic […]
History: When the Americans bombed a Swiss city
By Sibilla Bondolfi (Text), Ester Unterfinger (Photo editing) Residents of the community of Feuerthalen rescue their belongings from the fire. After 371 bombs were dropped, numerous fires broke out. (Walter […]
To understand the far right, look to their bookshelves
Source: The Guardian By Elif Shafak is a novelist and political scientist From Jordan Peterson to Thilo Sarrazin, rightwing writers are bringing once fringe ideas into the mainstream used to live […]
MPs want to tackle forced marriage by raising the legal age you can wed – here’s why it won’t work
Collectively, all European countries need to tackle the issue of violence against girls and women and develop support for those at risk Rabina Khan While MPs debate whether to raise […]
Corrupt Egyptair Deal: Suspicions of Bribery Cast Shadow Over Airbus
Leaked internal documents from Airbus suggest corruption may have been involved in the sale of several aircraft to Egyptair in 2003. The issues raised by the documents threaten to overshadow […]
There’s a Muslim caliphate at the end of the District Line
Source: MyLondon The word “caliphate” has become so loaded that the mere suggestion there could be one in London is enough to make anybody do a double take. But it’s […]
Nobel Prize for a noble woman
Mar 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – BY ALI KASSAY, alikassay@ace-house.com One of the marvels of the Internet age is that rarely a week goes by without someone inviting you to […]
‘Wound’ of migration not solved by physical barriers, pope says
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 30, 2019 Pope Francis delivers a speech as he and King Mohammed VI of Morocco visit the Hassan Tower esplanade in Rabat, Morocco, […]
Erdogan appears to concede Istanbul defeat after Ankara loss
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 1, 2019 (reuters_tickers) By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback on Sunday as his […]
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 2019 Pope Francis holds a mass at Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, Morocco, March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (reuters_tickers) By […]
Germany’s AfD disappointed after database reveals no Arab, Muslim names in top 10 knife criminals
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 AFP File Photo Recent research conducted by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on the first names and backgrounds of perpetrators of knife attacks did […]
Article 50 petition to cancel Brexit passes 6m signatures
Milestone hit a day and a half after Britain was originally meant to have left EU Guardian staff Sun 31 Mar 2019 Anti-Brexit activists wave EU flags in Parliament […]
On what should have been Brexit weekend, churches and cathedrals open their doors for prayer and dialogue
Source: CT The first weekend after the UK was supposed to leave the European Union, churches and cathedrals are offering spaces for conversation and prayer on Brexit. Many churches across the country are holding prayer vigils this weekend on what should have marked the start of a new post-Brexit era […]
Science and God are somehow viewed as enemies but this is just wrong
Source: Christian Today By Jerry Newcombe An award-winning scientist recently told the world that science and religion are not incompatible. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports (3/19/19), “The annual Templeton Prize, […]
Ukraine election: Comedian is front-runner ahead of first round
Source: BBC Polls have opened in Ukraine as the country votes in the first round of presidential elections. Current leader Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election but the surprise front-runner is comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Both candidates, along with former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, have expressed largely pro-European views during campaigning. None […]
Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the […]
Without papers, Uighurs fear for their future in Turkey
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 27, 2019 A masked Uighur boy takes part in a protest against China, at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque, a common meeting place […]