What is the best age to learn a language?
Source: BBC News By Sophie Hardach It’s a busy autumn morning at the Spanish Nursery, a bilingual nursery school in north London. Parents help their toddlers out of cycling helmets […]
‘Intense negotiations’ between Turkey, Jordan to keep free trade deal
By Mohammad Ghazal – Oct 28,2018 Turkish Ambassador in Amman Mourad Karagoz speaks on the free trade agreement between Turkey and Jordan, which Jordan sent Turkey an official notification of […]
Swiss’ map on flight to Israel displays Palestinian town destroyed in 1948
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 11 October 2018 Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP. Switzerland’s main carrier has been criticised for displaying an-inflight map to passengers on a flight to Israel that omitted Tel […]
Imam makes a botanical garden in mosque, puts kids in charge of the plants
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL An imam’s efforts to raise numerous plants inside a mosque in Turkey’s central Nevşehir province gained the praise of the congregation while attracting children to the mosque. […]
A Painting Made by Artificial Intelligence Has Been Sold at Auction for $432,500
Source: Time By CASEY QUACKENBUSH October 26, 2018 An artwork made by an artificial intelligence program sold at a Christie’s auction for $432,500, nearly 45 times its high estimate. Portrait of Edmond Belamy, a […]
European human rights court rules against defaming Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Source: Time STRASBOURG: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against defamation of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said such activities exceed the permissible limits of freedom of expression, Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. […]
Start of construction of a new Ahmadiyya Mosque in Erfurt, Germany in November
The date of the start of the construction of the Erfurt Mosque has been fixed. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany informed that the construction will start on 13th November of […]
Oman says time to accept Israel in region, offers help for peace
By Reuters – Oct 27,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu (left) meeting with Oman’s Sultan Qaboos (centre to right) in the Omani capital […]
Four-nation Syria summit urges preservation of Idlib ceasefire
By AFP – Oct 27,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron hold hands after a conference […]
Plan to put Franco remains in Madrid cathedral protested
Source: Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Madrid are urging Spanish government and Catholic church authorities to prevent the remains of 20th-century dictator Francisco Franco from ending […]
Sinéad O’Connor converts to Islam
Source: BBC News Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has announced she has converted to Islam. The artist, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares […]
How a Comedian Pushed Ireland Into a Referendum on Blasphemy
Source: The Atlantic BY YASMEEN SERHAN On Friday, Irish voters will participate in their second referendum of the year—this time, to decide whether to remove a prohibition against blasphemy from Ireland’s […]
European court rejects Austrian’s case over prophet slur
Source: Washington Post By Associated Press BERLIN — The European Court of Human Rights says an Austrian woman’s conviction for calling the prophet of Islam a pedophile didn’t breach her freedom […]
Pew Research Center: 66% in France Have a Positive View of Islam
% who say Islam is “fundamentally incompatible” with their country’s culture and values: 🇫🇮Finland 62% 🇮🇹Italy 53% 🇩🇪Germany 44% 🇬🇧UK 42% 🇪🇸Spain 37% 🇫🇷France 34% 🇸🇪Sweden 34%https://t.co/26OkMQwVSA pic.twitter.com/NYfUIwg1bW — Pew […]
In France, a Push to Teach Arabic in Public Schools, Not Mosques
Source: Wall Street Journal By Stacy Meichtry and Nick Kostov PANTIN, France—Every Sunday, parents in this working-class neighborhood just north of Paris bring their children to a small school operated by the […]
European court rejects Austrian’s case over prophet slur
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights says an Austrian woman’s conviction for calling the prophet of Islam a pedophile didn’t breach her freedom of speech. The Strasbourg-based ECHR ruled Thursday that Austrian courts had “carefully balanced her right to freedom of expression with the […]
Rights groups push for yes vote in Irish blasphemy referendum
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Irish voters will decide on Friday whether to remove a clause in the country’s constitution that makes blasphemy a criminal act. A yes vote […]
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This concept has been traced to the 12th century, attributed to Bernard of Chartres. Its most familiar expression […]
Ahmadiyya and Humanity First this time Hand in Hand in Albania
By Zubair Khan Pictures: Bekim Bici Thursday, 18.10.2018 was a nice day for the inhabitants of Division 7 of Tirane Municipality. The administrative Head of the division Ms Gjinovefa Kadriu along with from ruling party MP Mr Besnik Bare were present to distribute the food items among 125 needy families. […]
Tuam Mother and Baby Home Remains Will Be Exhumed, Ireland Says
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin The grounds of the old mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland.CreditCreditPaulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times DUBLIN — […]