Fake News that Everyone Loves
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Trump’s voters love the “fake news” that suits their agenda. It was in fact during the […]
Peter Maurer: ICRC chief outlines humanitarian challenges for 2018 at WEF
By Matthew Allen, Carlo Pisani This content was published on January 23, 2018 Urban warfare will continue to pose problems for humanitarian groups in 2018 (Keystone) Peter Maurer, […]
A Nurse Already Serving a Life Sentence Was Charged With Killing 97 More Patients
Source: Time By GEIR MOULSON / AP January 22, 2018 (BERLIN) — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 […]
Cate Blanchett urges Davos to give refugees more compassion
Actor uses WEF speech to accuse politicians of pandering to populists Graeme Wearden in Davos Tue 23 Jan 2018 The actor Cate Blanchett has condemned the shameful way in which […]
REALITY CHECK: The India that Modi sold at Davos isn’t quite the India we live in
Sssssh. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Written by Quartz Staff 3 hours ago Quartz india There was a smattering of Sanskrit, a line from Tagore, and the expected hard sell as Narendra Modi […]
The list of Davos attendees for 2018
Source: Quartz By David Yanofsky January 22, 2018 The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, begins on Jan. 23. While the full roster of attendees was closely guarded […]
What’s World Economic Forum and why does Davos matter?
by David Child Al Jazeera Klaus Schwab created the European Management Forum, which later became the WEF, in 1971 [Markus Schreiber/AP] The four-day 2018 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting begins […]
Davos 2018: what you need to know about Switzerland’s biggest business bash
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 18 January 2018 davosbusinesswef File photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will see the rich and famous flying in […]
Trump calls the tune at Davos party
By GIDEON RACHMAN January 22, 2018 The WEF meeting in the Swiss mountain resort and the idea of elite-driven globalisation is much more contested than it was a decade ago(Keystone) When […]
Amazon opens a supermarket with no checkouts
Source: BBC News By Chris Johnston Business reporter, BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionCustomers enter the store by scanning the Amazon Go app on their smartphone In a move that could revolutionise […]
L’Oreal Paris Makes Historic Hire With Hijab-Wearing Amena Khan In Hair Campaign
Source: Huffington Post By Jenna Amatulli L’Oréal Paris has made tremendous strides toward inclusivity by casting Amena Khan ― a British beauty blogger who wears a hijab ― for its latest […]
Trump’s New Ambassador Finally Tells Dutch He Was Wrong About Muslim ‘No-Go’ Zones
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Netherlands, Peter Hoekstra, has finally admitted that his 2015 comments claiming there were “no go” violent zones in […]
Angelina Jolie gene testing for all?
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News Testing all women for the “Angelina Jolie gene”, even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives […]
Pakistani humanist denied UK asylum after failing to identify Plato
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Man who renounced Islam says he has received death threats from family members in Pakistan A Pakistani man who renounced his Muslim faith and […]
East London primary school backs down over hijab ban
Source: The Guardian Richard Adams Education editor Chair of governors at St Stephen’s primary school in Newham resigns following complaints from parents. A primary school that controversially banned pupils from wearing […]
Wilders, Dutch far-right protesters decry Islam, government
#Politics Wilders’s party will compete in Rotterdam against Denk party, backed by Turkish and Moroccan communities Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, left, leads protest in Rotterdam on Saturday (AFP) MEE […]
England’s cathedrals face financial crisis as running costs soar
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Inquiry criticises management of some Anglican buildings and urges CoE to ask for state funds A significant number of England’s 42 historic […]
Friday Sermon: Holy Quran, The source of guidance and salvation
December 16th, 2011 Hudhur said MashaAllah our children generally finish their first reading of the Holy Qur’an at a very young age. Mothers who are more concerned for their children […]
Germany halts arms exports to countries involved in Yemen war
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BERLIN Houthi militia in Yemen (Sabah File Photo) Germany has stopped arms exports to countries involved in the Yemen war, a spokesman said on Friday, in one of the first apparent foreign policy changes linked to talks on forming a new government. Government […]
Families of captive French jihadis sue to bring them home
Source: Associated Press By LORI HINNANT PARIS (AP) — Six families of French jihadis captured during Islamic State’s retreat filed a complaint Wednesday demanding that the government bring them home, […]