Dr. Amal Mudallali | Published — Wednesday 3 May 2017 Upon reviewing the results of the Arab News/YouGov poll “The Arab Image in the US” in which 2,057 US citizens were surveyed, I recalled something that happened to me when I was a student taking a public transportation bus to […]
Film soundtrack produced in partnership with 1001 Inventions to ‘shine’ light on harmony and cohesion Sami Yusuf, the internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and composer, and award-winning producer Ahmed Salim announced […]
Source: Independent Studies suggest that a counsel of despair about the persuasive potential of evidence is unwarranted. People can still be amenable to reason By Ben Chu @Benchu_ This is, as has […]
Much of the time, news about Dubai and Abu Dhabi reports on human rights abuses, arcane laws and so on. But there’s another, progressive side to the UAE – and it feels like it’s going forwards at a time when my own country is going backwards Mohammed Fairouz The sun […]
Source: The Atlantic BY Saba Imtiaz Mahershala Ali made history on Sunday night by becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award. But as the internet exploded with […]
At the Q&A with the producers, director and some of the participants, we were told how difficult it was to find Muslims who were willing to participate in the documentary. That didn’t come as a surprise Nishaat Ismail 17 hours ago 14 comments Two young British Muslims dance in The […]
Source: BBC By Richard Gray Who was the first black president of America? It’s a fairly simple question with a straightforward answer. Or so you would think. But plug the […]
Source: Reuters Reporting by Saad Sayeed; Editing by Robert Birsel In the first episode of the program on Sunday, the former general appeared live from Dubai and responded to questions […]
Source: The Express Tribune Controversy arose in Pakistan after Mahershala Ali — who won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of a drug dealer in coming-of-age […]
Businessinsider.com: The INSIDER Summary • Mahershala Ali won best supporting actor for his performance in “Moonlight.” • Ali is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar for acting. • His win and performance were met with universal praise. Mahershala Ali just took home his first Oscar ever. He won for […]
At the current rate of progress, every media outlet other than Fox, Breitbart, a couple of other white supremacist outlets and a few doolally Christian networks will find itself banned from the building by Wednesday afternoon Matthew Norman @IndyVoices While it isn’t always easy to be a huge fan of […]
Source: NPR Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio’s most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today’s biggest luminaries. MOST RECENT EPISODES FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Best Of: Neal Brennan / ‘High Noon’ […]
The media circus that is the current administration will come to an end soon, and politics will go back to normal. But what will we do for entertainment? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Not long after the Lebanese civil war ended more than a quarter of a century ago, I found my […]
From the sectionMiddle East US President Donald Trump has said he will work very hard to deliver “really a great peace deal” between Israel and the Palestinians. After his first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump told his visitor both sides would have to make compromises. […]
Source: The Independent The attempt to rush through the ban is said to be a result of the blitzkrieg approach of Bannon, who exhorts that it is vital to make full use the momentum of Trump’s landmark victory before the loathed ‘establishment’ can organise itself to sabotage the revolution By Kim […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL AA Photo A freelance journalist working for Anadolu Agency was shot in the foot by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli police officers. The photojournalist was covering a weekly protest against the separation barrier in the northern West Bank when he was shot. According […]
Roy Greenslade And why it’s also wrong to refer to ‘Muslims’ as if they are a single entity Tuesday 24 November 2015 There is an insistent call for Muslims to condemn Isis. (I’ll come back to that groupist description in a moment). The Sun’s leading article a week ago (17 […]
Homepage : Comment : The media is ignoring leaked US-government documents on Syria Ian Sinclair Former Secretary of State John Kerry speaking about US policy in Iraq and Syria [Getty] Date of publication: 6 February, 2017 Comment: Disclosures reported by the media about US policy in Syria were quickly forgotten, […]
By Jo Fahy FEB 3, 2017 – Switzerland has jumped on board a late-night comedy trend, peddling its ideas of why the country could be an appealing place to the new president of the United States, Donald Trump. Following the lead of a Dutch TV programme, a late night show […]
FACT CHECK By Geraldine Wong Sak Hoi FEB 2, 2017 Some campaigners claim that Islamist extremists could obtain the Swiss passport under a proposed facilitated naturalisation procedure, as this poster from the youth wing of the Swiss People’s Party in canton Schwyz shows. (jsvp-sz.ch) Misinformation has been a recurring feature […]