‘Diamond rain’ falls on Saturn and Jupiter
Source: BBC Diamonds big enough to be worn by Hollywood film stars could be raining down on Saturn and Jupiter, US scientists have calculated. New atmospheric data for the gas […]
Tea vs coffee which drink is better for you
Source: BBC George Orwell may have written that “tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in this country” – but even we British have to acknowledge that our national […]
Scholars offer Muslims and police a new roadmap for better relations
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. police departments must look beyond the Muslim American community if they want to effectively counter violent extremism, a new report from Duke University finds. […]
Md. school system keeps Jewish holidays, adds days off for Diwali, Lunar New Year and Eid al-Adha
Source: The Washington Post Howard County’s school board voted unanimously this week to markedly expand its schedule of religious and cultural holidays, a decision members said recognized the growing diversity […]
Video: Bill Maher Destroyed Again And Again By Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan took some serious issue on CNN Monday night with Bill Maher‘s commentary about Islamic violence and oppression. Maher ended his show last Friday by going after liberals for […]
Obama’s State of the Union address with many Mulim in attendance
The following news clip aired on MTA World News yesterday. It is about President Obama’s last State of the Union address in which Dr. Mohammad Qureshi, President Connecticut Jama’at was an invited guest and had the honor of listening to it from the House of Representatives chamber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4_u9bzgQM MTA News […]
Pakistani seeking realease of his elderly father
Son of 81-year-old Ahmadi man jailed in Pakistan turns to Australian Government for help Rabwah Time…. http://www.rabwah.net An Australian man will turn to the Australian Government for help after his 81-year-old Ahmadi Muslim father was imprisoned in Pakistan last month. Khalid Ahmad’s father, Abdul Shakoor, who owns a bookshop in […]
Sharif pledges to end honour killings
AFP — DAWN.COM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan would eradicate ‘evil’ honour killings as he congratulated director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on her Oscar nomination for a harrowing documentary on the practice. ‘A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’, which follows the story of a rare survivor, was […]
Police arrest cleric for ‘inciting’ boy to cut off his hand
IMRAN GABOL — PUBLISHED 18 MINUTES AGO LAHORE: Local police on Saturday arrested the imam of a mosque on terror charges in relation to the incident involving a 15-year-old boy who had cut off his own hand believing he had committed blasphemy. On Friday night a first information report (FIR No. […]
Justin Welby just about manages to hold together the Anglican Communion
The centre holds All latest updates Downgrading the position of the gay-friendly American wing appeases conservatives Jan 15th 2016 | Britain AGAINST the expectations of many, leaders of the world’s Anglican churches have managed to avert a complete breakdown in the Anglican Communion by downgrading the position of the gay-friendly […]
23 Dead in a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso: Finding solutions to the menace of terrorism
Source: BBC At least 23 people of 18 different nationalities are now known to have died after Islamist militants attacked a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso. Al-Qaeda militants attacked the […]
Confucian cuisine
Just add sage The regime is trying to preserve a cuisine few people have heard of Jan 16th 2016 | BEIJING | From the print edition Great brain, great prawns […]
Adventures in Islam: The Myths and Legends of Muslim Homogeneity
Huff Post: by Tithi Bhattacharya — As we watch the presidential debates unfold, one could be excused for thinking that there was an imminent threat of an Islamic takeover of the United States. According to NPR, at a New Hampshire rally, Donald Trump followed up his proposed ban on all […]
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
Reuters International JAN 16, 2016 – 09:01 ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq is unlikely to undertake an offensive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State this year because its armed forces are not ready for the task, the Kurdistan region’s deputy prime minister said in an interview. […]
Why Switzerland takes asylum seekers’ assets
ASYLUM PRICE http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:41896774 EMBED CODE JAN 15, 2016 – 15:35 Denmark’s decision to confiscate valuables from asylum seekers is similar to the practice in Switzerland, which has been in effect for more than 20 years. It is coming in for criticism too. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Swiss law states that asylum seekers have […]
Burkina Faso hotel siege: Battle rages for control with at least 20 dead
Video: Security forces working to free hostages, with a reported 63 evacuated so far French gendarmes tend to a wounded man in the surrounding of the hotel Splendide and the café Cappuccino durinImage Credit: AFP Vehicles on fire outside Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Image Credit: REUTERS Published: 08:54 January […]
P.C. Mustafa: From Kerala school dropout to billionairebill
Kerala-born young entrepreneur Mustafa is expanding his company by bringing Indian cuisine to the Middle East P.C. Mustafa.Image Credit: Courtesy: Mustafa Masala Dosa, Indian FoodImage Credit: Supplied ( 1 of 2 ) ‹› Published: 19:22 January 15, 2016 By Archisman DindaCorrespondent Kolkata: It is a proverbial rags to riches story. […]
View from Iran (and Germany): Schroeder: Some states back terrorists ‘directly or indirectly’
Schroeder: Some states back terrorists ‘directly or indirectly’ By M.A. Saki and Negar Asadi TEHRAN – Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said that some countries support the terrorist groups “directly or indirectly”. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times in the German embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, […]
View from Saudi Arabia:Iran caused 1 million deaths in four Arab countries
Iranian-made Fateh 110 (Conqueror) (L) and Persian Gulf (R) missiles are seen next to a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a war exhibition held by Iran’s revolutionary guard on September 23, 2011. (Reuters file photo) ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 15 January 2016 TANOUMA: Iran is […]
Israel kills two Palestinians
By AP – Jan 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli soldiers stand around near the scene where a Palestinian was shot dead in the West Bank village of Aseera Ashamaliya near Nablus, on Thursday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israelis troops on Thursday killed two Palestinians who attacked soldiers with knives […]