How to Fast for Ramadan in the Arctic, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set
Epigraph: It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. … And eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct to […]
Israel approves controversial Jerusalem cable car project
By AFP – May 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday approved plans to instal a cable car to Jerusalem’s Old City, a project likely […]
THE MAN WHO DESIGNED PAKISTAN’S BOMB- Spurred by Salam
When Riazuddin—that was his full name—died in September at age 82 in Islamabad, international science organizations extolled his contributions to high-energy physics. But in Pakistan, except for a few newspaper lines and a small reference held a month later at Quaid-e-Azam University, where he had taught for decades, his passing […]
Donald Trump’s Europe tour leaves leaders strangely shaken
US president’s first visit to Europe memorable for body-language battles and patchy understanding of the bloc Donald Trump passes in front of Montenegrin prime minister Dusko Markovic (on his right) […]
Ramadan festivities light up Istanbul
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Ramadan becomes more spiritual and beautiful when it is shared and this year, it is time to put conflicts aside and get together around one table. The […]
Greek, Turkish Cypriots link arms across border: ‘Solution Now’
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Greek and Turkish Cypriots form a human chain during a demonstration in favor of a peace settlement on divided Cyprus at Ledra’s checkpoint of the […]
Erdogan says EU presented Turkey with new 12-month diplomatic timetable – Hurriyet
Reuters International MAY 27, 2017 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets students during a graduation ceremony at an Imam Hatip religious school association in Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2017. […]
AN’NUR, WINTERTHUR: Controversial Swiss mosque to shut down after Ramadan
MAY 28, 2017 – 11:18 The mosque was raided last year when its Imam incited followers to to murder other Muslims who refused to take part in communal prayers(Keystone) The […]
In war zones across the world, education is being cut out of foreign aid – so young people join Isis instead
The world is now witnessing the highest levels of forced displacement that have ever been recorded. If we don’t respond by rebuilding schools and universities, the cycle of terrorism will […]
Angry, disaffected Muslim youth? Don’t believe the hype – look at what they did after the Manchester attack
The Royal British Legion, Red Cross and Save the Children are among charities that more than 5,000 young British Muslims raised millions for this year – on the streets their message now is, ‘Love for all, hatred for none’ Qasim Rashid 33 comments Call of duty: Muslim youths waste no time in […]
Lady Justice statue in Bangladesh is removed after Islamist objections
Source: The Guardian A statue of Lady Justice has been removed from the supreme court building in the Bangladeshi capital after objections from Islamist groups. The sculpture, by the local […]
Huntington’s disease: the pope steps in to help raise awareness
Source: The Guardian The pope embraces and blesses families with Huntington’s at the Vatican. Photograph: Pier Paolo Lisarelli BY Dara Mohammadi in Vatican City It was with the pomp and intrigue […]
British jihadis: who are the first generation of violent extremists?
Source: The Guardian Amid the bile, the hate and the prejudice, western Islamic militants fighting in Syria occasionally reveal a less brutal side. In interviews and on social media, they […]
The goods and commodities shaping global trade
Source: BBC The world has been transformed by international trade. Networks moving raw materials and goods around the globe have helped make our lives more convenient, more diverse and more […]
Amazon’s newest bricks and mortar store opens in New York
Source: BBC Amazon, in its third decade of business, dominates the world of online shopping. But an actual bricks and mortar Amazon store? That’s still as rare as an A-list […]
Climate change: Trump keeps world waiting on Paris deal
Source: BBC Donald Trump has said he will decide whether to pull out of a key climate change deal in the next week, having apparently shrugged off pressure from US […]
The tiny island of 200,000 couples
Source: BBC By Sarah Hewitt 29 May 2017 I leaned over the railing on the bow of the icebreaker, The Ocean Endeavour, just as the rocky cliff face of Prince […]
Paris mayor may ban black feminist Nyansapo festival
Source: BBC The mayor of Paris has called for a black feminist festival in the city to be banned on the grounds that it excludes white people. At the Nyansapo […]
Most in former Yugoslavia favor multicultural society, although some tensions remain
Source: Pew Research Center BY SCOTT GARDNER AND JONATHAN EVANS2 COMMENTS The former Yugoslavia spent much of the 1990s in turmoil, with a series of wars taking place amid the […]
Majorities in Europe, North America worried about Islamic extremis
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER2 COMMENTS Even before this week’s terrorist bombing at a pop concert in Manchester, England, people across Europe and in the U.S. and Canada […]