Reuters International MAR 24, 2017 – A Rohingya refugee girl peeks through a hole made in a plastic wall dividing the shelters at Balu Kali Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer (reuters_tickers) GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights body agreed on Friday to […]
The withdrawal last week of a UN agency report accusing Israel of being an apartheid state will not change the stark findings and harsh conclusions reached by two distinguished researchers. The report, entitled “Israeli Practices Toward the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid,” was solicited by the UN’s Economic […]
By John Cheeran Published: March 23, 2017 Narendra Modi. PHOTO: REUTERS To provoke a somnolent establishment into action, your message has to be blunt. There cannot be a more blunt warning to India’s political leadership and defence establishment than what Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab have delivered in their admirable […]
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Mar 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi civilians flee the city of Mosul as Iraqi forces advance in their massive operation to retake Iraq’s second city from Daesh extremists on Wednesday (AFP photo) LONDON — Terrified Iraqi families fleeing fierce fighting in Mosul are drugging […]
Mar 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The date for the Arab summit, to be held in Amman, is fast approaching, and many are hoping that the Palestinian problem will take centre stage in the deliberations of the Arab heads of state. It is no secret that Jordan is seeking to bring […]
Hundreds of Muslims now find themselves trapped in the UK, frustrated that they can’t travel to Islamist and rebel strongholds and perform what they regard as their religious duty. Britain’s zero-tolerance policy on Syria has filled our prisons with young jihadists already marginalised and isolated inside mainstream society Robert Verkaik @robertverkaik1 The […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL File Photo Two Canadian provincial ministers on Thursday expressed support for Muslim students attending prayers after a district school board concluded that weekly Friday prayers do not interefer with education, amid opposition by some when a protester tore up a Quran. Following a meeting of Peel District […]
EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI@EkremBEkinci ISTANBUL A painting portraying a market place in former Ottoman capital Bursa. During the Seljuk and Ottoman period, trade was an important part of daily life and […]
REUTERS LJUBLJANA AFP Photo The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner said Thursday that Europe does not have a sustainable refugee policy and that the European Union should move quickly to change it. Nils Muiznieks said EU states should take family ties into account when relocating asylum-seekers and harmonize the […]
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Source: http://www.enigmatixweb.com/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-organizes-peace-symposium-kolkata/ Enigmatix Web Desk, Kolkata, March 21, 2017 : The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at conducted its Annual Peace Symposium on 18th February 2017 in Kolkata. The theme of this year was “World Peace – The Critical Need of the Time”. The audience comprised of diverse background viz. religious leaders, social activists, […]
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2017/03/statement-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-following-attacks-westminster-london/ MARCH 22, 2017 PRESS RELEASES Statement of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community following attacks in Westminster, London The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community strongly condemns the barbaric attacks in Westminster today. Our sympathies and prayers are with the people of London and all those affected. Such attacks and violence against innocent people […]
Source: http://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2017/03/a-muslim-marine-examines-intersectional-identities/ By Shelby Brown on March 22, 2017 By Shelby Brown— U of L’s Engage Lead Serve Board hosted “The Muslim Marine” Mansoor Shams March 21. Shams travels across the country to speak his time in the U.S. Marine Corps as an American Muslim. He also talks about carrying his […]
Source: http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7203192-second-annual-run-for-milton-set-to-raise-funds-for-hospital/ Milton Canadian Champion | By Melanie Hennessey Second annual Run for Milton set to raise funds for hospital Get ready to lace up those sneakers and run in the name of charity for Milton District Hospital (MDH). Plans are in the works for the second annual Run for Milton, organized […]
Source: BBC By Alina Dizik 23 March 2017 Varun Mathure’s desk at work is near the kitchen, so the London-based marketing executive finds himself privy to all manner of discussions […]
Source: BBC Science writer and astrophysicist Adam Becker explains why we cannot see the Big Bang to BBC Earth’s Michael Marshall and Melissa Hogenboom, with help from the animators at Pomona […]
Source: Associated Press By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Does it matter whether a prayer opening a government meeting is led by local clergy or an elected official? […]
Source: Associated Press By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans will be asked to reconsider its ruling allowing student-led prayer at school board […]
Editorial It is the moment everyone feared would come. But it must be kept in proportion An armed police officer gestures as he stands guard in Parliament Square. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images Wednesday 22 March 2017 19.59 GMTLast modified on Thursday 23 March 201707.28 GMT It was only ever a matter of […]
Source: Associated Press By JILL LAWLESS and PAISLEY DODDS LONDON (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack by a man who plowed an SUV into […]