What’s Really at Stake in the Presidential Election
Source: Time TIME SURVEY: Voters Are ‘Scared’ BY Ryan Teague Beckwith Ryan Teague Beckwith is a senior editor in TIME’s Washington, D.C., bureau. Most voters are unhappy with the current state […]
Why the battle for Mosul matters in the fight against ISIS
By Holly Yan and Nadeem Muaddi, CNN (CNN)Of all the battles in the fight against ISIS, the operation to retake Mosulcould prove the most significant. Iraqi-led forces have started what will likely be a messy and prolonged offensive to seize Iraq’s second-largest city. Having already lost key cities — such […]
Dubai’s Emir flies £300,000 of aid to Haiti in his private jet
Source: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE By News DeskPublished: October 17, 2016 United Arab Emirates’ Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. PHOTO: REUTERS United […]
Devaluing ‘honour’
Source: Dawn BY AFIYA S. ZIA THE 2016 Amendment to Offences in the Name/ Pretext of Honour Act has had mixed reactions. Some celebrate the reforms while others consider these to be a mere ‘smokescreen’. For decades, legal and rights activists have campaigned against this specialised form of murder of women […]
Russia and the West: Where did it all go wrong?
Source: BBC By Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent It is hard to imagine a period since the end of the Cold War when relations between Russia and the United States have been […]
Trump’s conspiracy theory smells like anti-Semitism
Source: RNS By Jeffrey Salkin (RNS) It happened in West Palm Beach, Fla. — in the shadow of condo developments and gated communities that are as demographically Jewish asWarsaw was […]
US election: Muslim voters as Donald Trump’s nemesis?
Source: Aljazeera Muslim and Arab Americans, despite being only slivers of US electorate, could hurt Republican candidate’s chances. Worshippers outside Masjid-al-Aman mosque in NYC register to vote [James Reinl/Al Jazeera] […]
In the Arab world, sectarianism is real, sects are not
Source: Aljazeera Analysis of Arab societies through sectarianism does not grasp the complex dynamics of identity politics in the region. Rima Majed Most analysts writing about the Arab world are […]
Lindsay Lohan on being ‘crucified’ for holding the Quran in the US and wearing a headscarf
Source: Dawn In 2015, Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was criticised in the US for carrying the Quran while walking the streets of New York. This year she donned a headscarf […]
Moses Memorial reopens on Mount Nebo after 10 years of renovation
Religious leaders highlight site’s spiritual, historical significance By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Religious leaders and visitors tour the site of the Moses Memorial on Mount Nebo on Saturday (Photo by Suzanna Goussous) MADABA — Officials, church representatives, tourists and pilgrims on Saturday attended the […]
Al-Azhar’s historic fatwa on Shias
October 14, 2016 SHAFAQNA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD SHIA FORUM – The following is the transcript of an interview which was conducted with al-Azhar’s most senior authority: Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib with Al Neel Egyptian TV channel. In the interview Dr al-Tayyib rejects the notion of takfir in reference to Shia […]
The Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to address Canadian Parliament
A Monumental Moment in Canadian History: The Caliph, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to speak at Parliament Hill tomorrow. #CaliphInCanada Ahmadiyya Ottawa, CBC Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen and 7 others WATCH: The Caliph is set to deliver an address at Parliament Hill today – here's what you need to know. #CaliphInCanada 🇨🇦 | RT & Share! […]
Indian Supreme Court: Hindu son can divorce wife if she tries to separate him from aged parents
“A wife is expected to be with the family of the husband after the marriage.” A Hindu son can divorce his wife for the cruelty of trying to pry him away from his “pious obligation” to live with his aged parents and provide shelter to them, the Supreme Court has […]
There is a way to find fossils of martian life
Source: BBC By Peter Cumpson From The Conversation 14 October 2016 One of the most tantalising questions in science is whether there is or ever has been life on Mars, […]
The dark secret of sexual assault
Source: BBC By Katty KayPresenter, BBC World New I really hoped I wouldn’t have to write another article about sexual abuse during this presidential campaign. But the latest allegations against Donald Trump have prompted an important national conversation about the wider abuse of women. It’s a conversation that is long past […]
Positive thinking can make you too lazy to meet your goals
Source: BBC By Renuka Rayasam 12 October 2016 About fifteen years ago, when entrepreneur Michael Stausholm started a business with a friend, his partner painted a rosy picture of the […]
Meet the Millennials Who Are Changing the World
Source: Time The pioneers are daring to cross boundaries, forge new paths, take their crafts to unexpected places—and also improve the world. These are TIME’s 2016 Next Generation Leaders 2016 […]
Paul Ryan Rejects Donald Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ Election System
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller Trump has said the election is “rigged” against him by “globalist elites” Speaker of the House Paul Ryan issued a rebuke of GOP presidential nominee […]
A Conversation With Jimmy Carter
The 39th president of the United States, humanitarian and peanut farmer talks about money and politics, race relations and marriage By Charles Green, AARP Bulletin, June 2015 Last October, you […]
Not enough hotels cater to Muslim travellers
Number of Muslim travellers expected to grow to 168m in 2020, spending more than $200b Published: 16:51 October 13, 2016 Sarah Algethami, Staff Reporter Dubai: More Muslims are travelling, but there is a lack of accommodation and trained hotel staff catering to them, according to industry experts at the […]