Video: Private Villa feeds thousands during the month of Ramadan
Private Villa feeds thousands during the month of Ramadan Published on 17:52 June 29, 2016 A private villa tucked away near the Abu Dhabi Corniche has been serving iftar to […]
Terrorism was Never Justified by the Prophet Mohammadsa
No Comments | May 2016 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY WORLDWIDE HEAD OF THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY AT THE 13TH NATIONAL PEACE SYMPOSIUM AT THE BAITUL FUTUH MOSQUE, UK. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaba, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said: “Bismillahir […]
How to solve Europe’s Mediterranean crisis
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk this summer, attempting a dangerous crossing from Libya to Italy. Here’s how they can be saved Image Credit: AFP The mandate of EU’s naval Sophia Operation should be widened to explicitly encourage search-and-rescue operations Published: 13:22 June 22, 2016 By Matteo Garavoglia […]
US: Drunk California woman ‘drove for a mile with man’s corpse embedded in windshield’ say police
ibtimes.co.uk By William Watkinson June 28, 2016 20:06 BST A drunk California woman collided with a pedestrian then drove for almost a mile with the decapitated body on her windscreen, police say. Esteysi Sanchez – also known as Stacy Sanchez – was said to have been drinking all night before she […]
Stop the waste at iftar buffets
How can we reduce food wastage at iftar buffets? Top tips from people and hotels Published: 17:00 June 29, 2016 Sarvy Geranpayeh, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: Sumptuous iftar buffets at […]
Erdoğan condemns Istanbul airport terror attacks, urges world to show decisive stance against terror
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Turkish police block the entrance after a suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, 28 June 2016. (EPA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the Tuesday’s terror attacks in Istanbul Atatürk Airport that killed at least 41 people and injured 239 others, urging the western […]
41 killed, 130 injured in Brussels-style Istanbul Atatürk Airport terror attacks
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL At least 41 people were killed, 130 injured Tuesday in a triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s main Atatürk airport, in the latest deadly strike to rock Turkey’s most-populated city, which had many similarities with the deadly attacks carried out in Brussels in March. Flights […]
Turkey, Russia, Israel find their own pragmatic reasons to recover ties
ŞEYMA ERAZ@seymaeraz ISTANBUL Seeking to consolidate economic cooperation, Turkey took action to restore ties with Russia, whose economy is in deep recession, and Israel, wich seeks to realize its potential, through energy projects in mutually beneficial deals Turkey took two steps this week to recover its diplomatic relations with two […]
5 Ways You Can Use Mindfulness To Fix Your Brain, Reduce Stress and Boost Performance
Source: Huffington Post Dr. Travis Bradberry Author of #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and president of TalentSmart, world’s leading provider of emotional intelligence. There’s no shortage of advice out […]
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart
Source: Pew Research Center About four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the U.S. will ever achieve racial equality Almost eight years after Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president –an event that engendered a sense of optimism among many Americans about the future of race relations1 – a series […]
For evangelicals, the question has become: Which is a worse sin, abortion or racism?
Source: Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein June 27 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Monday’s Supreme Court ruling tossing Texas abortion restrictions puts a massive spotlight on the new debate pressing evangelicals: Which is […]
Trump’s shifting position Muslim ban causes confusion
Source: Associated Press BY Jill Colvin NEW YORK (AP) — From the moment he first declared it, the plan has been a signature of his campaign for president: “Donald J. […]
Muslim women face threats online
Source: RNS By Aysha Khan (RNS) When Laila Alawa woke up on a recent morning, her phone wouldn’t stop pinging with Twitter notifications. “You’re not American, you’re a terrorist sympathizer […]
New Jersey passes anti-BDS legislation
Source: JTA (JTA) — The New Jersey Legislature passed legislation that prohibits the state from investing pension and annuity funds in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses. The bipartisan bill in response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement against Israel passed the state’s General Assembly on Monday by […]
Genocide in Burma
Source: Washington Monthly by Joshua Kurlantzick Of all the ethnic, racial, and religious minorities in the world, wrote the Economist last year, the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group, may well be the most persecuted people on the planet. Today nearly two million Rohingya live in western Myanmar and in Bangladesh. […]
Is India ready to abolish triple talaq?
Source: Aljazeera By Mariya Salim Mariya Salim is a Kolkata born Indian with a degree in human rights law from the School of Oriental and African Studies. “I do […]
Racist Incidents Skyrocket After Brexit Vote
Source: Huffington Post By Willa Frej The fallout following the British vote to leave the European Union has triggered an uptick in racist incidents. An aversion to immigration has been at the forefront for the “leave” camp, emboldening xenophobes to reportedly come out of the shadows and publicly attack immigrant communities. […]
We have males and females all wrong
Source: BBC By David Robson Once upon a time, animal courtship was thought to run something like a Barbara Cartland novel. The rakish males battle it out for a chaste […]
Rights activists discuss violence against members of minority sects, faiths
By Zia Ur Rehman June 29, 2016 6 0 Karachi How are sectarian tensions handled and laws applicable? How severe are the issues of hate speech and discrimination against minorities? These burning questions were discussed by the participants of a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expert group meeting on Tuesday. […]
British interested in Swiss model to save Europe ties
POST-BREXIT SOLUTIONS By Simon Bradley JUN 28, 2016 – 17:42 An awkward day for British Prime Minister David Cameron, in Brussels for the first post-Brexit EU meeting (Keystone) Post-Brexit Britain is likely to opt for a Swiss-style solution – rather than a Norwegian model – to oversee relations with the […]