Report: Islamophobia is a multimillion-dollar industry
Source: Aljazeera By Ryan Rifai More than $200m was spent towards promoting “fear and hatred” of Muslims in the United States by various organisations between 2008 and 2013, according to […]
First results in UK’s historic referendum on EU membership
Source: BBC The first results in the UK’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union are coming in. Leave won in Sunderland by 22%, while Newcastle voted for […]
Voting nears end in UK referendum on EU
Source: BBC Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled […]
The path to happiness for millennial men is … kids
Source: CNN By Kelly Wallace, CNN (CNN)If you are a millennial man and looking for happiness, you might want to think about becoming a dad. Just in time for Father’s […]
Our inaction is killing us!
Written by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Our inaction is killing us! Our inaction has allowed mass shootings to become unacceptably commonplace in our country. We have a responsibility to do […]
How Do You Stop a Future Terrorist When the Only Evidence Is a Thought?
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI MAGNANVILLE, France — The first time Larossi Abballa appeared on the radar of French terrorism investigators, the only act of violence they […]
A Muslim community in Virginia feels the heat of extremists’ sins
Source: The New York Times By KATIE SHEPHERD FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Women in head scarves slid off their shoes, stacked them in neat rows next to the mosque’s entrance and […]
As the nation debates the place of Islam, the CIA’s Muslim officers fight terrorism
Source: Washington Post By Missy Ryan Shortly after supporters of the Islamic State gunned down 14 people in California last year, the CIA’s deputy director assembled a group of Muslim […]
Pakistan mourns the killing of Qawwal Amjad Sabri
Security tight at funeral of Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri, who was killed by Taliban gunmen in Karachi on Wednesday. Thousands of people have attended the funeral of slain Pakistani Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri in Karachi, amid a major security operation. Large crowds gathered for the procession and funeral service on […]
Pakistanis Have A Moral Responsibility To Stand By Ahmadi Muslims
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/junaid-jahangir/pakistanis-ahmadi-muslims_b_10564382.html Posted: 06/20/2016 4:12 pm EDT Updated: 06/20/2016 4:59 pm E By Junaid Jehangir,Assistant Professor – MacEwan University, USA When a popular TV talk show host in Pakistan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, questioned the right of the state to brand a minority Muslim group as non-Muslim, social media went ablaze with calls for Abbasi’s death. […]
Anger as Swiss council plans non-pork school lunches
Pork sausages are as much a part of Swiss cuisine as fondue and chocolate. File photo: Kochtopf Anger as Swiss council plans non-pork school lunches Published: 22 Jun 2016 12:47 […]
The Yemen imbroglio (as viewed by a Pakistani)
The Yemen imbroglio By Ali Sarwar Naqvi April 01, 2015 The ancient land of Yemen bore the name of ‘Arabia Felix’, roughly translated as Arabia the happy, in view of its salubrious climate, fertile land and plentiful water. This turned out to be ironic, because Yemen’s history through much of […]
Rethinking Robin Hood
COLUMNS Rethinking Robin Hood Angus Deaton | Published — Thursday 23 June 2016 International development aid is based on the Robin Hood principle: Take from the rich and give to the poor. National development agencies, multilateral organizations, and NGOs currently transfer more than $135 billion a year from rich […]
Ignorant US involvement
Jun 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The message 51 US diplomats and officials, many said to be Middle East specialists, sent via the “Dissent Channel” to State Department top brass shows that service in this region does not necessarily prove to be informative or promote understanding. In this […]
EU referendum: The obscure law that stopped French Remainers handing out croissants to UK voters
‘If you don’t stamp on the croissant, the next they’re handing out banquets’ Will Worley @willrworley Pro-Remain campaigners have been forced to abandon plans to give out campaign croissants due […]
Sharia courts may have helped bring down the Ottoman Empire
Because the elites of Ottoman society got favourable treatment by the courts during contract disputes they were forced to pay more for credit, hitting rates of investment as the Industrial Revolution took […]
Aaj TV tenders apology
June 21, 2016 RECORDER REPORT The management of Aaj TV and organisation’s staff members have unwavering faith in the finality of prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). This was stated by Shahab Zuberi, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Aaj TV, in his meeting with a […]
Pakistan, no home for Ahmadis
A 50-year-old doctor, belonging to the Ahmadi community, was gunned down in his clinic in the Abul Hasan Ispahani area of Karachi on Monday evening. Reportedly, the murder of Dr Chaudhary Abdul Khaleeq was second such incident in the same vicinity within a month. He was shot in his clinic […]
Who gave PEMRA the power to ban Hamza Ali Abbasi for discussing Ahmadis on live TV?
BlogOpinion Anonymous June 21, 2016 This week, PEMRA banned public figures Hamza Abbasi and Maulana Noorani from appearing on broadcast media and discussing anything related to the Ahmadiyya community. While both bans may have made sense to many Pakistanis, one of them stands on shaky legal ground. Unless a […]
Pakistanis Have A Moral Responsibility To Stand By Ahmadi Muslims
Junaid Jahangir Become a fanAssistant Professor – MacEwan University Posted: 06/20/2016 When a popular TV talk show host in Pakistan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, questioned the right of the state to brand a minority Muslim group as non-Muslim, social media went ablaze with calls for Abbasi’s death. While Abbasi would get […]