Ever wondered why The Gambia is called ‘The Smiling Coast’, here’s why
Ama Nunoo Mar 19, 2020 Ama Nunoo is an optimist. She believes every situation has its upside no matter how devastating some may be. She has a Master’s degree in […]
We are in denial about alcoholism in this country – and it’s going to get worse after lockdown
Source: Independent Only one in five harmful drinkers received the professional support they needed before the Covid-19 crisis By Ian Hamilton; @ian_hamilton One of the safest predictions you could have […]
Has Evangelical Christianity Become Sociopathic?
Tim Rymel, M.Ed. Contributor Author | Educator | Dad 05/11/2017 Photo – Flickr/Irina Duarte (eyes); Flickr/ Sean Davis (church) The evangelical Christian message is loud and clear. Their devotion […]
Paintings from the ‘edge of the world’ in Beirut offer a glimpse into a city full of shadows
Independent Premium > Voices The work of Tom Young reflects where we are thanks to coronavirus – but more besides, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 6 hours ago Tom Young’s […]
One in Six in London has had Covid 19 infection
Source BBC Around one in six people in London and one in 20 elsewhere in England have already had coronavirus Health secretary Matt Hancock dropped the statistic as he announced […]
Landman to Businessman- My First Start-up
By Younus Chaudhary, author of: From Dirt Roads to Black Gold: An Oilman Follows His Destiny from a Small Village to the Mansions of Texas In the late seventies, when […]
Minnesota’s Catholic bishops say they’ll defy Governor’s limits on church attendance
Source: MPR News Minnesota’s Roman Catholic bishops said Wednesday that they will allow Masses to resume next week despite Gov. Tim Walz’s continued prohibition on most religious gatherings. Twin Cities […]
Actually, There Will Be Spitting in Baseball—When Players Are Tested
Source: WSJ By Jared Diamond and Louise Radnofsky MLB’s plan for playing through coronavirus involves what may be the most high-profile use of saliva tests, rather than swabs, to screen […]
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial begins in the UK
Source: BBC A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs could prevent Covid-19 has begun in Brighton and Oxford. Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or a placebo will be given to more than […]
Milk as a Re-Hydration Fluid after Fasting during Ramadan
Mubariz Mahmood, Zartasht Sami Carmichael 20th May 2020 Allah the Exalted says in the Holy Qur’an, ‘O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed […]
Coronavirus pandemic Like India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims
Sri Lanka’s decision to make cremations mandatory for COVID-19 victims is an act of institutionalised Islamophobia. by Omar Suleiman 21 hours ago Two Muslim women wearing protective masks stand on […]
The politicisation of the Ahmadi issue – Part 1
By Raza Habib Raja Published: May 18, 2020 PHOTO: MAKHZAN-E-TASAWEER This is the first part of a two part series. Read part two here. ~ Although Pakistan is no […]
The politicisation of the Ahmadi issue
Source: The Express Tribune By Raza Habib Raja, who is a recent Cornell graduate and currently pursuing his PhD in political science at Maxwell School, Syracuse University. This is the […]
Lives Lost: Pakistani immigrant helped others in Jersey City
By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press 2 hrs ago © Provided by Associated Press This undated family photo by Fizza Khan provided on Monday, May 18, 2020, shows her uncle […]
WHO reports largest one-day jump in global coronavirus cases
Source: CNN Tedros Adhanom-Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, on Wednesday said that more cases had been reported to the agency in the past 24 hours than any time since the novel coronavirus pandemic began. “We still have a long way to go in this pandemic,” Tedros said at […]
Biden Opposes “Israel” ‘Annexing’ West Bank as Potentially ‘Choking off Any Hope of Peace
News Room May 20, 2020 On 28 January President Donald Trump formally unveiled his plan for Middle East peace, authored by a team led by his son-in-law and senior […]
The US is using wheat as a weapon of war in Syria
May 19, 2020 Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator MIDEAST DISCOURSE Apache helicopters of the US occupation forces flew low Sunday morning, according to residents of the Adla village, in […]
This is the real reason Iran is backing away from its conflict with the US
Iranian authorities were surprised by the unrest that followed the shooting down of a Ukrainian airline in ‘human error’. They can’t risk the political fallout of another crisis at a […]
Coronavirus: French court orders ban on worship to end
Source: BBC France’s administrative court has ruled that the government must lift a blanket ban on meetings at places of worship within eight days. The ban was put in place […]
Zakat – millions of Muslims do not pay: MNEWS
ZAKAT A MANDATORY REQUIRED NOT PAID BY MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS. THEY CONFUSE IT WITH FITRANA By Dr. H. Koya The question of Zakat has been raised by many Muslims on Facebook comments. I have posted the answers in various pieces from which I wish to put a collective views here […]