Narratives on Islamic schools hide ugly truths about Nigerian society
By Hadiza Kere Abdulrahman Posted on Tuesday, 10 December 2019 Nigerians need to take a hard look at abuse across the board, rather than imagining it is solely a problem […]
Turkey urges Islamic cooperation to help needy Muslims
December 08 2019 ISTANBUL-Anadolu Agency Turkey’s president on Dec. 8 urged Muslim countries to work harder together to help millions of Muslims facing economic hardship. “21 percent of the population […]
Do Christians Still Believe in the Resurrection of the Body?
By Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., who is a theologian and ordained minister, and serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dated 2006 A poll undertaken and published by Scripps Howard News […]
Did Jesus Die on Cross — BBC Documentary
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Religious belief. Most Swiss Christians don’t believe story behind Easter Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam My Journey to […]
Iraq between total chaos and slow recovery
Dec 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The line between total chaos and a semblance of a political process has been blurred following Sunday’s acceptance by the Iraqi parliament […]
Migrant hailed after rescuing man in wheelchair from fire
Spain could give residency to undocumented hero Gorgui Lamine Sow from Senegal Reuters in Madrid Wed 11 Dec 2019 Spanish authorities are considering giving residency to an undocumented migrant […]
BOOK OF THE DAY: The Far Right Today by Cas Mudde review – an alarming new mainstream
India, the US, Brazil … a study of the journey of far-right populists from the fringes to the heart of the world’s democracies Paul Lewis @PaulLewis Email Thu 12 Dec […]
India passes controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
Source: CNN India‘s parliament has passed a bill that would give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries — but not if they are Muslim. The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) will fast-track citizenship for religious minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and […]
Jersey City shooting suspects “targeted” kosher grocery store, mayor says
Dec 11, 2019 3:25 PM EST The mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, said a shootout that unfolded there Tuesday was the result of a “targeted” attack on a kosher […]
Religion News Foundation welcomes interim leader
Source: RNS NEW YORK — Religion News Foundation announced today that Jerry Pattengale has been named interim CEO and President of Religion News Foundation (RNF), and CEO and Publisher of its subsidiary Religion News Service (RNS). He replaces Thomas L. Gallagher. “We thank Tom for his contributions to RNF and […]
Iran will bypass U.S. sanctions or overcome them through talks – Rouhani
Dec 11, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will overcome U.S. sanctions by either bypassing them or through negotiations, and it will not cross its red lines in any […]
Suu Kyi tell U.N.’s top court charge of Rohingya genocide is “misleading”
Dec 11, 2019 – 13:14 By Shoon Lei Win Naing and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed […]
Prof. Atif Mian: How to Fix Pakistan’s Crashing Economy
Courtesy: Azhar Ahmad, USA Source: NY Times By Prof. Atif Mian (@atifrmian) is John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy and Finance at Princeton University […]
Gunman goes on rampage at Czech hospital, kills six, himself
Source: Dawn PRAGUE: A gunman killed himself on Tuesday after shooting dead six patients at a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, in what the premier has called “an immense tragedy”. The attacker gunned down people at close range at the trauma ward of the Faculty Hospital in […]
Ground Zero of the Brexit Class War
Source: Spiegel It’s a daunting task. Since the 1980s, when the north rose up against Margaret Thatcher, the Tories have largely been considered unelectable in the region. But Brexit has muddled the situation. After decades of deindustrialization and globalization, residents of the former coal-mining region voted by a large majority […]
Malta Emerges as the EU’s Next Problem Child
Source: Spiegel Malta, the European Union’s smallest member state, generally stays out of the headlines. Two-and-a-half years ago, DER SPIEGEL and other European media outlets involved with European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) published the “Malta Files,” which revealed how German companies were able to save on taxes by establishing themselves on […]
Why a Deal with the Taliban May Be Inevitable
Source: Spiegel It’s a clear, warm autumn morning, and hundreds have gathered to pay their last respects to Najmullah, the revered commander of the militia in the village of Warduj, who fell in the battle against the Taliban. It is said that Najmullah never showed fear, that he always encouraged […]
Op-Ed Shireen Mazari and human rights
Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH December 9, 2019 No one gave Shireen Mazari the memo that she is neither the Foreign Minister nor the Defence Minister of Pakistan. She holds […]
Can Pakistan escape its economic curse?
“In the last 60 years Pakistan’s economy has crashed 13 times,” explained Professor Atif Mian during a talk at the University of California, Berkley, on October 25, “and every […]
‘Awarding Nobel to Handke encourages Islam’s enemies’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says awarding Austrian writer with Nobel Prize is ‘shame, disgrace’ By Jeyhun Aliyev and Sibel Morrow Awarding the Nobel Prize to Peter Handke will only […]