Dozens killed as quake hits Pakistan-administered Kashmir
At least 25 people killed and more than 300 injured after magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits 22km north of Jhelum. At least 25 people have beenc confirmed dead and more […]
Five things I learned visiting Surrey’s Ahmadiyya mosque and world headquarters
Some insights from a visit to Ahmadiyya headquarters in Tilford ByAlec EvansCommunity Reporter 19:00, 24 SEP 2019 The Mubarak Mosque, located in Tilford village and not […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Muslims allege persecution, demand justice at UN event
ANI Geneva, Switzerland Sep 24, 2019, 12.32 PM (IST) The members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from Pakistan have alleged persecution and demanded justice during a side event organized […]
Good offices: Swiss foreign minister sees Syrian peace within reach
Sep 24, 2019 – Switzerland, as the host state for Geneva’s peace process for Syria, supports the rapid establishment of a Syrian constitutional committee. “Concrete steps within the framework of […]
Mosque demolitions across China raise fears over escalating persecution of Uighur Muslims
Chinese Communist Party crackdown on Muslim population spreading as Xi Jinping sees dissent Steven Lee Myers In China’s northwest, the government is stripping the most overt expressions of the […]
Muslim of the Year nominee is probed by police after she was filmed telling a rally ‘jihad is the only solution’
Sumaira Farrukh, 38, was filmed using the inflammatory word in Birmingham Mrs Farrukh denied inciting violence and said it simply referred to a struggle Police examined the footage and […]
Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump’s travel ban
House panels hold first congressional hearing on the effects of ban on nationals from several Muslim-majority countries. by William Roberts Washington, DC – Speaking before a United States […]
British politics is awash with oil money – only when we flush it out can we save the planet
Oil executives gave £390,000 directly to the Tories after Theresa May became prime minister. Surprise, surprise, their 2017 manifesto included a commitment to build upon support for the industry […]
Why Are American Jews Falling Out of Love With Israel?
Source: New York Times By Daniel Gordis The Rift Between American Jews and Israel In August, the MSNBC host Rachel Maddow devoted 13 minutes, a TV eternity, to attacking Steven […]
King of Jordan warns of ‘catastrophic’ one-state solution in interview with MSNBC
By JT – Sep 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — US cable TV news network MSNBC, which is owned by NBCUniversal, conducted an interview with His Majesty King Abdullah on […]
World cannot stand by as terrorists twist positive power of tech — King of Jordan
By JT – Sep 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday urged vigilance in countering the global threat of terrorism and extremism in all […]
Arabs in Knesset may change status quo in Israel
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ Source: Daily Sabah While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz struggle to win the electoral stalemate, the latest statement by the […]
Mideast tourism hit by collapse of British holiday firm
Arab News September 24, 2019 Worldwide about 600,000 tourists have been stranded by the collapse CAIRO: The collapse of the British travel company Thomas Cook rippled across the MENA […]
Thousands rally against Indonesian bill to ban extra-marital sex
Sep 23, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of students protested at rallies across Indonesia on Monday against a new […]
At least 40 civilians at wedding party killed during nearby U.S.-backed Afghan army raid
Sep 23, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Mohammed Stanekzai and Abdul Qadir Sediqi HELMAND, Afghanistan/KABUL (Reuters) – At least 40 civilians attending a wedding party were killed by explosions and gunfire […]
At U.N., Trump pushes religious freedom at event that slams China over Uighurs
Sep 23, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for an end to religious persecution on Monday at a U.S. event on […]
At least 20 killed and 70 injured in day of violence in West Papua
Deaths occurred in two separate incidents in the restive Indonesian province, with activists claiming police opened fire on students Marni Cordell and Kate Lamb Tue 24 Sep 2019 Indonesian security […]
The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia have changed the nature of global warfare
Saudi Arabia and the US’s failure to defend oil facilities has had an impact on the balance of power Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The devastating attack on Saudi oil facilities by […]
I was stopped from speaking out against Israel’s crimes – Britain’s complicity in Palestinian repression must end
My visa wasn’t issued in time to allow me to talk at Labour Party conference. There have always been attempts to muzzle our voices, and to break our […]
Dr. Zia H Shah’s interview by Voice of Islam: Is Morality Objective or Subjective?
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) For the sake of reference I have included the transcript […]