For Palestinians, Israel’s elections promise nothing but defeat
Raja Shehadeh After 50 years of occupation, our freedom is shrinking every day. But even if Netanyahu loses, little will change Tue 17 Sep 2019 When Boris Johnson announced […]
BJ Habibie obituary – President of Indonesia in 1998-99 who oversaw a successful if turbulent transition to a greater degree of democracy
John Gittings Tue 17 Sep 2019 Bacharuddin Jusuf (BJ) Habibie, who has died aged 83, became president of Indonesia by default in 1998 when his patron Suharto could no […]
US sues Edward Snowden over new autobiography describing how he leaked top-secret files
The government is demanding all proceeds from the whistleblower’s autobiography Lily Puckett New York @lilypuckett The United States has filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, the former National Security […]
Britain has run out of compassion for treasonous ‘Jihadi brides’, but lacks the legal teeth to act
The extremism that attracted Shamima Begum and others must be combatted with crucial legal reforms – and a robust political defence of our nation state Fiyaz Mughal @TellMamaUK Ever […]
The drone attack on the Saudi refinery is no game-changer. But is there a new ‘axis of evil’ in the Middle East?
The Saudi-led destruction of Yemen – and the inevitable Houthi response – is parThe drone attack on the Saudi refinery is no game-changer. But is there a new ‘axis of […]
A historical perspective on Arabic scholarship and its contribution to European reasoning and intellect
By Erica Sanders Abstract of the thesis for Masters degree The purpose of this thesis is to understand the intellectual and cultural conditions that existed in Medieval Europe and the […]
Pakistan to open border crossing for India Sikhs in November
KARTARPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials said Monday that a much-awaited visa-free border crossing for Sikh pilgrims from India will be ready by early November, allowing thousands of pilgrims to […]
Cardinal George Pell to appeal to high court over child sexual abuse conviction
Source: The Guardian Former Vatican treasurer has maintained his innocence after the Victorian court of appeal ruled two-to-one against his appeal • George Pell’s failed appeal and why his chances […]
Video: MP Shashi Tharoor’s marvelous defense of secularism in India
Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956)[1] is an Indian politician, writer and a former career international diplomat [2] who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, […]
Islamic Golden Age – Mid 7th to 13th century
Source: The Islamic History The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid-7th century to the mid-13th century at which Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in […]
Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman?
On the dates January 29-31, 2016, Bart D. Ehrman gave three separate lectures to attendees, a series that highlighted his book, “How Jesus Became God.” Rev. Megan Smith opened each session for the local parishioners and pastoral staff at Coral Gables Congregational Church located at 3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral […]
Golden Age of Islam
Islamic contributions to Medieval Europehttp://t.co/PnMZIo9mrk #MuslimHeritage pic.twitter.com/sGWaMUpnSW — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) February 23, 2015 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Abbasid caliphs established the city of Baghdad in 762 CE. It became […]
Vicious circle of world crises
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT @KilicKanat Published 17.09.2019 The recent developments in different parts of the world demonstrate an emerging, rather unstable international system that can generate serious political and security risks for the future. Indeed, there has not been a period of complete peace and stability in human history, but […]
Living as a Muslim woman in modern-day society
15th September 2019 Sunday, 15 September, Bordon, Hampshire: Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih V arrived in the ladies’ Ijtema Gah at 12:28 BST earlier today to conclude the Ijtema of […]
At Cologne’s Gestapo museum, visitors are drawing modern parallels – can we really say they’re being simplistic?
The Nazis believed that their Jews were not German – just as the US president clearly believes that there are four US congresswomen, all citizens of his country, who are […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand to discuss Freedom of Speech
Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New Zealand will hold its annual Peace Symposium on the 21st of September 2019. With an increasing scrutiny of […]
Blasphemy accusation in Pakistan sparks ransacking of Hindu temple, school
Sep 16, 2019 KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a Hindu principal was accused of blasphemy, police said on Monday, the latest […]
Mnar Muhawesh: Nearly 8 Million Muslim Casualties In US-Led War On Terror
MintPress founder and editor in chief, Mnar Muhawesh, joins RT America to discuss the misconceptions about the war on terror and the true costs of war. by Mnar Muhawesh The biggest misconception about the war on terror is that it started in 2003 with the US invasion of Iraq and […]
Turkey says Israel becoming ‘racist, apartheid regime’ with annexation plan
Sep 15, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch ANKARA (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of his intention to annex areas of the West Bank following next week’s elections shows Israel […]
Humanitarian agencies: Taliban revoke ban on Red Cross and provide security guarantees
Sep 15, 2019 The Taliban on Sunday revoked their ban on the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan and gave a guarantee of security for its […]