U.S. conference to host victims of religious persecution
Jul 12, 2019 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it would host a conference in Washington next week to highlight the problem of religious persecution, and […]
Political parties appreciate Jokowi-Prabowo meeting, hope for peace
News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sun, July 14, 2019 Political parties, either in coalition or opposition camps, have expressed their appreciation for the reconciliation of former presidential contenders […]
Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home
published : 14 Jul 2019 Yazidi teenager Jihan Qassem faced an impossible choice after being freed from years as a hostage of the Islamic State group, abandon her three […]
Ahmadiyya Islam and Christianity – An Interesting situation arising in Germany
By Zubair Khan, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Germany It was dawn 13.07.2019 which witnessed appearance of almost two dozens plakarts of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in the city of Bensheim […]
Giving ‘Jinnah’s Pakistan’ back to the Religious Minorities
Daily Times Maria Malik July 12, 2019 Pakistan has an overwhelmingly Muslim community, which accounts for 90 per cent of its 142 million inhabitants. The Muslim population however belongs to several doctrinal groups. Sunnis are in the majority amongst Muslims, with Shia Muslims and Zikris facing discrimination. In 1974, […]
What does the Muslim Council of Britain have against Muslims like me?
Qanta Ahmed 13 July 2019 Have you ever wondered why there are so few moderate Muslim voices in the press? It’s not because they don’t exist. There are over a […]
Nearly 37,000 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia via Makkah Route initiative
Nearly 37,000 Hajj pilgrims from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia arrived in Saudi Arabia aboard 90 flights between July 4 and July 11 as part of the Makkah Route initiative. […]
U.S. Envoy Declares ‘A Lot Of Progress’ In Taliban Peace Talks
July 08, 2019 By Zarif Nazar DOHA — U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has described the latest round of U.S.-Taliban peace talks as the “most productive” ever, telling RFE/RL that […]
Hitler, tweets and Trump: What do they have in common?
The internet and social media would have fascinated the dictator, who was a fool for technology. So is the president. But it’s the anonymity of hatred that make online trolls […]
UNPO Conference to Shed Light on Religious Persecution in Pakistan
Source: unpo.org U.S Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom – UNPO Conference Sheds Light on Religious Persecution in Pakistan Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA): What now? 17 July 2019 | 10:00 – 11:00 Second Stage, Marvin Center, George Washington University Continental […]
100 Years Ago… This week in history of Islam Ahmadiyyat
Source: alhakam.org | Ahmadi news from around the world Al Fazl, 12 July 1919 London letter Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Sahib has been appointed in London to represent the Ahmadiyya Jamaat regarding the national reforms for Hindustan. He is engaged in carrying out the assigned task through writing articles, […]
Turkey fully supports Turkish Cypriot proposal for cooperation with Greek side on hydrocarbons
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Published 13.07.2019 Turkey welcomes and fully supports Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mustafa Akıncı’s proposal for the joint use of Cypriot resources, and […]
Intolerance toward Muslims in Germany growing, survey finds
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES Istanbul Published 13.07.2019 Around half of the German population has negative feelings toward Islam, according to a new study, revealing the growing intolerance for the […]
Strategic implications of the French burkini ban
Source: Daily Sabah > By Syed Tahseen Raza, who is Assistant professor in the Department of Strategic and Security Studies, Faculty of International Studies, Aligarh Muslim University The poignantly disturbing […]
Germany says no to US request for ground troops in Syria
By AFP – Jul 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BERLIN — Berlin said Monday it had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request for Germany to […]
Women With Headscarves Need Not Apply in Germany
Germans welcomed an unprecedented number of Middle Easterners into their country—but not always into their workplaces. Source: Foreign Policy By Anchal Vohra what does it mean to be German? That […]
Bosnians mark anniversary of 1995 Srebrenica genocide
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Istanbul Published 12.07.2019 Thousands of mourners gathered in Bosnia-Herzegovina yesterday to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the worst mass killing in Europe since […]
Feeding People With Science: Plant Researchers Brace for Population Explosion
By 2050, the world will require nearly twice as much food as today. But producing it without consuming any extra resources — so as not to exacerbate climate change — […]
Germany must repatriate from Syria IS fighter’s wife and children – court
Jul 11, 2019 By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – A Berlin court has ruled that Germany’s foreign ministry should repatriate from Syria the German wife and three children of a […]