Masood Azhar ban
Source: Dawn While some segments may see the move as a ‘victory’ for India, the fact is that Masood Azhar and his group have caused nothing but trouble for this […]
Humanity has changed nature profoundly, but it may be only the beginning. Researcher Lauren Holt explores what the far future could bring for the planet’s organisms – and for us.
Source: BBC At 4913 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, there is an unusual institution. The Center for PostNatural History is a small museum with an eclectic and bizarre mix of specimens: you will find a rib-less mouse embryo, sterile male screwworm, a sample of E. coli x1776 (a specimen designed to be […]
Nigeria: Group Blames Insurgency, Killings, Kidnapping On Failure Of Govt
By Rasheed Abubakar – May 3, 2019 The recent spates of insurgency, killings and kidnapping have been blamed on the inability of the government to tackle the root causes of […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at holds 95th national convention
Staff Correspondent | Published: 17:26, May 02,2019 | The 95th annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Bangladesh begins at Ahmadnagar in Panchagarh on Thursday. — Press Release The 95th […]
This is what happened when I met Haider al-Abadi, the former – and possibly future – prime minister of Iraq
He’s the family cat who’s just eaten the the canary, and that canary is Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Isis, or maybe even the city of Mosul Robert Fiskin Baghdad @indyvoices There are […]
US military reports major spike in sex assaults
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPentagon officials commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in March 2015 The US military has reported a major spike in sexual assaults despite years of efforts […]
Musharraf granted adjournment of hearing till after Ramazan
PAKISTAN Web Desk MAY 2, 2019 A three-member bench, headed by Justice Tahira Safdar, granted Musharraf adjournment after his lawyer Salman Safdar told the court that doctors had advised him to avoid travelling due to his health issues. Safdar maintained that although Musharraf wished to return to the country yet […]
Ahmadi community in Sri Lanka dealing with wrath of locals after Easter Sunday Bombings
Web Desk MAY 1, 2019 The Ahmadi community in Sri Lanka is worried about backlash in their country of refuge after the Easter attacks. Many of them fled from Pakistan […]
A real photo of Pakistani PM Imran Khan with Ahmadi leader ?
AFP Fact Check No, this is not a real photo of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan with a religious minority leader after a ‘secret meeting’ AFP Pakistan Facebook Twitter Email Published on Thursday 02 May 2019 At 15:25 An image shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts purports to […]
Concerned over minority persecution, EU threatens to suspend all subsidies to Pak
Source: ANI | Europe Last Updated at May 2, 2019 09:45 IST Expressing its concern over “persecution of religious minorities” in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) has threatened to suspend […]
Theorizing about religion been one of the core areas inquiry in IR: Peter Haas
By Javad Heirannia International April 30, 2019 TEHRAN – Peter M. Haas, a professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst says that the crux of the argument […]
Zarif: World realizing Bolton’s ‘chronic warmongering’
Politics May 1, 2019 TEHRAN – In a post on his Twitter account late on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted again how Donald Trump’s national security advisor […]
Iran: Zarif’s ‘clever’ remarks angered Bolton, Pompeo: top MP
Politics May 1, 2019 TEHRAN – A top lawmaker says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s “righteous” and “clever” remarks have agitated U.S. national security advisor John Bolton and Secretary of […]
We want good relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE, Iranian FM says
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP DOHA Published01.05.2019 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sits for an interview with Reuters in New York, New York, U.S. April 24, 2019. (Reuters Photo) […]
Anti-Islam MP candidate expelled from Australia’s ruling Liberal party
Source: Daily Sabah An Australian election candidate for the ruling Liberal Party was dismissed on Wednesday due to his Islamophobic comments in an increasingly bitter campaign. Liberal candidate Jeremy Hearn […]
The thorny path to Syrian reconstruction
MARIA BEAT Published02.05.2019 People walk in a square in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the former Syrian capital of Daesh, on April 14, 2019. The Syrian reconstruction is a […]
Terror has no religion, acceptance and tolerance must prevail
BASHDAR PUSHO ISMAEEL Published 02.05.2019 A wave of deadly bombings on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter left 290 dead and over 500 wounded. The attack, as […]
UN genocide expert says Europe’s far right recalls rise of Nazis
Source: Dawn GENEVA: The UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Wednesday a new class of nationalist, far-right leaders in Europe was redolent of the 1930s when the Nazis rose to power. Adama Dieng urged Europe’s centre-left to do more to oppose a resurgence of xenophobia, alluding […]
Bishop defends controversial relationships and sex education lessons
Source: CT The Church of England’s lead bishop on education has defended the government’s new relationships and sex education lessons while stating that parents should have the right to withdraw their children. The Church of England was part of the government’s consultation into the lessons, which will become mandatory across […]
Holocaust Facts: Where Does the Figure of 6 Million Victims Come From?
Considering the amount of original research that has been done in recent decades, is this number still considered accurate by scholars of the subject? Haaretz 01.05.2019 One of the most well-known, if not iconic, facts known about the Holocaust is the number of Jewish victims killed by Nazi Germany up […]