Our Collection: Shariah Law or the Secular Law, That is the Question?
If you can figure out how to have the ‘Hindu Law’ in Inida, ‘Jewish Law ‘in Israel, ‘Christian Law’ in the West then you can have your Shariah Law in […]
Brunei says controversial Sharia law aimed at ‘prevention’
Source: BBC Brunei’s foreign ministry has said implementing Sharia law is about prevention rather than punishment, after intense criticism of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code. Under the […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyyas arrange exhibition of translations of Holy Quran
Staff Correspondent | Published: 20:58, Apr 10,2019 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Bangladesh organises an exhibition of translations of the holy Quran at its headquarters at Bakshibazar.– New Age photo Translations of […]
Jalsa Tarbiya: Dignitaries storm Warri for Ahmadiyya conference
ON APRIL 11, 2019 The National President/Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria, Dr. Mashu’ud Adenrele Fashola will today lead other members across the country to the 4th Eastern Regional Conference of […]
Towards European strategic autonomy
Apr 11,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Volker Perthes BERLIN — How, and to what extent, can Europe rely on itself for its well-being, security and international influence? Global power shifts, […]
Syria Kurds announce deal for return of 31,000 displaced Iraqis
By AFP – Apr 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES People walk amidst the debris following a reported air strike on a plastic factory in Sanaa’s Jeraf district on Wednesday (AFP photo) […]
The Guardian view on Assange and extradition: say no to the US
Editorial The WikiLeaks founder must be held accountable for skipping bail. But extradition to America over this case would be wrong Thu 11 Apr 2019 Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor of […]
Julian Assange’s cyber-sins seem quaint in comparison to those of big tech
Julian Assange Simon Jenkins Forces more dangerous to public liberty than WikiLeaks are intruding on our lives. We need proper protection Thu 11 Apr 2019 ‘Julian Assange saw himself […]
Germany welcomes back priceless books lost in second world war
Rare manuscripts thought to have been looted from Bonn library by Belgian soldiers Kate Connolly in Berlin Thu 11 Apr 2019 One of the biggest returns of cultural […]
Switzerland just overturned a referendum – there’s no reason we can’t do the same
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters The Independent Voices Now that the circumstances have changed, we deserve the right to have our say ( Alamy Live News. ) With […]
Sudan and Algeria are part of a new wave of peaceful regime change – other dictators should be worried
The collapse of the Bouteflika and Bashir regimes is sending reverberations across the world. On social media, people are warning Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and other African rulers that their turns are coming Borzou Daragahi @borzou […]
Trump is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Julian Assange
Ed KrassensteinFort Myers, Florida Early this morning, news broke that WikiLeaks’ co-founder Julian Assange had been arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police Service at the Ecuadorian embassy. It was later announced […]
No more excuses – Israeli voters have chosen a country that will mirror the brutal regimes of its Arab neighbours
Source: Independent By Robert Fisk If the west can forgive an Arab government that bombs Yemen, they can go on forgiving an Israeli government that bombs Gaza So now I […]
USA: Creeping Theo-Progressivism Radical Islam and the Radical Left
The essay below is an expanded version of an article first published at the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. By Sam Weston – City Journal In 2018, the first two Muslim women elected to Congress – Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib – did so with the help of both Islamist and progressivist […]
No Women Priests Still, Even though Francis says the Church should support women’s rights
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church should support women’s rights Source: Washington Post Pope Francis said it’s time for the Catholic Church to acknowledge its history of male authoritarianism and […]
Pope Benedict Versus Pope Francis on Catholic Church’s Sex Abuse
Ex-Pope Benedict contradicts Pope Francis in unusual intervention on sexual abuse Source: Washington Post By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli ROME — Breaking years of silence on major church affairs, Pope Emeritus Benedict […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict Speaks on Sex Scandal of the Church
Benedict Speaks Source: First Things By RR Reno Sex, scandal, the Church, and a general atmosphere of disintegration: That’s the main focus of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s unexpected intervention into today’s unhappy […]
Bones Found in Philippine Cave Reveal Long-Lost Cousin of Modern Humans
Source: Time By Malcolm Ritter (NEW YORK) — Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time […]
Jubilation as Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir ‘under house arrest’
ARAB NEWS April 11, 20190 Sudan’s state security agency: Authorities are releasing all political detainees Consultations to form a transitional council ongoing KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir is under ‘house […]
The Significance of Ramadan
Ramadan The holiest month for Muslims where they go hungry from dawn to dusk, but what is the true philosophy behind fasting? Introduction Every year, as the blessed month of […]