The enduring appeal of violent jihad
Source: BBC News By Frank Gardner The Islamic State group (IS) has lost its short-lived caliphate in the Middle East, with hundreds – possibly thousands – of would-be international […]
They Created a Muslim Enclave in Upstate N.Y. Then Came the Online Conspiracies.
Source: The New York Times By Rick Rojas HANCOCK, N.Y. — Deep in the dense woods near the Catskill Mountains, a settlement was started decades ago by Muslim families, many […]
North Carolina Boy, 3, Found After Missing in the Woods for 2 Days. He Says He ‘Hung Out With a Bear’
Source: Time By TARA LAW A 3-year-old boy who was found after missing for two days in the North Carolina woods, says he “hung out with a bear.” The child, Casey […]
Want to Stay Safe Online? Use Two-Factor Authentication. Here’s How
Source: Time By PATRICK LUCAS AUSTIN January 23, 2019 The massive and numerous data breaches over the last few years prove at least one thing: Passwords alone can’t protect you. And […]
Tunisia’s Fledgling Democracy Shows Signs of Wear and Tear
Source: Time By IAN BREMMER January 24, 2019 Tunisia will forever be remembered as the birthplace of the Arab Spring in 2011. That has been both a blessing and a curse […]
Russia Wants to Undermine Trust in Elections. Here’s How Rhode Island Is Fighting Back
Source: Time By ABIGAIL ABRAMS / PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND When a group of Rhode Island’s top officials gathered in a chilly warehouse in Providence in mid-January to fight foreign interference in […]
Who Is Roger Stone? Trump Adviser Arrested in Special Counsel Investigation
Source: Time By ABIGAIL ABRAMS Roger Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Donald Trump, was arrested by the FBI early Friday morning on criminal charges relating to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. […]
Worsening droughts will lead to more migration in Middle East
Kerry Boyd Anderson January 29, 2019 Throughout human history, people have moved in response to changing climatic conditions. Today, anthropogenic climate change is exacerbating changes in the environment. In the […]
How this Ethiopian slave became Prophet Muhammad’s adviser and first to call Muslims to prayer
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 04:23 am, May 30, 2018, History An illustration of Bilal ibn Rabah calling Muslims to prayer — Rolling Out Bilal ibn Rabah was born in […]
Endless War. A Visit with the Taliban in Afghanistan
More than 17 years after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, the country is still at war. The Afghan army is weak, a resurgent Taliban is mounting fresh attacks and new […]
Macron holds surprise talks with Egypt’s Sisi, meets top clerics
By AFP – Jan 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday held a surprise second meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi after talks […]
Why war between Israel and Iran is likely in Syria
Jan 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s admittance last week that Israel had carried out massive airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, including a […]
The battle for Europe’s soul may be lost – the fight against the populists will be about starting afresh
Europe lies in the great pincers between America and Russia who both want to dismember it. The problem is how to remain faithful to the continent’s emancipatory legacy Slavoj Zizek […]
Pakistan will have no place on the global stage unless it learns from the Asia Bibi blasphemy case
The white stripe in Pakistan’s national flag is meant to represent the space for minorities in the country. Many gave forgotten this founding principle Parveen Akhtar @DrParveenAkhtar The Independent […]
Malaysia launches ambitious anti-corruption plan
PublishedJan 29, 2019 Nadirah H. Rodzi Malaysia Correspondent PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is sometimes blamed for tolerating corruption and the rise of cronyism during his first […]
Former Jakarta governor Basuki attacked on social media for plan to marry Muslim woman
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA – Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was just released from prison last week after serving a two-year sentence for blaspheming against Islam, is […]
Islam, the ‘natural religion’ of Black folk, is growing
by Nisa Muhammad @nisaislam Washington, DC (L) Women in the Nation of Islam feed the homeless, which is related to the principle of service in the Islamic faith. The Nation of Islam, under the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, was the most successful movement in spreading Islam in America and remains an […]
Video Shows Chinese Man Converted To Islam By Pak PM Imran Khan’s Party
The video reportedly shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf minister Amjad Ali conducting the recital with the Chinese national repeating the recitation of religious text. World | ANI | Updated: January 29, 2019 […]
Has the mystery of Alexander the Great’s death been solved? New theory claims a rare neurological disorder took his life – and left him alive but paralyzed for six days while staff prepared his body for burial
Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com It has baffled historians, but the mystery of Alexander the Great’s death may finally have been solved. Previous theories have concluded he died from infection, […]
Four Recent Terrorists from a different religion
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as […]