U.S. likely to end air war against Islamic State in Syria
Dec 20, 2018 By Phil Stewart and Ellen Francis WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States will likely end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out […]
Across Europe, the practice of Islamic family law is under pressure
Source: The Economist A ruling on Greece has wider European implications A GREEK Muslim woman who lost out because her late husband’s will was adjudicated by Islamic law has been […]
War and Pestilence: The Ongoing Fragmentation of Yemen
There are hopes that a cease-fire could end the fighting in Yemen’s civil war. But a visit to the front near Hodeida shows that even if the violence stops, it […]
The Relotius Case? Answers to the Most Important Questions (Fake News in Der Spiegel)
In recent years, DER SPIEGEL published just under 60 articles by reporter and editor Claas Relotius. He has now admitted that, in several instances, he either invented stories or […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Auxiliary Organisation Ansarullah Germany Promotes Education
Zubair Khalil Khan Majlis Ansarullah Germany organised its 12th Annual Ilmi (Educational) competition under the supervision of Ansaullah Talim (Education) Department on 16 December 2018 in the premises of Nasir Bagh Gross-Gerau, a famous Jamaat property in Germany. Organisational arrangements were amicably made by National Qaid Talim (Education) Mr […]
Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs
Epigraph: It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment […]
Human rights court rules against Greece in Sharia law case
Source: Associated Press By ELENA BECATOROS PARIS (AP) — Greece violated a prohibition on discrimination by applying Islamic religious law to an inheritance dispute among members of the country’s Muslim […]
Cuba eliminates gay marriage language from new constitution
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said Tuesday that language promoting the legalization of gay marriage will be removed from the draft […]
Transgender women pray at India’s Sabarimala temple
Source: BBC News Four transgender women have been allowed to pray at an Indian temple at the centre of a bitter row over whether women should be permitted to enter. […]
Israel’s Netanyahu Embraces European Leaders With Controversial Views On Holocaust
Source: NPR BY Daniel Estrin In recent years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cultivated friendships with rising nationalist and far-right leaders in Europe. His supporters say it’s a smart […]
Netanyahu’s son banned temporarily from Facebook over ‘hate speech’
Source: CNN By Ian Lee, CNN Jerusalem (CNN)Facebook has restored the account of Yair Netanyahu, the eldest son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after it was temporarily suspended for […]
Airbnb issues conflicting statements on boycott of Jewish-owned West Bank properties
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) – On Monday (Dec. 17), Airbnb, the short-term rental site, sent out a news release in Hebrew claiming the company’s decision to […]
Opponents of Bible classes in a W. Virginia county’s schools win round in court
Source: Washington Post By Joe Heim Reporter covering a range of topics, including race, white nationalism, schools, student culture, Native American issue Parents engaged in battle with a West Virginia school […]
Pope Francis accepts resignation of L.A. bishop accused of sexual misconduct with a minor
Source: Washington Post By Chico Harlan December 19 at 4:53 PM ROME — Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop after an archdiocese oversight board found “credible” an […]
Yemeni mother wins visa fight to see her dying child in a California hospital
Source: CNN By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN (CNN)The US State Department granted a Yemeni mother, whose 2-year-old son is on life support in an Oakland hospital, a waiver Tuesday to travel […]
Texas Girl’s Inoperable Brain Tumor Unexpectedly Disappeared, Her Doctors Say
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The parents of an 11-year-old Texas girl are thanking God after hearing from doctors that an inoperable brain tumor seems to have disappeared. Roxli […]
Ahmadiyya volunteers helping to make a difference
Date published: 20 December 2018 Oldham-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth started their festive activities by raising much-needed funds for the British Red Cross. The young volunteers were out in Oldham collecting […]
A History of Warfare of Science with theology in Christendom
Book by Andrew Dickson White, the Founding President of Cornell University Because the suppression of scientific thought by the medieval Church represents one of blackest periods of human history, many […]
UK: Sajid Javid’s flawed immigration policy is doomed to fail
In the home secretary’s new world, business figures and entrepreneurs are welcome – but labourers, NHS cleaners and bus drivers (like his father) are not Editorial @IndyVoices The Independent Voices […]
Intelligent Design Movement: Where have they gone wrong?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2009 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “Let no man out of weak conceit of sobriety, or an […]