Hundreds of violent neo-Nazis roam freely in Germany
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Germany has been under threat of rising Neo-Nazi presence in German society. Some 470 neo-Nazis, a number of whom are wanted for violent crimes by […]
Turkey seeks arrest of Saudi crown prince aides over Khashoggi
By AFP – Dec 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — A Turkish court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for two suspects close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over the murder […]
Blowback from unintended consequences of Bush’s 1991 war continues
Dec 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN George H.W. Bush, who died last Saturday at the age of 94, has been lauded as a great US president, a humble patrician […]
Nadine Shah: ‘I am just one version of a Muslim woman, and people don’t get to see a lot of my kind’
Elisa Bray meets with the Mercury Prize nominee to discuss Brexit woes, wanting to have children, and why the excessive drinking had to stop @Elisabray The Independent Culture Shah’s music […]
These are the cities that will dominate the global economy in the next 15 years
Despite the west’s experience of managing the process of urbanisation, it doesn’t have all the answers Hamish McRae @TheIndyBusiness The Independent Voices New York will continue to be the world’s largest urban economy in 2035, but Jakarta will have passed Tokyo to become the most populous city. However, […]
The Ignored Legacy of George H.W. Bush: War Crimes, Racism, and Obstruction of Justice
Mehdi Hasan December 1 2018, The tributes to former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday aged 94, have been pouring in from all sides of the political […]
‘Sound of Humanity’ seeks to put Lombok tourism back on track … but then: another earthquake!
Panca Nugraha The Jakarta Post Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara | Wed, December 5, 2018 Editor’s Note: Oho! It seems that this music festival is a bit […]
Book Review: Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World
Source: Amazon By Dalai Lama “A book that brings people together on the firm grounds of shared values, reminding us why the Dalai Lama is still one of the most […]
Ted Talk: We Can Be Buddhas
Additional Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from […]
Meditation: All It Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes
Transcription of Ted Talk Translated by Joseph Geni Reviewed by Morton Bast 00:12 We live in an incredibly busy world. The pace of life is often frantic, our minds are […]
Diplomacy in action: Meet the Swiss women charged with bringing peace to Myanmar
By Julia Crawford This content was published on November 30, 2018 How do you help a country from which nearly a million people have fled, where the government is […]
Meet the Women Championing South Africa’s Black Muslim Pride
Stefanie Jason Dec. 04, 2018 Photo: Stefanie Jason There’s a new movement of Black Muslims in South Africa asserting their Africanness within the context of their religion. “I have […]
The mysterious Imbangala warriors of Angola who established the Kasanje Kingdom in 1620
The Kasanje Kingdom, also known as the Jaga Kingdom, was one of the biggest and most powerful kingdoms in Central Africa in the 17th to early 19th century. Established […]
Materialism and the intellectual mind
As Ahmadi Muslims, it is our foremost duty to understand what we believe in. We must accept that we were born in a time like no other. Having accepted this, we must then look to the world and see what it is desperately in need of. Though the world […]
Sierra Leone Sports: Ahmadiyya wins female volleyball competition
Wed December 5, 2018 “We make every effort to see that our actions live up to our words and be vigilant with regards to our behavior.” – Thomas Sankara […]
There’s just been a historic government defeat that increases the chances we’ll stay in the EU
Our chief political commentator explains the significance of tonight’s votes in the House of Commons John Rentoul @JohnRentoul The Independent Voices Theresa May lost three votes tonight, which are […]
Jews from Islamic countries are migrants of the clash of civilizations
Jews from Islamic countries are migrants of the clash of civilizations Jewish migrants from Islamic lands are ignored by the Western conscience, the UN, the EU – no […]
‘Turkey, Iran should join forces to help Islamic world’
December 2, 2018 Turkey and Iran need to work together to find solutions to the problems of the Islamic world and for the unity of the Muslim […]
Islamic mortgage provider targets mainstream ‘ethical’ buyers
Islamic banks are looking to attract green and ethical customers Credit: Per Magnus Persson/Getty Images Adam Williams 5 December 2018 Specialist banks are aiming to broaden their appeal by offering […]
Playing the Islamic card ahead of elections, again?: The Jakarta Post
In its editorial, the paper shares its concern over election campaigns building up along sectarian lines, instead of candidate track records. JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – […]