Syria: Assad has decisively won his brutal battle
The Observer Syria Trump’s decision to pull US troops out leaves the opposition stranded Hassan Hassan @hxhassan Sun 30 Dec 2018 Now the clear winner: A Syrian flag bearing Bashar […]
Book Review: Can reason and religion ever really co-exist?
Source: Independent About the Author: Vitaly Malkin (born 16 September 1952) is a Russian businessman and investor. He has been a physicist, banker and senator (from 2004 to 2013). […]
Today, amid protests and human rights abuses, Bangladesh will vote in a hotly contested election – here’s why it matters
The prime minister has created what is essentially an authoritarian state. Security forces carry out extrajudicial executions, torture and disappearances and those with dissident views are attacked Rabina Khan […]
Senior rabbis urged to resign after contempt of court ruling upheld
Source: The Guardian BY Melissa Davey Senior rabbis have been described by a child sexual abuse survivor as a “law unto themselves” and urged to resign from the peak body […]
Vatican official urges Iraq’s Christians to forgive, rebuild
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican secretary of state urged Iraqi Christians who have endured years of Islamic extremist persecution to forgive, reconcile and […]
Islamists kill at least 10 in bid to capture northeast Nigerian lake town: residents
Source: Reuters BY Ahmed Kingimi, Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants and Nigerian troops have been fighting around a fishing town on Lake Chad as the insurgents step up […]
India’s lower house OKs end to instant divorce for Muslims
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The lower house of India’s Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling that found the Muslim practice of […]
SNP MPs call on UK to grant Asia Bibi and her family asylum
Source: The Guardian BY Dan Sabbagh Scottish National party MPs have written to Theresa May calling on the UK to grant asylum to Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi and her family, […]
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Source: Associated Press By SAM MCNEIL JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his people’s oppression under Mao Zedong. The 39-year-old poet was […]
Bomb at Greek church injures 2 after no warning given
Source: Associated Press By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A crudely-made bomb exploded outside one of Athens’ most important churches early Thursday, injuring its caretaker and […]
Taliban seeks image makeover as Afghan peace talks gain momentum
Source: Reuters BY Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have changed since the […]
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Muslim leaders raise gambling harm awareness
Source: Australasian Muslim Times The Muslim Leaders Forum for Gambling Harm Awareness was held on Wednesday 5 December in Melbourne equipping them with resources to help families experiencing gambling harm. The […]
BBC Page: Slavery in Islam
Slaves were owned in all Islamic societies, both sedentary and nomadic, ranging from Arabia in the centre to North Africa in the west and to what is now Pakistan and […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association on the Financial Independence of German Muslims
“No practice in the Islamic world” According to the Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, German Muslims must free themselves from dependence on foreign donors. However, they reject a reference […]
With reforms flagging, is Pakistan PM Imran Khan chasing a mirage?
Sib Kaifee December 26, 2018 Can the reformist Prime Minister tackle the numerous challenges facing Pakistan to shape a lasting transformation ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have […]
Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas one year after Daesh defeat
Reuters December 25, 2018 War and sectarian conflict shrank Iraq’s Christian population from 1.5 million to about 400,000 after the US-led invasion in 2003 Iraq is home to many […]
Syria: a new front in the battle between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
REUTERS/US army By Nathalie Goulet The Middle East has never been an area of great stability. Areas of lawlessness or lacking of governance have multiplied since the US invasion […]
Jamal Khashoggi: How the ‘stupid, naïve’ plot to kill Washington Post journalist backfired on Saudi Arabia
By Ehsan Knopf 3:21pm Dec 29, 2018 The murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi not only shocked the world, but it also shone a light on Donald […]
How Zionism helped create the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
November 3, 2017 The covert alliance between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Zionist entity of Israel should be no surprise to any student of British imperialism. The […]