The struggle to advocate for Palestinians has never been easy
James J. Zogby Nov 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES It has never been easy for Arab Americans to advocate for Palestinian rights and while we have made real progress, the challenges […]
Exclusive: After Khashoggi murder, some Saudi royals turn against king’s favourite son
Reuters International Nov 20, 2018 – 07:45 LONDON (Reuters) – Amid international uproar over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family are agitating to […]
Outrage: High-profile Swiss women abandon Catholic church
Source: Swiss Info In protest against Pope Francis’s incendiary remarks equating abortion with the hiring of a contract killer, six prominent Swiss women have resigned from the Catholic church. They […]
Airbnb to remove listings in Israel’s West Bank settlements
Reuters International Nov 19, 2018 By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Home-renting company Airbnb Inc <AirBnB Inc> said on Monday it would remove listings in Israeli settlements in the […]
This man is called Saddam Hussein and no one believes him
Posted by Bethan McKernan in people Things can get a bit awkward for Saddam Hussein when he’s going for a job interview, making a restaurant reservation, or filling out forms. […]
‘Tell Everyone We Scalped You!’ How Caste Still Rules in India
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj THATI, India — When Sardar Singh Jatav set out walking on a muggy night in early September to talk with the men […]
Pop heartthrob Zayn Malik says he’s no longer Muslim, leaving his Muslim fans divided
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan (RNS) — When British pop star Zayn Malik tweets “Eid Mubarak” every year at the end of Ramadan, his Muslim fans around the world go […]
Top 10 Question Answers – Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Question Answers, top 10 , Most Shared By Viewers in 2016 1. why dont you accept yazeed was wrong, while you have the knowledge, 2. Three Talak, […]
Kenya bans Marie Stopes from offering abortion services
Source: BBC News The authorities in Kenya have banned the international health organisation Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services. The Medical Practitioners Board says it made the […]
Thousands protest in Norway against restricting abortion
Source: Reuters By Gwladys Fouche, Lefteris Karagiannopoulos OSLO (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Norwegian cities on Saturday against restricting women’s access to abortion, the subject of talks between the […]
Exclusive: Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans set to be pushed back to 2019 – government official
Source: Reuters By Zeba Siddiqui COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis are set to be stalled until the new year with repatriation and […]
Chinese city urges those ‘poisoned by extremism’, who follow conservative Islam to confess crimes
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – A city in China’s far-western Xinjiang region has ordered people who are “poisoned by extremism, terrorism and separatism”, in contact with overseas terror groups or […]
Asia Bibi, and the dangers of being Christian in Pakistan
Asia Bibi, and the dangers of being Christian in Pakistan https://t.co/I4NPXr0wV9 — CNN Religion (@CNNbelief) November 12, 2018
Trump Says Extraditing Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Is ‘Not Under Consideration’
Source: NPR BY SASHA INGBER President Trump shot down reports on Saturday that his administration was considering extraditing a Pennsylvania-based foe of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to […]
The Greek Orthodox Church faces a battle over secularisation
Source: The Economist Archbishop Ieronymos is struggling to sell a deal to his bishops THERESA MAY is not the only public figure in Europe who is making a rearguard defence […]
From slavery to possible sainthood: The story of America’s first black Catholic priest
Source: The Washington Post Augustus Tolton’s miraculous journey has inspired a canonization effort and a one-man play By DeNeen L. Brown The story of America’s first black Catholic priest begins with […]
Why artificial intelligence is shaping our world
Source: BBC News We stand on the edge of a crucial moment in the history of our species – a time when a creation of our own inventiveness has the […]
Younger adults in Western Europe are more socially, politically progressive than older age groups
Source: Pew Research Center BY LAURA SILVER AND COURTNEY JOHNSON People line up to vote at Els Llorers school in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2017. (Nicolas Carvalho Ochoa/Picture Alliance via Getty Images). […]
Despite Rising Economic Confidence, Japanese See Best Days Behind Them and Say Children Face a Bleak Future
Source: Pew Research Center BY BRUCE STOKES AND KAT DEVLIN (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images) Japanese feel better about their economy than at any time in nearly two decades. But the overall mood in Japan […]
Why Donald Trump is sticking with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Source: Economic Times By Mark Landler WASHINGTON — As evidence piles up pointing to the Saudi crown prince’s responsibility in the brutal killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald […]