SWIFT system to disconnect some Iranian banks this weekend
SWIFT said that suspending Iranian banks’ access to the messaging system was a ‘regrettable’ step but was ‘taken in the interest of the stability and integrity of the wider […]
The most heartbreaking thing about the Indonesian earthquake is the emotional trauma that it’s left behind
Natural disasters and conflicts can rob the most vulnerable people in society of a livelihood and a support system. But the ensuing emotional damage can last for a lifetime Rachid […]
The ‘good guy with a gun’ is Hollywood’s most dangerous lie
Indestructible action heroes hide life-threatening risks police officers take to defend citizens Alyssa Rosenberg The Independent Voices Ron Helus, a sergeant in the Ventura County (California) sheriff’s office, was fatally […]
Melbourne attacker had passport cancelled in 2015 because he wanted to fight for Isis
Source: The Guardian By Lisa Martin The man who was killed after stabbing a passerby to death and injuring two others in Melbourne had his passport cancelled in 2015 because […]
Tanzania police arrest 10 over ‘gay wedding’ in Zanzibar
Source: BBC News Ten men have been arrested for allegedly conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. The arrests were made on Saturday night at a […]
French bishops to set up ‘independent’ review on sex abuse in Catholic Church
Source: The Local French bishops said Wednesday they were setting up an “independent” commission to “shed light on the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic church since 1950”. The […]
Dozens of Rohingya flee camps by boat, reviving memories of 2015 tragedy
Source: Reuters BY Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh have boarded boats to try to reach Malaysia, officials and aid […]
Jewish students remember “Night of Broken Glass” in Berlin
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — Jewish students in Berlin on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” when Nazis terrorized Jews […]
Apologizing for Canada’s rejection of Jews in 1939, Trudeau vows to fight anti-Semitism
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Rauhala OTTAWA — It started as an apology for a shameful chapter in Canadian history and ended with an urgent call to fight anti-Semitism here and […]
In Uganda, Catholics protest as archbishop asks government to enforce tithe
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — Thousands of Catholics in one of the world’s poorest nations are objecting after the church asked the government to collect a […]
India’s ruling BJP turns up Hindu nationalist heat with renamings, statue plan
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – From getting rid of some Muslim names of places to promising a “grand” statue of the Hindu god Ram, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Woman freed in blasphemy case still in hiding in Pakistan
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — A week after Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy, a Christian woman who had been on death row for eight […]
Fired Muslim awarded $3.2 million in discrimination suit against Loma Linda University Medical Center
Source: The OCR By SCOTT SCHWEBKE A jury has awarded $3.2 million in damages to a Muslim who claims he was harassed for years by his supervisors at Loma Linda University […]
Should You Take Aspirin Every Day? Here’s What the Science Says
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Aspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in […]
More than 100 women elected to Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By KARMA ALLEN At least 98 women will be elected to the House of Representatives — 84 Democrats, 14 Republicans — and 12 will join the Senate […]
Malaysia dominates the Islamic economy, but the United Arab Emirates is hoping to close the gap
CNBCNovember 6, 2018 DIEDC CEO discusses the growth of the Islamic economy New research has found that the gap is narrowing between leading Islamic economies Malaysia and the UAE. […]
Debunking Maps of Alleged “Islamic No Go Zones” in London
November 9, 2018 By Dan Kaszeta Various right-of-centre political commenters have, at different times, alluded to the existence of so-called “Islamic no go zones” in Western Europe. Generally, these are […]
More than 100 women elected to US Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By Karma Allen A record number of women were elected to Congress on Tuesday night as an unprecedented number of female candidates ran for the first time. […]
US ‘war on terror’ has killed over half a million people: study (in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq only)
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Worldwide: ‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report […]