China says interning Muslims brings them into ‘modern’ world
Posted : 2018-10-17 09:48 China on Tuesday characterized its mass internment of Muslims as a push to bring into the ”modern, civilized” world a destitute people who are easily […]
Desperate Pakistani Christians – and Ahmadis – Languish in Thailand
The National Review•October 29, 2018 Bangkok — Thailand’s capital of Bangkok is a large, bustling, chaotic metropolis. The friendly, informal nation of Thailand draws visitors from around the world. […]
Italy’s League blocks Muslims from buying and converting chapel
Oct 28, 2018 Italian Northern League leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a political rally in Milan, Italy February 24, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (reuters_tickers) ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s far-right League party […]
Switzerland. New study. Foreign workers integrate quickly and earn more than locals
Oct 29, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch When they first arrive in Switzerland, immigrant women earn slightly more than Swiss women on average. By their fifth year in the country, the difference […]
‘I wasn’t born a refugee, did not choose to become one’
This year’s annual Kartepe summit on global issues took place last weekend. An important number of international participants, including academics, representatives from nongovernmental organizations, people from intergovernmental organizations and […]
France’s niqab ban violates human rights, UN committee says
Source: CNN France’s niqab ban violates the human rights of Muslim women and risks “confining them to their homes,” the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Tuesday. The committee said two women fined for wearing the full-face Islamic veils should be compensated and it called on France to review its […]
Madinah governor opens conference promoting true understanding of Islam
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman with religious scholars and researchers at the conference of International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Madinah. (SPA) Arab News October 30, 2018 The conference […]
European Parliament President calls for fair trial for Christian mother facing execution
Source: Christian Today The President of the European Parliament has warned Pakistan that it is making a ‘big mistake’ in its treatment of Asia Bibi, a mother-of-five facing execution for […]
Netanyahu in Oman!
oct. 29, 2018 ‘ JORDAN TIMES – HASSAN A. BARARI Perhaps, the best way of looking at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise visit to Oman is that it creates […]
Germany’s new Exile Museum uses art to create empathy, but a focus on privileged migrants will achieve nothing
If the museum hopes to succeed in its aim, it must refrain from having a solely elitist, intellectual focus, and instead attempt to include the experiences of the anonymous masses […]
Light Parties: Is the church’s alternative to Halloween really a good idea?
Source: CT Local churches are being encouraged to hold ‘light parties’ this Halloween. The idea is to celebrate ‘what’s life-giving and positive’, instead of what’s dark and possibly evil, according the Church of England’s promotional material. It’s a recognition, as well, that the night when ghosts appear has been seized […]
Donald Trump, morality and amorality
Source: CT I know I’m not alone in having those moments when you shout at the TV or radio when you hear what a politician’s said. It is of course easy to criticise and as a Christian I am told not to judge, so I need to challenge myself as […]
Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community inaugurates Nasir Hospital in Guatemala
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Landmark event as state of the art hospital […]
UK was aware of Saudi plot against Khashoggi: report
Source: Daily Sabah ANADOLU AGENCY LONDON Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi was about to disclose some detailed information about Saudi Arabia’s use of chemical weapons in Yemen and the U.K. had […]
Who tried to cover up the Khashoggi assassination?
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) arrives to attend a session during the Future Investment Initiative conference, Riyadh, Oct. 24. There are still attempts to obscure […]
Landmark project Istanbul New Airport opens with grand ceremony
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL On the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, the country has witnessed a historic moment with the opening of Istanbul’s new […]
What is the best age to learn a language?
Source: BBC News By Sophie Hardach It’s a busy autumn morning at the Spanish Nursery, a bilingual nursery school in north London. Parents help their toddlers out of cycling helmets […]
Saudi Arabia’s missing princes
Source: BBC News By Reda El Mawy Between 2015 and 2017, three Saudi princes living in Europe disappeared. All were critical of the Saudi government – and there is evidence […]
The mega-dam being crowdfunded by Pakistan’s top judge
Source: BBC News By Abid Hussain Image copyrightHASSAN ABBASImage captionThe proposed site of the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan Cash-poor Pakistan is crowdfunding a drive to collect almost $17bn from its […]
Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta
Source: BBC News A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 189 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Flight […]