Why Some People Hate Being Hugged, According to Science
Source: Time By MELISSA LOCKER If you hate being hugged, the world can be a challenging place. You never know when someone you’re meeting for a quick coffee will approach you, […]
BBC The Big Questions: Is the Liberal World Order in Crisis?
Suggested Reading The only constitution the world needs is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam! The Big Questions is a faith and ethics television programme […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation pledge support for lasting peace in Somalia
The Somali government is working hard in carrying out reforms in various institutions. (SPA) Arab News October 29, 2018 JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will continue supporting […]
Bodies of two Saudi sisters found bound together beside New York river
Arab News October 29, 2018 Young women aged 22 and 16 identified by mother from sketch supplied by city police The New York City medical examiner’s office will determine cause of death JEDDAH: The bodies of two young Saudi women have been discovered bound together on the banks of […]
Almost two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
By AFP – Oct 28,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Iranian Shiite Muslim pilgrims wave flags at the Mehran border point between Iran and Iraq, as they head towards the central Iraqi shrine […]
‘Intense negotiations’ between Turkey, Jordan to keep free trade deal
By Mohammad Ghazal – Oct 28,2018 Turkish Ambassador in Amman Mourad Karagoz speaks on the free trade agreement between Turkey and Jordan, which Jordan sent Turkey an official notification of […]
Palestinian president vows to thwart Trump peace plan
By AFP – Oct 29,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the meeting of the Central Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Ramallah, in the occupied West […]
Muslim Groups Raise Thousands For Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims
Source: US News / Huffington Post By Andy McDonald After a suspected gunman with anti-Semitic views killed 11 people and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, two […]
Former FBI Agent on Saudi Crown Prince ‘He Wanted to Send a Message’
Why would someone want Saudi Arabian Jamal Khashoggi dead? The former FBI agent Ali Soufan says that the journalist posed a threat to the House of Saud. Interview Conducted by […]
Swiss’ map on flight to Israel displays Palestinian town destroyed in 1948
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 11 October 2018 Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP. Switzerland’s main carrier has been criticised for displaying an-inflight map to passengers on a flight to Israel that omitted Tel […]
Imam makes a botanical garden in mosque, puts kids in charge of the plants
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL An imam’s efforts to raise numerous plants inside a mosque in Turkey’s central Nevşehir province gained the praise of the congregation while attracting children to the mosque. […]
58% Americans express positive views of country’s growing racial and ethnic diversity
58% of Americans say that having an increasing number of people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in the U.S. makes the country a better place to live; just […]
Mail bombs: FBI investigators check Florida leads
Source: BBC News The FBI has searched a mail facility in Florida, as investigators try to find out who is behind a series of crude explosive packages targeting several prominent […]
Khashoggi murder: Son arrives in US from Saudi Arabia
Source: BBC News The eldest son of the murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, has arrived in the US from Saudi Arabia along with his family. Salah Khashoggi had previously been […]
Chuck Grassley Asked the Justice Department to Look Into Michael Avenatti’s Work on Brett Kavanaugh
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON Updated: October 25, 2018 5:59 PM ET Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has referred attorney Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick to the Department of […]
A Painting Made by Artificial Intelligence Has Been Sold at Auction for $432,500
Source: Time By CASEY QUACKENBUSH October 26, 2018 An artwork made by an artificial intelligence program sold at a Christie’s auction for $432,500, nearly 45 times its high estimate. Portrait of Edmond Belamy, a […]
European human rights court rules against defaming Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Source: Time STRASBOURG: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against defamation of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and said such activities exceed the permissible limits of freedom of expression, Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. […]
6 facts about English language learners in U.S. public schools
Source: Pew Research Center BY KRISTEN BIALIK, ALISSA SCHELLER AND KRISTI WALKER Kindergarten students line up with their books at Gov. James B. Longley Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine. Over 70% of the school’s […]
Nearly one-in-five teens can’t always finish their homework because of the digital divide
Source: Pew Research Center BY MONICA ANDERSON AND ANDREW PERRIN Some 15% of U.S. households with school-age children do not have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a new Pew Research […]
Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFFREY GOTTFRIED AND ELIZABETH GRIECO While some say wisdom comes with age, younger Americans are better than their elders at separating factual from opinion statements in the news, […]