I am a terror attack survivor and this is how I am fighting extremism
The questions I asked myself after the attack revolved around one word: why? Why would an adult want to mercilessly kill hundreds of innocent children? It took a long time […]
Israel’s assault on Palestinian universities is a threat to human rights and a tragedy for this generation of students
Palestine has had to contend with Israel’s systematic obstruction of education: from enforced closures, campus raids, and the oppression of individual students and teachers, including arbitrary arrests and detention without trial Sophia […]
Lab-grown oesophagus implanted in mice
Source: BBC News By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent Scientists in London have grown a bio-engineered oesophagus which was successfully implanted into mice. The work, published in Nature Communications, was led by scientists at […]
Saudi Arabia fires 5 top officials, arrests 18 Saudis, saying Khashoggi was killed in fight at consulate
Source: The Washington Post By Kevin Sullivan , Loveday Morris and Tamer El-Ghobashy October 19 at 10:40 PM RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi government acknowledged early Saturday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was […]
‘Islamic revolution’
EDITORIAL Source: Daily Times; OCTOBER 21, 2018 Siraj-ul-Haq is a man who appears to be hitting back. For while addressing a youth convention in Peshawar recently, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief […]
As Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority, checks son’s power – sources
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 19, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, attends a banquet hosted by Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime […]
North Korea’s box of bones – A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 21, 2018 A picture of King Dangun, the mythical founder of the first unified Korean kingdom in 2333 BCE, sits at […]
Jamal Khashoggi paid the price for exposing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s glass jaw
By Middle East correspondent Adam Harvey PHOTO: Jamal Khashoggi was a critic of the Saudi Crown Prince. (AP: Virginia Mayo, File) RELATED STORY: Jamal Khashoggi’s death raises questions about […]
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
Source: Catholic News When Christians hear Muslims being called to prayer, they should be happy, for it is their God who is going to be worshipped and served, says Jesuit […]
Is hothouse Earth avoidable?
Oct 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES By Johan Rockström, Jørgen Randers and Per Espen Stoknes STOCKHOLM — Nearly 50 years ago, the Club of Rome’s report “Limits to Growth” warned that […]
Scandal Over Dead Journalist Jolts Heir to Saudi Throne
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, secure for now, is scrambling to contain global backlash 68 COMMENTS By Summer Said, Margherita Stancati and Justin Scheck Oct. 20, 2018 Saudi Arabia’s […]
The Nigerian imam who saved Christians from Muslim gunmen
By Dooshima AbuBBC Pidgin, Plateau state 1 July 2018 Image captionChristians say they would have died had it not been for the bravery of the Muslim cleric (centre) When an […]
The tip-off from a Nazi that saved my grandparents
The Holocaust When Alexander Bodin Saphir’s Jewish grandfather was measuring a high-ranking Nazi for a suit in Copenhagen 75 years ago he got an important tip-off – the Jews were […]
Arab League welcomes Saudi investigations into Khashoggi case
Web Report Filed on October 21, 2018 | (File photo) The league expressed deepest condolences to the families and relatives of the Saudi journalist. The General Secretariat of the Arab […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan reacts to India train accident
Source: Khaleej Times Around 59 people were killed in the tragedy. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan recently reacted to India’s train tragedy which claimed the lives of 59 revellers. The […]
Ahmadi Muslims welcome their spiritual leader to Baltimore County mosque
His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifa of Islam and global leader of more than 10 million Ahmadiyyah, visited the Bait-us-Samad mosque in Rosedale, MD. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun) […]
Muslims from around the world arriving in Houston for visit of spiritual leader
By Lindsay Peyton, CORRESPONDENT Oct. 19, 2018 Imam Rizwan Khan is the new imam at the Baitus Samee Mosque in Houston. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Spring. ( Marie […]
Libyan FM rejects EU’s ‘disembarkation platforms’
Updated 19 October 2018 AFP October 19, 2018 All north African countries reject this proposal: Siala The EU suggested setting up these “disembarkation platforms” in consultation with the UN High […]