Can Saudi Arabia play peacemaker in Afghanistan?
NEWS OPINION Can Saudi Arabia play peacemaker in Afghanistan? RUPERT STONE The Saudis are making moves in Afghanistan, courting the Taliban and trying to cement its role as a […]
The Islamic Khilafat – Its Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence
Rafi Ahmad In this essay, we will examine the concept of the khilafat, its rise, fall, and reemergence, and discuss its relevance in modern times. The Arabic word khalifa means successor. […]
Khilafat – successorship of prophethood
After Prophethood, Khilafat is the most important institution in Islam. Khulafa are ultimately appointed by God through His Divine guidance. Though Khilafat had disappeared, it has been re-established as prophecied […]
The Shadowy Arms Trade: A Look Back at a Questionable Tank Deal
An intermediary received a commission of almost $200 million for the sale of battle tanks to United Arab Emirates. Some of that money, though, may have been used to bribe […]
Macedonia leader vows to press on with name change despite referendum failure
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 A man casts his ballot for the referendum in Macedonia on changing the country’s name that would open the […]
DUTCH FM BENT RULES IN AWARDING HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD TO CONTROVERSIAL PRINCE: REPORT
By Janene Pieters on September 4, 2018 Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Photo: Foreign and Commonwealth Office / Wikimedia Commons The usual procedure was deviated from in awarding the Human […]
Former U.N. Human Rights Chief Outlines The State Of The Geopolitical Climate
September 18, 20184:37 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Zeid Raad Al Hussein, who recently stepped down from his United Nations post, about […]
Ahmadiyya scholars for ban on ‘nikah halala’
Vishal Joshi Tribune News Service Kurukshetra, September 30 Welcoming the Centre’s approval of an ordinance making instant triple talaq a punishable offence, scholars from the Ahmadiyya sect demanded government’s intervention […]
Pakistani Government Removes Ahmadi Economist From Advisory Council
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Kurds vote for regional Parliament as Barzani draws battle lines in fight for Iraq presidency
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 SUADAD AL-SALHY October 01, 2018 Voters chose from more than 700 candidates to win 111 seats in autonomous Kurdistan’s Parliament, a year […]
End deepening conflict
Sep 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The World Bank (WB) says that the economy of Gaza is collapsing and has cited the well-known reasons that most, if not all, of […]
Low turnout as FYRM votes on new name
By AFP – Sep 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Albanian couple vote at a polling station on Sunday in Tetovo, as part of a referendum on whether to change the […]
Why Hollywood writer Ubah Mohamed hated her name
By Naima Mohamud BBC Africa 30 September 2018 I Getting a TV job in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks in the US with a name like Ubah Mohamed […]
‘We are scared, but we have Jesus’: China and its war on Christianity
Source: The Guardian By Benjamin Haas Crackdown on unofficial churches comes as Vatican and Beijing sign controversial deal on appointment of bishops. A man waits outside during a mass at the […]
Pope Francis removes Chilean priest at center of sex abuse scandal
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his “supreme” authority to stiffen a sentence originally […]
What will the FBI investigation into Kavanaugh actually do?
Source: BBC News President Trump has ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, his nominee for the Supreme Court. The announcement came after Arizona Republican Jeff […]
Indonesia earthquake: Huge surge in death toll
Source: BBC News At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says. Many people were […]
Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?
Source: Time By Irin Carmon | Photographs by Elin Berge for TIME By the time I arrive in Stockholm, I know to expect the dads. Enlightened Swedish dads, with their easy security […]
A Serious lesson for Muslims
By The people who have an interest in the future of America were tense on the morning of Friday, September 28, 2018. Many of you may have done your share of the work to preserve our freedom and keep our systems from crumbling. I did my individual share of emails […]
Hundreds of cases a day and a flair for drama: India’s crusading Supreme Court
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar and Kai Schultz NEW DELHI — Following the headlines, you might get the feeling that India’s Supreme Court is everywhere at once, all […]