A Miss France with a hijab? Not a chance!
A Miss England contestant in a hijab has highlighted a difference in attitudes across the Channel in France Hajar El Jahidi Wednesday 26 September 2018 On 4 September, Sara Iftekhar, […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
Source: Harper Collins Robert Fisk’s bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis. The history of the […]
Everything Submits Before God
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad a.s. The mountains remember Him, the rivers remember Him, the trees remember Him and many righteous people are occupied with His remembrance. Anyone who […]
The Forgotten War: A Visit to the Killing Fields of Yemen
The forgotten war in Yemen has entered its fourth year and peace is nowhere in sight. With the healthcare system in shambles and bombs falling every day, it is the […]
‘China’s big mistake’ – Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 Pakistani businessman Mirza Imran Baig and his compatriot sit outside the Pakistani embassy waiting for assistance in the cases of […]
Trump says he wants two-state solution for Mideast conflict
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a bilateral meeting during the 73rd session of […]
India and Pakistan both lose out from canceled meeting
MICHAEL KUGELMAN September 26, 2018 India last week announced the cancellation of a planned meeting between Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. It had been […]
South Sudan doctor wins UN refugee prize
By AFP – Sep 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES South Sudanese surgeon Evan Atar Adaha speaks during a press conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, on Tuesday, after winning UNHCR’s 2018 […]
Jordan’s unwavering faith in peace
Sep 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah’s speech at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly not only focused on the Palestinian problem as the main […]
The Tories have based their cruel immigration policy on divisive myths for too long – it’s time for a different approach
Diane Abbott is the shadow home secretary and Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington It has been widely trailed that Theresa May will announce a clampdown on immigration in […]
Maldives marine artwork destroyed for being a ‘threat to Islamic unity’
Source: The Guardian BY Antonia Wilson A new sculptural work, Coralarium, created by artist and environmentalist Jason deCaires Taylor, was demolished last week after it was deemed anti-Islamic. The semi-submerged artwork […]
The silent Popes: Why Francis and Benedict won’t answer the accusations dividing their church
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)One rarely leaves his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City. The other speaks freely — too freely, critics say — but […]
‘Science not fairy tales:’ Teachers speak out against proposed science standards
Source: Arizona Central By Lily Altavena, Arizona Republic Parents and teachers on Monday rallied outside an Arizona Board of Education meeting, and then took turns during the meeting blasting a proposal […]
Thai court finds 9 Muslim men guilty in Bangkok bomb plot
Source: Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday convicted nine young Muslim men from southern Thailand of planning to set off a car bomb in the capital, […]
US: Myanmar military led ‘extreme’ violence against Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW PENNINGTON UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with “extreme brutality” in a […]
In Nigeria, fears that a crackdown on Muslim group will court another Boko Haram
Source: Religion News Service BY Ali Abare Abubakar ABUJA, Nigeria (RNS) — Two years ago, Modu Bukar, a local leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, was gunned down in […]
Pope: Priestly abuse scandals driving Catholic faithful away
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and JARI TANNER TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Pope Francis conceded Tuesday that priestly sex abuse scandals are outraging the Catholic faithful and driving them […]
Should the Catholic Church Pay Reparations to Sex-Abuse Victims?
Source: The Atlantic BY SIGAL SAMUEL The Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal has reached such a fever pitch that its top officials are now compelled to act. Last week, Pope Francis expelled a priest […]
Are you an “insecure overachiever”
Source: BBC News By Laura Empson 25 September 2018 Listen to Insecure Overachievers on BBC Radio 4 here. Presented by Laura Empson and produced by Jonathan Brunert. “It feels like a […]
Gene editing could eliminate mosquitoes, but is it a good idea?
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Researchers have rendered a population of mosquitoes in a lab sterile using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 by homing in on a specific target in […]