Mosul reconstruction to give UNESCO window to revive fortunes
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Iraqi students walk near a building of the central Library of the University of Mosul, in Mosul, Iraq May […]
Uzbek imam sacked after urging president to allow hijabs, beards
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev walks out from the airplane upon his arrival at Qingdao Liuting International Airport […]
In Summoning the Bishops to Address the Sexual-Abuse Crisis, Is Pope Francis Again Missing the Point?
Source: The New Yorker By James Carroll With the sex-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church reaching a critical mass, Pope Francis has issued an unprecedented call to the world’s top bishops to meet […]
Israel to approve immigration for 1,000 Ethiopian Jews
Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government announced Monday that it agreed to absorb 1,000 Ethiopian Jews — accepting just a fraction of the African country’s 8,000 remaining […]
India’s Carnatic Singers Face Backlash For Performing Non-Hindu Songs
Source: NPR BY LAUREN FRAYER For 35 years, O.S. Arun has been a professional singer of Carnatic music, a classical genre popular in South India. It’s an embellished form of singing frequently backed […]
Hindu group behind Modi’s rise in India opens up as elections near
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Hindu nationalist group behind the rise of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is opening up to critics and supporters through a first-of-its-kind outreach […]
Extremism Advances in the Largest Muslim Country
Source: Wall Street Journal By Benedict Rogers, who is East Asia Team Leader at the international human-rights organization CSW and author of “Indonesia: Pluralism in Peril—the Rise of Religious Intolerance Across […]
China hits back at Trump with tariffs on $60bn of US goods
Source: BBC News China has hit back at President Donald Trump by imposing new trade tariffs on $60bn of American goods. It comes after the US slapped duties on $200bn […]
Russia blames Israel after military plane shot down off Syria
Source: BBC News Russia has said Syria shot down one of its military planes – but laid the blame for the deaths of the 15 personnel on board with Israel. […]
Senate to Hold Public Hearing for Brett Kavanaugh and Accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON September 17, 2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee said it would hold a public hearing next week with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, […]
Here’s What a One-Bedroom Apartment Costs in 50 Major Cities
Source: Time By JOEL ANDERSON/GOBANKINGRATES August 27, 2018 It typically costs less to own a home than to rent one in most cities. So if homeownership is out of reach for […]
Taking Daily Aspirin May Be Risky for Healthy Older Adults: Study
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME For years, taking a daily aspirin was believed to be one of the easiest ways to protect long-term health. But the bottom line on aspirin has recently gotten […]
North Carolina Wild Horses Survive Hurricane Florence: They ‘Sense Bad Weather Coming’
Corolla Wild Horse Fund horses hanging by the ocean in May Corolla Wild Horse Fund (have permission) JASON DUAINE HAHN September 17, 2018 Hundreds of wild horses on the East […]
Immigrant Bangladeshi Communities and Intergenerational Conflict: The Need for Multicultural Education
PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, Vol. 17, 2008, pp. 19-36.Refereed Immigrant Bangladeshi Communitiesand Intergenerational Conflict: The Need for Multicultural Education Nurun Begum Mahfuzul I. Khondaker Abstract Based on an ethnographic […]
PM Imran Khan pledges citizenship for 1.5m Afghan refugees
Source: The Guardian By Memphis Barker in Islamabad Mon 17 Sep 2018 Imran Khan has pledged to grant citizenship to 1.5 million Afghan refugees who have lived on the […]
With due respect to Dr. Atif Man
OP-ED With due respect to Dr Atif Mian The crux of Pakistan’s chronic economic issues is not that the ruling elites do not know about the problems or how to […]
Why the Atif Mian controversy is bad news for Pakistan’s minorities
COMMENTARY / INSIGHT Why the Atif Mian controversy is bad news for Pakistan’s minorities Mian is a distinguished economist and professor but he is also a member of the Ahmadiyya […]
Retaliation for Potential Syrian Chemical Attack – Germany Faces New Pressure to Take Military Role
Under pressure from the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her defense minister have signaled an increased willingness to take military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in case […]
You say potato, I say divorce
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A newlywed couple in 2014 was going through the motions. The bride and groom were married for only 15 days and their families wanted to get to […]
Fatwas, niqabs and ‘acceptable standards’: Is conservative Islam on the rise across Indonesia?
Source: ABC In the latest interpretation of sharia law in Indonesia’s Aceh province, it is now “haram” — or religiously forbidden — for a woman to sit at the same […]