India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
Source: BBC News In a historic decision, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a […]
The Mughal queen who became a feminist icon
Source: BBC News Empress Nur Jahan was the most powerful woman in 17th Century India. She played an unprecedented role in running the vast Mughal empire. Historian Ruby Lal explains […]
Saudi Arabia’s Monarch critic could be given death penalty
Saudi Arabia Seeks Death Penalty in Trial of Outspoken Cleric Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard LONDON — Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for […]
Aceh region bans unmarried couples at same table in cafes
Source: Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A district in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Aceh province has banned unmarried couples from sitting at the same table in restaurants, cafes or coffee shops, an official said Wednesday. The head of Bireuen district’s Islamic affairs office, Jufliwan, said the measure also forbids […]
Belgian minister calls for religious TV ban after reading on female submission
Source: The Guardian The future of Songs of Praise-style religious programmes on Belgian television has been thrown into doubt after a Catholic lay reader gave an on-screen Bible reading calling for women […]
Bobi Wine case heightens tensions between Museveni and Uganda church leaders
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) – On a recent Sunday morning, hundreds of worshippers gathered at Jehovah Pentecostal Church in Kisenyi, a slum on the outskirts […]
Islam shows its female face with rise of women mosques
Source: Reuters BY Lin Taylor COPENHAGEN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Relegated to the basement, silenced by the imam and barred from the front door, some Muslim women have had enough […]
A Million Muslims Detained in China and Who Speaks for the 1.6 Billion Muslims?
China Has Detained Up to a Million Muslims. Here’s What You Need to Know Source: Bloomberg By Karen Leigh China’s efforts to quash what it says is separatism and religious […]
Trump denies wanting Assad killed after Syria chemical attack
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before a meeting with Republican Congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2018. (AFP […]
Qatar becomes first Gulf state to grant permanent residency
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedSeptember 5, 2018 AFP Photo Qatar has officially become the first Gulf country to allow some foreigners to obtain permanent residency, granting them access to a […]
Can Saudi Arabia diversify its economy without an Aramco IPO?
Saudi Arabia’s diversification effort will prove challenging with or without an Aramco IPO. by Adeel Malik 4 Sept 2018 Saudi Aramco’s planned IPO was scrapped in late August [Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah] […]
Muhammad Bin Salman’s Failed Attempt To Win Prestige
By Asaf Zilberfarb | The Media Line September 4, 2018 Al-Jazeera, Qatar, August 29 Like many of predecessors, Mohammad Bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, has spent considerable efforts preparing […]
Kosovo-Serbia talks: Why land swap could bridge divide
By Guy DelauneyBBC News, Balkans correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionUnder a land swap, Serbia would take back control over an area to the north of this bridge in Mitrovica A […]
Muslims promote tolerance
Muslimische Mädchen mit Deutschlandfahnen bei einer Versammlung der Ahmadiyya. Foto: Ronald Wittek/dpa Before the Annual Meeting of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany, the members are emphasising their loyalty to […]
‘A sportsman always is an optimist’, says Imran Khan in meeting with Pompeo
ISLAMABAD: Responding to a query during his meeting with top US diplomat, Prime minister Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to World Cup victory in 1992, voiced his optimism, saying he […]
Atif R. Mian’s appointment: Moment of truth for Imran Khan
Source: The News After facing host of controversies in its early days in power, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government is once again caught in the eye of the storm. The latest controversy […]
Atif R Mian highlights the most important issue facing Pakistan
KARACHI: Noted economist Atif R Mian, who has been included by Prime Minister Imran Khan, in the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to assist the government in policy making has […]
Swiss retiree invents ‘king of all barbecues’
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 23 May 2018 Photo: Grillrad.ch Some people are at a loss when they retire, but Swiss engineer and sausage lover Gabriel Strebel didn’t waste any time. […]
What is the Role of UNIFIL?
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams August 30, 2018 This month the new head of UNIFIL took up his post. The new UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission is Major […]
Ghana: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission condemns Imams elections violence
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission has condemned as un-Islamic and a heinous rejection of guidelines provided by Holy Prophet Muhammad, all acts of violence that attended the recent elections of Imams […]