Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sex were caned Monday in a rare public whipping that […]
Myanmar judge sentences Reuters journalists to 7 years in prison
Source: The Washington Post By Shibani Mahtani and Kyaw Ye Lynn HONG KONG — A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of violating a colonial-era secrets law and sentenced them […]
Orthodox Church split fuels Russia-Ukraine tension
Source: BBC News Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says top clerics in the Orthodox Church are now ready to grant independence to the Kiev Church, defying Moscow. If the Constantinople Patriarch, […]
Anti-Semitic attitudes compelling Jews to think about leaving UK
Former chief rabbi warns of ‘existential threat’ to UK Jews Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s former chief rabbi has warned that Jewish people are thinking about leaving the […]
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò increases pressure for the Pope to resign
Pope Francis’ Accuser Turns Up the Pressure With More Accusations Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — The archbishop who accused Pope Francis of covering up a cardinal’s sexual […]
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence?
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence Source: Associated Press By Frances D’Emilio VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those […]
Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
Joe Biden Was Spotted Running and Everyone Made the Same Joke
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME September 3, 2018 Former Vice President Joe Biden was spotted running in Pittsburgh on Monday, and the internet couldn’t resist turning it into a joke. Biden […]
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery. In 1864, General Pasha of Tunisia wrote to the U.S. Sec. of State urging him – “in […]
Ahmadi, Muslim communities sign peace agreement in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: The Ahmadi and Muslim communities of Ghaseetpura signed a written agreement, promising to avoid bringing religion into personal and individual disputes and present any issue in future to the […]
Thousands rally in Germany for migrant rescue missions
Source: DW.com Almost 20,000 people have marched through Berlin and Hamburg demanding that Germany take in more migrants stranded at sea. Sunday’s marches were organized in response to the violent […]
A funeral for a world that never was
Senator John McCain’s grand funeral was also a chance for the Establishment to take one step closer to its grave By SPENGLER SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 A Military Honor Guard […]
Russian Media Outlet Regnum.ru: The Third World War Has Already Started, So Far It Is Economic, Not Nuclear
The nationalist Russian media outlet Regnum.ru (its editor is banned from entering the Baltic countries and the Ukraine) published an article, titled “Eurasia’s Battle Against The Global Island: Does The […]
Beyond the Muslim identity crisis
Culture & Entertainment 03 September 2018 Muslim Public Affairs Committee A Dominant Islamophobic NarrativeWe hear the same story told again and again in the media and from certain politicians, […]
ISIS using Swiss-made hand grenades in Syria: report
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 3 September 2018 Syrian rebel fighters from the recently-formed “National Liberation Front” in Idlib province where the Swiss-made grenades were discovered. Photo: AFP New images appear […]
Jordan-Palestine confederation issue ‘not on the table’ — gov’t
Experts say formula offers Israel escape from responsibilities By Mohammad Ghazal – Sep 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians react to a sound of grenade fired by Israeli forces as their machineries […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth organizes blood donation exercise in Bolgatanga
By Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA Bolgatanga, Sept. 3, GNA – The Youth wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Ghana, in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Health Directorate has […]
Indian Student Blog: Engineer first, future later
By Devendra Shintre, swissinfo.ch blogger THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 The main building of my university ETHZ in Zurich. (Devendra Shintre) From aerospace engineering to […]
Sara Iftekhar’s place in the Miss England final is a reminder that hijab-wearing Muslim women deserve to be in the public eye
Voices Muslim women are more visible than ever, and they’re showing the world that beauty comes in many forms Iqra Choudhry The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5830207718001&customParams=videoID%253D5830207718001%2526articleId%253D8520741%2526gs_channels%253DNONE%2526playertype%253Dautoplay%2526topictags%253Dhijab%2Cmissengland%2Csaraiftekhar%3Bpermutive%3A7496%252C7668%252C3446%252C3448%252C3449%252C3516%252C3483%252C3507%252C3917%252C3529%252C4670%252C3461%252C3508%252C3509%252C3510%252C3660%3B&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true Iftekhar is changing the perceptions […]
Itinerantur Horribilis. – the horrible journey
On 28th August I traveled from Zurich to Mataram, Lombok, to go and comfort my traumatised family and help them in getting our earth-quake damaged house repaired. I wanted […]