The Black Church Cannot ‘Pray Away’ Mental Illness
Source: Huffington Post By Jamilah Pitts CHRISTIANCHAN VIA GETTY IMAGES If the black church seeks to remain a sanctuary of liberation, we have to be willing to recognize how our […]
‘People are afraid’: Gay caning stokes fear in Malaysia’s LGBT community
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)Two gay women have been caned in Malaysia amid a worsening climate for LGBT individuals in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation. The punishment of […]
How the South Memorializes — and Forgets — Its History of Lynching
Source: Time Text by Sherrilyn Ifill | Photographs by Johnathon Kelso Between 1877 and 1950, more than 4,400 black Americans were killed by lynching in the United States. Our nation has always preferred to […]
Myanmar: Reuters journalists investigating Rohingya killings sentenced to 7 years in prison
By Euan McKirdy and James Griffiths, CNN Yangon, Myanmar (CNN)A Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for breaking the Official Secrets Act while investigating […]
Pakistan: Princeton Professor appointed to economic council
Dr Atif R Mian, one of IMF’s ‘top 25 bright, young, economists’ named in PM Imran Khan’s EAC Dr Atif Mian Globally renowned economist, acclaimed economic writer, and one of the IMF’s ‘top 25 bright, young economists,’ Dr Atif R Mian, has been included in the 18-member Economic Advisory Council […]
Twitterati slam Shehla Raza for ‘dragging religion into politics’
Shehla Raza blames social media team for the post after receiving flak Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former deputy speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syeda Shehla Raza drew ire […]
EU aims to scrap turning the clocks back for winter
The Local news.france@thelocal.com @thelocalfrance 31 August 2018 The European Commission will recommend EU member states stay permanently on “summer time”. Photo: AFP The President of the EU Commission has announced […]
Here are the jobs that need filling in Switzerland
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 23 May 2018 Small and medium-sized enterprises are finding it hardest to attract talent. Photo: Depositphotos A new study reveals what vacancies Swiss firms are finding […]
The Rebuild: 400 Indonesian engineers dispatched to Lombok to work on earthquake resistant construction
By Coconuts Bali Aug. 31, 2018 Indonesian engineers ride in military aircraft over to Lombok, where they will begin rebuilding earthquake resistant homes. Photo: PUPR/Twitter Indonesia’s Ministry of Public […]
Palestine still believes in 2-state solution, President Abbas says
ANADOLU AGENCY RAMALLAH, Palestine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaking during an official visit by Bosnian President Izetbegovic (AA Photo) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said Palestine still believes […]
Imran Khan ropes in foreign experts to rebuild Pakistan’s economy
PTI/Islamabad Filed on September 3, 2018 (Reuters) Pakistan’s current account deficit stands at $18 billion. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has roped in some renowned foreign economists in the […]
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who’s bloc came first, looks at Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who’s […]
Setting boundaries: Swiss priests will be sent to sex-ed class
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 At least 250 cases of sexual harassment within the Catholic Church in Switzerland have been reported since 2010, according to […]
Muslim Ahmadiyya adherents hold summit in northern Israel
August 30, 2018, Muslim Ahmadiyya adherents hold summit in northern Israel “We have one world, we should share it in a spirit of brotherhood” August 30, 2018, READ MORE: […]
Delhi: Need of world peace expressed in symposium organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
APS-2018 Updated: Sep 2, 2018, Experts and intellectuals from different fields expressed their views on the emergent need to establish peace in the world during a peace symposium organised by […]
Dragging the issue
Shehryar Warraich September 2, 2018 Was the recent clash between Ahmadis and Sunnis in Ghaseet Pura a family dispute, or a direct outcome of religious intolerance in the country? TNS […]
Ahmadis and Naya-Naya land
OP-ED Ahmadis and Naya-Naya land Democracy rocks. But only for those sufficiently privileged to be able to vote for self-serving change. Cheque please Miranda Husain@humeiwei SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 It’s not […]
Marking 40th year since Imam Musa Sadr disappeared
September 1, 2018 Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Musa Sadr – an Iranian-Lebanese Shia scholar – while on a tour of Libya in the summer […]
Europe able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but unwilling to do: Chomsky
September 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Noam Chomsky asserts that Europe is able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but will probably be unwilling to do so. In an exclusive and […]
Germany to raise funds for Palestinian refugee agency
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 1 September 2018 Photo: AFP Germany will provide additional funding for the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency and has appealed to other EU members to do the same […]