Trump calls for Turkey to release US pastor accused of spying
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy, CNN US President Donald Trump again has called for the release of Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is on trial in Turkey. (CNN) President Donald […]
INTERNATIONAL OUTRAGE AS RABBI GRILLED FOR OFFICIATING MASORTI WEDDINGS
Source: The Jerusalem Post By Jeremy Sharon Dubi Haiyun in front of the President’s residence, July 19, 2018. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) The Jewish world was roiled on Thursday […]
Israeli parliament passes contentious Jewish nation bill
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament approved a controversial piece of legislation on Thursday that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish […]
The ‘ultimate deal’? For Israel, maybe. We Palestinians will never accept it
Source: The Guardian By Hanan Ashrawi A US-backed deal to bring ‘peace’ to the Middle East would just legitimise Israeli aggression – and oppress my people further ‘The US partnership […]
For American Muslims, family border separations are personal
Source: Religion News Service BY Aysha Khan (RNS) — When Imam Arjan Abu Sa’ad turned on the news to see reports of toddlers being pulled from their families and detained in […]
For most highly educated women, motherhood doesn’t start until the 30s
Source: Pew Research Center BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON When should women who want to advance professionally have children? The public is split — 36% say that having kids early in her career […]
A third of U.S. adults say they have used fertility treatments or know someone who has
Source: Pew Research Center BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON Triplets Rosalie, Regan and Rocco Mullane, now age 3, were among the many in vitro fertilization children taking part in the Boston IVF Baby […]
More Women Are Having Heart Attacks During Pregnancy and Birth
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN The number of women who have a heart attack during pregnancy, labor or in the weeks following birth appears to be rising. In a new study, published Wednesday […]
Jewish nation state: Israel approves controversial bill
Source: BBC News Israel’s parliament has passed a controversial law characterising the country as principally a Jewish state, fuelling anger among its Arab minority. The “nation state” law says Jews […]
Australia overtaking UK for overseas students
Source: BBC News By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionStudents arriving in Melbourne – ranked this year as one of the world’s best student […]
Ahmadiyya and Humanity First extend help to Orphan House of Sarajevo-BiH
By Zubair Khan Pictures: Nadim Hadjibulic This time it was it was city Orphan House in Sarajevo-Bosnia. Initially plan was to provide help in food security project. However the new Director of House Ms Belma requested to divert the donated amount for installation of fire alarm system which was pending completion for […]
Ahmadiyya Bosnia and Humanity First March Side by Side
By Zubair Khan Pictures: Dr Iqra Khan On 18 July 2018 several faces were smiling with a sense of some satisfaction. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, with the help of Humanity First Germany, had arranged food packets for 200 needy families. Some could come to collect the packets while rest got […]
Richard Dawkins accused of Islamophobia after comparing ‘lovely church bells’ to ‘aggressive-sounding Allahu Akhbar’
Source: Independent By Samuel Osborn Richard Dawkins has been accused of Islamophobia after he suggested the Muslim call to prayer was “aggressive-sounding” compared to the “so much nicer” sound of church bells. […]
Religious education needs overhaul to reflect UK, says report
Source: The Guardian Ex-education secretary says assemblies, syllabus and admissions policy need change By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The law on RE has become a barrier to schools’ ability to help […]
In West Bank, 99.7% of Public Land Grants by Israel Go to Settlers
Source: The New York Times By Isabel Kershner JERUSALEM — Over five decades in control of the West Bank, Israel has marked out hundreds of thousands of acres as public […]
Turkish court rejects appeals to release jailed American pastor
Source: The Washington Post By Kareem Fahim ALIAGA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Wednesday rejected appeals to release Andrew Brunson, an American pastor being tried on terrorism-related charges whose prosecution and […]
ISIS is making a comeback in Iraq just months after Baghdad declared victory
Source: The Washington Post By Liz Sly and Mustafa SalimJuly 17Email the author BAGHDAD — The Islamic State is creeping back into parts of central Iraq just seven months after the government declared victory […]
The elite engineers leading a challenge to India’s homosexuality ban
Source: Reuters BY Sai Sachin Ravikumar, Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When Akhilesh Godi was depressed and contemplated suicide while questioning his sexuality, he could not bring himself to see […]
With Weddings in Cyprus, Israelis and Lebanese Bridge a Divide
Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard LARNAKA, Cyprus — They eat falafel, live on the Mediterranean and worry that a new war could erupt across the hostile border […]
Victorian judge bans niqab in court’s public gallery
Source: The Guardian By Calla Wahlquist A Victorian judge has banned a woman whose husband is facing terrorism charges from wearing a niqab in court, saying it posed a potential security […]