Saudi efforts to ‘heal Afghan division’ win royal approval
King Salman chairs the Cabinet session in Jeddah on Tuesday. SPA Arab News July 17, 2018 The forum urged all Afghan factions to halt the fighting and work toward “reconciliation […]
Genetically modifying future children isn’t just wrong. It would harm all of us
Marcy Darnovsky Genome editing for human embryos is an unnecessary threat to society. Why has the Nuffield Council of Bioethics endorsed it? Tue 17 Jul 2018 ‘There is a global […]
JORDAN: Marriage training mandatory for under 18 couples
By Renad Aljadid – Jul 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Chief Islamic Justice Department has announced that engaged couples under 18 will have to undergo a mandatory training […]
Tel Aviv warns Syrians away from frontier as Assad closes in
Syrian state TV says captured hill from rebels overlooking Golan By Reuters – Jul 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on Tuesday from the Israeli-annexed Syrian Golan Heights shows […]
Israel’s nation-state bill underscores its fascist nature
Osama Al Sharif Jul 17,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Israel is about to adopt one of the most controversial laws in its history, possibly more contentious than its declaration of independence […]
FIFA World Cup soccer French team had 7 Muslim Players
Beautiful diversity: Football to spur social reform as Muslim players shine for France at World Cup Source: The Tribune Express By Kazim Hamdani Published: July 16, 2018 KARACHI : As Les […]
Violent Extremist or Political Candidate? In Pakistan Election, You Can Be Both
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib, Shah Meer Baloch and Zia ur-Rehman KARACHI, Pakistan — Aurangzeb Farooqi is a leader of a political party that is banned in Pakistan for espousing […]
Iran’s Khamenei criticizes Saudi Arabia over management of haj pilgrimage
Source: Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized Saudi Arabia over its management of the haj pilgrimage and called for a fresh investigation […]
Local Man accused of setting Victoria mosque fire found guilty
Source: San Antonio Express News By John MacCormack Photo: Evan Lewis /Associated Press Marq Vincent Perez, who is accused of intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a mosque in Victoria, is […]
Trump caved spectacularly to Putin. Here’s what might happen next
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN July 17, 2018 (CNN)For as long as history remembers Donald Trump, it will be a day that will live in infamy. The President’s summit […]
Calls for France to end xenophobia, Islamophobia as migrant, Muslim players clinch World Cup win
Source: Daily Sabah As France clinched its second-ever World Cup win over Croatia thanks to goals by migrants and a Muslim, fans and onlookers quickly pointed out the need for […]
Pakistan: Elections and religious minorities
As the elections fast approach and the country is under virtual martial law designed to favour one particular party, nobody is even discussing the continuing marginalisation of religious minorities in […]
The High Status of Women in Islam
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) It’s a stereotype too common to mention: Islam oppresses women and the religion is inherently hostile to the desires, needs and concerns […]
Saudi Arabia woman ‘arrested for hugging’ singer Majid al-Mohandis
Source: BBC News A woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after running on stage to hug a male singer during a concert, according to reports. Majid al-Mohandis was performing […]
Shock over ruling that ‘brides of Christ’ need not be virgins
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Christian women who have pledged lifelong virginity as “brides of Christ” have expressed shock at a Vatican document that suggests literal virginity […]
‘They are shooting at a church’: Inside the 15-hour siege by Nicaraguan paramilitaries on university students
Source: The Washington Post By Joshua Partlow MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The first student I met outside the Church of the Divine Mercy had a fresh bullet hole in his lower […]
Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire
Source: Associated Press By JESSE J. HOLLAND and RUSSELL CONTRERAS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lament this week that immigration is “changing the culture” of Europe echoed rising anti-immigrant […]
In India, a Missing Key to a Temple’s Treasure Vault Ignites a Furor
Source: The New York Times By Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj PURI, India — A group of men in loincloths assembled outside a 12th-century temple on a hot April day […]
Cows are sacred to India’s Hindu majority. For Muslims who trade cattle, that means growing trouble.
Source: The Washington Post MAHABAN, India — In the year since an extremist Hindu monk was tapped to lead one of India’s biggest states, the country’s Muslim cattle traders have […]
Contentious bill defines Israel as Jewish nation-state
Source: Associated Press BY Aron Heller JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee deliberated Monday on the final draft of a contentious legislation that would define Israel as the nation-state […]