Swiss NGO launches ‘University for Refugees’ project in camps
By Camille Dupire – May 26,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Hundreds of Syrians living in Jordan’s refugee camps will soon be given the chance to receive university education and vocational […]
Iraq’s new kingmaker has transformed himself into an anti-corruption, anti-Iranian nationalist
The emergence of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s group as the largest party in Iraq’s election means he holds the power in Baghdad and represents a new direction for a country beset […]
Kim Jong-un has ‘fixed will’ to meet Trump after surprise summit with President Moon Jae-in
Our Foreign Staff 27 May 2018 • South Korea said President Moon Jae-in met with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday inside the Demilitarised […]
Three Canadian officer cadets kicked out of Forces after desecrating Qur’an
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen Three officer cadets will be kicked out of the Canadian Forces after they were involved in the desecration of a Qur’an with bacon and bodily fluid. The incident with the Islamic holy book, which took place off-campus on March 31 during the Easter long weekend, involved […]
Ireland Abortion Vote: ‘It’s Not a Man’s Issue,’ but Male Turnout Is Crucial
Source: The New York Times By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura ASHBOURNE, Ireland — Until recently, Aoife and Muiriosa O’Sullivan, 23-year-old twins from a religiously conservative family, led nearly identical lives: They wore […]
UK: Mohamad Salah biggest legacy is off the pitch
Source: The Middle East Eye By Kieron Monks Stars such as Mohamed Salah portray favourable images of Muslims, helping to reduce stereotypes and break down barriers within communities On 6 […]
Irish Expats Travel Home to Vote on Abortion Referendum
Source: The New York Times By Matthew Haag Thousands of Irish citizens who live around the world have chronicled their journeys back there this week to vote on Friday in a divisive […]
How Christian media is shaping American politics
Source: The Conversation For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television. Aside from Sunday morning shows or occasional commercials, religious […]
Canada: Hassan Diab case calls into question country’s extradition process
Jillian D’Amours Friday 25 May 2018 20:36 UTC Freed after 10 years OTTAWA – Hassan Diab often has to remind himself that he can move around freely. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hassan-diab-case-calls-question-canadas-extradition-process-181226756 The former university professor who was accused of but never charged with a terrorism offence, spent three years in near-solitary confinement in a […]
‘A ticket to the next life’: the lavish Buddhist dog funerals of Bangkok
Source: The Guardian by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok Fou Fou always liked the good things in life. The pomeranian puppy had “a heart of gold” and a taste for expensive grilled pork. […]
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote: exit polls
Source: Reuters By Padraic Halpin, Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit […]
Breaking Pakistan’s Ramadan Fasting Laws Has Serious Consequences
Source: NPR BY DIAA HADID The holy month of Ramadan is meant to be a blessed time. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. But what if you can’t fast? In Pakistan, […]
Saudi Arabia arrests key activist in human rights crackdown
Source: The Guardian Mohammed al-Bajadi held along with women who campaigned for right to drive BY Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Prince Mohammed bin Salman: the arrests may be a warning […]
In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM RAFAH BORDER CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just after daybreak, Hamed al-Shaer came down the narrow stairway of his family’s home in southern Gaza […]
In Papua New Guinea’s Sorcery Wars, A Peacemaker Takes On Her Toughest Case
Source: NPR BY DURRIE BOUSCAREN Things were going terribly wrong. Ato Boropi could feel it. Dozens of villagers had squeezed next to each other on the floor of a one-room church […]
Canada: Ramadan and Toronto: From 1927 till Date
Ramadan and Toronto: From 1927 till Date By Hassam Munir May 24, 2018 In the Saturday, October 29, 1927 edition of the Toronto Daily Star, a list of trivia questions was put to readers to test their general knowledge. They ranged from “Why is yeast put in bread?” to “Which is the larger, […]
Prime Minister Trudeau Delivers a Video Message on Ramadan
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Full circle: Syria to Sicily
14 July 2015 Syrian civil war Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria’s war closed in around his family, Alberto’s long-dead grandfather – a man he […]
Coming home after 130 years
By Jessica Bateman Chania, Greece 26 May 2018 When a Syrian stonemason and his family were granted asylum in Greece last year they immediately made their way to the island […]
A simple way to save yourself from (most of) sexual abuse: Observe this Hadith: And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman
30 Aug 2013 / Islamic Online University And Shaytaan Is The Third Between A Man And Woman ( By Pure Matrimony) Islam forbids the free-mixing of men and women in […]