Hitting Women – That’s Messed Up – Nouman Ali Khan
I believe every ayah is a perfect gift from Allah. So protecting the integrity of an ayah about hitting women is very important. A new episode of “That’s Messed Up” […]
Domestic Violence: New York AG Eric Schneiderman resigns over assault allegations
Washington (CNN) New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned, following a report on allegations of assault by multiple women in The New Yorker. “It’s been my great honor and […]
Should Christians celebrate the birthday of Karl Marx?
Source: CT Last week marked the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, born on the 5th of May 1818. It was an event marked in a positive way by amongst others, the Economist, the Financial Times, the New York Times (whose headline read ‘Happy Birthday Karl Marx, you were right’), and the Guardian […]
Secret witness testifies against US pastor Andrew Brunson
Source: CT The US president added: ‘They call him a Spy, but I am more a Spy than he is. Hopefully he will be allowed to come home to his beautiful family where he belongs!’The US administration later warned Turkey that it was considering punitive ‘consequences’ if the country does […]
Shisha banned in Ramadan tents during Iftar in Dubai
Web Report /Dubai Filed on May 8, 2018 Ramadan tents were usually not segregated into smoking and non-smoking sections due to the additional cost. Dubai Municipality has banned shisha or […]
From the Ismaili Community: What Does Mawlana Hazar Imam Do with the Religious Dues (Zakat/Dasond) given by the Community?
Posted on March 8, 2018 by Ismaili Gnostic EDITORS’ NOTE: This post is originally from the The Essential Ismaili website, which will be taken offline in May 2018. This article […]
The Privatization of Heritage: Why Corporate Funding To Restore Monuments Worries India
India’s “Adopt a Heritage” scheme raises serious questions about historical and cultural integrity. By Priyanka Borpujari May 08, 2018 Would corporate funding give impetus to […]
The Myth of Patriotism in Pakistan
In Pakistan today, service alone lacks impact and the politicization of faith necessitates violence. By Hannan R. Hussain May 08, 2018 Nations across the world […]
How Pakistan Weaponized ‘Love for Prophet Muhammad’
How Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya campaigns links to a recent assassination attempt. By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 08, 2018 On Sunday, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal survived an assassination attempt during […]
Pakistan and India, the failure of nation state idea
Pakistan and India are two foremost examples today of why the idea of nation state as organization of humanity has turned out to be an unmitigated disaster at least in this Century. The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 was no doubt an iconic achievement bringing to an end the wars […]
Number of Japanese children falls to record low of 15 million
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL A baby wearing a costume featuring giant panda waits for starting the public debut of female baby panda Xiang Xiang, born from mother panda Shin Shin […]
German ‘Nazi grandma’ apprehended, sent to prison
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL AP Photo A notorious Holocaust denier dubbed the “Nazi grandma” who failed last week to turn up for the beginning of her prison sentence […]
EU migration dispute heats up again before June summit
Reuters International This content was published on May 7, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A group of Syrian refugees who crossed the Evros river, the natural border between Greece and Turkey, walks […]
PM Orban vows to preserve Hungary’s Christian culture
Reuters International This content was published on May 7, 2018 Hungarian President Janos Ader and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake hands after their talks at the Presidential Palace […]
Book Review: World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace Author: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa Islam International Publications Ltd. Fazal Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace […]
God’s Divine Plan = Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad a.s.
I am quite certain that the manner in which God Almighty now draws near and manifests Himself and reveals hundreds of matters of the unseen to His servant, is […]
Donald Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal could have a disastrous ripple effect on the fight against terrorism
Trump may see this as a way to diminish Obama’s legacy, but in Saudi Arabia the Iran deal is not a matter of internal politics but existential security – it’s crucial he […]
In Turkey’s Kurdish heartland, a battle for homes and votes
By Reuters – May 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Sukru Gunduz, a Sur resident whose house was demolished, and his son sit on the stairs of their rented home in Sur, […]
JORDAN: Can Islamists be electable?
May 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari The conference on “post-Islamism” organised by Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Centre for Strategic Studies last week did enrich our understanding on the changing dynamics of political Islam in general. Scholars, who came from abroad to participate in the conference, offered […]
UK establishment gangs up on another mainstream Muslim politician
Peter Oborne Monday 7 May 2018 14:17 UTC It’s been exactly two years since the Conservative Party joined forces with the big battalions of the British media establishment in an attempt to destroy Sadiq Khan as the Labour candidate for mayor of London. It was one of the nastiest political […]