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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 6, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Little has changed in Gaza since peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed beneath an Israeli bulldozer 15 years ago

1 / 2  American peace activist Rachel Corrie tries to stop an Israeli bulldozer from destroying Palestinian homes on March 16, 2003, in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 6, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal

Israeli agency told to find incriminating material on Obama diplomats who negotiated deal with Tehran Mark Townsend and Julian Borger in Washington Sat 5 May 2018  Donald Trump promised the […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 6, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

An inward journey toward home, Bukhara the beautiful

MERYEM İLAYDA ATLAS @miailayda Published May 5, 2018 Erdoğan’s visit has reminded all of us that Uzbekistan’s importance for Turkey goes beyond mere economic cooperation but is based on strong […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 6, 2018 • ( 11 Comments )

US spied on over 500 million domestic phone records in 2017, official report says

COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL   Reuters Photo The National Security Agency (NSA) collected over 534 million U.S. phone records in 2017, according to a government report released late Friday. […]

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Young British Muslims are becoming much more liberal – but they aren’t less religious as a result

Source: Independent Muslims, especially second generation Muslims, seem to be finding ways to reconcile British culture with religion. It’s only natural that, when Islamic thought has adapted to the context […]

By rabyam on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Pope extends mandate of Malta envoy, sidelining critic

Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has extended the mandate of his envoy to the Knights of Malta lay religious order to oversee reforms, further sidelining Francis’ […]

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Top Iraqi cleric warns of ‘foreign influence’ in elections

Source: Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric has warned that “foreign influence” in the upcoming national elections could undermine the country’s ability to carry out a free […]

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DR Congo crisis: Why a trainee nun was shot dead at church

Source: BBC News The BBC’s Africa editor Fergal Keane reports on how the Catholic Church has become the main opposition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By the time […]

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Vatican declines to rule on German dispute over Communion

Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican declined Thursday to rule on a dispute among German bishops over whether non-Catholic spouses can receive Communion, asking […]

By rabyam on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

ISIS recruiter’s wife found guilty of refusing to stand for a judge in court

Source: News.com MOUTIA Elzahed — wife of a terrorist recruiter — has given the Islamic State salute after becoming the first person in NSW to be found guilty of refusing […]

By rabyam on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Hindus in India are converting to Buddhism to protest treatment of lower castes

Source: RNS By Jason Overdorf NEW DELHI, India (RNS) — Four survivors of a brutal 2016 beating at the hands of India’s so-called cow protectors converted to Buddhism this week in […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Istanbul’s iconic 17th-century Spice Bazaar gets facelift

DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL   Spice Bazaar, a busy marketplace popular among tourists, has been under restoration since 2013. The restoration of the Spice Bazaar, one of the two most famous […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Culture War Over German Identity Religious Symbols Take Center Stage

  The Bavarians want crosses in public buildings, German Jews want to be able to wear kippas in public without being attacked and Muslims would like more understanding for the […]

By Zubair Khan on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Incompetence trumps bigotry: How NA has actually failed to rename QAU’s Dr Abdus Salam Centre

Source:Daily Pakistan The Lower Chamber of the Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution to rename the Quaid-i-Azam University’s Dr Abdus Salam Center. However, in their haste and bigotry, the members displayed their incompetence by mentioning the wrong facility. As soon as the resolution was passed, social media buffs lashed out at […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s not clear if Trump and Netanyahu want a war with Iran – but they may fall into one all the same

Disastrous US interventions in the Middle East made Iran a powerful enemy – Trump shouldn’t make the same mistake with the nuclear deal  Patrick Cockburn @indyworld It’s not clear if Trump […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Ahmadi anger as Pakistan MPs drop scientist’s name

University’s physics department to be renamed as activists claim move reveals discrimination against minority Nuclear physicist Abdus Salam, pictured here in 1987, was Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate. (Photo from Wikimedia) […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Social media reacts to NA’s resolution to drop Dr Salam’s name from QAU Physics dept

BY Staff Report The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to rename the Physics department of Islamabad’s Quaid-i-Azam University in a bid to drop the name of […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Tory council candidate Karen Sunderland suspended for ‘Islamophobic’ tweets comparing Islam to Nazi

  karen sunderland Alex Finnis Tuesday May 1st 2018 A Conservative Party candidate for the 2018 local elections has been suspended pending investigation after old tweets emerged where she compared […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Tourism push; Swiss train named after Bollywood star Ranveer Singh

  This content was published on April 30, 2018  (Switzerland Tourism/Valentin Flauraud) In a bid to attract more Indian tourists to western Switzerland, a Swiss train company has temporarily named […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Germany’s far-right AfD helping make anti-Semitism ‘presentable’ – official

   Reuters International This content was published on May 3, 2018  FILE PHOTO: Alexander Gauland attends the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) congress in Hanover, Germany, December 2, 2017. […]

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