Conference on Islam in Global Africa to feature Emir of Kano
Muhammadu Sanusi II, former top banker of Nigeria, to deliver keynote April 23, 2018 | By Mohamed Abdelfattah Muhammadu Sanusi II, current Emir of Kano and former governor of […]
Interesting facts on handmade carpets.
Did you know that the first carpets or floor coverings ever made are thought to have been produced as early as 7000 BC? The world’s oldest surviving carpet, the Pazyryk […]
South Syria flare-up presents security challenge for Jordan
Apr 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif A string of Russian statements on the future of Syria have reverberated across the region amidst rising tensions between Moscow and […]
The ghost of Herut: Einstein on Israel, 70 years ago
Ramzy Baroud Apr 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Albert Einstein, along with other Jewish luminaries, including Hannah Arendt, published a letter in The New York Times on December 4, 1948. […]
Ted Talk: The Best Leader for the Women Rights – President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter: Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse 120 Women Who Changed Our World Source: MSN News BY Kara Lad MALALA YOUSAFZAI 1997-ACTIVIST […]
Mosul’s landmark Great Mosque of al-Nuri to be rebuilt
The United Arab Emirates is to give $50m (£36m) to help rebuild a landmark mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul blown up by Islamic State militants. The UN’s cultural […]
33 years on, a long-term solution to live export trade remains elusive
Reports show the economic importance of the industry is shrinking for everyone but the exporters themselves @callapilla Sat 21 Apr 2018 Distressed sheep on livestock carrier Awassi Express. Debate continues […]
The policeman who didn’t shoot at Alek Minassian in Toronto is proof that real heroes aren’t trigger-happy
We’re conditioned from the moment we turn on the television to admire and respect the supreme authority of uber-masculine, gun-toting ‘heroes’. We’re subconsciously schooled in the art of violent revenge […]
Democratic Party Files Lawsuit Against Russia, the Trump Campaign and Wikileaks
Source: Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS April 20, 2018 (NEW YORK) — The Democratic National Committee has sued President Donald Trump’s campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks, saying they conspired to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election. The DNC filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in […]
Who was Jack Johnson, the boxer who may be pardoned by Trump?
Source: CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN)On Saturday, President Donald Trump said he was weighing whether or not to grant a posthumous pardon to boxer Jack Johnson, after it was suggested to him by actor Sylvester Stallone. “His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial,” Trump tweeted. “Others have looked at […]
Reporters press Sarah Sanders on Trump tweet about ‘breeding’
Source: The Hill BY BRETT SAMUELS – 04/23/18 03:29 PM EDT White House press secretary Sarah Hucakbee Sanders on Monday attempted to explain the meaning of one of President Trump’s tweets last week in which […]
Twin Cities school bus driver taken off route after leading kids in prayer
Source: Star Tribune By Erin Adler Star Tribune APRIL 20, 2018 — 6:55PM Four years ago, George Nathaniel was fired from his job driving Burnsville kids to school, also for praying with […]
Trump’s travel ban faces U.S. Supreme Court showdown
Source: Reuters BY Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first big showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is set for Wednesday when the justices hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries. https://queso-cdn.prod.reuters.tv/new/index.html?autoplay=true&muted=true&countdown=true&preroll=true&proll=iuuqt%3A%2F%2Fqvcbet.h.epvcmfdmjdl.ofu%2Fhbnqbe%2Fbet%3Fta%3D3y3%26jv%3D%2F4735792%2Fwjefp.vt.sfvufst%2Fqpmjujdt%2Ftvqsfnfdpvsu%2Fbsujdmf%26djv_tat%3D300y250%2C1500y692%26dvtu_qbsbnt%3DwjefpJe%253E420798890%2526uzqf%253Ebsujdmf_qsfspmm%2526begsjfoemz%253Eusvf%26jnqm%3Dt%26hegq_sfr%3D1%26fow%3Dwq%26pvuqvu%3Dynm_wbtu3%26vowjfxfe_qptjujpo_tubsu%3D1%26dpssfmbups%3D5462657931726185%26vsm%3Diuuqt%3A%2F%2Fvt.sfvufst.dpn%26eftdsjqujpo_vsm%3Dxxx.sfvufst.dpn%2Fbsujdmf%2Fvt-vtb-dpvsu-jnnjhsbujpo%2Fusvnqt-usbwfm-cbo-gbdft-v-t-tvqsfnf-dpvsu-tipxepxo-jeVTLCO1IU0JS&poster=%2F%2Fs4.reutersmedia.net%2Fresources%2Fr%2F%3Fd%3D20180424%26t%3D2%26i%3DOV8CSO8GV%26r%3DOV8CSO8GV&mid=OV8CSO8GV&title=Trump%27s%20travel%20ban%20faces%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%20showdown&suppress_ads=false&suppress_rtv=false&source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-usa-court-immigration%2Ftrumps-travel-ban-faces-u-s-supreme-court-showdown-idUSKBN1HT0IR%3Futm_source%3DPew%2BResearch%2BCenter%26utm_campaign%3Db7685d3c0e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_23%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_3e953b9b70-b7685d3c0e-400098637&chartbeat_uid=52639&chartbeat_domain=preview.reuters.com®ion=US&draggable=true&hide_title=false&allow_collapse=true The case represents […]
No handshake, no citizenship, French court tells Algerian woman
Source: The New York Times By AURELIEN BREEDEN Photo Newly naturalized French citizens during a ceremony in Nice in 2014. CreditEric Gaillard/Reuters PARIS — An Algerian woman’s refusal to shake hands with male officials at a French naturalization ceremony is sufficient grounds for denying her citizenship, France’s top administrative court has ruled. […]
Aging Quebec church looks to salad for salvation
Source: The Star By ALLAN WOODSQuebec Bureau MONTREAL—For much of the past 166 years, the silver-spired church in St-Pacôme, Que., has been nourishing souls. But over the next few months, the church will be decommissioned and transformed for a new, secular mission: nourishing people’s stomachs. The past decade has been a […]
New South African church celebrates drinking alcohol
Source: Associated Press By ANDREW MELDRUM ORANGE FARM, South Africa (AP) — Dressed in a red robe and a gold-trimmed bishop’s miter, the clergyman pours whiskey into his cupped hand […]
‘A vigilante state’: Aceh’s citizens take sharia law into their own hands
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Kayee Lee People have started raiding, arresting and shaming anyone accused of violating the Indonesia region’s militant moral laws A young couple is doused in […]
India institutes death penalty for child rape in wake of 8-year-old’s brutal death
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen April 21 Email the author NEW DELHI — Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India, according to an […]
ISIS Spokesman Calls for Attacks on Arab Nations
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Photo Young men taking selfies atop the ruins of Nebi Yunus shrine in east Mosul, Iraq, after it was liberated from the Islamic […]
Video: Lessons From Al Andalus – Leading in a Pluralistic Society
01/02/2018 Dr. Craig Considine 2nd Annual National Latino Muslim Convention – left to right: Dr. Craig Considine, Mujahid Fletcher, Dr. Ibrahim Dremali, Adnan Jalali, Jalil Navarro On December 31st, I […]