A view from Iran: ‘The gang of criminals’
April 18, 2018 TEHRAN- This is a special report by the Tehran Times of the 58 wars launched by the 20 U.S. presidents since 1900. Since World War II, the […]
Residents of Syria’s Douma breathe fresh air after weeks in hiding
By AFP – Apr 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Civilians walk in the former Syrian town of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, on Tuesday, after the Syrian army declared […]
Children of Iraq’s Kawliya return to school after 14-year break
Reuters International This content was published on April 17, 2018 3:20 PMApr 17, 2018 – 15:20 Children of Iraqi Kawliya group (known as Iraqi gypsies) play outside a school […]
We are all deeply frightened
Apr 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The lesson learned, time and again in our region, is that the use of military strikes as punishment for international misconduct […]
The search for truth in the rubble of Douma – and one doctor’s doubts over the chemical attack
Exclusive: Robert Fisk visits the Syria clinic at the centre of a global crisis Robert Fisk Douma, Syria @indyvoices Tuesday 17 April 2018 The search for truth in the rubble […]
Noah’s Ark
by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) An Invitation to Faith From 1896 to 1914 the plague ravaged British India, and more particularly, the province of […]
Muslim Ahmadiyya Medical Organisation (MAMO) Germany held its National Meeting
By Zubair K Khan On 14.04.2018 the Muslim Ahmadiyya Medical Organisation (MAMO) held its 4th National Meeting in the Tahir Hall of MKAD building Ewane Khidmat of Baitus Sabuh Frankfurt Germany.. National Head of AMJ Germany chaired the meeting. […]
The Changing Global Religious Landscape
Demographic Study April 5, 2017 The Changing Global Religious Landscape Babies born to Muslims will begin to outnumber Christian births by 2035; people with no religion face a birth dearth […]
Why No World Power Really Wants To Topple Syria’s Assad
April 16, 2018 Greg Myre A crowd in central Damascus waves flags and portraits in support of President Bashar Assad on Monday, two days after the U.S., Britain […]
Pakistani rights movement Army wants no one to see
A new civil rights movement in Pakistan is galvanizing a rapidly growing following among the country’s ethnic Pashtun minority by doing the nearly unthinkable: openly accusing the powerful and popular Pakistani military establishment of being “oppressors” who kill or whisk away Pashtuns by the thousands. Counting hundreds of thousands of […]
Struggling to prevent terrorist attacks, France wants to ‘reform’ Islam
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley April 17 at 6:00 AM Email the author PARIS — Speaking alongside the flag-draped coffin of a police officer killed in a terrorist attack in southern France, President Emmanuel Macron last month lay blame on “underground Islamism” and those who “indoctrinate on our soil and corrupt daily.” […]
Pennsylvania House passes bill banning abortions for Down syndrome
Source: The Hill BY AVERY ANAPOL The Pennsylvania House on Monday passed a bill to ban abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis in the fetus. The GOP-backed bill passed with bipartisan support in a 139-56 vote, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bill now heads to the Senate for a vote. […]
Quebec City gunman’s web searches included Donald Trump and mass shooters Dylan Roof, Marc Lepine
Source: National Post Alexandre Bissonnette also visited the website of the city’s main mosque numerous times in the days before the shootings Alexandre Bissonnette is shown in a photo from his Facebook profile page.Handout via Facebook The Canadian Press Stephanie Marin QUEBEC — A search of the computer belonging […]
Egypt’s mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook ‘likes’
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top mufti has issued a fatwa, or a religious decree, saying that buying Facebook “likes” is prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and deception. Grand Mufti Shawki Allam regularly issues all sorts of fatwas, usually in response to questions by […]
Israeli series exposes raw wounds from ethnic Jewish divide
Source: Associated Press By TIA GOLDENBERG JERUSALEM (AP) — An electrifying new documentary series on the problematic integration of Middle Eastern Jews by Israel’s European founders in the 1950s has reopened old wounds of an ethnic divide within Judaism ahead of the country’s 70th anniversary festivities. While Israel is marking […]
U.S. Pastor Held in Turkey Denies Links to Terrorists
Source: Wall Street Journal By David Gauthier-Villars Updated April 16, 2018 8:38 p.m. ET An American pastor who has spent 18 months in Turkish custody appeared for the first time […]
‘Biggest obstacle to the Catholic Church is itself’, claims bishop
Source: BBC News One of Scotland’s top bishops claims the Catholic Church may be its own worst enemy in spreading its beliefs. The Bishop of Galloway has released a letter suggesting: “It could be argued that the greatest obstacle to preaching the gospel today in Scotland is the Catholic Church […]
Cardinal George Pell targeted to punish Catholic church, defence lawyer says
Source: The Guardian BY Calla Wahlquist Robert Richter says historic sexual abuse allegations against Pell invented by ‘thwarted’ people to punish the church Cardinal George Pell leaves the Melbourne magistrates’ court […]
Police, Shiites clash over detained leader in Abuja
Source: The Guardian By Igho Akeregha, Oludare Richards, Tina Abeku (Abuja) and Abdulganiyu Alabi (Kaduna) It was violence yesterday as members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, clashed with the police in Abuja. A senior member of the group, Abdullahi Mohammed Musa, informed The Guardian on […]
Exorcism by cellphone: Beating the devil in the 21st century
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – About 200 aspiring exorcists gathered on Monday for a week-long course in casting out demons – including by cellphone if necessary – amid increased demand for the service among Roman Catholics. Participants, many of them priests, will attend lectures and talks on […]