German military ends mission in Somalia after 8 years
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BERLIN Reuters File Photo After eight years the German army has ended its training mission to Somalia and has returned all Bundeswehr soldiers to […]
UK: “Violent scourge” on London’s streets as murder figures overtake New York
Police and forensic officers work at the scene of a gun crime in Tottenham, in the north of London, Britain, on Tuesday. — EPA LONDON — London police investigated more murders than New York over the last two months, statistics show, as the mayor’s office condemned a “violent scourge” on the […]
How Indian media fuel hate and bigotry
Aijaz Zaka Syed THAT much of Indian media has turned rotten is an open secret. Everyone who regularly watches television news or reads newspaper is sick and tired of all the hate, bigotry and intolerance openly peddled by the leading players in the name of journalism, investigative reporting and debate. […]
‘Love a Muslim Day’ list in response to hate letter
Source: BBC The man who created a ‘Love a Muslim Day’ list in response to letters promoting hateful acts hopes his idea will “bring people together”. It was sparked by […]
Saudi crown prince visits Virgin Galactic and Mojavi Air and Space port in California
click to view photos 16 photos Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman visited Virgin Galactic and Mojavi Air and Space port in California on Monday. During the visit, […]
A disturbing number of millennials believe that the Earth is flat, study reveals
Source: Independent By Greg Evans The Flat Earth conspiracy is starting to feel like that annoying relative who always outstays their welcome at family events. The more coverage that it […]
Egypt’s Sisi sweeps vote with 97 per cent, turnout down
‘Sisi’s serious contenders had withdrawn, been sidelined or detained’ By AFP – Apr 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Tahrir Square after presidential […]
‘Final evacuation deal’ reached for Syria’s Ghouta
‘Rebels to leave Douma for opposition territory in northern Syria’ By AFP – Apr 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A man walks with his bicycle at a damaged site in the […]
A letter to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Apr 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby During the week of March 25, 2018, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of ten house democrats to Israel and Jordan. […]
Expansion of Allen Mosque will make room for Collin’s booming Muslim population
Nanette Light, Staff Writer An old soccer field is now a pile of dirt as an Allen mosque moves forward with an expansion that will nearly double its capacity. The plan […]
Irish attitudes to immigration worse than European average – report
Updated / Thursday, 29 Mar 2018 Support for Muslim and Roma immigration is lower in Ireland than the average for ten other countries surveyed By Joe Little Religious & Social […]
Same-sex marriage supporter easily wins Costa Rica elections
Source: Associated Press By JAVIER CORDOBA SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Voters gave a resounding no to an evangelical pastor who rose to political prominence by campaigning against same-sex […]
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenseless’ being killed in Holy Land
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were […]
Does Hell Exist? And Did the Pope Give an Answer?
Source: The New York Times By JASON HOROWITZ Pope Francis has had several chats with a left-wing Italian journalist who considers himself an atheist and occasionally puts words in the pope’s […]
Turkish president recites Muslim prayer at the Hagia Sophia
Source: Associated Press By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president recited an Islamic prayer Saturday in the Hagia Sophia, a historic Istanbul landmark that has become a symbol of […]
Nazis destroyed this Berlin synagogue. A Muslim politician and a Jewish leader want to rebuild it.
Source: The Washington Post By Luisa Beck April 1 at 4:37 PM Email the author A memorial marks the vacant lot in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighborhood where the Fraenkelufer synagogue once stood. There are […]
Major Jewish private donor ditches Labour over antisemitism
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Savage One of Labour’s biggest private donors has said he no longer feels “any affinity or connection” with the party, and accuses its leadership of failing […]
Anxious Hong Kong Catholics told to make leap of faith over China deal
Source: Reuters By Greg Torode, Venus Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – A looming deal between the Vatican and China is causing divisions between the church hierarchy and Catholics in Hong Kong, […]
Tibetan leader urges efforts to enable Dalai Lama’s return
Source: Associated Press DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The prime minister of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile urged his compatriots Saturday to strengthen efforts to make the return of the Dalai Lama […]
Hijab ban attempt is ‘racism dressed up as liberalism’, teachers’ conference told
Source: The Guardian By Richard Adams Education editor Amanda Spielman has called for ‘muscular liberalism’ to promote British values in schools. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Efforts to bar girls […]