The future of Israel’s ‘dreamers’
Source: The Washington Post Story by Loveday Morris Photos by Corinna Kern Alam Godin fled to Israel as a boy, escaping war in Sudan more than a decade ago with his family. […]
Sri Lanka declares emergency amid anti-Muslim violence
Source: Associated Press By KRISHAN FRANCIS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in several central hill towns […]
Gambian Islamic Scholar Speaks Against Ahmadiyya TV Station
WRITTEN BY Jollof Media Network March 7, 2018 Imam Drammeh A prominent Gambian Islamic scholar has warned the government of President Adama Barrow not to grant a television […]
A hard sell? Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies
Reuters International This content was published on March 6, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace […]
Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Reuters International This content was published on March 7, 2018 A woman wearing a full-face veil shops for clothes in a traditional textile market in Jakarta, Indonesia March 7, […]
Balkan neighbours push to resolve disputes, but deals elusive
Reuters International This content was published on March 6, 2018 5:36 PMMar 6, 2018 – 17:36 Chairman of the Bosnian Tripartite presidency Dragan Covic (C) and members Bakir Izetbegovic (L) and Mladen Ivanic (R) pose for photo with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic (2nd L) and Serbian President Aleksandar […]
U.N. rights chief attacks EU and U.S. over migrants and Dreamers
Reuters International This content was published on March 7, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta […]
New York exhibition takes trip to Fatimids Dynasty
Farah Tawfeek March 2, 2018 The Islamic era was an era of modernity, often under-apprecited by the world. While Middle Eastern countries might have experienced a glimpse of its greatness, […]
Trade wars and an arms race will give way to world disorder
Mar 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The month of March began with a sinister sense of déjà vu at a global level. US President Donald Trump’s threat […]
Facing inevitable dead end
Mar 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah If what was published last Monday on the electronic Arabic daily, “Rai Al Youm,” about Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Hope among the ruins of Aleppo’s cultural heritage
Experts say a third of ancient Syrian city destroyed, but much can be restored Fri, Mar 17, 2017, Michael Jansen in Aleppo The ancient Aleppo Citadel was only lightly damaged. […]
Burger flipping robot begins first shift
Flippy, a burger-flipping robot, has begun work at a restaurant in Pasadena, Los Angeles. It is the first of dozens of locations for the system, which is destined to replace […]
Britain’s red carpet for the Saudi ruler is shameless
Guardian: They call diphtheria the “strangling disease”. Parents have to watch helplessly as it slowly clogs the throat and chokes the life out of their children. Thankfully, vaccination has wiped it out in most parts of the world. But not in Yemen. Not this past year. Hundreds of children have been […]
Alzheimer’s researchers win brain prize
Source: BBC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage captionAlzheimer’s disease brain (left) compared to normal (right) Four dementia scientists have shared this year’s 1m […]
Why ‘Happiness Is a Trap,’ According to This Bachelor Producer
Source: Time By JENNIFER CALFAS March 5, 2018 You’re not great, and you’re certainly not as great as you think you are. That’s according to Elan Gale, a producer on ABC’s The […]
Cardinal George Pell Appears in Court Over ‘Historical’ Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times By ADAM BAIDAWI and DAMIEN CAVE Photo Cardinal George Pell arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a hearing. Cardinal Pell, the church’s No. 3 official, […]
Hindu woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
Source: Associated Press By ZARAR KHAN ISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman from Pakistan’s marginalized Hindu minority has been elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election […]
Sikh community demands answers about deadly shooting of gas station owner
Source: MISSISSIPPI NEWS NOW Posted by Symphonie Privett, Anchor/Reporter JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Members of a Jackson Sikh Temple demand answers in the shooting death of 45-year-old Sukhjinder Singh. Singh […]
Greek protesters attack new religious instruction textbooks.
Source: Associated Press ATHENS (AP) — About 2,000 people have marched to the Greek parliament to protest new school books they claim endanger faith in Orthodox Christianity, Greece’s official religion. […]
A rabbi, an imam and a pastor walk onto a stage…
Source: The Economist By H.G. and ERASMUS AFTER nearly 17 years on the road, the Interfaith Amigos are a trio (an imam, a rabbi and a Christian pastor, to be […]