India: King Abdulla speaks at Islamic Conference
Source: New Age Islam A conference was held today (1st March 2018) at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding and Moderation’. The Prime Narendra Modi attended the […]
Muslims ‘are very misunderstood today’ — this Florida college will try to change that
Source: Miami Herald Florida International University is getting a spanking new center dedicated to all things Muslim. Philanthropists Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer, longtime supporters of Middle Eastern studies and other […]
‘Court can order govt to legislate against non-Muslims pretending to be Muslims in paperwork’
Source: Dawn By Muhammad Imran Senior lawyer and expert on law affairs Akram Shaikh on Friday told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that a constitutional court has the authority to […]
Election Act case: IHC summons travel records of 6,000 ‘Ahmadis’
By Rizwan Shehzad Published: February 28, 2018 PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit the travel history of people who changed their religious status from ‘Muslim’ to ‘Ahmadi’, as listed in an earlier report compiled by the National Database and Registration […]
At least 950 attacks on Muslims reported in Germany in 2017 – report
Reuters International This content was published on March 2, 2018 BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities registered at least 950 attacks on Muslims and Muslim institutions such as mosques in 2017, the Neue Osnabrueckner Zeitung reported in Saturday editions, citing data provided to lawmakers by the Interior Ministry. The ministry […]
Switzerland and Nigeria: Is the Abacha accord a model for returning ‘dictator funds’?
By Julia Crawford March 2, 2018 Restituted funds will be used to finance Nigeria’s National Social Safety Net Project, which involves cash transfers to Nigerians living below the poverty line. (Keystone) A recent Swiss agreement with Nigeria and the World Bank to return hundreds of millions in so-called “Abacha funds” is […]
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss’, IAEA tells Trump
Reuters International This content was published on March 5, 2018 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano gestures during an interview with Reuters at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (reuters_tickers) By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – A collapse of the Iran nuclear […]
Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit
By Reuters – Mar 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Salman at Cairo Airport, Egypt, March 4, 2018 (Reuters photo) CAIRO/RIYADH – […]
Putin’s bravado speech
Mar 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Russian President Vladimir Putin’s State of the Union address on Thursday at the Federal Assembly came ahead of the Russian presidential elections due to […]
To Putin, Assad’s enemies in Syria are the same as Russia’s in Chechnya
For the Russian President, those Chechens who resisted his firepower inside Russia are merely continuing their struggle inside a Russian ally further to the south Robert Fisk @indyvoices Putin was trying to restore Chechnya to Russian sovereignty. In Ghouta – or in Aleppo – he was and is trying to […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Detroit gifts Holy Quran & Islamic literature to Milford’s Public Library
“Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is always ready to help, serve and to remove all kind of negativity and misunderstandings about Islam anytime and anywhere“, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Detroit. Report by Muhammad Ahmad Detriot Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Detroit, Michigan visited the village of Milford. The Village […]
Buddhist group admits sexual abuse by teachers
Source: The Guardian BY Sarah Marsh Shambhala International leaders promise to take action against ‘abhorrent sexual behaviour’ Leaders of Shambhala International admitted to major failures in how it deals with […]
Catholic hierarchy to be confronted over gender inequality
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent “Powerful vested interests” within the Catholic church are being challenged at a conference in Rome on International Women’s Day as calls grow for women to […]
Angela Merkel Looks Set for a Fourth Term, Ending Germany’s Political Deadlock
Source: Time By FRANK JORDANS / AP 8:38 PM EST (BERLIN) — Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing […]
Membership in Gun Groups Is Spiking After the Florida Shooting
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON Updated: March 2, 2018 4:20 PM ET The National Rifle Association and its allies have found their political influence under fresh scrutiny as gun control advocates push for […]
Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
Source: BBC News By Dr Charlie Weller Head of Vaccines, Wellcome Trust Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa […]
China NPC: Economy growth target ‘around 6.5%’ in 2018
Source: BBC News China has set its 2018 economic growth target at “around 6.5%”. The figure, announced at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress, is in line with the […]
Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded
Source: Pew Research Center from August 2017 As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the prevailing view among […]
Pakistan elects a Hindu woman to its senate in historic first
By ZARAR KHANThe Associated Press Sun., March 4, 2018, thestar.com ISLAMABAD—A woman from Pakistan’s marginalized Hindu minority has been elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election over the weekend in which a Taliban-linked cleric was defeated. Krishna Kumari, a member of the Pakistan People’s Party, hails from […]