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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

No Peace after Islamic State: Foreign Powers Compete for a Slice of Syria

  Islamic State has largely been defeated, but peace in Syria has not been achieved. On the contrary, without a common enemy, parties involved are now pursuing their own interests, […]

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Preventing the Migrant Wave Germany Exports Employment Offices to Africa

  In order to combat the root causes of economic migration, Germany has opened a job center in Ghana that helps people find local employment. But what happens when German […]

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(old news, but still …): Clinton: Destroy Syria for Israel

 March 22, 2016 A newly-released Hilary Clinton email confirmed that the Obama administration has deliberately provoked the civil war in Syria as the “best way to help Israel.” In an […]

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Palestine’s elusive reconciliation

    Feb 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF   Of all the options, limited as they are, that are available to President Mahmoud Abbas to offset the repercussions of President Donald Trump’s controversial proclamation on Jerusalem and his much touted Middle East peace plan, ending inter-Palestinian schism, […]

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Islam’s Historical Contribution to Commerce and Finance

Source: The Muslim Heritage By: John M. Hobson The worst thing ethically and politically is to let [Eurocentric] separatism simply go on, without understanding the opposite of separatism, which is […]

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Rohingya refugees test Bangladeshi welcome as prices rise and repatriation stalls

   Reuters International This content was published on February 28, 2018  Bangladeshi farmer Jorina Katun stands among the Rohingya Muslims camped out on her land near the Kutapalong refugee camp […]

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Afghanistan’s Ghani offers talks with Taliban ‘without preconditions’

 Reuters International This content was published on February 28, 2018  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during during a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul, Afghanistan February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Omar […]

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Operation Papyrus: A new life for 1,000 illegal immigrants in Geneva

  By Patricia Islas and Simon Bradley   This content was published on February 28, 2018  Around 70% of undocumented migrants regularised under Geneva’s Papyrus scheme are female domestic workers(Getty Images) […]

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Indonesia to Help Address Refugee Crisis in Lebanon

  By : Sheany | on 5:40 PM February 27, 2018     Jakarta. Indonesia will seek ways to help address the overflow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Monday (26/02). “We will see how far we can participate and contribute to help address the […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on February 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Indonesia to Share Peacebuilding Experience at Kabul Process Meeting

    By : Sheany | on   February 27, 2018 Jakarta. Vice President Jusuf Kalla is set to attend the Kabul Process meeting in the Afghan capital as a […]

By rabyam on February 27, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Egyptian artist aims for record with world’s biggest handwritten Quran

Source: Independent BY Giles Elgood Cairo Saad Mohammed has big hopes for his three-year-long labour of love Saad Mohammed at his studio in Belqina, Egypt Reuters An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out […]

By abidaorchard on February 27, 2018 • ( 9 Comments )

Saudi appoints first female deputy minister of labour

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, reshuffled some of the Kingdom’s top military officers and several deputy ministers on Monday in a broad shakeup seen as elevating younger officials in key economic and security areas. Several new deputies in economic and security-related ministries […]

By rabyam on February 27, 2018 • ( 5 Comments )

Anyone who says the Quran advocates terrorism obviously hasn’t read its lessons on violence

Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid The permission given in Quran 22:40-41 to fight in self-defence was not only granted to defend Muslims from persecution, but to defend Christians, Jews and people of all faiths […]

By rabyam on February 27, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy

Source: Independent BY Qasim Rashid Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after British imperialism. But if we go back to the Quran, we can see […]

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Why I’m calling for a national ban on the terms Isis and Islamic State

Source: Independent The primary weapon of a terrorist organisation is to hijack, divide and poison communities. With every non-Muslim that begins to fear Islam, the ‘so-called’ Islamic State becomes stronger BY Emily […]

By rabyam on February 27, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

The Supreme Court Is Considering the Limits of Freedom of Speech in 3 Upcoming Cases

Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON February 26, 2018 Can government employees be required to pay union fees, even if they don’t belong to the union? Can you wear a “Don’t Tread […]

By abidaorchard on February 27, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

America just got its first full-time Muslim TV reporter who wears a hijab

It’s my America too,’ says the first Muslim television reporter in the U.S to wear a hijab. Tahera Rahman is ushering in a new era of broadcast journalism for Americans, showing that everyone deserves to be represented. Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/27/america-just-got-its-first-full-time-muslim-tv-reporter-who-wears-a-hijab-7344956/?ito=cbshare  

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Saudi Arabia is building a $500 billion mega-city that’s 33 times the size of New York City

Source: Business insider, UK By Leanna Garfield The Saudi Arabian government says it will build a $500 billion mega-city, with the goal of diversifying its economy to focus less on […]

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Israel suspends plan to tax Jerusalem church properties

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s mayor on Tuesday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that had enraged religious leaders and led to the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/world/israel-suspends-plan-tax-jerusalem-church-properties-article-1.3844225

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The untold story of Pakistan’s blasphemy law

Editor’s Note: This is an old article, but we give you the link as the discussion about this subject seems to be continuing.   Arafat Mazhar Updated December 09, 2014   Facebook Count     Note: This blog was first published on Dawn.com on January 15, 2015.   A few […]

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