Sri Lanka shops, mosque damaged in Buddhist-Muslim clash
Reuters International This content was published on February 27, 2018 COLOMBO (Reuters) – At least five people were wounded and several shops and a mosque damaged in a clash […]
India, has always been shrouded in controversy and Britain is not without its share of the blame
In 1919 a British general gave orders to fire into a huge crowd of peaceful demonstrators. This may seem like an anachronism, but beneath the surface not that much as really […]
Pakistan’s ruling party picks ousted PM’s brother as president
Reuters International This content was published on February 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab Province and brother of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures after appearing […]
The Iraq debate we should have had 15 years ago
Feb 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Fifteen years ago this week, while the Bush administration was busy beating the drums for an invasion of Iraq, I submitted a resolution calling on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to oppose this rush to war. The resolution, which was also […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community addresses Muslim Youth event (Waqf-e-Nau Ijtema) in London
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says Waqf-e-Nau should become the “shining stars of Ahmadiyyat” On 25 February 2018, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed the concluding session of the UK National Waqf-e-Nau Ijtema (gathering), an event held for male members of […]
Sacred Jerusalem church shuttered in dispute with Israeli authorities
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash February 25 Email the author JERUSALEM — The doors of Jerusalem’s sacred Church of the Holy Sepulchre were shuttered Sunday by Christian leaders in the Holy Land amid a […]
Raised by ISIS, Returned to Chechnya: ‘These Children Saw Terrible Things’
Source: The New York Times By ANDREW E. KRAMER Belant Zulgayeva walking with her grandsons in the village of Dachu-Borzoi, outside Grozny, Russia. CreditSergey Ponomarev for The New York Times GROZNY, Russia […]
Churches must switch off CCTV cameras during services as prayer should be private, court rules
Source: The Telegraph Churches must switch off CCTV cameras during services because prayer is private, a Church of England court has ruled. The consistory court ruling is believed to be […]
Catholic church fights smacking ban
Source: The Times By Marc Horne The Catholic church has stirred up controversy by indicating that it will oppose a Scottish law banning parents from smacking their children. The country is […]
Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor challenges blasphemy conviction
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Jakarta’s former governor, a Christian convicted of insulting Islam, sought a judicial review of his case on Monday, as several […]
Months after exodus began, Rohingya see no end to suffering
Source: Associated Press By TOFAYEL AHMAD and JULHAS ALAM COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Their houses are often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. […]
Iraq’s ethnic, religious groups fragmented as elections near
Source: Associated Press By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SINAN SALAHEDDIN BAGHDAD (AP) — Long beset by toxic divisions, Iraq seems to be growing even more fragmented ahead of national elections scheduled […]
Turkish women sentenced to death in Iraq for IS links
Source: BBC News An Iraqi court has sentenced at least 15 Turkish women to death by hanging, after they were found guilty of joining the Islamic State group (IS). Some […]
Tens of Thousands Attend Funeral of Radical ultra-Orthodox Rabbi in Jerusalem
Source: Haaretz By Aaron Rabinowitz The question of a successor to Auerbach, who died in Jerusalem at the age of 86 on Saturday, may be answered with the convening of a […]
Hard-Line Supporter of Israel Offers to Pay for U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
Source: The New York Times By GARDINER HARRIS and ISABEL KERSHNER WASHINGTON — Sheldon G. Adelson, one of the most hawkish supporters of Israel among American Jews, has offered to help fund the construction […]
Millennials ‘set to be fattest generation’
Source: BBC News UK millennials are on track to be the most overweight generation since records began, health experts say. Based on population trends, more than seven in every 10 […]
Samsung Galaxy S9 focuses on the camera
Source: BBC News By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor Media captionWATCH: Spencer Kelly gets hands on with the Galaxy S9 New and improved camera capabilities are the main thrust of Samsung’s […]
Testing Gulshan = No amount of tragedy — be it war, illness or mass shooting — could stop her from following her dream.
By Jeremy Redmon The Atlanta Journal-Constitution February 18, 2018 Dr. Gulshan Harjee stands in the middle of a crowded waiting room at the Clarkston Community Health Center, which she co-founded to serve refugees and immigrants The Atlanta police chaplain appeared calm and composed as he stepped through the door of […]
Pakistan’s critical role in the New Cold War
M. K. Bhadrakumar – February 23, 2018 1.8k SHARES ShareTweetPrintMail M K Bhadrakumar | Afghanistan, no doubt, was what brought Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif to Moscow on a ‘working […]
Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra). – The purpose of The Fadl-I-‘Umar Foundation
he purpose of The Fadl-I-‘Umar Foundation is to honour the loving memory of the late Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmadra Book: Fazl-e-Umar – The Life of Hadhrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud […]