The importance of rethinking religious education
Source: The Economist NOT enough people want to teach the subject, and there are plenty of pupils, tax-payers and even head teachers who are highly sceptical about its benefits. And […]
Billy Graham, preacher to millions, adviser to presidents, dies at 99
Source: MSN (Reuters) – U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 […]
Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia in France 2008–13: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Source: The Lancet BY Michaël Schwarzinger, MD Correspondence information about the author MD Michaël Schwarzinger,Prof Bruce G Pollock, MD, Omer S M Hasan, BA, Carole Dufouil, PhD, Prof Jürgen Rehm, PhD,for the QalyDays Study Group† Background […]
Children more likely to be caring if their siblings are: study
Source: Xinuha Net WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Children are more likely to be kind and caring if their siblings are, a Canadian study showed. The study was published Tuesday […]
Abbas urges international community to recognize Palestinian state
Source: Xinhua Net UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to convene an international conference that would result in […]
Study finds alcohol use to be the biggest risk factor for dementia
Source: Lancet Courtesy: Bilal Aslam, Germany Summary Background Dementia is a prevalent condition, affecting 5–7% of people aged 60 years and older, and a leading cause of disability in people […]
Billy Graham: Influential US evangelist dies at 99
Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, beginning his worldwide mission in large arenas in London in 1954. He died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said. In a 60-year career, he is estimated to have personally preached to […]
We need to increase the foreign aid budget following the Oxfam Haiti scandal
Organisations whose net contributions to humanity are overwhelmingly positive can never be judged by the misdeeds of a few Matthew Norman @IndyVoices Sunday 11 February 2018 64 comments Penny Mordaunt […]
Indonesia: Mataram city government preparing rental houses for Ahmadiyah refugees
“We hope Ahmadiyah members can accept one of the options handled by the government, because they have been evicted too long.” Source/Credit: Antara News By Nirkomala/Monalisa | February […]
Abbas calls for Mideast peace conference in rare UN speech
By AFP – Feb 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, the US, […]
There goes the ultimate deal
Feb 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – By Hasan Abu Nimah For US President Donald Trump to say that the Palestinians “are not looking to make peace” is not unusual. The […]
Study: At least 78% of aid intended for the Palestinians ends up in Israeli coffers
Author: Jonathan Cook. March 8, 2016 (well, nothing has changed much since then)… Diplomats may have a reputation for greyness, obfuscation, even hypocrisy, but few have found themselves compared to a serial […]
Trudeau in India, meets Bollywood mega stars
Source: NDTV and others Written by Shruti Shiksha Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday met top business leaders and Bollywood celebrities in Mumbai during his week-long visit to India. […]
Agitator at large:
Source: Dawn Tahirul Qadri is a man of many hats. Priest, protester, politician, public orator. He wears each with the same conviction. He weaves in and out of Parliament, the country and the political landscape effortlessly. Well, almost. Sometimes it goes horribly wrong. In 2014, the Punjab police tried to […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Huddersfield South UK Opens its Mosque
Source Mr Fatihul Haq Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Huddersfield South held its Mosque Open Day on Sunday 18th February at Baitus Samad Mosque. By the grace of Allah over 25 guests attended the open day. Some of the Key members were Chief Superintendent of West Yorkshire Police, Steve Cotter, representation of […]
GHANA: Ahmadiyya Missionary Doctor; Mum Build Maternity Ward For Swedru
GN Dr Khan Rafi A. Sahibzada, the Medical Director of Agona Swedru Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Hospital, and his mother, Madam Naz Muhammad Zai, an Advocate of the Supreme Court of […]
Is Russia attempting to erase Crimean Muslim culture?
Crimean Tatars fear the Kremlin, after annexation, is chipping away at identity of the 250,000-strong Muslim ethnicity. by Mansur Mirovalev 18 Feb 2018 Russia’s restoration of the Big Khan Mosque […]
Jeremy Corbyn attacks Islamophobia during mosque visit
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent Labour leader highlights Islamophobia as ‘real problem in our society’ during open day Muslim women are facing routine racist abuse on the streets […]
How baby stroke survivors’ brains adapt
Source: BBC News A study of children who had strokes as babies has found they adapted to use a different part of their brain for language. Imaging revealed language was […]
Mitsutoki Shigeta: ‘Baby factory’ dad wins paternity rights
Source: BBC News A Bangkok court has awarded paternity rights to a Japanese man over 13 babies he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers. The ruling allows Mitsutoki Shigeta, 28, to […]