How IT threatens democracy
Feb 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – KOFI A. ANNAN MUNICH — The Internet and social media were once hailed for creating new opportunities to spread democracy and freedom. Twitter, Facebook […]
More than 150 UK mosques hold open day for non-Muslims
More than 150 mosques around the UK will open their doors to non-Muslim visitors this weekend to offer people a better understanding of Islam and the chance to ask questions about the faith. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/visit-my-mosque-day-open-day-non-muslims
Florida shooting: Prayer Is Insufficient To Stop Bullets From Killing School Children
Neil deGrasse Tyson drops a big fat truth bomb on the thoughts and prayers crowd after the Florida school shooting. After the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the indisputable facts concerning the supposed power of prayer. Earlier this week, 17 people were shot dead, […]
The Last Nizam of Hyderabad, From Untold Riches to Total Obscurity
By John Zubrzycki on 04/04/2017 The massive fortune of India’s richest royal family just dissipated because of indifference and ineptitude. File picture of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mukarram Jah, […]
Divine Art
17 Feb 2018 WRITER: ITSARIN TISANTIA Photos courtesy of the Bangkok Post The Institute of Islamic Art Thailand was founded a year ago and claims to be the first […]
The Arab World’s Often Overlooked Space Research
Benjamin Plackett / 11 Feb 2018 Matthias Determann wants to shed light on an overlooked area of Arab scholarship. (Photo: Benjamin Plackett). DOHA—The Arab astronomers of medieval times were pioneers at the height of an Islamic golden age of science. Their scholarship of the skies was ground-breaking. It was a time when […]
Book Review: How Democracies Die?
Source: Amazon Book by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, both are Professors of Government at the Harvard University “Cool and persuasive… How Democracies Die comes at exactly the right moment.” —The Washington Post Donald […]
Iceland law to outlaw male circumcision sparks row over religious freedom
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Iceland is poised to become the first European country to outlaw male circumcision amid signs that the ritual common to both Judaism and Islam may be a […]
Pope Francis wowed the world but, five years on, is in troubled waters
Source: The Guardian BY Catherine Pepinster He entered office on a wave of energy but, as discontent grows over his attitude to abuse scandals, Francis faces opposition on all sides Pope […]
Fathers may pass ovarian cancer risk to daughters
Source: BBC News US scientists believe they have identified a new gene mutation that can raise the risk of ovarian cancer, and is passed from father to daughter. It is […]
Consumer products’ air quality impact ‘underestimated’
Source: BBC News By Jonathan Amos US research has found that chemicals in everyday household products are now a key contributor to city air pollution, rivalling some vehicle emissions. The […]
Prominent Republican Donor Issues Ultimatum on Assault Weapons
Source: MSN News By ALEXANDER BURNS A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to […]
Trump’s Latest Travel Ban Suffers Blow From a Second Appeals Court
Source: The New York Times By ADAM LIPTAK Photo Protesters gathered outside the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, across from the Virginia Capitol, in Richmond, before the […]
Govt to change law and severely punish accusers who falsely allege blasphemy, IHC told
Source: Dawn By Mohammad Imran The Interior Ministry on Friday submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) a draft of proposed amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 […]
Video: LeBron James Doubles Down, Says He ‘Will Not Just Shut Up And Dribble’
Source: Huffington Post The Cleveland Cavaliers star said he will “talk about what’s really important” when it comes to the state of race relations in America. LeBron James made it […]
Opinion: The future of universities in a digital era
By Lino Guzzella and Gerd Folkers This content was published on February 15, 2018 A replica of the St Gallen Globe in the St Gallen Abbey Library(Keystone) point of […]
Egypt displays ‘Screaming Mummy’ at Cairo museum
Source: Daily Sabah A picture taken on February 14, 2018 shows the “Screaming Mummy” known scientifically as “the unknown man E” on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. (AFP Photo) The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has put on display the “Screaming Mummy” of the son of a […]
Commercial plane crash in Iran kills all 66 people on board
Source: Daily Sabah An Iranian commercial aircraft carrying 66 people crashed on Sunday in southern Iran, a semi-official news agency reported. Spokesman for the Aseman Airlines, which operated the plane, told state TV that the crash killed all 66 people on board. The ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance […]
Detention debate: Tariq Ramadan hospitalised in France
This content was published on February 17, 2018 The Swiss Islamic scholar is currently being held in custody near Paris. (Keystone) Oxford professor for Islamic studies Tariq Ramadan has been taken […]
Turkish first lady’s call for moral unity with the Vatican
SAADET ORUÇ @saadetoruc February 8, 2018 A meeting held during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Vatican visit, which was paid at a critical crossroads, restored the hope that the masculine […]