(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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
Tougher regulations: Is adoption in Switzerland on its way out?
By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on February 21, 2018 This child was adopted – the photo comes from guardianship authority files from the City of Bern Archives (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone) The boom days of adopting children from abroad are over – nowadays hardly anyone is adopting in Switzerland. There […]
Poland considers educating refugee children apart from public schools
Reuters International This content was published on February 26, 2018 By Marcin Goclowski WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland could start educating children of refugees at the centres where they live rather than in public schools under a plan the government says will help all students but a newspaper said it […]