Donald Trump prepared to apologise for Britain First retweets
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to apologise for retweeting posts from a British far-right group. In an interview with ITV’s Piers Morgan, Mr […]
Sex abuse prevention to feature at Vatican’s family meeting
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s upcoming conference on families in Ireland will feature a seminar on child protection, after the church’s sex abuse […]
Trump threatens to take away more U.S. aid from Palestinians if they don’t negotiate with Israel
Source: The Washington Post By Anne Gearan January 25 DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump threatened Thursday to write off the Palestinian leadership and withdraw further U.S. aid if Palestinians are not serious about […]
The Strange Cases of Anti-Islam Politicians Turned Muslims
Source: The Atlantic By DAVID A. GRAHAM Last fall, Arthur Wagner was part of something remarkable: His political party, the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland, entered the Bundestag, becoming the first far-right […]
Walmart and Starbucks give Paid family leave
Walmart and Now Starbucks: Why More Big Companies Are Offering Paid Family Leave Starting to see the value in family-friendly benefits for hourly workers, too, although big disparities remain. By Claire Cain Miller Jan. 24, 2018, NYTimes As the labor market tightens, employers have been competing for highly educated workers by […]
Epic Bollywood Movie That Sparked Protests, Court Battles And Burnings Opens In India
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The debut of “Padmaavat” set off a new round of discord. A controversial new Bollywood movie is causing security concerns in India as it […]
Billionaire Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, Is Freed From Detention
By BEN HUBBARDJAN. 27, 2018 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Saturday in what was said to be the Ritz-Carlton suite where he was detained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit Katie […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Mosque in Bedford hosts guests from Ghana & Sudan – Discuss life & teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
“Muslim must follow Prophet Muhammad (saw)’s example in daily life and be kind to fellow beings and neighbors” said Imam Shamshad of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Report by Ahmad Sita Cleveland Masjid Bait-ul-Ahad at 297 center Road Bedford Ohio hosted the guests from Ghana and Sudan on the occasion of […]
How did food from the West Midlands end up in Isis-controlled territory in Syria?
Robert Fisk in Totah, Central Syria @indyvoices It’s below zero degrees on the vast dirt hillside above Totah but through the mist and freezing rain, I can see the […]
Why some African Americans are moving to Africa
by Azad Essa 18 Jan 2018 Muhammida el-Muhajir says as an African American in the US, she felt she could ‘never win’ [Courtesy of Muhammida el-Muhajir] Accra, Ghana – They have […]
Two mindsets that can change a child’s life
Source: The Local Thomas Edison once said, “I’ve not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. His perseverance in the face of repeated failure eventually led to the invention of the light bulb. Edison wasn’t ashamed to admit his discovery didn’t come to him in a light bulb moment. […]
‘He was just a kid’: the boy who became a symbol of Spain’s migration crisis
Four-year-old Samuel Kabamba died a year ago trying to reach Europe with his mother Sam Jones in Barbate @swajones Fri 26 Jan 2018 Among the immaculately tended, flower-bedecked graves of […]
When the Sultan took in Jewish refugees
By +972 Blog |Published January 25, 2018 Bayezid II, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, saved my family’s life during the Spanish Inquisition. The Israeli government could learn a […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya Opens New Mosque in Lagos
By Shakirah AdunolaThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has commissioned a new central mosque located near the ancient mosque (built in 1945) in Agindingbi area of Ikeja, Lagos State. Speaking at […]
Davos 2018: George Soros launches blistering attack on Trump – ‘The survival of our entire civilisation is at stake’
Billionaire Democrat donor argues the President has set US on course for nuclear war Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim Soros says the US president was keen to create a ‘mafia state’ […]
At Davos, President Trump sold out candidate Trump
If Steve Bannon watched the speech, he would have probably cried. By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Jan 26, 2018, Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in […]
How saving a writer’s life helped my dialysis app go global
Source: BBC News By Natasha Lipman When Javier Artigas began needing kidney dialysis and found himself jobless, he developed an app to make it easier for people to get treatment […]
Arnoud van Doorn: from anti-Islamic film-maker to hajj pilgrim
Source: The Guardian Why is a former member of Geert Wilders’ anti-Islamic Party for Freedom – who made a film claiming Muslims are violent – tweeting from Mecca? Name: Arnoud Van […]
India marks 69th Republic Day with colourful parade
dawn.com India’s Constitution came into effect in 1950. The celebrations included aerial displays and floats from Indian states. APPublished 3 minutes ago India on Friday celebrated 69th Republic Day to mark the anniversary of its national constitution taking effect. Marching bands, floats, camels and stunt performers on motorbikes were paraded from […]
Hong Kong is so expensive that architects are building 100-square-foot ‘tube homes’ made from concrete water pipes
Source: Business Insider BY Leanna Garfield For the past seven years, Hong Kong has held the title of the world’s priciest city for home-buyers, according to the 2017 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. James […]