Source: The Guardian By Christopher Knaus and Noor Gillani Experts say prison conversions can be a positive force, giving inmates hope, structure and a pathway to rehabilitation. It’s when harsh conditions […]
Source: BBC News By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES The new year is a time when many plan to shape up after the excesses of the […]
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN The number of women who are dying during pregnancy, or soon after giving birth, has risen nationwide, and a new report shows an alarming 87% […]
Source: BBC News Big investors have called on Apple to develop software that limits how long children can use its smartphones. The call came from two investment groups that hold $2bn (£1.48bn) […]
Source: BBC News Powerful speeches about Hollywood’s sexual abuse scandal have dominated the 75th Golden Globe Awards. It was the first major Hollywood awards ceremony since the film industry was hit by sexual harassment scandals, with stars wearing black to honour victims. Oprah Winfrey summed up the mood, saying “a […]
Source: By BLOOMBERG January 5, 2018 Donald Trump’s unusual bid to muzzle his one-time top strategist is a flimsy legal gambit that could bring deeper complications for the president if he […]
Reuters AMMAN: Jordan said Monday it had foiled a Daesh (ISIS) plot that included plans for a series of attacks last November on security installations, shopping malls and moderate religious […]
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian Protesters in Paris demonstrate against Israel’s first officially sanctioned new West Bank settlement in more than 25 years, April 1, 2017. Adopting a Boycott, Divestment and […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK In this photo, the Apple logo hangs in the glass box entrance to the company’s Fifth Avenue store, in New York (AP File Photo) […]
Source: Swiss Info A nationwide ban on face-coverings – a de facto burka ban – would currently get the thumbs-up from 76% of Swiss voters, according to a poll […]
By swissinfo.ch and agencies This content was published on January 7, 2018 The total cost of chartering the flights came to almost CHF4 million.In 2017, the Swiss state carried out […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Should not the Catholic Church like the masses to read the Bible, which has the four canonical Gospels, […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla An Arkansas mosque has paid off the remaining court fines of a man who helped vandalize their sacred space ― doing its part to make sure he […]
Source: Huffington post By Carol Kuruvilla A public elementary school in Kansas has agreed to end its yearly tradition of facilitating a Bible giveaway on school grounds. In the […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Just two days after President Donald Trump caused a frenzy by tweeting that he has a “bigger and more powerful” nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong […]
Source: BBC News The Trump administration says it is cutting almost all security aid to Pakistan until it deals with terrorist networks operating on its soil. But will the cuts […]
Saudi women prepare to attend football matches as ban on entry to stadiums lifted next week ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 6 January 2018 JEDDAH: Saudi women expressed excitement as the lifting of a ban which previously prevented them from entering football stadiums takes effect next week. Saudi government […]
Source: BBC News By Gwyneth Ho & Grace Tsoi On New Year’s Day, China finally had its own #MeToo moment. Luo Xixi, an academic with a PhD from the prestigious […]
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Hamdi Alkashali, CNN (CNN)- A group of 11 Saudi princes was arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at a palace in Riyadh, the kingdom’s attorney […]
An MP of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party slammed protests in his city directed against returning Islamic State fighters, calling the protestors “racists” and “white supremacists.” Liberal Party MP for St. Catherines Chris Bittle took to Facebook earlier this week to condemn a protest against Islamic State fighters returning from […]