Iranian government: Protest is citizens’ right
January 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday that it is the right of citizens to hold protests and the government respects it. “From […]
Earthquake or its social aftershocks, which is more destructive?
By Setareh Behroozi January 2, 2018 All began with a massive earthquake which hit the western province of Kermanshah on November 12, 2017. The sad news and photos of the […]
US gave clearance to Israel to assassinate Iranian general Suleimani, report claims
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and IRGC commanders in Tehran, September 18, 2016. (AP Photo) The […]
US Muslim community pays fine of neo-Nazi who vandalized their mosque
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Screengrabs taken from KARK 4 tv footage A Muslim community in Arkansas has paid the fine of a man who vandalized their mosque and saved him from […]
Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MASCI AND CONRAD HACKETT In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of […]
How Western civilisation could collapse
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer 18 April 2017 This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2017” collection. Discover more of our picks. The political economist Benjamin Friedman once compared modern […]
India Muslim man beaten to death ‘over New Year music’
Source: BBC News A Muslim has been beaten to death in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand after reportedly asking a group to stop playing loud music on New Year’s […]
3 Reasons Why Coffee Is So Good for You
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Coffee is increasingly earning scientists’ approval. Studies continue to suggest that the beverage may have some beneficial effects on health. In the latest analysis, published in […]
California Launches First Legal Retail Sales of Marijuana
Source: Time By BRIAN MELLEY, TERENCE CHEA / AP (OAKLAND, Calif.) — It wasn’t exactly reefer madness Monday as California launched the first legal retail sales of marijuana, but those who […]
Iran protests: Supreme leader Khamenei blames ‘enemies’
Source: BBC News Iran’s supreme leader has accused the country’s enemies of stirring days of protests that have claimed at least 22 lives. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking for the […]
North Korea: South proposes Olympics delegation talks
Source: BBC News South Korea has offered high-level talks with North Korea next Tuesday to discuss its possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, […]
Time’s Up: Women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment
Source: BBC News More than 300 actresses, writers and directors have launched a project to help fight sexual harassment in the film industry and other workplaces. The initiative, which is […]
India: 123rd Jalsa Salana Qadian Concludes with Address by Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
123rd Jalsa Salana Qadian Concludes with Address by Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community January 1, 2018 Press Releases Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says persecution can never weaken the faith of Ahmadi Muslims The 123rd Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Qadian, India, concluded with a faith […]
How America is Transforming Islam
Being young and Muslim in the U.S. means navigating multiple identities. Nothing shows that more than falling in love. Mobashra Tazamal at her wedding in August Justin Gellerson Emma Green […]
Report: Expect more war, hunger in 2018
REUTERS GENEVA A woman holds her severely malnourished 10-month old daughter at the feeding center for children, South Sudan, Dec. 10, 2017. Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen […]
Jerusalem decision a test for Muslims leaders, an end to hopes for peace
MEHMET ÇELIK @celik ISTANBUL AFP Photo Jerusalem, or Al-Quds as the Muslim world calls it, came to the forefront of world politics once again when U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies
Reuters International This content was published on December 31, 2017 Pope Francis arrives to lead the First Vespers and Te Deum prayer in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican […]
Trump says U.S. has gotten ‘nothing’ from Pakistan aid
Reuters International This content was published on January 1, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters before departing the White House for a visit to the Walter […]