Gay prayer for Prince George remarks ‘unkind and destructive’
Source: BBC News A senior Anglican minister has been criticised for saying people should pray for Prince George to be gay to help the Church of England recognise same-sex marriage. […]
‘We don’t own this earth’: The Biblical case for protecting the environment
Source: Indy Star “I don’t consider myself an environmentalist.” That is perhaps an odd statement coming from someone who is an unabashed — you could say devout — leader of […]
Dalai Lama to Obama: ‘You are young and can do a lot’
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Former US President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama on Friday in India, where they discussed “compassion and altruism,” according to a […]
Pakistan: Bhutto and Jamaat Ahmadiyya
http://niazamana.com/2017/12/bhutto-and-jamaat-e-ahmadyya/ بھٹو اور جماعت احمدیہ December 1, 2017 1:37 am · 12 comments آصف جیلانی یہ ان دنوں کی بات ہے جب ابھی آئین کی دوسری ترمیم منظور نہیں ہوئی تھی جس کے تحت احمدیوں کو غیر مسلم قرار دیا گیا تھا، اور اس سے بھی بہت پہلے جب ذوالفقار علی […]
Holy Spirit Cathedral is a national monument – Archbishop Palmer-Buckle
Source. Ghana Web Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Accra Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Church has said the Holy Spirit Cathedral is not just for Catholics but a national monument. He said the Cathedral since its establishment in 1956 had been the venue for national religious activities and was […]
What Does the Quran Mean: O Mankind We Created You From a Male and a Female?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times For more than 1400 years, since the revelation of the Quran, all the Muslims have interpreted the verse, […]
Mehdi Hasan Rips Thomas Friedman’s “Nauseating” Column in NYT Praising Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince
StoryNovember 30, 2017 Watch Full Show Guests Mehdi Hasan award-winning British journalist and broadcaster at Al Jazeera English. He is host of the Al Jazeera interview program “UpFront” and a […]
Muhammad bin Kushner, Jared bin Salman, Daffy Duck & Co
by Hamid Dabashi Thomas Friedman is the latest in the long panoply of Lawrences of Arabia dashing in and out of the peninsula in search of their oriental fantasies, […]
“Introduction to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community” By Falahud Din Shams
source: http://www.muslimsunrise.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=1 In the 19th century, Islam as a religion and Muslims as a nation were helpless. Muslim empires were crumbling all over the world. In the subcontinent of […]
There’s no such thing as precise air strikes in modern warfare – just look at the civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria
In one sample of a residential area called Qaiyara, near Mosul city, in about a third of fatal strikes Isis had been in close proximity to the civilians, but […]
Ancient city from Urartu civilization discovered in Turkey’s eastern Erzurum
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published December 2, 2017 AA Photo Related Articles History Underwater ruins of 3,000-year-old castle discovered in Turkey History Construction workers find ancient sarcophagus cover in Turkey’s […]
Middle East leaders paint ‘dark picture’ at Rome conference
Reuters International This content was published on December 2, 2017 By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – When Italy organised a conference focussed on the Middle East, the Gulf and North […]
Homeland Insecurity: Palestine’s Refusal to Die Haunts Israeli Colonial Celebrations 0
29 November 2017 – Analysis As the world marks the International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People, we spoke to Ali Abunimah (Electronic Intifada), Prof. William Robinson, and BDS […]
Tama’s Tales: Where there’s a will, there’s a way
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43710454&locale=en Embed code This content was published on November 30, 2017 5:00 PMNov 30, 2017 – 17:00 (To view video subtitles in English, click on the gear icon and turn captions “on”). Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she talks to Ola, who’s […]
Inside Geneva: Landmine ban: From Utopian vision to global accord
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on December 3, 2017 An Afghani boy learns to walk again thanks to his prosthesis. ( Handicap International ) In Geneva […]
US Pulls Out of UN Migrant and Refugee Pact
Last Updated: December 03, 2017 VOA News Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, Nov. 29, […]
Religion can have same effect on the brain as taking drugs, study finds
Source: Independent By Caroline Mortimer Religious experiences have a similar effect on the brain as taking drugs, according to a new study. Scientists at the University of Utah used MRI scans […]
Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani apologises for headscarf remark
Source: BBC News The Afghan president has apologised to women for remarks he made about the traditional headscarf. On Saturday, Ashraf Ghani responded to claims that some government officials have […]
Triple talaq: India considers jail for ‘instant divorce’
Source: BBC News Husbands who attempt “instant divorce” could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India. The traditional practice involves a Muslim man […]
The wild week of Bitcoin
Source: BBC News By Bryan Lufkin 1 December 2017 This week has been a rollercoaster ride for Bitcoin – and could signal an equally unpredictable future. What happened this week? […]