UN launches record appeal for $22.5B to help 91M in need
ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS The United Nations launched a record appeal Friday for $22.5 billion to help 91 million of the 136 million people across the world in need […]
Canadian judge strikes down law that banned face coverings
ANADOLU AGENCY TRENTON, Canada File Photo Related Articles Americas Canada’s Quebec clarifies niqab ban under pressure A Canadian judge granted a temporary stay, Friday, to a law that […]
Taliban leaders comfortably living in Pakistan with drug money: US general
November 29, 2017 BY Agencies WASHINGTON: The top US general in Afghanistan General John Nicholson said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan’s support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad. He also claimed that though the Taliban’s tactical-level commanders were in […]
Blame Islamic fundamentalists, not Ahmadis for ruining Pakistan
Faith is personal. Faith is the humn connection to the divine. Faith, or lack thereof, is to be judged only by God. | Tarar Square | Long-form | 30-11-2017 Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar 33 Total Shares Pakistan, between November 5 and 26, witnessed one of the biggest lockdowns in its troubled and […]
Trump is acting like Pakistan’s former dictator
global Opinions By Qasim Rashid December 1, 2017 President Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) […]
Why are Barelvis wielding new political influence in Pakistan?
Source: Indian Express One reason the military establishment is now relying on Barelvi groups is because the previous “assets” have now become a liability. Pakistan faces continuous pressure from the international community for not acting against terror groups like Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa, or its previous incarnation, the Lashkar-e-Toiba. By using […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
Nine killed, 37 injured as terrorists attack Peshawar’s Agriculture Directorate hostel
Source: PT PESHAWAR: At least nine people have been killed and 37 others injured in a firing incident that targetted the hostel of Agriculture Directorate on University Road, Peshawar, early Friday morning. The attack was claimed by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. At least two explosions were also heard from the site of the […]
Khatm-e-Nabuwwat issue: Punjab govt prorogues assembly session abruptly to save its skin
Source: PT Opposition leader threatens to hold sit-in at assembly’s stairs if session not called within a week PML-N’s disgruntled MPAs adamant over Sana’s resignation LAHORE: The Punjab government has abruptly prorogued the 33rd session of the Punjab Assembly for an indefinite period after getting the governor’s approval on Thursday […]
Pakistan’s original sin is its construction and treatment of Ahmadis
Source: Indian Express Arguably, Pakistan’s original sin is its construction and treatment of Ahmadis. The treatment of this small community has, in many ways, defined the nature of the Pakistani state more profoundly than anything else. Anti-Indianism is a strong undercurrent in Pakistan. But anti-Ahmadism, arguably, cuts even deeper than […]
A Look at Some Widely-Spread Falsehoods About Muslims
Mislabeled footage of an aggressive “Muslim migrant” shared by President Donald Trump is just one more hoax in a long line of fabricated anti-Islam stories. Get the Newsletter Contact Us News Conspiracy Theories A Look at Some Widely-Spread Falsehoods About Muslims Mislabeled footage of an aggressive “Muslim migrant” shared […]
As a Turkish person whose family fled to the UK from Cyprus, I’m excited about Erdogan’s visit to Greece
My mother didn’t want to tell me about the war in Cyprus, so instead I found out one day when a girl at my primary school started yelling racist […]
Nearly Half of Canadians Have Negative Feelings Towards Islam: Poll
Source: Vice By Mack Lamourex A new poll reinforces a bleak truth that many of us have probably known for a long time—almost half of Canadians have a negative opinion about Islam. […]
How Ziad Ahmad Itani fell into Mossad’s honey trap
by Ali Younes Ziad Ahmad Itani performs on stage in Beirut in 2013 [AFP] Before he was arrested as a suspected Israeli spy, Ziad Ahmad Itani was a successful […]
Obama’s Town Hall with young leaders in India Today
The Obama Foundation hosts a Town Hall in New Delhi, India with President Barack Obama and hundreds of young Indian leaders from across the country. The Town Hall continues the […]
Swiss bikes in Tanzania: A better life on two wheels
By Tomas Wüthrich This content was published on November 25, 2017 More than 22,000 worn-out bicycles travel from Switzerland to the African continent each year. A Swiss company collects […]
White House wanted to publicly shame Tillerson, source says
Source:CNN Reports that the White House has a tentative plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillersonthat emerged Thursday were an effort to express President Donald Trump’s deep displeasure and publicly shame his secretary of state, a source with direct knowledge of the White House’s thinking said Thursday. The hope […]
Top Chinese general under investigation for corruption hangs himself
Source: CNN A top Chinese general hanged himself after coming under investigation for corruption charges, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. General Zhang Yang, the former head of the Chinese military’s political work department, was found dead at his home on November 23, the news agency said. Military investigators […]
You don’t have to be a Muslim to be horrified by Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry
Source: The Washington Post By Yair Rosenberg November 29 at 3:49 PM President Trump pauses as the media departs after he spoke in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday, […]
Muslim holds ancient key to Jesus tomb site in Jerusalem
Source: Reuters By Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) – As dark falls, Adeeb Joudeh, a Muslim, makes his way through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem’s walled Old City cradling the ancient […]