Japan teen ‘forced to dye hair black’ for school
Source: BBC News An 18-year-old Japanese girl is suing her local government after her school made her repeatedly dye her naturally-brown hair black, media reports say. The girl says she […]
Harford County sues ‘Muslim’ community builder
Source: The Baltimore Sun By David Anderson, Contact Reporter Harford County, the defendant in lawsuit filed in federal court by the builder of a controversial 48-lot subdivision in Joppatowne, has […]
Spain fires Catalan government following declaration of independence
Carles Puigdemont and cabinet formally removed from posts as Mariano Rajoy faces challenge of implementing takeover Carles Puigdemont and parliamentarians applaud at the end of the session at the plenary room of the Catalonian parliament after declaring independence. Photograph: Boixa/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Emma Graham-Harrison in Barcelona Saturday 28 October 2017 13.53 BST […]
MHA clears visa for Ahmadiyyas for event
Source: The Indian Express The Ministry of Home Affairs has granted security clearance for visas to over 1,800 Ahmadiyya Muslims from Pakistan, including women, for participation in the annual congregation of the community at Qadian in the border district of Gurdaspur in Punjab. Last year, not a single Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Whiff of discontent in Singapore as Malaysia courts Chinese market for its durian
The time is ripe for Malaysian durian growers to enter the Chinese market – but that’s an unpalatable development for Thailand and Singapore By Bhavan Jaipragas 28 Oct 2017 It […]
Interview with Novelist Mohammed Hasan Alwan Saudi Arabia ‘Might Become a Totally Different Country’
Mohammed Hasan Alwan, the winner of the 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, tells DER SPIEGEL about his new novel about Sufi saint Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi and whether his […]
Is Turkey’s foreign policy axis shifting toward Eurasia?
SADIK ÜNAY @sadikunay Should we interpret the recent rapprochement between Ankara and Moscow or Tehran and Baghdad as a sign of Turkey’s strategic axis shift toward Eurasia? Certainly not […]
A comeback for moderate Islam in the Middle East?
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Published8 hours ago President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with Saudi King Salman to a presentation ceremony at the Royal Court Palace, Riyadh, May 20. The reappearance of discourse on ‘moderate Islam’, possibly with on the U.S. administration’s request, cannot be a solution in the […]
States make war, but war will not make new states
Columns Sinem Cengiz | Published — Saturday 28 October 2017 American political scientist and sociologist Charles Tilly argued that “war made the state, and the state made war.” He was referring to Europe’s violent history and the impact of war on state-formation on the continent. Tilly’s argument has started […]
‘Do not stand in the line to get a job, start your own thing’
Jordanian entrepreneur on her journey from startup to list of most influential Arabs By Andrea Celeste – Oct 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Penelope Shihab AMMAN — Jordanian entrepreneur Penelope Shihab […]
Manus Island Governor threatens to block transfer of refugees to new facility
By Pacific affairs reporter Liam Fox from Manus Island Photo: Heavy machinery is seen where the new accommodation site is being constructed. (Supplied) The Governor of Manus Island has […]
Catalan independence declaration comes moments before Spanish Parliament approves direct rule
Video: The moment Catalonia declared independence from Spain. (Photo: AP) (ABC News) The Spanish Government has moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour after its Parliament declared independence in a stunning show of defiance. Key points: The Catalan […]
Canada: Quebec’s niqab ban is a chance for women to embrace Western freedom
Quebec’s niqab ban is a chance for women to embrace Western freedom A woman wears a niqab as she walks in Montreal Sept. 9, 2013. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) By Farzana Hassan Shahid, Toronto Sun http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/farzana-hassan-quebecs-niqab-ban-is-a-chance-for-women-to-embrace-western-freedom Bill 62 was passed last week, in effect denying public services to people in […]
The real reason Muhammad Ali converted to Islam
Source: The Washington Post By Jonathan Eig October 26 at 11:02 AM Jonathan Eig, the author of the biography “Ali,” about boxer Muhammad Ali, holds a letter that Ali wrote to his […]
The war against Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown His modesty and humility have made him a popular figure around the world. But inside the church, his reforms have infuriated conservatives and sparked a […]
Pope discusses life’s biggest questions with International Space Station crew
Source: The Guardian Martin Belam and agencies Pontiff becomes second pope to speak to astronauts orbiting the Earth with live streamed video call from the Vatican Pope Francis talks to the […]
Mike Pence Promises to Defend Christians in the Middle East
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Want to receive exclusive insights from The Atlantic—while supporting a sustainable future for independent journalism? Join our new membership program, The Masthead. Vice President Mike […]
Former NPR executive got to know Missouri evangelicals and found a way out of his liberal comfort zone
Source: The Kansas City Star BY KEN STERN My seat was high in the rafters of the Edward Jones Dome, affording me a birds-eye view of the thousands of young […]
Why the Department of Health and Human Services should stop saying life begins at conception
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Richard Paulson Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services released a draft of its latest strategic plan, which will guide the agency from […]
BBC Earth nominated for Lovie Awards
Source: BBC News BBC Earth has been nominated for three awards at the 7th annual Lovie Awards, ‘honouring the best of the European internet’. Our Planet Earth II social media […]