Source: BBC Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont is facing a final deadline to drop a secession bid, with Spain warning it will suspend the region’s autonomy if he fails to do so by 10:00 (08:00 GMT). After a referendum on 1 October, he signed an independence declaration but then suspended it, […]
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video […]
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky October 18 at 8:01 AM A federal judge in Maryland early Wednesday issued a second halt on the latest version of President Trump’s travel ban, […]
Source: CBC News Couillard government will hold vote on Bill 62 aimed at establishing ‘neutrality of the state’ By Benjamin Shingler, CBC News Posted: Oct 16, 2017 11:20 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 16, […]
Source: The Guardian AFP in Dushanbe Suggestion that those on official register would be required to undergo testing to avoid ‘spread of sexually-transmitted diseases’ Move reported amid growing concerns over […]
Source: Reuters RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, is to monitor interpretations of the Prophet Mohammad’s teachings to prevent them being used to justify violence or terrorism, […]
By Reuters – Oct 17,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on Saturday in the Kurdish town of Kobani in northern Syria shows members of the Kurdish People’s Protection […]
Islamic Banking The Islamic Financial system What is Islamic Banking? Islamic Banking Principles Rule of Permissibility Prohibition of Interest Other Key Prohitbitions Islamic Economics Order Wealth and Islam Profit-Loss-Sharing and Financing Modes Pricing Transactions linked to Interest-rate Benchmark Islam’s Approach to Ethical Investment Shari’ah Authenticity Shari’ah Supervisory Board [Religious […]
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Jouvenal October 16 Fairfax County prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against the man accused in the high-profile killing of a 17-year-old Muslim girl, who was […]
By AFP Published Tuesday, January 03, 2017 Kazakhstan said Tuesday it had lifted visa requirements for citizens of the European Union, OECD countries and a number of other states in […]
Source: The Washington Post By Lynh Bui and Matt Zapotosky October 16 A federal judge on Monday launched skeptical questions at both government lawyers and those challenging the latest iteration of President Trump’s travel ban — probing at what government officials’ intent was in barring various types of people from eight countries from coming […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey October 16 Senior software developer Donnie Richardson does testing in the area where visitors to the Museum of the Bible can write […]
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee agency urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to speed up vetting of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees “stranded” near the border […]
Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a lower court that ordered a New Mexico city to remove a Ten Commandments monument from […]
Source:Dawn IT was too outrageous an outburst for anyone to defend. So it is not surprising that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif distanced himself from his son-in-law’s hate speech on the floor of the National Assembly. The august house had perhaps never witnessed such bigotry targeting one of the most […]
Source: Huffpost With the image of Pakistan in the world today, I felt a certain elated too. After all, Pakistan is my motherland. However, I know this election wasn’t remotely based on our human rights record. It pains me to admit that Pakistan has a depressing human rights record and […]
Oct 17,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif It would be naïve to believe that the US decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
Mohammed Al-Sulami | Published — Wednesday 18 October 2017 JEDDAH: The president of the Republic of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, has received and welcomed the secretary-general of the Muslim World League […]
AFP | Published — Wednesday 18 October 2017 HEBRON, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces raided Palestinian media offices across the occupied West Bank overnight in what a military spokeswoman on Wednesday called a “large-scale operation” against incitement. The raids on eight companies came hours after the Israeli government declared that […]