Hamza Yusuf’s address at Templeton Prize Ceremony 2017
Hamza Yusuf Hanson gives a short address/tribute speech at the Templeton Prize ceremony for Dr. Alvin Plantinga in 2017. He addresses the issues of science and faith, atheism, and the […]
Religion in the classroom: Swiss parliament will not enforce handshakes in school
By swissinfo.ch and agencies This content was published on September 26, 2017 4:10 PMSep 26, 2017 – 16:10 The Swiss parliament has rejected a motion demanding that students in Swiss schools be required to shake their teacher’s hand, regardless of religious reservations. Educational policy in Switzerland is managed at […]
Can Islamic FinTech Help To Power Western Economies?
Lawrence Wintermeyer , Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Guest post written by Harris Irfan Harris Irfan is Managing Director at Cordoba Capital and author of “Heaven’s […]
Get to know a Muslim to help dispel myths about Islam: Zohaib Zafar (Opinion)
Updated on October 8, 2017 Guest columnist Zohaib Zafar, a member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America, writes that by getting to know a Muslim, myths surrounding Islam will […]
What Killed the Promise of Muslim Communism?
John T. Sidel RED CENTURY OCT. 9, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet Email More Save LONDON — For a brief moment after the Bolshevik uprisings of 1917, it looked like revolution might be waged across vast swaths of the world under the joint banner […]
100 Women: Is child vaccination boosted by educating mothers?
Source: BBC News Throughout history the empowerment of women has been linked to their education, which brings benefits not only to the women’s own lives but to the lives of […]
India Supreme Court bans fireworks in Delhi ahead of Diwali
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has banned fireworks in the capital Delhi, in the run-up to the Hindu festival of Diwali. The court said it wanted to test if […]
Electric honeycomb: Pakistani teen in scientific first
Source: BBC News By Umer Nangiana BBC Urdu, Lahore Only 17 years old and he is already a recognised scientist. Muhammad Shaheer Niazi’s research on electric honeycomb was recently published […]
The psychology behind spending big
Source: BBC News By Tiffanie Wen 9 October 2017 If you could afford it, would you ever splurge $10,000 on a pair of headphones? What about some other indulgence? Would […]
2 Men Indicted In Bacon Vandalism At Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted two men on charges they vandalized an Islamic Center in Murfreesboro over the summer with bacon. […]
The Surprising Reason You Should Stop Skipping Breakfast
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan Oct 02, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. People who skip breakfast are more likely to have dangerous plaque buildup in their arteries, which […]
Vice President Mike Pence Leaves Football Game After Players Kneel During National Anthem
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Vice President Mike Pence left a football game in Indiana Sunday after players from the San Francisco 49ers reportedly knelt during the national anthem. “President […]
View from Pakistan: A distorted version of faith makes us blind to truth, beauty
Source: Deccan Chronicle BY IRFAN HUSAIN The Yogi was the chief priest of the main Hindu temple at Gorakhpur, so one would expect his worldview to be a bit limited. […]
Canada: Syrian refugee house targeted and set on fire
By ANNIE ARNONEStaff Reporter Sun., Oct. 8, 2017 Toronto Star Mississauga, Ont A Syrian family has been left homeless after fire swept through their Mississauga home and damaged eight other townhouses in the complex. There is little left of unit 121 at 1560 Bloor St., the place that Khaled Alawad, his wife, Judy, […]
Refugees reshape Jordan’s urban landscape — report
By Camille Dupire – Oct 09,2017 -JORDAN TIMES The rise in the number of refugees is most felt in urban areas and primary cities like Amman (Photo by Camille Dupire) AMMAN — Amman hosts 32 per cent of the 1.4 million refugees currently living in Jordan, a recent report by […]
Makkah-Madinah high-speed train service to start early next year
Arab News | Published — Thursday 5 October 2017 MAKKAH: The Makkah Region Development Authority has announced the completion of field work on the Haramain Express Train. It expects […]
‘Days of depending on US are over for Pakistan’: Pakistan PM tells Arab News in exclusive interview
Baker Atyani & Sib Kaifee | Published — Monday 9 October 2017 ISLAMABAD: The days of Pakistan depending on the US to meet its military and other requirements are over, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told Arab News during an exclusive interview. The world should recognize Pakistan’s efforts in […]
Turkish military crosses the border into Syria’s Idlib to enforce de-escalation agreement
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkish military units have started expeditionary activities in Syria’s Idlib in line with the de-escalation zone deal agreed by Astana parties, the Armed Forces (TSK) said in a statement Monday. The statement published on TSK’s website stated that the military elements that will take […]
US, Turkey suspend visa services amid arrested employee row
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The U.S. consulate building in Istanbul. The U.S. embassy in Ankara said Sunday that all non-immigrant visa services in its diplomatic facilities in Turkey were suspended after the arrest of one of its employees over the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) ties. A statement released by the […]
400 migrant children in Calais separated from parents due to French delays, report says
DAILY SABAH WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL A young Kurdish girl walks along the muddy road framed with tents and shacks in the makeshift migrant camp in grande-synthe near Dunkirk, […]