Aung San Suu Kyi’s stripped of ‘Freedom of Oxford’
Source: BBC News An honour granting Aung San Suu Kyi the Freedom of Oxford has been withdrawn by the city’s council because of her response to the Rohingya crisis. The […]
Netanyahu backs annexation of 19 West Bank settlements
Source: The Guardian By Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has backed legislation that would in effect annex settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories that are home to between 125,000 […]
Danish minister reposts insulting cartoon of Prophet Mohammad on Facebook
REUTERS COPENHAGEN September 26, 2017 Denmark’s immigration minister on Tuesday posted a screenshot of her iPad showing an insulting drawing of the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook, one of the satirical cartoons that caused outrage among Muslims around the world more than a decade ago. The Facebook post comes as a […]
France approves tough new anti-terror laws
Source: BBC News France’s lower house of parliament has approved a new anti-terrorism law intended to bring an end to a nearly two-year-long state of emergency. The law will incorporate […]
Muslims, Jews gather in Metro Detroit to forge bonds
Source: The Detroit News As hate crimes targeting Muslims and Jews rise across the United States, according to advocacy groups, the key to sparking change in Metro Detroit lies in […]
Santa Claus’ untouched grave may be beneath church in Turkey’s Antalya, archaeologist says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA File Photo Related Articles Turkey Archeologists hunt for St. Nicholas’s remains Minorities The saint who inspired Santa Claus remembered in his hometown Archaeologists […]
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey reaches 3,208,131
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Children play at the Öncüpınar camp for Syrian refugees next to the border crossing with Syria, near Kilis in southeastern Turkey, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo) […]
Iran says Tehran, Ankara to confront disintegration of Iraq, Syria: TV
Source: Reuters Ankara (Reuters) – Iran and Turkey will work together to confront the disintegration of Iraq and Syria to ease tension in the crisis-hit region, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani […]
‘Snowball’ wins Van cat beauty contest in eastern Turkey
DAILY SABAH WITH DOGAN NEWS AGENCY ISTANBUL AA Photo A Van Cat named Kartopu (Snowball) won this year’s feline beauty contest held in Van, eastern Turkey. In the competition […]
The Double Standard In How The Media Is Portraying The Las Vegas Shooter
Source: Huffington Post As the nation reels from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, some people have noticed a double standard in how the media has portrayed 64-year-old Stephen […]
Nobel prize awarded for imaging molecules
Source: BBC News By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for improving images made of biological molecules. […]
Catalan referendum: Region’s independence ‘in matter of days’
Source: BBC News Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In his first interview since a […]
Las Vegas shooting: Bodycam footage shows first response
Source: CNN By Holly Yan, Madison Park and Darran Simon, CNN (CNN)Every detail of this indiscriminate mass murder seemed meticulously planned. The selection of a hotel room overlooking a music festival, days before […]
Las Vegas shooting: Paddock’s girlfriend arrives in US
Source: BBC News The girlfriend of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock has arrived in the United States, where she is due to be questioned by police. Marilou Danley was met […]
When Asthma Gets Scary: Meditation and Relaxation Practices
Source: CNN By Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN Asthma touches so many people—if you don’t have it yourself, there’s a good chance you know at least one person who does. According […]
Jesus in Afghanistan – on the way to Kashmir – and his local followers
Extract from the book: Among The Dervishes – by O.M. Burke 1973 – Page 111 and 112 of the 1988 pocket book edition The Followers of Jesus (in Afghanistan) The […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, fast growing international revival movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, it spans over 200 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. Its current […]
The Five Schools of Islamic Thought
Schools of Islamic thought (madhahib) are the paths people follow to the Noble Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad. Obviously, these schools of thought were founded considerably after the death of the Prophet; in fact, they never took shape until the time of the Umayyid Caliphate. The common phrase ahl al-sunnah wal-jama΄ah, […]
What are the differences between Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali and Maliki in Islam; Should we care?
Epigraph: “Goodness does not consist in turning your face towards East or West. The truly good are those who believe in God and the Last Day, in the angels, the […]
Untold bedouin traditions still alive in Wadi Rum (Jordan)
By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Oct 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The bedouin way of life is closely connected to the desert and its creatures, and their livelihood depends on camels […]