‘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 […]
Daesh hostages, strongholds stand between US-backed forces and Raqqa’s capture
Recapture of city slowed by presence of civilian hostages By Reuters – Oct 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians displaced from the city of Deir Ezzor prepare to leave the area […]
Origins, objectives and war on BDS
Oct 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud The BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions), was the outcome of several events that shaped the Palestinian national struggle and international solidarity with the Palestinian people following the second Intifada in 2000. Building on a decades-long tradition of civil disobedience and popular […]
Myanmar ready to take back Rohingya refugees — minister
(Editor: if they can prove they are Myanmar citizens…) By AFP – Oct 02,2017 – Jordan Times In this photo taken on Sunday, a Rohingya Muslim refugee holds her child as she waits to see a doctor at a medical centre at Balukhali refugee camp near the town of […]
Banning the veil isn’t freedom
I was greatly grieved to hear of the full-face veil ban being criminalised in Austria. It is estimated that of the nearly 9 million people of Austria, this will actually apply to a mere 150 women. Certainly forcefully removing the garment from these 150 women will not solve Austria’s problems. […]
More than 20% of countries have official state religions – Pew survey
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood; Religion correspondent Most of 43 countries with a state religion are in Middle East and North Africa with majority Muslim, according to research More […]
Einstein’s waves win Nobel Prize in physics
Epigraph: Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Las Vegas shootings: Is the gunman a terrorist?
Source: BBC As details emerge about the Las Vegas gunman who killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500 others, an online debate has begun about why Stephen […]
The White Privilege of the “Lone Wolf” Shooter
Shaun King October 3 2017, Last night, the United States experienced the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. At least 58 people are dead and over 500 more wounded. No, that’s not a typo: More than 500 people were injured in one single incident. As tens of thousands enjoyed a […]