EDMONTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning violent events in Edmonton as a “terrorist attack” following a chaotic night that saw a police officer stabbed and several pedestrians run down with a cube van. Edmonton police said they have arrested a 30-year-old man and they think he acted alone. But police […]
A student from Germany followed her husband to Syria to join Islamic State. Now the 29 year old is stuck in an Iraqi army camp for prisoners of war with her three children as she awaits her fate: either a return to Germany or draconian punishment. By Katrin Kuntz (Text) […]
Sunday October 1 2017 A man holds a colander full of dried Robusta coffee cherries before the beans are removed from their peel in the village of Leklebi Agbesia in the Volta Region of Ghana on August 23, 2017. Ghanaian coffee is a matter of heritage and personal pride for […]
Scott Malone FILE PHOTO: Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge city councillor, Muslim and founder of JetPAC, speaks to students in the AP Government class at Al-Noor Islamic high school in Mansfield, Massachusetts, U.S. February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – A two-term Cambridge, Massachusetts, city councilor and founder of […]
Terrorist attacks and negative media portrayals of Islam make it hard for young British Muslims to find their place in society, but teachers can help Read more from the Secret Teacher ‘What happens when they see their religion being hijacked by terrorists and represented in a way that is unrecognisable […]
Generally, scarves, clown disguises and medical masks will be banned in public Restrictions are aimed at ‘ensuring the cohesion of society in an open society’ They came into force today and anyone violating the rules will get a €150 fine By Gareth Davies and Keiran Southern For Mailonline Published: 12:44 […]
In one of its worst strategic decisions ever, the European Union (sadly, with UK acquiescence) had agreed that Cyprus should join the EU on 1 May 2004, whether agreement had […]
For our collection of articles about genetics please find the tab under the main menu Religion & Science DNA surgery on embryos removes disease Source: BBC News By James Gallagher; Health […]
File photo A 90-year-old man, Sadick Ohene Adu, is demanding a refund of money paid as dowry to the family of his bride, after they refused to allow her to […]
YUNUS PAKSOY @yunuspaksoy ANKARA Turkey’s development projects, soft power activities and growing economic operations in the Balkans, especially over the past 15 years, have sounded alarm bells in some European capitals as Turkish influence has led to one-sided verbal skirmishes from time to time. Ankara has sought ways to implement […]
REUTERS BAGHDAD Iraqi premier-designate Haider al-Abadi speaks at his first press conference since accepting the nomination to be Iraq’s next prime minister, in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday pressed the case for the central government in Baghdad to receive the revenue […]
By JT – Sep 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Industry, Trade and Supply Minister Yarub Qudah on Saturday called on Arab stakeholders to take the initiative and compete for the largest possible share in project worth $2 trillion, designed for Iraq and Syria rebuild schemes, the Jordan News Agency, […]
By Photo Editor Helen James and Stefania Summermatter This content was published on September 30, 2017 11:00 AMSep 30, 2017 – 11:00 A Chilean photographer who came to Switzerland as […]
Military and media reports hyped the Zapad military exercise as a major threat. In fact, what took place was nothing as dramatic as the West’s warnings would have led you to believe Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices Friday 22 September 2017 Russian military jets fly over Moscow in August during Zapad-17 AP Whatever happened to the imminent outbreak […]
By Michael Rubin On 10/1/17 This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site. On September 25, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum not only in its recognized territory, […]
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/09/29/brave-female-activists-who-fought-lift-saudi-arabias-driving-ban By Rothna Begum Researcher, Women’s Rights DivisionRothna_BegumAfter more than two decades of campaigning, Saudi women activists are celebrating a long-awaited victory: the right to drive a car. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman decreed this week that women will be allowed to drive, ending the kingdom’s status as the only country in the […]
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher; Health and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Precise “chemical surgery” has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world […]
Source: The Guardian By Jamiles Lartey in New York Friday 29 September 2017 16.58 BSTLast modified on Friday 29 September 2017 17.25 BST The superintendent of the US air force academy in Colorado Springs addressed a direct […]
Source: BBC News By Caroline Williams 25 September 2017 The internet is bursting with advice on how to concentrate amid a sea of distractions. But many of them are either […]
Source: The Economist THE older woman’s slaps come quick and hard, followed by a shrill, “Have you no shame?” The younger woman sits still, eyes downcast, holding a hesitant hand […]