Source: The Guardian BY Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent When the Tehran authorities commissioned the construction of a mosque near the City theatre – one of Iranian capital’s most distinctive buildings – it was […]
Source: The Local Employees at security companies in Berlin are believed to have persuaded refugees into prostitution in refugee homes, according to a media report broadcast on Tuesday. In the report, aired by broadcaster ZDF’s investigative programme called “Frontal 21,” social workers, insiders at security companies and refugees attest to […]
Source: Huffington Post By Shayan Modarres, Contributor; Legal Counsel at the National Iranian American Council Now it’s up to Congress to pull the plug on this endless game. We just […]
Indian Express: The Taj Mahal is easily the most recognisable icon of modern India. The monument is a cash cow for the state, drawing millions of visitors and bringing in crores of rupees annually. It has been a World Heritage Site for decades and is frequently listed as among the […]
November 2013 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS NOTE OF THE EDITOR: Yes, not a new article. But is it not still as acute as ever? ©Richard Harvey | dreamstime.com Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and home to some of the most historic world sites. A small mosque near the citadel […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 1:08 AMOct 25, 2017 – 01:08 FILE PHOTO: International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 25, 2017 An Iraqi Kurdish man holds a Kurdish flag in Erbil, Iraq October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (reuters_tickers) CAIRO […]
By AFP – Oct 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait, the main mediator in a near-five- month political crisis between Qatar and its Gulf rivals led by Saudi […]
Mohammed bin Salman tells the Guardian that ultra-conservative state has been ‘not normal’ for past 30 years The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, told the Guardian the rigid doctrines […]
Born in 1952, Abadi lived in exile for much of Saddam Hussein’s rule By AFP – Oct 24,2017 – Last updated at Oct 24,2017 1 0 googleplus0 0 0 This […]
Eric Rosand Thursday, October 19, 2017 Observing recent developments in the United States, one might assume that countering/preventing violent extremism (CVE or PVE) is a quickly disappearing policy fad of the Obama administration. These efforts encompass a range of law enforcement and non-law enforcement means to prevent individuals from […]
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney After dozens of women came forward with accounts of sexual harassment and assault against producer Harvey Weinstein (who denies some, but not all, of the claims), more women are speaking out about their own […]
Source: The New Yorker By Joan Acocella Luther’s reforms succeeded because of his energetic, charismatic personality. Illustration by Nick Little Clang! Clang! Down the corridors of religious history we hear this sound: […]
Source: Huffington Post By Doha Madani Justin Trudeau might be admired around the world, but that doesn’t make him immune to mistakes. People are upset with the Canadian prime minister […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Alan Jacobs Oct. 20, 2017 10:41 a.m. ET Last year, as the fire and fury of the presidential election were intensifying and people all […]
Source: Associated Press SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested Sunday to urge Myanmar’s government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to […]
Source: The Star By JENNIFER YANG Identity and Inequality Reporter Sun., Oct. 22, 2017 Ayman Elkasrawy got the phone call late on a Sunday night in February. An incredulous friend was on […]
Source: Los Angeles Times By Shashank Bengali Contact Reporter Dozens of men gathered in a dust-blown graveyard Saturday to pay their last respects to 83-year-old Karbalai Mohammad Anwar Noori, one of […]
By Naghmeh Mizanian October 23, 2017 TEHRAN – Every morning I wake up with my heart full of love. I have an enthusiasm to make new dolls, says Bibi Hazer […]
Faraj Fund thanks donors for their support Published: 18:09 October 23, 2017 Staff Report Abu Dhabi: A charity has secured the release of 7,000 inmates from various jails in the UAE since its inception in 2009. In a press release issued on Monday, Dr Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, […]