Why people think Germans are so efficient
Source: BBC News By Giulia Pines 4 September 2017 In summer 2011, I was working at a small Berlin travel agency and facing a conundrum: my clients literally held tickets […]
Texas to Canada – send prayers no aid
Do Facebook prayers count? Texas Secretary of State rejects aid from Canada, asks for prayers instead. When the good people of Quebec offered blankets, beds, water, and other much needed relief effort to those devastated by Hurricane Harvey, Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos rejected the generous offer, and asked […]
Toronto: Photo of Mississauga imam used in fake story about Hurricane Harvey
thestar.com 2017/09/03 A photo of Ibrahim Hindy of the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre was the main image of multiple hoax articles about an imam who refused to shelter non-Muslims displaced by Hurricane Harvey. A Mississauga imam who had his image used in a fake news article about mosques refusing to […]
New Pakistani bill mandates Qur’an teaching for all students
Source: Premier for the post and Dawn and Hindustan Times in the comment section below By Tola Mbakwe Pakistan’s senate has passed a bill that enforces the compulsory teaching of […]
Merkel says will ask to end Turkey’s EU membership talks
DAILY SABAH WITH AFP BERLIN RTL Handout Photo via AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she would ask the European Union to call off membership talks with […]
Bar operating in 500-year-old Ottoman mosque’s garden upsets Bulgarian Muslims
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Historical Ottoman Taşköprü Mosque built in 16th century in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (AA Photo) The garden of a 500-year-old former Ottoman mosque in the Bulgarian capital of […]
Sheba Chhachhi: Indian women are in the midst of a fundamentalist backlash
By Anand Chandrasekhar in Thun August 30, 2017 The number of reported crimes against Indian women has more than doubled between 2005 and 2015 (Keystone) Indian artist and activist Sheba Chhachhi believes that Indian women who deviate from conservative cultural norms are facing an unprecedented level of violence against […]
Malala calls on Suu Kyi to condemn Rohingya treatment
Reuters LONDON: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, called on her fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn the “shameful” treatment of the Rohingya Muslims […]
Saudi Arabia wins praise for ensuring safe, secure Hajj
AISHA FARID & NADA HAMEED | Arab News Staff | Published — Monday 4 September 2017 JEDDAH: As Hajj winds down, congratulations poured in regarding the Saudi Arabian […]
When do lying politicians tell the truth?
Aug 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Telling partial truth or untruths is prevalent with politicians. Although it should not be so, political leaders have a tendency to exaggerate, minimise and at times tell total lies in order to support a political point of view. But even lying politicians […]
It has been two years since Alan Kurdi’s death – and things have only got worse for Syrian refugees
The UK Government, like others in Europe, is once again dealing with Libya to try to block migration. But there is no Libyan regime now. Rather there are disparate parties, tribes and militias vying for power, legitimacy and money Steve Valdez-Symonds It has been two years since Alan Kurdi’s death […]
Germany election: Merkel holds ground in TV debate
Source: BBC This was supposed to be the highlight of a lacklustre election campaign. For months German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have enjoyed a significant lead over their nearest rival – and current coalition partner. The TV stations prepared their viewers for an impassioned, furious debate. But those hoping for […]
The Arabic Freud: Psychoanalysis and Islam in Modern Egypt
Book by Omnia El Shakry The first in-depth look at how postwar thinkers in Egypt mapped the intersections between Islamic discourses and psychoanalytic thought Read the introduction of the book: Psychotherapy and […]
North Korea says it conducts hydrogen bomb test; Trump issues trade threat
Source: Reuters By Jack Kim, Soyoung Kim, Steve Holland 8 MIN READ SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of […]
Researchers Show How Simple Stickers Could Trick Self-Driving Cars
Source: Time BY David Z. Morris Sep 02, 2017 A team of researchers from four American universities has provided a troubling preview of how self-driving cars could be tricked into […]
Sarahah – Apple’s most popular app developed by a S. Arabian
Sun 03 Sep 2017 07:40 AM Related Articles Saudi Arabian ‘honesty’ app takes internet by storm The App Store’s most popular free app isn’t what you think it is. It’s called Sarahah, and in the past week, it’s surged to the top of the App Store in regions like Australia, Ireland, the U.S, […]
THE WAGES OF TERROR
Source: Time BY JARED MALSIN/ISTANBUL | PHOTOGRAPHS BY EMIN OZMEN—MAGNUM FOR TIME Over the past few years, ISIS has repeatedly targeted tourist hot spots across Europe and the wider Mediterranean region. The slaughter […]
This Actress Changed Her Last Name to Get Roles in ‘Racist’ Hollywood
Source: Time BY Aurelie Corinthios / People Sep 01, 2017 Chloe Bennet is speaking out against discrimination in show business. The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star posted an Instagram praising actor Ed Skrein for stepping down from playing Major Ben Daimio in the upcoming Hellboy reboot after learning that in the original comic, the character is of mixed Asian […]
Obama team’s 2020 signals spark chatter among Dems
Source: MSN News BY Amie Parnes Democrats are expressing concern that advisers and aides to former President Obama have already begun signaling which candidate they might support for the White House […]
The beauty of being a misfit
Source: TED Talk To those who feel like they don’t belong: there is beauty in being a misfit. Author Lidia Yuknavitch shares her own wayward journey in an intimate recollection […]