New York gets tougher on community center bomb threats
Source: Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law new penalties for those who make bomb threats against community centers. The Democratic governor […]
Hillary Clinton’s pastor plagiarized portion of new book
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Hillary Clinton’s longtime pastor plagiarized the writings of another minister in a new book scheduled to be released on Tuesday. “Strong for a […]
‘They use money to promote Christianity’: Nepal’s battle for souls
Source: The Guardian Ram Maya Sunar had two miscarriages. Then she had a daughter, who died of pneumonia when she was one. “My second child died from tuberculosis at just […]
In pictures: Pakistan marks Independence Day
Source: BBC News There have been celebrations and ceremonies in Pakistan as it marks the 70th anniversary of its creation as a sovereign state. Image copyrightEPAImage captionThere were fireworks at […]
Saudi Arabia’s missing princes
Source: BBC News By Reda El Mawy BBC World Service Image copyrightHUGH MILESImage captionPrince Sultan bin Turki, pictured centreIn the last two years, three Saudi princes living in Europe have […]
Are childless workers treated unfairly?
Source: BBC News By Maddy Savage 15 August 2017 Janice Chaka had spent her lunch hour organising a surprise cooking class for a close friend who was visiting from out […]
Indian woman ‘boycotted’ over support for Dalit farmer
Source: BBC An Indian woman in the southern state of Telangana says she is being “socially ostracised” because she supported a farmer from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community. Sama Indira, […]
Bush presidents wade into Trump furore over Charlottesville
Source: BBC News Former Presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush have called on the US to “reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism and hatred in all forms”. They are the […]
The specificity of the North Korean threat
Source Stratfor The specificity of the North Korean threat has raised concerns, and it follows a statement by the Strategic Force a day earlier by that they were “carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam” as a response to the frequent flights […]
Tunisian President Suggests Allowing Muslim Women to Marry Non-Muslim Men
Source: Egyptian Streets Tunisian President Beji Caed Essibsi called on Sunday on the prime minister and minister of justice to make changes to the publication No 73 that bans Tunisian […]
Repeal Blasphemy Laws as Ahmadiyya and other suffer!
Source: The Daily Caller “The Ahmadiyya Muslim community and other religious minorities, including Shia Muslims, Christians and Hindus, suffer a denial of religious freedom at the hands of the state, compounded by harassment, violence and persecution from extremists,” McDonagh said. McDonagh claimed that Pakistan’s current hostile stance toward religious minorities contrasted with […]
Entry into Heaven of the Virgin Mary
Source: TOI LISBON: At least 11 people were killed by a falling tree during a religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira, local media reported on Tuesday. SIC television said 35 others were injured when the tree fell outside a church in a village in the hills overlooking Madeira’s capital […]
Obama’s Charlottesville tweet most liked tweet in history
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: An anti-racism tweet by former US President Barack Obama after the Charlottesville violence in which he quoted iconic South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has become the most liked tweet ever, garnering more than 2.8 million likes. “No one is born hating another person because of the color […]
The story behind Abraham’s shrine at the Kaaba
When Prophet Mohamed conquered Mecca, he and his companions decided to transport the stone from its original location near the Kaaba to its current location. (Supplied) Mohammed Harbi, Al Arabiya.netSunday, […]
Pilgrimage (Hajj) and the Kaaba (the House of God)
The Quran enjoins all Muslims to perform the Pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime if they can afford it and if the journey is safe. The centre of pilgrimage is Kaaba which according to the Quran, is the first house built for the worship of God. The object of […]
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
The fifth act of Islamic worship is the performing of the Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca. A Muslim must perform this pilgrimage at least once in his lifetime if […]
Saudi Arabia: new details of dissident princes’ abductions emerge
Documentary broadcasting this week asserts three princes were victims of government scheme to kidnap defectors Prince Sultan bin Turki (centre) was kidnapped in 2016. Members of his entourage describe him […]
‘I won’t do toilets’: the unvarnished reality of life as a maid in India
Domestic service can extract a family from extreme poverty – but it can also be a path to near-enslavement. Tripti Lahiri investigates the uneasy, and sometimes abusive, relationship between India’s modern-day ‘madams’ and maids A woman returns home after a day’s work as a domestic help in New Delhi. […]
Egypt discovers three millennia-old tombs
By AFP – Aug 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry on Tuesday shows three ancient tombs containing sarcophagi which were discovered in […]
Why was Tony Blair being paid by the UAE while working as Middle East envoy?
It’s indisputable that his globetrotting role trying to solve the Israel-Palestinian crisis put him at many tables with world leaders with whom he could do business with Anthony Harwood There […]