Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part Three
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times. (moving from Switzerland to France and then on to Pakistan) Part Two ended with […]
Distribution of Zamzam water: A success story
TARIQ AL-THAGAFI |Published — Wednesday 16 August 2017 Muslim pilgrims drink Zamzam water at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (SPA file photo) MAKKAH: Distributing Zamzam water to 2 million pilgrims in Makkah is not an easy task. It is carried out by institutions established to provide water to pilgrims at […]
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Annual Report 2017
extract: PAKISTAN TIER 1 | USCIRF-RECOMMENDED COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (CPC) • Designate Pakistan as a CPC under IRFA; • Negotiate a binding agreement with the government of Pakistan, under section 405(c) of IRFA, to achieve specific and meaningful reforms, with benchmarks that include major legal reforms and releasing […]
Saudi crown prince ‘wants to end Yemen war’, leaked emails reveal
New next-in-line to the throne Mohammed Bin Salman, also the Kingdom’s defence minister, began Operation Decisive Storm to remove Houthi rebels from the Yemeni capital in March 2015 Bethan McKernan […]
Swiss hotel’s signs for Jews spark row and Israeli complaint
Source: BBC News Israel has expressed anger to the Swiss government over a hotel’s sign that told Jewish guests to shower before using the swimming pool. The sign in English, at Apartmenthaus Paradies in the mountain resort of Arosa, triggered much criticism. Another sign told Jewish guests to use a […]
Former senior al Shabaab leader says militants should leave group
Source: Reuters BY Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The one-time deputy leader of Somali Islamist militants al Shabaab called on Tuesday for others to quit the group following his defection […]
Anti-Islam UKIP leadership candidate ‘demonised’
Source: BBC News By David Deans Image copyrightSHUTTERSTOCKImage captionAnne Marie Waters says Islam in Britain has made society “censorious” A controversial anti-Islam campaigner running for the UKIP leadership has been […]
India opens 1st Partition museum 70 years after bloody event
Source: Associated Press By RISHABH R. JAIN AMRITSAR, India (AP) — In the 70 years since India and Pakistan were created from the former British Empire, there has never been […]
A Christian School Official Allegedly Told A Boy To “Turn The Other Cheek” After He Reported He Was Raped
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Mary Ann Georgantopoulos A Tennessee mother and her middle school–aged son are suing the child’s private Christian school claiming officials did not protect the boy from repeated […]
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 […]