Theresa May wants to talk about extremism? Let’s start with our ties with the Saudis
Source: The Guardian By Moni Mohsin, who is a Pakistani writer based in London. Her debut novel The End of Innocence is out now in paperback and a collection of […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir, 91, says would step in as prime minister if needed
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – 11:44 Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin (reuters_tickers) TOKYO […]
U.S. tells U.N. rights forum to remove ‘chronic anti-Israel bias’
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – 14:28 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley attends the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse […]
Serb president bans teaching about Sarajevo siege, Srebrenica genocide
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik at a ceremony in Stanari near Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File […]
Trump takes sides in Arab rift, suggests support for isolation of Qatar
Reuters International JUN 6, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event announcing the Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative in the East Room of the White House […]
I gave up speaking Arabic at the age of 13 because of the War on Terror
Fourteen years on from Britain’s decision to invade Iraq, the negative connotations of the Arabic language have become worse. It’s upsetting, because contrary to its associations of barbarism, it is actually a deliciously camp language full of hyperbole and proverb Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou When Britain invaded Iraq in 2003, I […]
Galway Muslim group ‘heartened’ by support after mosque damaged
‘We have had small incidents with kids who were just being naughty, but nothing like this’ Lorna Siggins Imam Ibrahim Noonan outside the Maryam Mosque on the old Monivea Road […]
Muslim and Latino groups unite during Ramadan, breaking fast with tacos at mosques
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Anh Do Contact Reporter Activists Rida Hamida and Ben Vazquez wanted to find a way to promote unity among the region’s Muslim and Latino communities, so they […]
Trump Promotes Original ‘Travel Ban,’ Eroding His Legal Case
Source: The New York Times By ADAM LIPTAK and PETER BAKER President Trump at the White House last week. In a series of Twitter posts early Monday, he argued that […]
London attack: Third London Bridge attacker named
Source: BBC News The third London Bridge attacker has been named as 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, a Moroccan-Italian man. Pakistan-born Khuram Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouane, 30, both from Barking were […]
Why Ramadan sparked a fruit protest
Source: BBC News By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad Image copyrightEPAImage captionFruit prices shot up with the advent of Ramadan Social media activists in Pakistan have ended a three-day […]
The four reasons people commit hate crimes
Source: CNN Story by Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor. Graphics and data analysis by Sergio Hernandez, CNN Updated 1614 GMT (0014 HKT) June 5, 2017 (CNN)What motivated the man who killed two people on a Portland train after shouting anti-Muslim slurs? What prompted the person, or people, who spray-painted the […]
Trying to Be an Apolitical Muslim in America
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Haroon Moghul is tired of reading books about American Muslims and terrorism. The 30-something writer and educator often gives talks and teaches courses, where “people […]
In Greece and Russia, the veneration of saintly remains is a huge phenomenon
Source: The Economist The politics of holy relics Jun 2nd 2017 by ERASMUS IF YOU consult “The Orthodox Church”, a standard introduction for English-speakers penned by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, you […]
Harvard bars students for posting ‘obscene memes’
Source: BBC “Obscene” memes posted on a private Facebook page have cost 10 students their place at Harvard, reports the college’s newspaper. The students posted messages joking about child abuse, […]
Qatar row: Trump claims credit for isolation
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has claimed credit for the pressure being placed on Qatar by Gulf neighbours who accuse it of supporting terrorism in the region. He […]
The 25 Cities Where Millennials Are Moving
Source: Time BY David Johnson Jun 02, 2017 Millennials are moving to America’s cities — and not just the biggest ones. While places like New York City and Los Angeles remain […]
Toronto: Tenants’ religious rights violated by Brampton landlord who refused to remove shoes
thestar.com A human rights tribunal has awarded $12,000 to a Muslim couple, who claimed their landlord failed to accommodate their religious practices. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded $12,000 to a Muslim couple, who claimed their landlord failed to accommodate their prayer times and notify the wife when […]
4 Indians, 1 Pakistani plead guilty in ‘massive’ US call centre scam
Four Indians and one Pakistani have pleaded guilty to the charges for their role in a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by India-based call centres, the US Department of Justice has said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/4-indians-1-pakistani-plead-guilty-in-call-centre-scam-in-us/articleshow/59011168.cms? Three Indians – Rajubhai Patel (32), Viraj Patel (33), Dilip […]
1001 Inventions New Children’s Book Selected as Best Biography
by: 1001 Inventions Junior Library Guild (JLG) Honours National Geographic Readers Book on Ibn al-Haytham 1001 Inventions is delighted that it’s new children book “Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How we See”, published in partnership with National Geographic Kids, has been presented the prestigious designation “A Junior Library […]