Qatar row: Saudi and Egypt among countries to cut Doha links
Source: BBC News A number of Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. They say Qatar backs militant […]
Britain Will Overcome Terrorism the Same Way It Always Has
Source: BBC BY Dan Stewart / London This is what it feels like when your city comes under attack: It’s revolting. Initially that revulsion comes at a gut level — the […]
London’s secret underground mail rail
Source: BBC News Until 2003, when it was decommissioned, this little-known railway belonged to the Royal Mail – come July, it will be opened to the public. Source
The island that forever changed science
Source: BBC News By Theodora Sutcliffe 5 June 2017 The Indonesian island of Ternate, like its neighbour Tidore, is almost all volcano. It sprouts from the sea, an almost-perfect, yet […]
The puzzling way that writing heals the body
Source: BBC By Claudia Hammond 2 June 2017 In 1986 the psychology professor James Pennebaker discovered something extraordinary, something which would inspire a generation of researchers to conduct several hundred […]
Inside China’s incredible high-speed rail network
Source: BBC See the view from the driver cabin of China’s super-fast trains, and take a tour of the control rooms running this massive operation. This video is from the […]
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman: Creation
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman S01E04 Creation: Suggested Reading Meeting the Quranic Adam with Charles Darwin Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God A challenge for Dawkins: […]
Florida shooting: ‘Multiple fatalities’ in Orlando
Source: BBC Police in the US state of Florida say there have been “multiple fatalities” in a shooting in Orlando. The shooting happened early on Monday morning in the east of the city, the Orlando Sentinel newspaper reports. It comes a week before the first anniversary of the Pulse nightclub […]
Sanitary worker’s death
Source: Dawn THE tragic death of a sanitary worker in Umerkot in Sindh on Thursday highlights — yet again — how those who boast of providing aid and succour can fail to show even an ounce of humanity. Young Irfan Masih had been cleaning a deep manhole when he was […]
Ted Talk: The Muslims You Cannot See | Sahar Habib Ghazi |
Growing up half time in the United States and half time in Pakistan, Ghazi finds herself joining Muslim women in being stereotyped at the same time they are expected to […]
What I’ve Seen in 30 Years of Reporting on the Israeli Occupation
Haaretz.com: Two weeks ago on Saturday, a few dozen Israelis attended the opening of a new exhibition at the Ben Ami Gallery in south Tel Aviv…. read more:
Video: ‘Terrorism Has No Religion:’ Muslims Across The UK Slam London Attackers
Source: Huffington Post By Nina Golgowski, the trends reporter for Huff Post “It shouldn’t even have to be said, but this is not Islam,” one Islamic charity group wrote. In […]
Indonesia: Depok Ahmadiyya Community Confesses of Being Persecuted by Depok Mayor
Sunday, 04 June 2017 | Depok Mayor sealed Al Hidayah Mosque in relation to JAI. (Doc: Hidayah) DEPOK, NETRALNEWS.COM – Depok Ahmadiyya Community associated in the Indonesia Ahmadiyya Community (JAI) […]
Why Muslims Should Never Have To Apologize for Terrorism
By Omar Alnatour To follow Omar Alnatour on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeTeachLifeSir Source: Huffington Post Picture this: You wake up in the morning to hear your wife screaming at you because it’s […]
The Muslim heroes of Manchester who rushed to help in the wake of the city’s terror attack
In the aftermath of Monday’s terrorist attack, many members of the Islamic community rushed to help with emergency medical care, food and comfort. Rosamund Urwin hears their stories ROSAMUND URWIN […]
View from Turkey: What’s going on in Raqqa?
HAKKI ÖCAL@hakkioca The current developments in Raqqa have proven Turkey’s thesis right: The U.S.’s decision to cooperate with the PYD terrorists was a fatal mistake Articles According to U.S. […]
The unwanted ‘bride’: Can the 1967 war offer opportunity for peace?
Ramzy Baroud | Published — Monday 5 June 2017 There is a saying that goes: “Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true.” This has been Israel’s dilemma from the very beginning. The Zionist movement, which held its first conference 120 years ago in Basel, Switzerland, wanted […]
US underreports civilian deaths in Syria, Iraq, according to rights groups
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ@yusufsinanc ISTANBUL Iraqi civilians walk through the rubble of western Mosul, May 15. In a recent press release, CENTCOM said 484 civilians have died in anti-Daesh coalition airstrikes […]
I’m a serving firearms officer and the Government is wrong to claim police cuts have nothing to do with recent attacks
Despite her denials, Theresa May’s cuts to police numbers have made attacks like London and Manchester much more likely Anonymous 7 hours ago 103 comments ‘More than 1,300 skilled firearms […]
The horrific terror attack in London last night has nothing to do with the Muslim faith
Source: Independent Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters 12 comments Blaming all Muslims for an act of terror is unfair and wrong Getty With much anguish and a sense of déjà vu, I watched the horrendous events in London Bridge unfold last night while I was relaxing, having broken my […]