North Korea hails ‘ICBM test’ success
Source: BBC News North Korea says it has successfully tested its first “intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM). A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan […]
Italy-Austria tension over border troops at Brenner Pass
Source: BBC News Italy has summoned Austria’s ambassador after the government in Vienna announced it was ready to deploy border troops to block any migrant influx. Austrian Defence Minister Hans […]
‘Don’t take away our healthcare’ says Trump country
Source: BBC News By Laura Bicker Image copyrightMALCOLM J WILSON / HUMANS OF CENTRAL APPALACHIAImage captionDr Breeding works 16 hours a day The Central Appalachian mountain ranges in Kentucky are […]
BBC making £34m investment in children’s services
Source: BBC News The BBC is to spend an extra £34m on children’s content over the next three years. The investment comes as plans were announced to reinvent the corporation […]
Ahmadiyya Population in World (2016)
Source: Ahmadiyya Media Library According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, the Ahmadiyya movement is the fastest growing sect within Islam as of the early 21st century. The country with the largest Ahmadiyya population is Pakistan, with an estimated 4 million Ahmadi Muslims. Excluding small nations, the country with the largest […]
Spotlight on Ahmadiyya, a globally-persecuted Muslim community
Source: Business Standard The Ahmadiyya community, which is being persecuted in Islamic nations across the world from Pakistan to Indonesia and from Africa to West Asia, traces its origins to India. Though scattered across India, the Ahmadiyyas are concentrated in Qadian in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab where the community’s founder was […]
Know Your Universe and Your Creator: Peering into Space
Source of Talks: NPR’s TED Radio Hour Brian Greene: How Did A Mistake Unlock One Of Space’s Mysteries? Phil Plait: How Can We Defend Earth From Asteroids? Jill Tarter: Are […]
Qatar news LIVE: Latest updates on crisis – Doha rejects Gulf demands as deadline looms
QATAR has just hours left to give in to a list demands from Gulf Arab states or face further sanctions and isolation from its neighbours. Here is the latest news and live updates. By ALICE FOSTER PUBLISHED: 13:50, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:59, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 4 […]
The tabloids published my teenage tweets and implied I’m a fanatical Muslim – so let me set the record straight
When I wrote these tweets, I was 16 years old and still working out who I was. They were happy to publish them, but failed to mention all the positive […]
Syrians living under Isis accepted the jurisdiction of Islamist courts – does that make them collaborators?
Exclusive: Documents recovered from a ‘Sharia’ court in the town of Deir Hafar show even minor disputes were brought before religious judges Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent Almost exactly four years ago, a Syrian called Abu al-Zein, from the village of Katbiya in Aleppo province, appeared before the ‘General Court of the Revolutionary […]
Children as young as nine branded terrorists in wake of attacks, NSPCC said
Harriet Whitehead Reporter Around 300 people attended Witton Park, Blackburn to run/walk 3 miles in memory of the Manchester attack. PICTURE: Shafiq Khan. 0 comments CHILDREN as young as nine have been branded terrorists following recent attacks, according to research by Childline. The charity has been holding hundreds of counselling sessions […]
Canadian baby first without gender designation on health card
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > WORLD SHARE TWEET Canadian baby ‘first without gender designation’ on health card By News Desk Published: July 4, 2017 4SHARES SHARE TWEET EMAIL Eight-month-old’s parent fighting for ‘non-gender’ birth certificate and legal documents to be issued. PHOTO: AFP A Canadian parent, who identifies as a “non-binary trans person” and prefers to […]
Islam, America and July 4th
Epigraph: “Indeed, Islam rests on the foundation of Tauheed, the oneness of God, oneness of universe and oneness of mankind with liberty and justice. If Quran, the holy book of […]
Ted Talk: How Quantum Biology Might Explain Life’s Biggest Questions | Jim Al-Khalili |
How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely […]
Spotlight on a globally-persecuted Muslim community as Modi lands in Israel
Business Standard: The Ahmadiyya community, which is being persecuted in Islamic nations across the world from Pakistan to Indonesia and from Africa to West Asia, traces its origins to India. Though scattered across India, the Ahmadiyyas are concentrated in Qadian in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab where the community’s founder was born. […]
Gunmen attack mosque in France, injuring eight
By Ray Downs | Updated July 3, 2017 French olice officers react after a shooting in which two police officer were killed along with their attacker and another police officer was injured in a terror attack on the Champs Elysees in Paris April 20. On July 2, gunmen reportedly opened […]
Let’s call a spade a spade
In his August 11, 1947 speech while laying down the fundaments of Pakistan’s ideological moorings, our founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah clearly warned us of some of the most lethal evils, if not nipped in the bud, would cause us irretrievable damage — sooner than later. How true when […]
Terror attacks receive five times more media coverage if perpetrator is Muslim, study finds
Source: Independent Muslims carried out just 12.4 per cent of attacks in the US but received 41.4 per cent of news coverage By Ben Kentish @BenKentish 268 comments Terror attacks […]
Amid tension over immigration and police shootings, 4th of July brings mixed feelings for minorities
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Protesters holds signs as they demand that a white former police officer be tried a third time in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo) As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have […]
Bosnia to bid farewell to 70 more identified victims of Srebrenica genocide
ANADOLU AGENCY BELGRADE AP Photo As many as 70 more identified victims of the Srebrenica genocide will be buried on July 11 to mark the 22nd anniversary of Europe’s worst […]