Switzerland & India: Education = Classroom with a view
MAR 23, 2015 – (swissinfo.ch) Success or failure in exams could affect ones marriage prospects in India’s “arranged” marriage market. No wonder there are few things Indians value more than […]
TAMA’S TALES: Under suspicion
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43225676&locale=en EMBED CODE JUN 1, 2017 – 15:05 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Her friend Mondher is also Swiss, but with Tunisian roots. He’s a Muslim and doesn’t look Swiss. That leads to all sorts of problems, as we find out in this […]
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles promoting secularism in every country of the world
Why Secularism Is Compatible with the Quran and Sunnah — And an ‘Islamic State’ Is Not Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Introduction Extremist Islamic […]
Why Secularism Is Compatible with the Quran and Sunnah — And an ‘Islamic State’ Is Not
Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Introduction Extremist Islamic groups such as ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and the al-Nusra Front in Syria, have transformed […]
Iran: Western terror policies have ‘backfired’, says Ayatollah Khamenei
Attacks by the Islamic State militant group in Europe and elsewhere show that Western policies in the Middle East have backfired, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. “Today, Daesh (IS) is being pushed out from its birthplace in Iraq and Syria and is moving to other countries […]
How Drinking Tea May Change Your Genes
Source: Huffington Post Amanda MacMillan Jun 02, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Tea has been linked to numerous health benefits, from a reduced risk of heart attacks […]
These Muslim Convert Stories Will Challenge Your Perspective Of Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Ambassador Akbar Ahmed At a time of heightened Islamophobia, Western converts could be the key to bridging cultural barriers and eliminating misconceptions. “Islam is not a […]
Why Being Black And A Hijabi Is The Hardest Job In America
Source: Huffington Post BY Abdi Ibrahim, Contributor Get up, take the transit to the office, 9-hour shift, come home, wake up, and repeat. For many American adults this is a common […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than during Ramadan. By Carol Kuruvilla, Rowaida Abdelaziz Muslims around the world are now well into Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. During this […]
Myanmar Muslims face charges for holding Ramadan prayers
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Yangon Authorities in Myanmar have charged three Muslim men for holding Ramadan prayers in the street after the local school where they used to […]
Muslim children forced to drop ‘religious’ names in western China
Source: The Guardian BY Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong Children under 16 told ‘overly religious’ names such as Saddam, Hajj and Jihad must be changed amid pro-Communist rallies across Xinjiang region […]
Philippine sectarian bloodshed unites Muslims and Christians
Source: The Guardian By Oliver Holmes in Marawi and Iligan City Saturday 3 June 2017 11.00 BST Last modified on Saturday 3 June 2017 11.57 BST They were devout Christians, but it was Islamic prayers that would ultimately save their lives. Islamist militants in black masks were stationed on bridges – the only way […]
Trump climate deal: Modi vows to go beyond Paris accord
Source: BBC News Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed his country will go “above and beyond” the 2015 Paris accord on combating climate change. Speaking at a news conference […]
Michael Bloomberg: I’ll make sure UN gets $15 million it needs for Paris agreement
Source: CNN by Jackie Wattles Billionaire Michael Bloomberg says he is ready to help foot the bill for the Paris Climate Agreement after President Trump announced his decision to pull […]
London terror attack: Theresa May vows to battle ‘Islamist extremism’
Source: CNN By James Masters and Steve George, CNN London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May claimed there was “too much tolerance” of Islamist extremism in the UK as she vowed […]
Tomorrow’s incredible inventions are here already
The world’s first virtual shopping center opened in Korea . All the products are just LCD screens that allows you to order the items by touching the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and ready to go. A cellphone you can bend as […]
NAURALISATION CONUNDRUM: Swiss divided on fishing among foreigners for new citizens
JUN 2, 2017 – The issue of naturalisation is often emotive in Switzerland, particularly at the ballot box(Keystone) The approaching deadline for tougher naturalisation laws in Switzerland has sparked a […]
No Syrian ‘Marshall Plan’ but rather protracted war — Red Cross
By Reuters – Jun 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A street vendor waits for customers during the holy month of Ramadan in the rebel-held Tafas town, in Deraa Governorate, Syria, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) GENEVA — Syria is unlikely to see a major “Marshall Plan” for reconstruction as peace […]
Israel spent at least ‘$20b’ on settlements since 1967
More than 600,000 settlers live among 2.9m Palestinians in West Bank and East Jerusalem By AFP – Jun 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians walk through an Israeli checkpoint between […]
The West should reflect on its part in prolonging the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Westerners who rail against Israel for the failure to end the conflict are being too easy on their own governments Donald Macintyre @indyvoices 116 comments Fifty years ago this Monday, on the first day of the Six Day War, Shlomo Gazit, head of the Israeli military intelligence’s assessment department, visited […]