Ramadan festivities light up Istanbul
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Ramadan becomes more spiritual and beautiful when it is shared and this year, it is time to put conflicts aside and get together around one table. The […]
Greek, Turkish Cypriots link arms across border: ‘Solution Now’
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Greek and Turkish Cypriots form a human chain during a demonstration in favor of a peace settlement on divided Cyprus at Ledra’s checkpoint of the […]
Erdogan says EU presented Turkey with new 12-month diplomatic timetable – Hurriyet
Reuters International MAY 27, 2017 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets students during a graduation ceremony at an Imam Hatip religious school association in Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2017. […]
AN’NUR, WINTERTHUR: Controversial Swiss mosque to shut down after Ramadan
MAY 28, 2017 – 11:18 The mosque was raided last year when its Imam incited followers to to murder other Muslims who refused to take part in communal prayers(Keystone) The […]
In war zones across the world, education is being cut out of foreign aid – so young people join Isis instead
The world is now witnessing the highest levels of forced displacement that have ever been recorded. If we don’t respond by rebuilding schools and universities, the cycle of terrorism will […]
Angry, disaffected Muslim youth? Don’t believe the hype – look at what they did after the Manchester attack
The Royal British Legion, Red Cross and Save the Children are among charities that more than 5,000 young British Muslims raised millions for this year – on the streets their message now is, ‘Love for all, hatred for none’ Qasim Rashid 33 comments Call of duty: Muslim youths waste no time in […]
Lady Justice statue in Bangladesh is removed after Islamist objections
Source: The Guardian A statue of Lady Justice has been removed from the supreme court building in the Bangladeshi capital after objections from Islamist groups. The sculpture, by the local […]
Huntington’s disease: the pope steps in to help raise awareness
Source: The Guardian The pope embraces and blesses families with Huntington’s at the Vatican. Photograph: Pier Paolo Lisarelli BY Dara Mohammadi in Vatican City It was with the pomp and intrigue […]
British jihadis: who are the first generation of violent extremists?
Source: The Guardian Amid the bile, the hate and the prejudice, western Islamic militants fighting in Syria occasionally reveal a less brutal side. In interviews and on social media, they […]
The goods and commodities shaping global trade
Source: BBC The world has been transformed by international trade. Networks moving raw materials and goods around the globe have helped make our lives more convenient, more diverse and more […]
Amazon’s newest bricks and mortar store opens in New York
Source: BBC Amazon, in its third decade of business, dominates the world of online shopping. But an actual bricks and mortar Amazon store? That’s still as rare as an A-list […]
Climate change: Trump keeps world waiting on Paris deal
Source: BBC Donald Trump has said he will decide whether to pull out of a key climate change deal in the next week, having apparently shrugged off pressure from US […]
The tiny island of 200,000 couples
Source: BBC By Sarah Hewitt 29 May 2017 I leaned over the railing on the bow of the icebreaker, The Ocean Endeavour, just as the rocky cliff face of Prince […]
Paris mayor may ban black feminist Nyansapo festival
Source: BBC The mayor of Paris has called for a black feminist festival in the city to be banned on the grounds that it excludes white people. At the Nyansapo […]
Most in former Yugoslavia favor multicultural society, although some tensions remain
Source: Pew Research Center BY SCOTT GARDNER AND JONATHAN EVANS2 COMMENTS The former Yugoslavia spent much of the 1990s in turmoil, with a series of wars taking place amid the […]
Majorities in Europe, North America worried about Islamic extremis
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER2 COMMENTS Even before this week’s terrorist bombing at a pop concert in Manchester, England, people across Europe and in the U.S. and Canada […]
Tillerson declines to host Ramadan reception
Source: CNN n an apparent break with a nearly two-decades long bipartisan tradition, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined to host an event commemorating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to two administration officials familiar with the decision. The officials said Tillerson rejected a request by the State […]
USA: GOP Lawmaker Uses Jesus To Dodge Tax Questions From Democrats
May 26, 2017 by Michael Stone 30 Comments . com/blogs Progressive Secular Humanist Inviting everyone to “accept Christ,” a Minnesota lawmaker uses Jesus to dodge questions from Democrats about her support for questionable offshore tax havens. ThinkProgress reports Minnesota Rep. Abigail Whelan refused to respond to a question from […]
India: first Indian to go into space could be a woman. ISRO monster rocket that could launch Indians into space
New Delhi, May 28 An indigenous rocket as heavy as 200 full-grown Asian elephants could well be the one taking “Indians into space from the Indian soil” as the country inches closer to joining the big boy’s space club. http://tribuneindia.com/news/nation/isro-braces-to-tame-monster-rocket-that-could-launch-indians-into-space/414012.html Standing tall on the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra […]
Gambia’s govt mute on sectarian tensions between Sunni & Ahmadi Muslims
Source: https://gambia.smbcgo.com/2017/05/26/gambias-govt-mute-on-sectarian-divide-between-sunni-and-ahmadi-muslims/ | Written by Sam Phatey Gambia’s government remain quite over sectarian tensions that nearly turned violent over burial rights in a suburb outside the capital, Banjul. Ahmadis Muslims have claimed to be targets of attacks inspired by Sunni clerics backed by the powerful Supreme Islamic Council amid call for their […]