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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on April 30, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Tensions rise between Turkey, US along Syrian border

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB | AP | Published — Saturday 29 April 2017 US forces, accompanied by Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighters, drive their armored vehicles near the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah, on the border with Turkey on April 28, 2017. (AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN) ISTANBUL: […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on April 30, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

First direct Britain-China train completes run

AFP | Published — Sunday 30 April 2017 A freight train transporting containers laden with goods from London, arrives at Yiwu railway port station in Yiwu, east China’s Zhejiang province on April 29, 2017. (AFP) BEIJING: The first freight train linking China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on April 30, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Hijab Cosplay

Click To View Photos 12 photos Muslim cosplay enthusiasts take part in the “Hijab Cosplay” event in Subang Jaya, outside of Kuala Lumpur, on April 29, 2017. The event, the […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on April 30, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Turkey, US can turn Raqqa into ‘graveyard’ for Daesh — Erdogan

By AFP – Apr 29,2017 – JORDAN TIMES   A displaced Syrian child, who fled the countryside surrounding the Deash group stronghold of Raqqa, looks on as he is being held by a woman at a temporary camp in the village of Ain Issa on Friday (AFP photo)   ISTANBUL […]

By Zia H Shah on April 30, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

The Story of God With Morgan Freeman: Heaven and Hell

The Story of God With Morgan Freeman Season 2 Episode Heaven and Hell The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment There are a lot of good insights in this documentary but what […]

By Zia H Shah on April 29, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Let Spencer Wells Build a Family Tree for All of Humanity in a Ted Talk

All humans share some common bits of DNA, passed down to us from our African ancestors. Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about how his Genographic Project will use this shared DNA […]

By Zia H Shah on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Psychiatrist Recalls ‘Heartbreak And Hope’ On Bellevue’s Prison Ward

April 25, 2017 • Dr. Elizabeth Ford treated mentally ill inmates in New York City for more than a decade. It was almost universal, she says, that they had suffered abuse or significant neglect as children.

By Zia H Shah on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

NPR: New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought

April 26, 2017 • Until now, the earliest signs of humans in the Americas dated back about 15,000 years. But new research puts people in California 130,000 years ago. Experts […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Pope Francis preaches tolerance at Mass in Cairo

Source: CNN By Sarah Sirgany and Delia Gallagher, Cairo (CNN)Pope Francis sent a message of tolerance and co-existence Saturday in a Mass at a Cairo stadium before concluding his two-day […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

If You Have This Name, You May Be Three Times Less Likely To Get A Job Interview

Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A few days after Riyadh Mohammed arrived in America in 2011, an acquaintance pulled him aside and told him, “You might be offended by […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare child marriage fatwa

Source: BBC Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage. The fatwa, which is not legally binding but will be influential, was issued after a […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

China convicts Christian lawyer of subverting state power

Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has convicted a prominent Christian human rights lawyer on charges of subverting state power and sentenced him to three years in […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Germany to ban civil servants, judges, soldiers from wearing full-face veil

Source: Reuters Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament agreed to a draft law on Thursday that will prevent civil servants, judges and soldiers in Germany from wearing full-face veils at […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Inmate argues religious duty to deal heroin; appeal fails

Source: Associated Press By JIM SUHR KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man ordered to spend more than a quarter century in prison on drug charges has failed […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Amish sue Minnesota over religious beliefs on treating wastewater

Source: City Pages By Susan Du They’ve remained intractable in their belief, however, that the Bible has directed them to disobey. Led by Ammon Swartzentruber, Menno Mast, Amos Mast, and […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Willesden shooting: Police foil ‘active terror plot’

Source: BBC Police say they have foiled an active terror plot after a woman was shot during a raid on a house in Willesden, north-west London. The 21-year-old woman was […]

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Trump: I miss my old life

Source: BBC Donald Trump has spoken about what he misses about his life before he was president. Read more

By rabyam on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Trump fears ‘major, major conflict’ with North Korea

Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has said he would like to solve the North Korea crisis diplomatically, but that a “major, major conflict” is possible. China’s foreign minister called […]

By Zia H Shah on April 29, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The Buddha – PBS Documentary

Suggested Reading Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness? 5 Mantras to Help You Become Calm and Confident Albert Einstein: ‘Everything is A Miracle!’ The Question of […]

By Zubair Khan on April 29, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Full-face veil: A look at the laws in Europe

Source: TOI European nations have been wrestling with the issue of the Muslim veil. On Thursday, Germany joined the bandwagon after it banned wearing of full face veil for its civil servants, judges and soldiers. Here’s how countries across Europe deal with the issue: More:

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