Palm Sunday in Egypt: 27 killed in blasts in, near Coptic churches
Epigraph The holy Quran establishes sacredness of life in this verse: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a […]
It is pretty shameful !
Source: Daily Mail The Kremlin launched a furious attack on Boris Johnson yesterday after he cancelled a Moscow summit on the Syrian war. Russia accused the Foreign Secretary of ‘making up absurd excuses’ after he made way for Donald Trump to lead the diplomatic drive. And at home, opponents dubbed […]
US aircraft carrier-led strike group headed toward Korean Peninsula
Source: CNN A US aircraft carrier-led strike group is headed toward the Western Pacific Ocean near the Korean Peninsula, a US defense official confirmed to CNN.The move of the Vinson strike group is in response to recent North Korean provocations, the official said.Adm. Harry Harris, the commander of US Pacific […]
India’s Emerging Modern Madrasas
“I know you think we all become terrorists if we go to a madrasa… Maybe you can explain to people that’s not true.” By Moin Qazi http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/indias-emerging-modern-madrasas/ As the evening prayer ends, hundreds of boys rush out of mosques in droves, mats slung over their shoulders. On opposite sides of […]
Old News: just to recall: Gas finds in east Mediterranean may change strategic balance
By Yolande KnellBBC News, Jerusalem 13 May 2013 From the sectionMiddle East These are external links and will open in a new window Image captionThe Tamar drilling platform sits 25km off the coast of Israel For decades, it seemed that most countries of the Levant, east of the Mediterranean Sea, […]
Indian girl found in jungle was not living with monkeys, officials say
Contrary to initial claims girl’s rapid improvement indicates she was recently abandoned by her carers The young girl treated at a Bahraich hospital in northern India. Photograph: KK Productions/AP Michael Safi in Dehli @safimichael Saturday 8 April 2017 The discovery of a girl reportedly living with monkeys in the […]
Could Britain have sold sarin chemicals to Assad’s regime?
Source: The Guardian Campaigners point out that substances used to manufacture the nerve agent were exported to Damascus in the 80s Syrian chemical weapons being removed from the country on a Danish cargo ship in 2014. Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP By Jamie Doward Evidence that the sarin nerve agent was used in […]
Majorities of Americans concerned about violence against Jews, Muslims
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) For the first time, a majority of Americans has voiced concern about violence against Jews, polling by the Anti-Defamation League shows.While […]
Book Review: Cairo of yesteryear can still be found
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON APRIL 7, 2017 Source: Arab News by Lisa Kaaki For many years, “Cairo City of Sand,” an enlightened stroll across the illusive layers of Cairo, exquisitely […]
‘I feel so guilty’: Muslim women discuss removing their hijab at work
Source: The Guardian Mona Mahmood, Jess Gormley, Dan Susman and Iman Amrani, theguardian.com Following the ruling by the European court of justice to allow employers to ban religious symbols in […]
Multi-million dollar gift by the Aga Khan: North America’s largest Islamic-inspired garden in Alberta, Canada
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON APRIL 8, 2017 Source: Edmonton Journal by Juris Graney Aga Khan drops multi-million dollar gift on University of Alberta North America’s largest — and possibly the […]
WHAT TO DO IF A NUCLEAR DISASTER IS IMMINENT!
This guide is for families preparing for imminent terrorist or strategic nuclear attacks with expected blast destruction followed by widespread radioactive fallout downwind. (If attack NOT imminent, then first go […]
Sadiq Khan tells Labour not to ‘faff around’ over Ken Livingstone
Source: The Guardian By Peter Walker and Decca Aitkenhead Jeremy Corbyn and senior Labour figures around him must not “faff around” and should unreservedly condemn Ken Livingstone for his comments linking […]
INSIDE THE ‘DOOMSDAY’ VAULT
Source: Time BY JENNIFER DUGGAN / SPITSBERGEN Deep in the bowels of an icy mountain on an island above the Arctic Circle between Norway and the North Pole lies a […]
Violent end as young stars dramatically collide
Source: BBC Scientists have captured a dramatic and violent image of the collision between two young stars that tore apart their stellar nursery. Located in the constellation of Orion, the […]
What Marijuana Legalization in Canada Could Mean for the United States
Source: Time BY Katy Steinmetz America’s neighbor to the north is fast moving toward legalizing recreational marijuana nationwide, which would make Canada the second country in the world to do so. […]
The obscure religion that shaped the West
Source: BBC By Joobin Bekhrad 6 April 2017 Talk of ‘us’ and ‘them’ has long dominated Iran-related politics in the West. At the same time, Christianity has frequently been used […]
Ron Paul: Syrian Gas Attack Was False Flag
April 5, 2017 Ron Paul has accused the British and US governments of staging a false flag chemical attack in Syria in an attempt to topple President Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with defense policy advisor Daniel McAdams, the former Congressman says the alleged chemical attack that killed dozens of […]
USA: Many Believe in God, but Not in Heaven or Hell
If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans’ religious beliefs and practices Source: PEW Research Center While 89% believe in God, only 55% believe in heaven and hell BY ALEKSANDRA […]
Here’s why one tech investor thinks some doctors will be ‘obsolete’ in five years
Source: CNBC By Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr Vinod Khosla once proclaimed that machines will replace 80 percent of doctors, which prompted waves of backlash from the medical community. Never one to […]