BBC Earth is nominated for Webby Awards
Source: BBC BBC Earth has been nominated for three awards at the 21st annual Webby Awards, described as the “Internet’s Highest Honour” and “The Oscars of the Internet”. The site […]
‘Doctor’s Orders: 20 Minutes of Meditation Twice a Day’ – How about 10 Minutes 5 Times a Day?
Source: Muslim Sunrise Spring 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a study published in 2012 in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: […]
The African, and Muslim, Discovery of America – Before Columbus
Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick (Adopted with permission from the book, Deeper Roots, Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean from before Columbus to the Present, by Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick, […]
Fresh Air Weekend: Why Fewer American Women Are Married Than Ever Before
Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies, says the declining marriage rates among adult women reflect expanded choices available to women today. Originally broadcast in NPR in March 1, […]
Putting Faith into Action Women gather to share their wisdom.
connectionnewspapers.com: In today’s political climate, women can often feel powerless. But more than 100 women of various faiths came together recently to learn how they can and are making a difference in the world around them. #Hosted by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the event was held […]
Book Review: Jesus before the Gospels
Jesus before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior Author of the book: Prof. Bart Ehrman Book Review by David Chivers, who […]
Iraq reopens hot springs spa amid Mosul war chaos
Reuters International APR 4, 2017 – An Iraqi man bathes in a sulfur pond at Hammam al-Alil city south of Mosul, Iraq April 3, 2017. Picture taken April 3, 2017. […]
CONDEMNATION: Switzerland calls for truth behind Syria chemical attack
APR 5, 2017 – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (left) and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter during the Syria conference in Brussels(Keystone) Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter […]
LAND OF MANY TONGUES: Has migration changed the Swiss language map?
By Kai Reusser & Balz Rigendinger APR 5, 2017 – 18:15 Switzerland has always been a multilingual country – and is becoming a place of ever more languages. Since […]
Shift on Syria could lead to progress of Geneva talks
Apr 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The Trump administration blamed Damascus and its allies Moscow and Tehran for Tuesday’s deadly gas attack on insurgent-held Idlib province but seems to be sticking to decisions on the US posture on the six-year Syrian war that could lead to progress in the […]
Syrian crisis stretched Jordan to the limit — Mulki
PM tells EU-hosted Syria conference that direct cost incurred by Jordan since 2012 amounts to $10.6b By JT – Apr 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Hani Mulki holds […]
Rohingya violence is ‘Muslims killing Muslims’ not ethnic cleansing, says Aung San Suu Kyi
Leader is asked if she would be remembered as the Nobel Peace Prize winner who ignored ethnic cleansing in her own country Jon Sharman 2 hours ago 2 comments Aung […]
Adhan – The Call to Prayer
February 2017 Maulana Ataul Mujeeb Rashed – UK “حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلاح” “حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاة” “O ye people, hasten to join the [congregational] prayer! Hasten because this is the real and […]
Bombing is easier – Mosul update
Iraq At the Battle of Mosul, the anti-IS alliance does not pay much attention to civilians. An eyewitness account Bombing is easier by Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer When I visited the Islamic state together with my son two years ago, we had a security guarantee from the “Caliph” as the self-proclaimed […]
Indian police: Mob kills Muslim man who was transporting cow
Source: Associated Press By NIRMALA GEORGE NEW DELHI (AP) — A Muslim man beaten by a mob that accused him of transporting cows for slaughter has died in western India, […]
TRUMP EMBRACES THE SUNNI AUTOCRATS
Source: The New Yorker By Robin Wright On February 11, 2011, shortly after 3 p.m., President Obama stepped before a microphone in the Grand Foyer of the White House. Egyptian […]
Pope to meet with UK imams in bid to promote moderate Islam
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is scheduled to meet Wednesday with four British imams two weeks after the London extremist attack, part of […]
Russia Moves to Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses as ‘Extremist’
Source: New York Times By ANDREW HIGGINS VOROKHOBINO, Russia — A dedicated pacifist who has never even held a gun, Andrei Sivak discovered that his government considered him a dangerous […]
Muhammad Ali’s former wife champions religious understanding, criticizes Donald Trump
Source: Sun Sentinel By Anthony Man Contact Reporter Sun Sentinel Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the former wife of the late heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, is pursuing a broad effort to combat discrimination […]
Pakistan blast: Lahore census team hit by suspected suicide bombing
Source: BBC At least six people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack targeting census workers and their security escort in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Four of the […]