Why Canada has long wanted to honour her Source: Globe and Mail Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education activist who miraculously survived a Taliban assassination attempt, will address Parliament on Wednesday as she becomes the sixth person to be awarded the distinction of being an honorary Canadian. The event marks the end […]
Source: Sudedeutsche Zeitung World wide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) travelled to Augsburg and inaugurated the Ahmadiyya Mosque. It was a long journey to get […]
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Indonesia’s long tradition of peaceful coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic groups is starting to serve as a model for other countries struggling with the challenges of multiculturalism. Nearly 85 percent of Indonesia’s population of 250 million people are Muslims, but the country is notably tolerant of […]
Source: CBC Malala Yousafzai will become Canada’s sixth honorary citizen today, a rare gesture of respect for her bravery in overcoming a brutal Taliban attack to become a champion for […]
Source: Independent News that a passenger was forcibly dragged off a United Airlines plane has gone viral all over the world, but in China the outrage has been fuelled by […]
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: Top US experts have expressed concern over Pakistan’s decision to give death penalty to Indian national+ Kulbhushan Jadhav as they warned that Islamabad wants to send a “strong message” to India against isolating it on the world stage. Jadhav, 46, was awarded the death sentence+ by military […]
Source: The Local A new report shows that Germans are cutting back a bit on smoking traditional cigarettes, but are drinking at an “especially high” rate compared to other countries. According to the report on Tuesday by the German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS) part of the Health Ministry, Germans […]
Source: The Local German investigators were hunting Wednesday for possible suspects responsible for three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team’s bus, injuring a player and a policeman. The assault, described by Dortmund city’s police chief as a “targeted attack” against the team, shook German football ahead of crucial […]
Source: The Guardian By George Monbiot Now we know napalm and phosphorus bombs have been dropped on Iraqis, why have the hawks failed to speak out? Did US troops use chemical weapons in Falluja? The answer is yes. The proof is not to be found in the documentary broadcast on Italian […]
Special to The Muslim Times. By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Ontario Hospitals and Health Care in Medieval Islam https://www.academia.edu/32015924/Hospitals_and_Health_Care_in_Medieval_Islam Medieval Muslims adopted every institution of public service they found in the ountries they conquered (Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Byzantium) during the medieval times. In Iran they found houses for the sick called […]
Source: The Local Berlin’s neutrality law is most often discussed in relation to the Islamic headscarf. But one Christian teacher has found that it applies to other religions as well. A Protestant teacher working in the Wedding district of Berlin was told to immediately stop wearing her cross necklace, the […]
https://www.dawn.com/news/1326323 1 COMMENT EMAIL PRINT Police patrol on horseback outside the stadium. —AFP Dortmund, Germany Three explosions hit a bus transporting German football team Borussia Dortmund to the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match against Monaco in Dortmund, Germany. The bus of Borussia Dortmund had some windows […]
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak and Laris Karklis April 11, 2017 Our world produces enough food to feed all its inhabitants. When one region is suffering severe hunger, global humanitarian institutions, though often cash-strapped, are theoretically capable of transporting food and averting catastrophe. But this year, South Sudan […]
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak and Laris Karklis April 11, 2017 Our world produces enough food to feed all its inhabitants. When one region is suffering severe hunger, global humanitarian institutions, though often cash-strapped, are theoretically capable of transporting food and averting catastrophe. But this year, South Sudan […]
Source: The Washington Post By Carol Morello and David Filipov April 11 at 11:17 AM MOSCOW — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Russia on Tuesday to urge Moscow […]
Source: The Guardian Vincent Bevins in Badung, Indonesia Case could become the first time Aceh’s sharia law has been enforced against homosexuality The men each face up to 100 strokes […]
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin | 1 min ago JERUSALEM (RNS) News that Israel’s religious establishment is compiling an international Jewish database will exacerbate ongoing tensions between Diaspora […]
Source: World Religion News POSTED BY KELLY FRAZIER Los Angeles, CA has witnessed the rising popularity of Sufism. One prominent group is the Moroccan-origin Shadhili Order. Founded in the seventh […]
Source: Pew Research Center Government harassment and use of force against religious groups surge as record number of refugees enter Europe Government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion increased in 2015 for the first time in three years, according to Pew Research Center’s latest annual study on global […]
Source: Time BY Feliz Solomon Pakistani human-rights and education advocate Malala Yousafzai has just become the youngest person ever to be named a U.N. Messenger of Peace, an honorary title conferred […]