How Some Silicon Valley Women Are Trying to Solve Sexism
Source: Time By Kate Dwyer In recent weeks, sexism in the tech industry has come under the spotlight again. For the Atlantic’s April cover story, writer Liza Mundy explored the […]
Modi’s Backing of a Hard-Liner to Run India’s Most Populous State Poses Major Questions
Source: Time BY Nikhil Kumar Ever since 2014, when Narendra Modi became India’s Prime Minister, political pundits have been debating his priorities. He leads the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has […]
‘Huge advance’ in fighting world’s biggest killer
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES An innovative new drug can prevent heart attacks and strokes by cutting bad cholesterol to […]
Trump Russia claims: FBI’s Comey confirms investigation of election ‘interference’
Source: BBC FBI director James Comey has confirmed for the first time that the FBI is investigating alleged Russian government interference in the 2016 election. That includes investigating possible links […]
Myanmar hard-line Buddhists protest citizenship for Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By ESTHER HTUSAN SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious violence protested Sunday against the government’s plan to give […]
Ahmadiyya Croatia marches forward by arranging Quran and Arabic Classes.
By Zubair K Khan Main mission of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Croatia is to keep on spreading the message of true Islam, Ahmadiyya. Though Croatia is predominantly Catholic Christian country but being member of European Union, state does ensure freedom of all religion. From last 3 years Ahmadiyya Islam did not […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray, sing as plane sends out mayday call, makes emergency landing
Source: Times of Israel The Titan Airways flight was en route from Stansted London to Rzeszow in Poland when the cabin lost pressure and the plane sent out a mayday call, landing safely Sunday morning at Schipol Airport in the Dutch capital, according to British media. The passengers were seen in […]
Construction of German Mosque Halted After Activists Mark Territory With Crosses
The group, Citizens for Erfurt, planted the crosses in the village of Marbach The owner of the site said he plans to take legal action against the activists Muslim community’s imam says the demonstration will not stop construction By Joe Sheppard For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 09:52 GMT, 18 March 2017 | UPDATED: 00:28 GMT, 19 March […]
Forgetting the suffering of Syrian refugees
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT@KilicKanat Published14 hours ago Due to rapid changes in global politics and other forms of conjectural distractions, once again the international community has taken the plight of refugees off its main agenda. However, the plight of refugees continues in various ways, in particular, the dire situations of Syrians […]
Hardline priest’s elevation a sign Modi is moving towards Hindu India
Reuters International MAR 19, 2017 – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath (C) is offered sweets after he was elected as Chief Minister of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, during the party lawmakers’ meeting in Lucknow, India March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar (reuters_tickers) By Douglas […]
EU Minister Ömer Çelik: If migration deal falls through, Turkey will work to prevent deaths only, not migration to Europe
ALI ÜNAL@ali_unal ANKARA In an exclusive interview with Daily Sabah, EU Minister Ömer Çelik said Ankara’s EU bid depends on developments that will take place in the EU in 2017, saying that the bloc did not keep its promises to Turkey regarding the migrant deal. He added that Turkey cannot […]
Construction of German mosque is halted after right-wing activists hammer ten giant crosses into building site
The group, Citizens for Erfurt, planted the crosses in the village of Marbach The owner of the site said he plans to take legal action against the activists Muslim community’s imam says the demonstration will not stop construction By Joe Sheppard For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 09:52 GMT, 18 March 2017 Right-wing […]
‘Intense’ strikes pound east Damascus after opposition assault
Agence France Presse | Published — Monday 20 March 2017 An opposition fighter fires a machine gun in Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus. (AFP) BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes hammered opposition-held neighborhoods of Damascus on Monday after regime forces pushed back a surprise assault that saw opposition try to fight their […]
On the 40th anniversary of Kamal Jumblatt’s death, is trouble brewing again in Lebanon?
In a land where retired murderers still abound, commemorating the dead of a civil war has countless problems Robert Fisk Mukhtara, Lebanon @indyvoices Walid Jumblatt looked a worried man yesterday. He seemed a trifle frail. He was, after all, commemorating the brutal murder 40 years ago of his Druze father […]
Conspiracy Theories: The Age of Post-reason
The age of post-reason Source: Jordan Times By Ali Kassay During the revolution against Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, a highly educated man assured me that the West conspired to instigate […]
How much Europe can Europe tolerate?
Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Dani Rodrik This month the European Union will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding treaty, the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community. There certainly is much to celebrate. After centuries of war, upheaval and mass killings, Europe is peaceful and democratic. […]
Israel threatens to ‘destroy’ Syrian air defence systems
By AFP – Mar 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A general view taken on Saturday shows Israel’s Iron Dome Defence System, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, deployed in the occupied Golan Heights near the border with Syria (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Defence […]
Mission commended for contributing towards nation building
Gomoa-Pomadze (C/R), March 19, GNA – Gomoaba Nana Apata Kofi V, the Chief of Gomoa Pomadze, has lauded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission for its immense contribution to the country’s development. He said: “The Mission’s investment in various sectors of the economy such as education, health and agriculture are in no […]
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi: A Scholar to Overcome Extremism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Javed Ahmad Ghamidiجاوید احمد غامدی জাভেদ আহমেদ Ghamidi in Georgetown University, USA, 27 May 2015 1st president of Al-Mawrid Born 18 April 1951 Nationality Pakistani […]
Friday Sermon from 1986: Acceptance of prayers and the status of Khilafat; Be a God’s friend, not the worshiper of saints
Title: Acceptance of prayers and the status of Khilafat; Be a God’s friend, not the worshiper of saints Delivered by: Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad rh Full Text: Urdu […]