Why Guantanamo Bay must be closed for good
Source: CNN By Jonathan Russell Jonathan Russell is head of policy at Quilliam, a counter-extremism organization based in London. The opinions in this article belong to the author. (CNN)This week, […]
A nation of immigrants enters dark chapter
Source: CNN By Raul A. Reyes Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and member of the USA Today board of contributors and writes frequently for CNN Opinion. The views expressed […]
Oscars 2017: Mahershala Ali is first Muslim actor to win academy award
Source: BBC Mahershala Ali has made history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, for his portrayal of a drug dealer in the coming-of-age drama Moonlight. It was […]
Philippine Abu Sayyaf jihadists behead German hostage in video
Source: BBC Jurgen Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia’s Sabah state in November. His companion Sabine Merz’s body was later found on the boat. A deadline for a […]
Trump’s New Anti-ISIS Strategy May Mean Deeper U.S. Involvement in Syria
Source: Time Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor / AP (WASHINGTON) — A new military strategy to meet President Donald Trump’s demand to “obliterate” the Islamic State group is likely […]
George W. Bush on President Trump’s Russia Ties: ‘We Need Answers’
Source: Time Maya Rhodan Former President George W. Bush weighed in on the calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia during an […]
Trump’s Choice for Navy Secretary Is Withdrawing, Citing a Tangle of Business Interests
Source: Time (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s choice to be secretary of the Navy, businessman Philip Bilden, said Sunday he was withdrawing from consideration for the post, citing concerns about […]
Japan, China play for ‘swing states’ in regional trade game
Source: Nikkei Asian Review Deal gains prominence after TPP’s demise, but discord among 16 nations remains TOKYO — Top negotiators from 16 Asia-Pacific countries representing roughly half the world’s population […]
Indonesian police kill bomber, investigate for link to IS sympathizers
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Gayatri Suroyo | JAKARTA Indonesian police killed a militant on Monday after he detonated a small bomb in the city of Bandung […]
Last letters : From Mosul schoolboys to Islamic State ‘martyrs’
Source: Reuters By Stephen Kalin | MOSUL, IRAQ “My dear family, please forgive me,” reads the handwritten letter discarded in the dusty halls of an Islamic State training compound in […]
After anti-Trump protests, the president’s fans organize their own rallies
Source: Reuters By Jonathan Allen | NEW YORK Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump are holding rallies in towns and cities across the country on Monday, partly as a rebuttal […]
White House Refuses To Guarantee People Won’t Lose Health Insurance From Repeal
Source: Huffington Post You know, because a lot of people will probably lose their coverage. By Matt Fuller THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGESTrump said during his campaign that his […]
Battle for west Mosul: Bombs ‘fall like rain’ on front line
Source: BBC By Wyre Davies BBC News, Northern Iraq Image copyrightAPImage captionCivilians are fleeing west Mosul amid fierce clashes between Iraqi forces and so-called Islamic State militants This weekend as […]
Fox News’s ‘Swedish defence advisor’ unknown to country’s military officials
Source: The Guardian After Donald Trump’s infamous ‘what’s happening in Sweden’ comment, Nils Bildt was billed on The O’Reilly Factor as Swedish national security advisor Nils Bildt appears on Fox […]
The gruelling, six-hour commute of Beijing’s workers
Source: BBC By Danny Vincent 22 February 2017 On some days, Zhang Xia spends more time commuting to work than she does in the office. The 39-year-old marketing manager lives […]
The secret of how diamonds are made by nature
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Oscars 2017: Moonlight wins best picture after announcement mix-up
Source: BBC Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars – but only after an error saw La La Land initially declared the winner. The La La Land producers were […]
Chile floods: Millions without water in capital Santiago
Source: BBC Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to at least four million people in the capital, Santiago. […]
What’s your most unshakeable belief? Share your story
Source: CNN By Reza Aslan (CNN)As a writer and scholar of religions, I am often asked how, knowing all that I know about the religions of the world, I can […]
Ahmadi Muslim and Pakistani Diplomat!
Source: HT There are several Muslim-majority countries where Mahershala Ali’s Oscar win for his role in Moonlight won’t be celebrated. That’s because he belongs to the minority Ahmadi sect.In countries such as Malaysia and Pakistan, Ahmadis are reviled by hardline Sunni Muslim groups as heretics, apostates and even infidels. So much […]