Posted about an hour ago by Harriet Marsden in news Picture: SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES Each year, delegations from Africa meet with officials and business leaders in the US for the African Global Economic and Development (AGED) Summit. This year’s event took place at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. […]
Learn more about the world’s most fascinating faiths on CNN’s “Believer with Reza Aslan,” Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. (CNN) Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion – and […]
The Muslim Times has the most extensive collection of articles about Christianity By Drew Kann, CNN Investigate the relics of Christianity and discover new insights into the historical Jesus on […]
Reuters International MAR 17, 2017 FILE PHOTO – The ruins of a market which was set on fire are seen at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo (reuters_tickers) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China, backed by Russia, blocked a short […]
By Kai Reusser & Susan Misicka MAR 17, 2017 Workers lay reinforcement steel in a tunnel between Bellinzona and Lugano. (Keystone) From baker to banker, Swiss workers earn salaries that must be put into perspective. Like anywhere in the world, salaries in Switzerland vary depending on factors like education, experience […]
SADIK ÜNAY@sadikunay PublishedMarch 18, 2017 A group of Turkish people protesting the Dutch police’s treatment of a Turkish minister in Rotterdam, outside the Dutch Consulate in Istanbul, March 12. The […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL PKK followers carry a flag with a picture of terrorist group’s leader and other banned posters and flags in Frankfurt, Germany. (EPA Photo) An event organized by terrorist PKK followers took place in Germany city of Frankfurt, just weeks after German authorities banned Turkish […]
Associated Press | Published — Thursday 16 March 2017 Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content.” (File photo: Reuters) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday it has asked Facebook and Twitter to help it identify Pakistanis suspected of blasphemy so that it can prosecute them or pursue their […]
Source: The Independent UK We are in a bind where UK humanitarian organisations try to get aid and medicines, paid for by the British taxpayer, into Yemen while a Saudi-led […]
By JT , AFP – Mar 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Rima Khalaf AMMAN/Beirut — NGOs, grassroots, and even Lebanon’s Hizbollah, voiced support for outgoing UN Economic and Social […]
Stewart Bell | March 17, 2017 5:46 PM ETMore from Stewart Bell | @StewartBellNP TORONTO — Canada sent a diplomat to a town in Pakistan last week to meet leaders of the Ahmadiyya minority whose mosque was stormed by a mob that allegedly included a Toronto-area man, an official said. The visit by an […]
Washingtonpost.com ……… By Karen Attiah , 2017 March 16 Remember when rescuing women from the violence of radical Islam was used by Laura Bush as a reason for U.S. troops to go to war to fight terrorism abroad? Now it appears that President Trump is using women’s safety to justify keeping foreigners from Muslim countries out […]
Source: http://www.lloydminstersource.com/articles/article/2017-03-16-event-hosts-good-conversations By Kassidy Christensen The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Lloydminster held its Islam Understood event Monday night to provide locals with the opportunity to learn about the true teachings of Islam. Tariq Azeem, imam/missionary with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Lloydminster, said the event was pretty good but the attendance […]
Source: BBC The authorities in Brazil suspended 33 government officials amid allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry for years. Three […]
Source: BBC The BBC has apologised after a tweet from the Asian Network account asked, “What is the right punishment for blasphemy?”. The tweet provoked criticism that the BBC appeared […]
Source: BBC The government has removed its adverts from YouTube amid concerns they are appearing next to “inappropriate” material on the video-sharing site. The Cabinet Office said it was seeking […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website 18 March 2017 Image copyrightMICHAEL GURVEN The healthiest hearts in the world have been found in the Tsimane […]
Source: http://www.sbsun.com/social-affairs/20170316/faith-leaders-unite-in-san-bernardino-in-favor-of-refugees By Ryan Hagen, The Sun Faith leaders unite in San Bernardino in favor of refugees SAN BERNARDINO >> Leaders of diverse faiths gathered Thursday with versions of the same message: We’re all descended from refugees, and our God commands us all to care for refugees today. Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, […]
Source: http://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/news-briefs-1.12025568 Islam Understood The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) will be holding an Islam Understood Open House in Squamish on Saturday, March 18 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Squamish Public library. Come and meet with members of the association, ask questions or browse reading material. Everyone is welcome. […]
“I had the opportunity to work with various churches, media, and other charity organizations where our members volunteered regularly. Working in Lloydminster, it was very special in this regard”, TariQ Azeem Source: http://www.meridianbooster.com/articles/article/2017-03-16-embarking-upon-a-new-chapter Embarking upon a new chapter By Tyler Marr | March 16, 2017 2:59 PM Tariq Azeem, Imam with the […]