Jasvinder Sanghera: I ran away to escape a forced marriage
Source: BBC Jasvinder Sanghera was locked in a room by her parents when she was 16, when she refused to marry the man they had chosen for her. Here she […]
Why Muslims could actually thrive under President Trump
Source: The Washington Post By Jalal Baig February 23 Protesters hold an American flag as part of a rally called “Peace for Iran” in Washington, D.C. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) […]
Islamophobia grows louder in North Carolina: ‘Can we not kill them all?’
Source: The Guardian BY Jordan Green in Kernersville, North Carolina Jordan Green is senior editor for the Triad City Beat in Greensboro, NC Friends and family members pray at a […]
McMaster Has the Islamophobes Worried. Good.
Source: Politico When America’s most influential Islamophobes are upset, you know the president made a good choice. “Score one [for] the swamp,” whined Robert Spencer upon hearing the news that […]
Kim Jong-nam killing: ‘VX nerve agent’ found on his face
Source: BBC Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent, says Malaysia. Mr Kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check-in hall at a Kuala Lumpur airport. Malaysian toxicology reports indicate he was attacked using VX nerve […]
Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’
Source: BBC The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. Restoring the function of the organ – which helps control blood sugar levels – reversed symptoms of diabetes in animal experiments. The study, published in the journal Cell, says the diet […]
Status of Brits in Germany up in the air, as Berlin makes no guarantees
Source: The Local A leaked EU document suggests that Brits across the EU will face fallout due to the UK’s treatment of foreigners after the Brexit vote – and Berlin is stalling on its own position. Brits in Germany could be facing an uncertain future, at least that’s according to […]
China overtakes US as Germany’s main trade partner
Source: The Local Last year China became Germany’s most important trading partner, knocking the US off the top spot. Goods with a value of €170 billion were traded between Germany and China in 2016, according to data from the Federal Statistics Office (destatis) released on Friday. France was the second […]
Turkey coup: 136 diplomats and relatives seek Germany asylum
Source: BBC Germany says it has received 136 asylum requests from Turks holding diplomatic passports since the July coup attempt against the Turkish president. The figure is a total for the period August 2016 to January 2017, German media report. Turkey has urged Germany not to grant asylum to any […]
Sweden Counters Trump’s Immigration Criticism
Source: Daily Beast Sweden has countered President Donald Trump’s claims that lenient immigration policies are bringing turmoil to the country, urging him to be “better informed” about the situation. Swedish Justice and Migration Minister Morgan Johansson took issue with Trump’s claims that the country’s lax immigration policies were causing instability. […]
Ahmadiyya and Algeria
Source: ME Confidential The Algerian police Wednesday announced the arrest of 12 members of Ahmadiyya religious community accused by authorities for promoting the outlawed movement.The men were arrested at Chlef, north of the country, the national police announced in a statement aired on radio.“Members of this movement were in possession […]
Ibn al-Nafis, the Pulmonary Circulation, and The Islamic Golden Age
John B. West Ibn al-Nafis (1213-1288) was an Arab physician who made several important contributions to the early knowledge of the pulmonary circulation. He was the first person to challenge the long-held contention of the Galen School that blood could pass through the cardiac interventricular septum, and in keeping with […]
Burka and Niqab: Veiled women can be denied Swiss state assistance
Veiled women can be denied Swiss state assistance The southern Swiss canton of Ticino has a burka ban in place since July 2016 The Swiss cabinet has clarified that women wearing burkas or niqabs can be denied social aid or unemployment insurance, as face coverings can result in identification issues […]
TURKEY: ‘Erdogan wants to set an example in Switzerland too’
By Renat Kuenzi FEB 23, 2017 Opponents of Turkish president Erdogan demonstrate in front of the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva. They call for the release from prison of PKK leader Öcalan. The Turkish authorities for their part want Switzerland to punish people who insult Erdogan (Keystone) […]
Marine Le Pen has arrived in Lebanon to find out that the Christians she thought were her allies aren’t on her side at all
The National Front leader thought that Lebanon, burdened with a million Syrian refugees, should send them home as soon as the war is over. She clearly did not know that tens of thousands of Lebanese are actually related to Syrians Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices Marine Le Pen has been doing a […]
Algeria: Police arrests 12 members of Ahmadiyya religious community for proselytism
The Algerian police Wednesday announced the arrest of 12 members of Ahmadiyya religious community accused by authorities for promoting the outlawed movement. The men were arrested at Chlef, north of the country, the national police announced in a statement aired on radio. “Members of this movement were in possession of […]
Faith & rationality
Source: Dawn MANY Muslims today might be offended by the statement that the Quran wants people to use their powers of reasoning and intellect. For such Muslims, faith should be blind, followed with emotion and demonstrated through traditions established by clerics and forefathers. The Quran specifies that the only characteristic […]
US aid reform in 2017 and global health security: This week in development news
US aid reform in 2017 and global health security: This week in development news By Michael Igoe @AlterIgoe U.S. foreign aid reforms begin to take shape, U.N. agencies combine forces for an urgent funding appeal, while Bill Gates and Bono make the case for development to a national security crowd. […]
Pope suggests ‘better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic’
Source: Reuters Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be an atheist than one of “many” Catholics who […]
Vancouver mayor asks Christian event to drop contentious pastor
Source: The Globe and Mail BY ANDREA WOO Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has asked the organizers of a coming Christian festival to consider dropping headline speaker Rev. Franklin Graham, an evangelical […]