Source: The Local The major parties making up Germany’s coalition government have agreed to a proposed law that would invalidate marriages involving children under 16. Leaders of the Social Democrats (SPD) and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Union parties said they had agreed on a proposed law to ban marriage for […]
Source:CNN Frustrated with the lack of job opportunities, especially for the growing number of people with college degrees, El Yassami, 25, fled the country in hopes of finding work in Europe. He studied industrial refrigeration at a vocational college but wasn’t able to find a secure well paid job in […]
Source: CNN In Hindu-majority India, many believe the cow is sacred and often call the animal the “cow mother.” Cow milk and ghee, a type of clarified butter, are widely used in Hindu religious ceremonies. The cow is not only valued for its dairy products, but also for its urine. […]
Source: CNN High-level advisers close to then-presidential nominee Donald Trump were in constant communication during the campaign with Russians known to US intelligence, multiple current and former intelligence, law enforcement and administration officials tell CNN. President-elect Trump and then-President Barack Obama were both briefed on details of the extensive communications between […]
by: Cem Nizamoglu Throughout history, trade routes played a central role in the transfer of goods and exchange of ideas between different parts of the world. The historic Silk Roads, which were a network of trade routes across land and sea that connected the lands from China across Asia to […]
Reuters International FEB 13, 2017 – A street vendor sells coffee outside Aleppo’s ancient citadel, as posters depicting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in the background, in Syria February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (reuters_tickers) By Angus McDowall ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – In the rubble-strewn square outside Aleppo’s ancient […]
Source: https://allevents.in/norcross/muslim-women-honoring-black-history-month/256856128091505 Muslim Women Honoring Black History Month TIME Sat Feb 18 2017 at 11:00 am VENUE Ahmadiyya Muslim Community-GA Chapter, BAITUL ATA 1800 Willow Trail Parkway, Norcross, United States EVENT DETAILS MUSLIM WOMEN HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH Racial Equality is a cherished concept in Islam found in the Holy […]
Reuters International FEB 14, 2017 – Security members escort Iraqi teenager Laith Abbas inside a reform centre in Dohuk, Iraq, February 12, 2017. Picture taken February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (reuters_tickers) By Michael Georgy DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Wearing funky beads, Laith Abbas comes across as just another Iraqi […]
Source: https://allevents.in/bedford/coffee-cake-and-true-islam/292523327829967 Coffee, Cake, and True Islam TIME Sat Feb 18 2017 at 07:00 pm VENUE Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Cleveland, OH Chapter, 297 Center Road, Bedford, United States EVENT DETAILS COFFEE, CAKE, AND TRUE ISLAM With all the controversy around Islam, we invite you to come to talk to us about […]
Reuters International FEB 15, 2017 People walk past a giant banner on a building congratulating U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Jerusalem, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (reuters_tickers) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump supports the goal of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, even if it does not […]
Source: http://www.monroemonitor.com/Content/News/Homepage-Rotating-Articles/Article/Learning-a-religion/26/538/10436 Islam educational gatherings attendance spikes following travel ban Photos by Kelly Sullivan: Imam Zafar Sarwar speaks at the Coffee, Cake and Islam event hosted by the 44th Legislative District Democrats on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Snohomish Fire District 4 in Snohomish. Kelly Sullivan, Monitor staff writer| 2/13/2017 12:43 PM> […]
Reuters International FEB 14, 2017 – FILE PHOTO:Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders attends a news conference after a European far-right leaders meeting in Koblenz, Germany, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (reuters_tickers) By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Campaigning for the Dutch election kicks off on Wednesday […]
Source: http://taskandpurpose.com/this-muslim-marine-vet-wants-to-change-the-way-americans-think-about-islam/ This Muslim Marine Vet Wants To Change The Way Americans Think About Islam COMMUNITY This Muslim Marine Vet Wants To Change The Way Americans Think About Islam By DAVID LEFFLER on February 13, 2017 T&P ON FACEBOOK How a Marine Corps veteran has started a national dialogue with one simple statement: […]
A man from Nebraska has spoken to local press about his change of heart regarding Muslims in the United States. John Dutcher, a resident of Omaha, told KETV news how his prejudice against Muslims had changed when a number of new families from Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere, moved into his […]
Source: http://hrwf.eu/algeria-waves-of-arrests-of-ahmadis/ By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (06.02.2017) – In the last two weeks of January 2017, many Ahmadis were arrested during multiple police crackdowns in Algeria. Their names have not been made public. In Sidi Bel Abbès, two individuals were sentenced to three years in prison, three […]
Trump’s Muslim ban was painfully evocative of Jewish stories of migration to the US – or tragic accounts of family members denied entry to the US as refugees, only to be killed in the Holocaust. Dozens of rabbis were recently arrested while demonstrating against the ban outside Trump Tower Rachel Shabi […]
Presenter: Natana J. DeLong-Bas This presentation covers major themes in Islam, including the role of the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad, the 5 Pillars, and common beliefs and scriptural ties […]
The official reason given for the cancellation is the election in Germany, but German and Israeli sources say the real reason was Berlin’s anger at Israel’s expropriation law. Barak Ravid Feb 13, 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to cancel a joint summit with Israel’s government, scheduled for May 10 […]
Caline Malek February 14, 2017 Topics: United Nations About Lana Nusseibeh Lana Nusseibeh was appointed Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations in New York in September 2013. She was elected President of the Executive Board of UN Women last month and also serves as co-chair of […]
Source: BBC Toshiba chairman Shigenori Shiga has resigned, hours after the Japanese conglomerate revealed details of a multi-billion dollar loss. Earlier Toshiba had delayed issuing its results, but it then […]