Muslim community hopes to produce Irish language version of the Qur’an
Source: Irish News By John Monaghan THE Muslim community in Galway is hoping to produce an Irish language version of the Qur’an, if a translator for the project can be […]
Sierra Leone: Ahmadiyya to Meet in Bo Early February 2017
By Alhaji Mansaray. Head and missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Sierra Leone, Amir Saeed UR Rahman, has disclosed that their 55th Annual conference (Jalsa Salana) would take place at the Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Bo City from 3rd, 4th and 5th of February, 2017. Speaking on […]
How Islam took root in one of South America’s most violent cities
The Colombian port of Buenaventura is home to a small Muslim community who have successively embraced the Nation of Islam, Sunni and Shia interpretations Sheik Munir Valencia leads a small Muslim community in Buenaventura, Colombia. Photograph: Sybilla Brodzinsky Sibylla Brodzinsky in Buenaventura Monday 23 January 2017 Blaring salsa music from […]
Tumultuous Times’Political Uncertainty Has Doubled the Around World’
In an interview, Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, 43, discusses the era of political uncertainty that has been unleashed with Donald Trump’s presidency and Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Interview Conducted by Peter Müller Standford economist Nicholas Bloom January 23, 2017 SPIEGEL: Professor Bloom, Donald Trump was sworn in […]
Mediterranean Migraine: Italy’s Growing Refugee Problem
Source: The Local By Luigi Albonico, Peter Maxwill, Vladimir Otasevic, Charlotte Teunis and Katharina Wecker The large number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Italy continues unabated, […]
‘Do not mess with Jerusalem’
Jan 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES ZOGBY In just a matter of days, President-elect Donald Trump will have to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As we approach inauguration day, liberal and conservative commentators alike offer a number of ideas on […]
A mosque is at the center of a raw debate in the South of France
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley January 22 NICE, France — The Mosque En-Nour is hidden on the outskirts of town, tucked away in an anonymous office park behind […]
Egyptian film ‘Mawlana’ provokes outcry over view of religion and state
Source: Reuters By Mohamed Zaki | CAIRO An Egyptian box office hit that highlights the religious establishment’s cozy relations with the state has provoked a backlash from Sunni Muslim clerics, […]
Muslim teenager sues Montreal school, alleging he was framed as an extremist
Source: The Globe and Mail By TU THANH HA The Globe and Mail A joke that a Montreal school monitor misheard eventually landed a Muslim teenager in custody, with officials convinced that the youth was planning to blow up their school and officers taking him away in handcuffs, a civil […]
Nigerian secessionists greet Trump as help against Muslim north
Source: Reuters By Anamesere Igboeroteonwu | ONITSHA, NIGERIA Over 1,000 southern Nigerian secessionists took to the streets on Friday to express the hope that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Trump Revives Ban on Foreign Aid to Groups That Give Abortion Counseling
Source: The New York Times By SOMINI SENGUPTA UNITED NATIONS — President Trump reinstated a policy on Monday that originated in the Reagan era, prohibiting the granting of American foreign […]
Trump’s Hindu, Sikh and Muslim power brokers
Source: BBC By Brajesh Upadhyay BBC News, Washington Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES When Indian-American industrialist Shalabh “Shalli” Kumar donated close to a million dollars to the Trump campaign, many in the […]
Father and son accused of rape want ‘only law book that truly matters’ at their trial: The Bible
Source: The Washington Post By Kristine Guerra A father and son accused of raping a teenage girl over a three-year period and keeping her shackled in a basement have made […]
Israel approves 2,500 West Bank settlement homes
Source: Associated Press By TIA GOLDENBERG JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it approved plans to build 2,500 new settler homes in the West Bank, signaling a major ramp-up of […]
Mirza Tahir Ahmad: A Staunch Advocate of Secularism for the Muslim World
Courtesy: Laiq Ahmad Atif of Malta Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam, A Speech by Mirza Tahir Ahmad Recently Pakistan has been the seat of this hot, sometime violent […]
U.S.-China Flashpoints in the Age of Trump
Source:Asia Time ver the past year, Donald Trump has vowed to “utterly destroy” ISIS, considered lifting sanctions on Russia, promised to cancel the Paris climate agreement and “dismantle” the Iran nuclear deal. But many of his most inflammatory statements are directed at China. He has promised to label China as […]
Russia and Turkey hand Assad a ‘win-win’ scenario
Source: Asia Times: After five long years of war and bloodshed, Syria’s Assad is not only standing as ‘the leader’ of the country but the international support for him has also increased. Thanks to Russia’s and Iran’s continuous support. The extent and the effectiveness of the support these countries have […]
Donald Trump’s inaugural speech may be his most religious yet
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey President Trump’s inaugural address was infused with religious language, reflecting a rhetorical shift from the nation’s new leader. His previous speeches have […]
Mother sues to stop Bible classes in West Virginia schools
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL VIRTANEN MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A kindergartner’s mother sued her public school system in West Virginia, saying a 75-year practice of putting kids in Bible […]
To Secular Bangladeshis, Textbook Changes Are a Harbinger
Source: The New York Times By ELLEN BARRY and JULFIKAR ALI MANIK DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s Education Ministry was preparing to print the 2017 editions of its standard Bengali textbooks […]