Source: Motto By Megan Lasher The film Hidden Figures is already sweeping awards shows and dominating the box office, but its impact far surpasses typical Hollywood accolades. According to […]
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON JANUARY 29, 2017 By Dr. Salim Surani Vaping, smoking, puffing, sniffing, chewing and snorting seems like an adrenaline-pumping and exhilarating activity – at least, that’s what the tobacco and e-cigarette producers would like for consumers to believe. Cigarette smoking kills 480,000 Americans each year. This is […]
Source: Time By Lily Rothman The idea had been brewing for a while, but it only took a few hours to turn it into a reality. That’s how Russel Neiss, 33, […]
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias Five years after their son’s death, the parents of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, reflect on grief, faith and their commitment to justice Why […]
Source: Time Amanda MacMillan / Health.com Distorting the truth without actually lying has a name: paltering. We all do it, and according to a new Harvard University study, most of […]
Source: Loonwatch.com by Danios on January 20, 2010 in Feature CNN recently published an article entitled Study: Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in U.S. exaggerated; according to a study released by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “the terrorist threat posed by radicalized Muslim-Americans has been […]
Three African countries already plan to quit ICC. Reuters / 29 January 2017 African countries are considering a co-ordinated withdrawal from the International Criminal Court if it is not reformed to address what they see as its bias against the continent, according to a document seen by Reuters. Almost a […]
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) One of the criticisms levelled at the Holy Qur’an is that its verses promote violence. But in the following excerpt from Life of Muhammadsa, the biography of the Holy Prophetsa by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-din Mahmood Ahmadra, second successor of the Promised […]
A refugee in Virginia fears for her family in Iraq. A translator who survived eight IED blasts has a visa. The president wants to slam the door in their faces An overturned Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad, in May 2007. The vehicle was hit by an IED, killing six American […]
Source: Dawn LAHORE: An antiterrorism court on Saturday acquitted for lack of evidence 115 suspects involved in torching of more than 100 houses of Christians at Joseph Colony in the […]
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The Promised Messiahas & Imam Mahdi (Guided One) Founder of THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas Deliverance from Afflictions It should be kept in mind that for being delivered from afflictions it is not necessary that […]
Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters | Caption I always like it when a few words convey a lot – in this case, #LessonsfromGambia. From where? The oft-overlooked country – and its neighbors – just sent a loud message to African leaders who hang on too long, and to citizens eager for change. – […]
Reuters International JAN 29, 2017 Human rights activists hold a picture of Salman Haider, who is missing, during a protest to condemn the disappearances of social activists in Karachi, Pakistan January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (reuters_tickers) By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani blogger Aasim Saeed who went missing […]
ACLU and lawyers for two Iraqis held at New York’s JFK airport celebrate World reacts to Donald Trump’s US travel ban – live updates Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darweesh walks out of Terminal 4 at JFK with Congressman Jerrold Nadler (L) and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (R) after being released on Saturday. […]
Reuters International JAN 29, 2017 – 01:51 A displaced Iraqi boy holds a white flag as his family flees during the battle between Iraqi rapid response forces and Islamic State militants at Tigris river frontline between east and west of Mosul , Iraq, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (reuters_tickers) By […]
Reuters International JAN 27, 2017 – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 27, 2017. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Ercan Gurses and Ayhan Uyanik ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Campaigning has not officially started, but a string […]
MIGRATION, EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT JAN 28, 2017 The SDC gives aid in times of crisis, here a delivery of humanitarian aid set for Nepal, after an earthquake there in 2015 (Keystone) The Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC) will focus its work over the next four years on education, […]
Source: NYT But Mr. Trump has had dreadful weeks before — and here we are. Several months ago, many people thought that he would badly lose the presidential race and build a television network, Trump TV. Instead, he has won both: a presidency that seeks to broadcast a separate media […]
Saturday, January 28, 2017 Following the shock announcement that citizens of seven Arab nations would not be allowed entry into the United States of America as of Friday 27th January 2017 for a period of 90 days, Iraq has decided to respond with equal measures. Iraq has implemented the exact […]
Sarah Lee Jan 28, 2017 On Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing the refugee resettlement program and is expected to prioritize Christian refugees over Muslim refugees. But there’s a group of immigrants — many of them Muslim — waiting for their visas that are also being frozen […]