‘I escaped death by reciting from the Koran’
Source: BBC By Linda Pressly BBC News, Dhaka When five armed Islamist militants stormed a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 1 July 2016, 29 people lost their lives. Emerging from […]
Boycott of world chess championship ‘would hurt women in Iran’
Source: The Guardian Leading player urges contenders to look beyond hijab law, to the boost contest would give women’s sport in country Mitra Hejazipour, pictured, said: ‘These games are important […]
Somali Canadians React to Ahmed Hussen’s Appointment as Minister of Immigration
Somali Canadians React to Ahmed Hussen’s Appointment as Minister of Immigration Written by Chelby Daigle Published inNews In the wake of the news that MP Ahmed Hussen has been appointed to the position of Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Muslim Link reached out to first and second generation Somali Canadians from across […]
The dodgy Donald Trump dossier reminds me of the row over Saddam Hussein and his fictitious weapons of mass destruction
Source: The Independent I talked to Iraqi defectors in the 1990s who claimed to have plenty of information about WMDs and gossip about Hussein’s family affairs. It did not take long to work out that they were making it up when they produced convincing but uncheckable details By Patrick Cockburn […]
India: Qazis Have No Power To Declare Marriages Invalid: Madras High Court
By Siva Sekaran, Jan 12, 2017 CHENNAI: Holding that Qazis had no power to certify the marriages of Muslims invalid after the utterance of the husbands ‘talaq’ thrice, the first […]
How would legendary foreign correspondent Clare Hollingworth have reported on the world of Twitter and Trump?
How, for example, would you tweet the start of World War Two? Amid the abuse of social media, how would you convince readers that, yes, the Nazis really are about to invade Poland? Robert Fisk @indyvoices What would Clare Hollingworth, who died this week, have made of Donald Trump? Or […]
UN chief warns not to ‘expect miracles’ over Cyprus
GENEVA PEACE TALKS JAN 12, 2017 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (centre), flanked by Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (right) and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (left) (Keystone) The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the talks in Geneva to resolve the division of the ethnically-divided island of Cyprus […]
Jordan, donors endorse new refugee response plan
By Rana Husseini – Jan 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Hani Mulki addresses a meeting where a new refugee response plan was agreed with donors in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The government and the international community on Thursday endorsed a $7.6-billion three-year Jordan Response […]
In Mosul areas retaken from Daesh, loss and fear linger
By Reuters – Jan 12,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqi children fleeing the Daesh group stronghold of Mosul eat in the town of Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq, on Thursday (Reuters photo) MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi soldiers kicked in the gate of a home in eastern Mosul and […]
Despite 1.6 million followers in Italy, Islam is not an officially recognised religion
Italy to train Muslim imams on constitution to ‘create climate of tolerance’ and fight radicalisation Source: The Independent Muslim imams in Italy are being enrolled on courses aiming to “create […]
Brain activity ‘key in stress link to heart disease’
Source: BBC The effect of constant stress on a deep-lying region of the brain explains the increased risk of heart attack, a study in The Lancet suggests. In a study […]
9 of history’s greatest philosophers reveal the secret to happiness
Source: Independent By Mike Nudelman, Chris Weller, Business Insider A well-stocked Netflix queue can go a long way toward pure and utter happiness, but sometimes there’s still something missing. For those […]
Donald Trump is ‘gaslighting’ all of us
Source: CNN By Frida Ghitis Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review, and a former CNN producer and correspondent. The views expressed […]
Cory Booker Lays Groundwork for 2020 Run at Jeff Sessions Hearings
Source: Time By Tessa Berenson There may as well have been a banner hanging in the grand marble meeting room that housed Jeff Sessions’ hearings for attorney general: Booker 2020. […]
At Hindu temple, Pakistan PM reaches out to minorities
Source: Reuters By Drazen Jorgic | KATAS, PAKISTAN Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated the restoration of an ancient Hindu temple complex in Punjab, a symbolic gesture that […]
Italy to train Muslim imams on constitution to ‘create climate of tolerance’ and fight radicalisation
Source: Independent By Lizzie Dearden Muslim imams in Italy are being enrolled on courses aiming to “create a climate of tolerance” and fight radicalisation by learning about the country’s constitution. … […]
Morocco Said to Ban Sale of Burqas, Citing Security Concerns
Source: The New York Times By AIDA ALAMI CASABLANCA, Morocco — Morocco has banned the burqa, the full-body veil worn by some conservative Muslim women, according to local media reports. […]
How Donald Trump is bringing Billy Graham’s complicated family back into White House circles
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey For decades, Billy Graham was perhaps America’s most famous religious figure, someone who could draw hundreds of thousands to evangelistic “crusades,” someone […]
The Consecrated Virgins Marrying Jesus and Swearing Off Sex Forever
Source: Broadly by Salma Haidrani Thousands of women in as many as 42 countries have joined the Catholic Order of Virgins. We spoke to some to find out what it’s […]
A look at the stakes if US moves Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Source: Associated Press By KARIN LAUB RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians are ringing alarm bells over Donald Trump’s stated intention to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel to […]