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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. … […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency | Pew Research Center Demographic changes don’t happen quickly. Obama’s presidency is only a chapter in a story that began long before his […]
Helena Horton 12 JANUARY 2017 • 10:55AM Justin Trudeau is admired around the world for his liberal views, partly because of his media savvy and constant photo opportunities. However, Jane Fonda has slammed the photogenic politician in a new video, and warned fans not to be “fooled” by him. She […]
Lucknow, Jan 12: The Mulsim vote in Uttar Pradesh which is crucial to the prospects of any party are unlikely to vote for the Samajwadi Party — thanks to the never ending family feud. The Muslim vote which accounts to 20 per cent of the entire electorate is likely to […]
Source: The Local A look into why it is so hard for Germany to deport rejected asylum seekers from North Africa.When the first charter plane for rejected Tunisian asylum seekers took off in Leipzig on April 8th 2016, the German Interior Ministry hoped that discussion over faster deportations to North […]
Source: Business Standard: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from various countries have decided to approach the Government of Pakistan on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. According to informed sources and reports, the MEPs have been in regular touch with Ahmadiyya Muslims […]
The Sydney Morning Herald: by Cosima Marriner & Rachel Browne — “She terrorises us.” That’s how bad it is for Steve Richardson* and his wife when their 17-year-old daughter is at home.Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd says domestic violence victims get all the support they need. Olivia has dropped out of school […]
theguardian: by Jennifer Rankin — Swiss authorities did not violate right to freedom of religion in rejecting parents’ request for exemption, court rules A mixed-sex school swimming lesson. The parents in the case argued that their beliefs did not allow their children to take part in mixed-sex lessons. Photograph: Fiona […]
SHOULD MUSLIM GIRLS SWIM? JAN 11, 2017 – How do schools cope with Muslim families who want to prevent their daughters from attending swimming lessons? Swiss public television, SRF, talked to school principals and an imam about the controversy. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights upheld a […]