The most striking photos of the year
Source: BBC January: Tim Peake’s spacewalk In the 1960s, writes Catherine Ingram, space travel had a different colour. As the US artist Andy Warhol described it, back then “silver was […]
Boko Haram ‘ousted from Sambisa forest bastion’
Source: BBC The Nigerian army has driven Boko Haram militants from the last camp in their Sambisa forest stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. “The terrorists are on the run […]
Jujube genome study sheds light on fruit tree’s domestication
Source: Science Daily Date:December 23, 2016 Source:Boyce Thompson Institute Summary:Researchers have sequenced the genome of the dry jujube. They identified the genomic region that underlies the sugar and acid content […]
Half of Brazilian Women Are Avoiding Pregnancy Because of Zika
Source: Time By Alice Park Brazil has undeniably been the country hardest hit by the latest epidemic of Zika virus; it leads the world in confirmed cases of infection with nearly […]
The tragedies of Syria signal the end of the Arab revolutions
Russia is established in the Middle East and Assad is back in control in Syria. Whatever happened to the Arab Spring? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Just as the catastrophic Anglo-American invasion of Iraq brought an end to epic Western military adventures in the Middle East, so the tragedy of Syria ensures […]
Statement of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community following atrocities in Berlin, Zurich and Turkey
FRIDAY, 23 DECEMBER 2016 Statement by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: “The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community strongly condemns the attacks that have taken place around the world, including recent attacks in Berlin, Zurich and Turkey in which dozens of innocent people have been mercilessly killed. “The victims of these cruel attacks and […]
Russian envoy’s killer remembered as lonely boy, not angry jihadist
Reuters International DEC 23, 2016 – Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov lies on the ground after he was shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, December 19, 2016. Hasim Kilic/Hurriyet via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Tuvan Gumrukcu SOKE, Turkey (Reuters) – Those in the small […]
Jesus is loved by Muslims, too, during the holiday season
Source / Courtesy: YourHoustonNews.com By Saadia Faruqi, guest columnist Growing up in a Catholic convent school in a Muslim country I remember being immersed in the Spirit of Christmas every […]
What is China’s role in global governance?
Source: China Daily By Pang Zhongzhing, who is a professor of international political economy at Renmin University of China and a distinguished professor of Global Studies at Zhejiang Normal University. […]
Senegal will lead military intervention to remove Gambian president: ECOWAS
ASSOCIATED PRESS LAGOS Gambian President Yahya Jammeh listening to one of his aides in Banjul, during the closing rally of the electoral campaign. (AFP Photo) The head of a West African regional bloc says leaders will send troops into Gambia if its longtime president who lost elections does not step […]
Who funds Swiss mosques?
TRANSPARENCY Who funds Swiss mosques? By Simon Bradley DEC 23, 2016 – There are thought to be around 250 mosques in Switzerland, mostly managed and organised as small private associations as well as a small number of foundations (Keystone) Swiss mosques and Muslim associations are in the spotlight after concerns […]
The predictable Muslim ‘good news stories’ have arrived
by Douglas Murray. The BBC is still saying, a lorry ‘went on a rampage’ in [Berlin]. Sure, trucks are the problem. Check out the spin in our media: The Independent reported that ‘Berlin’s Muslim community sends message of peace and solidarity after Christmas market attack’. The report when on to […]
Aleppo and the Arab world’s shaken anchors and foundations
Dec 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The fall of Aleppo to the coalition of Syrian-Iranian-Russian-Hizbollah forces this week is likely to be a symbolic and historical turning point amidst different eras. How events play themselves out will be determined in the same way as events in Syria have […]
‘Worst Annual Death Toll Ever’: Mediterranean Claims 5,000 Migrants
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCEDEC. 23, 2016 Mediterranean: ‘Worst Annual Death Toll’ Around 100 people are feared to have drowned Thursday, bringing the number of casualties of migrants crossing the Mediterranean this year to over 5,000, according to a U.N. refugee agency. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.Watch in […]
UN Security Council Votes to End Israeli Settlements as US Abstains
By MEGHAN KENEALLY Dec 23, 2016 The United Nations Security Council has passed a previously postponed vote to end Israeli settlements after the U.S. abstained from voting. U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power gave a statement after the vote saying that the U.S. chose not to vote on the […]
Is it time to ask about terrorism and resistance in the same breath?
Dec 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The centuries turn over, the big players evolve, the local battlefields change, but the results remain the same: when external military powers intervene in the Middle East to secure their national interests, the result is inevitably local chaos that also generates retaliations […]
The unlikely saviours of Libya’s Roman remains
By AFP – Dec 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Libyan men guard the amphitheatre in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna in Al Khoms, 130 km east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Sunday (AFP photo) LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya — Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius […]
How the Attack Has Changed Germany
December 23, 2016 08:16 PM Der Spiegel Terror attacks bring people together. That, at least, is what used to happen. But the attack in Berlin has followed a different script, with the gap between those content to wait for the facts and those eager to score political points now wider […]
Myanmar Muslim killed after speaking to reporters
Source: Aljazeera The headless body of a Muslim villager has been found days after he spoke to reporters on a rare government-guided media tour of restive northern Rakhine state, Myanmar […]
The secret of how life on Earth began
Source: BBC By Michael Marshall 31 October 2016 This story is part of BBC Earth’s “Best of 2016” list, our greatest hits of the year. Browse the full list. How […]