Donald Trump: US must greatly expand nuclear weapons
Source: BBC Donald Trump has called for the US to “greatly strengthen and expand” its nuclear arsenal. The president-elect, who takes office next month, said the US must take such […]
Trump’s inaugural to include interfaith prayer service
Source: Associated Press By RACHEL ZOLL Donald Trump’s Inaugural weekend will include an interfaith prayer service at Washington’s National Cathedral, a customary event but complicated this year by anger over […]
Trump Suggests Berlin Attack Affirms His Plan to Bar Muslims
Source: The New York Times By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump seemed to suggest on Wednesday that the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin […]
‘I will always put my faith first’: Catholic health educator fired for refusing to teach birth control
Source :The Washington Post By Kristine Guerra December 21 at 1:51 PM Karen Alexia Palma said she was fired from her job as a health educator in Texas after she […]
HRH Prince Charles’ special video message
Source: http://www.acnuk.org/hrh-prince-charles-message-for-aid-to-the-church-in-need-
Man grabbed hijab from woman’s head in ‘hate crime,’ Newark mayor says
Source: NJ.com By Marisa Iati | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter Mayor Ras Baraka welcomes residents to the 31st annual christmas tree lighting […]
‘No ill feelings,’ Muslim woman assaulted in Applebee’s tells her attacker in court
Source: Star Tribune By Paul Walsh Star Tribune A Muslim woman who was assaulted with a beer mug by a woman in a Coon Rapids restaurant told the defendant during […]
More professions should be open to women—Saudi cleric
Riyadh: A senior Saudi cleric and a health ministry official said women should be allowed to work as paramedics and opticians, Saudi newspapers reported on Monday, part of a push to relax strict labour codes in the country. Source: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/more-professions-should-be-open-to-women-saudi-cleric-1.1948652
Romania could see 1st female Muslim prime minister
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania could be headed for its first female prime minister, an economist who is a member of Romania’s small Muslim community. Liviu Dragnea, chairman of Romania’s […]
Prince Charles warns against religious persecution
Prince Charles has spoken out about the danger of religious persecution, warning against a repeat of “the horrors of the past”. Delivering BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, the Prince of Wales said the rise of populist groups “aggressive” to minority faiths had “deeply disturbing echoes of the dark […]
Prince Charles condemns religious persecution in special video message
HRH The Prince of Wales has released a message today describing the “evil” of religious persecution today. The Prince’s message – broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’- […]
America’s Secular Community Just Won A Significant Legal Victory
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor A religious freedom law strengthens America’s commitment to defending belief — and unbelief — abroad. President Obama signed an amendment to […]
Saudi Prince: Arabs Have ‘Wronged Islam And Distorted The Image Of Muslims’
Source: International Business Times By Christina Silva Arabs have “wronged Islam and distorted the image of Muslims,” Saudi Prince Khaled Al-Faisal warned in a speech this week. The prince said Muslims should “not […]
Syrian girl blogger, 7, meets Erdogan after evacuation
Source: Jordan Times Bana has 330,000 online followers By AFP – Dec 21,2016 ANKARA — Seven-year-old Bana Al Abed, whose Twitter account gave a tragic description of the bombing of […]
UN chief: Human trafficking a problem in many conflict zones
Published December 20, 2016 Associated Press UNITED NATIONS – Outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on all countries to investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking and said the most vulnerable victims are women, children and refugees caught up in conflict areas around the globe. Ban, addressing the […]
Important contacts to defeat takfiris
Dec 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted to Monday’s assassination of Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, by vowing to redouble efforts to normalise relations between their countries. Ties have been strained by the war in Syria, where […]
Germany police hunt Tunisian asylum-seeker over Christmas market attack
Reuters International DEC 21, 2016 – Handout pictures released on December 21, 2016 and acquired from the web site of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office show suspect Anis Amri searched in relation with the Monday’s truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. REUTERS/BKA/Handout via Reuters (reuters_tickers) […]
Applying to be Swiss in the Trump era
OPINION By Steve Crump DEC 21, 2016 – http://www.swissinfo.ch Steven Crump and his family will have the opportunity to apply for Swiss citizenship. In deciding to do this, he wants to be clear that he isn’t abandoning the United States. It is possible to be both Swiss and American, he […]
Halal-lujah! Just because I’m Muslim doesn’t mean I don’t celebrate Christmas
Not feeling obliged to stick to the letter of tradition when cooking our Christmas dinner, we’re free to concede that Turkey isn’t all that great anyway and go for chicken or roast lamb instead Avaes Mohammad Tuesday 20 December 2016 There aren’t many Muslims who don’t appreciate the warmth and […]
Biology of Our Human Family: Who are We Related To?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Winter-2016 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi […]