Bana is tragic symbol of thousands of young lives torn apart by Syria’s war By AFP – Dec 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian Bana Al Abed, who with the help of her mother had been posting heart-rending tweets in English on life in the besieged eastern districts of Syria’s […]
You can’t understand the British prime minister’s politics, or her Brexit strategy, without understanding her Anglicanism. BY ANDREW BROWN DECEMBER 6, 2016 One of the least understood, yet most important, things about British Prime Minister Theresa May is that she is the daughter of a Church of England vicar. The […]
July 14, 2014 | by Ehsan Rehan | In 1947, the issue of the division of Palestine was under discussion in the Security Council. At the wishes of Arabs, The […]
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who authorities said shouted “go back to your country” at a Muslim woman wearing a religious head covering may have picked […]
Source: Mass Live By Heather Adams | Hadams@masslive.com Follow on Twitter on December 05, 2016 at 6:30 AM, updated December 05, 2016 at 9:09 AM As the opioid epidemic continues, […]
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner American Muslim leaders on Monday sent an open letter to President-elect Donald Trump, calling on him to “reconsider and reject” some of the individuals […]
Source: Times of Israel The sheep have landed. After three years of high-level negotiations between the Israeli and Canadian governments, 119 heritage sheep, which trace their lineage back 5,000 years to the Middle East, began arriving in Israel on November 30. It is the first time that the breed, called […]
Source: AT That day’s convening garnered significant media attention. Our members include men and women, Muslims at varying levels of practice, liberals and conservatives. Some have been activists for decades, others were just starting out, compelled to make a difference after yet another year of violent attacks by Islamists the […]
Source: CNN By Sheena McKenzie, CNN (CNN) German chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a ban on full-face veils in the country, during a speech at her party’s conference on […]
Cleveland Cavaliers due to play New York Knicks this week NY LeBron James, who supported Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, will not stay at a Donald Trump-branded hotel when the Cleveland Cavaliers play the New York Knicks this week. The Cavaliers had arranged to stay at Trump SoHo – which is […]
Source: Dawn Merkel, playing to the wing of her conservative party that has been deeply unsettled by last year’s record influx of asylum seekers ─ most of them Muslims fleeing war zones ─ underlined her support for a proposal in August by her interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, to outlaw […]
Source: Tribune US vice-president-elect Mike Pence stated that Donald Trump could use his “extraordinary deal-making skills” to reduce tensions around the world and resolve problems, including the Kashmir issue. In […]
Source: Religion News Service By Mathew Schmalz The Roman Catholic Church will allow priests all over the world to grant forgiveness for abortion. This announcement came from Pope Francis at […]
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Superbugs continue to spread Drug resistance is a growing global health problem; experts estimate that in 2050, 10 million people will die from infections that are […]
Source: Time She’s facing a challenge from far-right populists in next year’s elections Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burqa, a full-face veil worn mainly by Muslim women, […]
Source: BBC By Kate Ashford 6 December 2016 In what many would call an extreme move, when he was 33, Christopher Gerhart took up residence at a nearby prison. “At […]
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs BBC News The regular use of Caesarean sections is having an impact on human evolution, say scientists. More mothers now need surgery to deliver a […]
By Shahnawaz Akhtar 01-12-2016 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), considered as the custodian of Muslim personal law, is at the centre of an ongoing debate in India concerning triple Talaq. The body plans to take drastic action in order to save itself from being further criticised for […]
Caliph says most UK Muslims well integrated into British society after Casey report cited ‘worrying levels’ of segregation A Muslim woman and her son walk down a cobbled street in Bradford. Photograph: David Levenson/Alamy Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent @harrietsherwood Tuesday 6 December 2016 True Islam means loyalty to the […]
Source: Dawn In remarks on US TV news show ‘Meet The Press’, which are likely to raise hackles in New Delhi, Mr Pence also said the new US administration intended to be “fully engaged” in South Asia and with Pakistan and India on issues such as Kashmir to promote peace […]