Cairo bombing: Cairo Coptic Christian complex hit
Source: BBC A bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral complex in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials say. Dozens of others were injured in […]
Ibn Khaldun has a Message for us
Source: The Daily Sabah By İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Ibn Khaldun, one of the greatest minds in the Islamic intellectual tradition, who wrote more about history, culture, society, civilization and political power than […]
Maryland Muslim doctor offers free clinics
By Vickie Connor | AP December 8 SILVER SPRING, Md. — For the past 10 years, Dr. Ashraf Meelu has paid out-of-pocket to offer basic health care in clinics open to the public. The 64-year-old Muslim doctor from Lothian, Maryland, along with a few volunteers, spends Friday mornings providing flu shots, measuring […]
Islamic Schools of Thought
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Islamic Schools of Thought HE ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW can be presented from two different perspectives: first by analysing the work of various Muslim thinkers, and second by attempting to directly assess the Quranic stance in the light of the Sunnah which […]
Boris Johnson was right to criticise Saudi Arabia – but they’re not the only ones to blame
The Foreign Secretary was even-handed in apportioning blame for a series of sectarian conflicts in the Middle East, also pointing out that Iran, the great Shia rival of the Sunni Saudis, was playing its part in orchestrating strife Kim Sengputa CLICK ON HERE FOR FULL VIDEO REPORT: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/saudi-arabia-boris-johnson-is-right-and-other-ministers-should-speak-out-yemen-human-rights-kim-a7467076.html
Spotlight turns to US forces’ role as Daesh fight continues
By AFP – Dec 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the Iraqi Army ride in a tank during clashes with the Daesh terror group militants, south of Mosul, Iraq, on Saturday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office and step down as commander-in-chief […]
Refugees and rural poverty
Dec 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Kanayo F. Nwanze Development experts and policymakers understandably focus on migration to urban areas and the need for sustainable urbanisation. But they should not lose sight of the dramatic changes happening in rural areas, which are too often ignored. While the growing demand for food […]
Switzerland: Asylum centres may have to report suspected terrorists
SECURITY MEASURE DEC 9, 2016 – Refugees have been concentrating at the Swiss-Italian border in particular (Keystone) Charities and private companies that run asylum centres may be required to report on suspected terrorists as the Swiss government moves to tighten security. Swiss public television SRF has seen documents of […]
US expresses concern over Ahmadiyya HQ raid in Pakistan
By PTI | Published: 10th December 2016 – | Image for representational purpose only. (Photo | AP) WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over reports of a police raid at the Ahmadiyya community headquarters in Pakistan and urged the country’s government to protect the religious freedom and basic rights of minority communities. […]
USCIRF condemns brutal treatment of Ahmadis in Pakistan
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the raid by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on the publications and audit offices of the Ahmadiyya community in Punjab province. By: ANI | Washington D.c. | Updated: December 10, 2016 2:57 PM 1 SHARES FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInEmail Pakistan’s anti-terrorism law should […]
First Somali-American Lawmaker Threatened And Called ‘ISIS’ By Racist Cab Driver
Source: Huffington Post Adam Hamze Politics Intern, The Huffington Post STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/GETTY IMAGESIlhan Omar told the Minnesota Star Tribune that she will continue to focus on the rest of her […]
Russian Interference Could Give Courts Legal Authority To Install Clinton
Source: Huffington Post BY Alex Mohajer Political Writer and Commentator 1995 federal court ruling out of Pennsylvania may offer some clues to Clinton supporters as to possible legal authority for removing […]
The Pope Just Approved A Very Troubling Document On Gays And Priesthood
Source: Huffington Post BY Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The Vatican has reaffirmed its position that gay men are barred from entering Catholic seminaries. In a document entitled […]
17 Muslim American Women Who Made America Great In 2016
Source: Huffington Post Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post If there was ever a year that needed Muslim women to show the world just how great America already […]
Report: Majority of Arab youth rejects radicalism
Source: Aljazeera BY Jad Chaaban Beirut – Arab youths are suffering from pervasive social exclusion, the highest unemployment levels in the world, and low female labour force participation, the Arab Human […]
Explosions reported in Turkey’s Istanbul
Source: Aljazeera Two huge explosions have occurred in the Turkish city of Istanbul, according to news reports and posts on social media. Reports say that police are evacuating the area, […]
Low Approval of Trump’s Transition but Outlook for His Presidency Improves
Source: Pew Research Center Growing numbers see ‘strong’ partisan and racial conflicts Nearly a month after Donald Trump’s election as president, the public views his transition to the White House […]
Food industry warns of higher prices without EU workers
Source: BBC The UK faces higher food prices without continued access to EU workers, 30 food and drink associations have warned. In a letter published in the Guardian, they argue […]
Nobel Peace Prize: Santos calls for ‘rethink’ of war on drugs
Source: BBC The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has used his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to call for the world to “rethink” the war on drugs. He said […]