Reuters International DEC 1, 2016 Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays respect to a picture of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Addlyadej and Queen Sirikit, as he accepts an invitation from parliament to succeed his father, at Bangkok’s Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, December 1, 2016. Thailand Royal Household Bureau/Handout […]
If the Aleppo room was still in Aleppo, and not a museum in Berlin, it might well have been destroyed, burned in the indulgence of fire which consumed much of the old city two years ago when even the great mosque and minaret of the Omayad crashed to the ground […]
Source: The Washington Post By Dennis Ross November 30 at 6:59 PM Dennis Ross, a counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was a special assistant to President […]
Source: Associated Press By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two Roman Catholic priests have been arrested on suspicion of sexually and physically abusing at least eight children at a school for youths with hearing disabilities, Argentine authorities say. The priests are Nicolas Corradi, 82, and Horacio Corbacho, 55. […]
Source: The Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan The family of Osama Hassan faced a wrenching choice as his tiny body wasted away. Should they use the little money they had, in a time of war, to take the 2-year-old to a hospital? Or should they buy food to feed their […]
Source: Dallas News A man who held a sign reading “You belong” in front of the Islamic Center of Irving is being lauded on Facebook after photos of his act went viral. Courtesy of Justin Normand and Gary Cathey Justin Normand, a 53-year-old man who lives and works in Dallas, identified […]
Source: Associated Press By BRIAN MELLEY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several more mosques nationwide have reported receiving a hate-filled letter from California that warns Muslims to leave the country or face genocide. The identical letters postmarked from the Los Angeles area have now shown up at mosques throughout California and […]
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Yahr It’s rare to see a former Scientologist speak out against the Church of Scientology, let alone produce a documentary series that threatens to expose its secrets. Yet that’s what happened Tuesday night on the premiere of A&E’s “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” Remini, […]
Source: Texas Tribune BY ALEXA URA Texas’ proposed rules requiring the cremation or burial of fetal remains will take effect Dec. 19, according to state health officials. Despite intense outcry […]
Source: The New York Times By CHRISTINE HAUSER A Tennessee woman who is accused of trying to abort her fetus at 24 weeks with a coat hanger last year is […]
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Art Sisneros considers his pledge to cast an electoral ballot for Donald Trump a sin. The Texas Republican said he should never have promised to support a candidate “biblically” unfit to serve as president. “I believe voting for Trump would bring dishonor to God,” he […]
Source: NPR By ESTHER HONIG Crime scene investigators collect evidence following an attack on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus. John Minchillo/AP At an off-campus coffee shop […]
Source: The Washington Post By Moriah Balingit November 29 In Sarasota, Fla., someone pulled a 75-year-old gay man from his car and beat him, saying: “You know my new president […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ayan Omar Ayan Omar is a language arts teacher in St. Cloud, Minnesota. “Do you want to kill us?” It’s a question I get a […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Victoria (6 Leisureland Drive, Langwarrin VIC 3910) _______________________________________________________ Press Release For Immediate Release 29 October 2016 Contact: Soofi Aziz (Mob: 0431 173 270) Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds second Quran Exhibition at Casey-Cardinia Library On Sunday 26 November 2016, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,Berwick branch, hosted a Holy Quran Exhibition […]
Source:TOI NEW DELHI: A prominent Saudi prince and business mogul has called for an end to the ban on women driving in his country, saying the archaic rule is an infringement of women’s rights. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal doesn’t hold a formal position in the government, but he enjoys a […]
Source: AT Human rights groups accuse the country’s civil government, and its de facto head, the democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi, of turning a blind eye to communal violence in Rakhine State and Myanmese troops’ excesses against Rohingya Muslims. Those accusations are putting the EU in an awkward position, […]
Source: The Local The number of homophobic crimes recorded in the first three quarters of the year increased by 15 percent, an Interior Ministry official said in a response to an inquiry by the Green party, the Süddeutsche Zeitung(SZ) reported on Thursday.Between January and September, 205 crimes with a connection to […]
Source: The Local The incident took place in the southeastern neighbourhood of Friedrichshagen on Tuesday, according to the police report.The teen got onto the tram shortly after 2pm, intending to ride to the nearest S-Bahn stop. But the driver announced over the loudspeaker that she should get out of the vehicle, […]
Source: The Local Both Bild and the Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the 51-year-old former employee of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) had appeared in gay porn movies before his conversion to Islam in 2014. According to Bild, agents found the pornographic films in which he appeared […]