THE INDUSTRY November 23, 20163:31 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered LAURA SYDELL FacebookTwitterInstagram “The whole idea from the start was to build a site that could kind of infiltrate the echo chambers of the alt-right.” Fanatic Studio/Getty Images A lot of fake and misleading news stories were shared […]
ANADOLU AGENCY RAMALLAH, Palestine An Israeli court on Wednesday sentenced a 16-year-old Palestinian girl to 13-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly trying to stab an Israeli last year, according to a Palestinian NGO. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in statement that Jerusalem’s district court had sentenced Nurhan Awwad, 16, to […]
ANADOLU AGENCY NICOSIA The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus blamed the Greek side for the failure of reunification talks to find a solution on the decades old divided Mediterranean island. Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı said talks in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were deadlocked due to the Greek […]
RAY HANANIA | Published — Thursday 24 November 2016 Ray Hanania Many Arabs and Muslims are angry over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric vowing to halt Muslim immigration until immigration screening process can be improved. Most are reacting with emotion rather than with reason or logic, and in the long […]
Huff Post: by Elyse Wanshel — “We are with you!” TARIQ AMJED Chalk it up to spreading hope. Messages of love, compassion and support scrawled on the sidewalk of a mosque in Virginia is making folks on Twitter cry happy tears. On Sunday, members of the Mubarak Mosque in Chantilly, […]
Rabwah Times: In what seems to be a first-of-its-kind visit, an openly Gay Ambassador joined Muslims at Scandinavia’s largest Mosque for an open dialogue. Artur Wilczynski, who is the Canadian Ambassador to Norway was welcomed to Bait-un-Nasr Mosque in Oslo, Norway by members of the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Built […]
Nov 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The UN climate change conference, held recently in Morocco as a crucial step for governments looking to build on the Paris Climate Change Agreement adopted last year, was proof that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is under way and that the spirit of […]
Nov 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Kelli Wells Understanding the future of work is difficult, if not impossible. According to the MacArthur Foundation, 65 per cent of today’s schoolchildren will eventually be employed in jobs that do not exist yet. As technology, globalisation and many other factors continue to redefine work, […]
theguardian: by Richard M Kavuma — $7m Grand Challenges scheme invites African researchers to find solutions to the continent’s high rates of maternal and neonatal death A laboratory technician at a health centre in Amuria district, Uganda. A total of 85,000 deaths a year in Uganda stem from maternal and […]
NIA starts removing online contents of Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation November 21, 2016 The National Investigation Agency on Monday began the process of removing the online contents of banned Islamic Research Foundation, including alleged hate speeches by its founder Zakir Naik, even as it continued searches at the IRF’s […]
Source: Religion News Service By Tahir Nasser is a 27-year-old physician and a regular contributor and commentator in British media. Find him on Twitter: @TahirNasser “Why did America vote for Donald Trump?” is […]
Walkathon – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ,Bangalore India Report by Muhammed Sharik Saigal, Secretary Dawat Ilallah Bangalore, India. Alhumdullilah, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Bangalore India participated in Walkathon on the Event of World Diabetes Day on 14th Nov 2016. The event was organised by Davita Medical Center represented by […]
Donald Trump’s first forays into foreign policy this week have made me not just eager to feign Canadianness again but to go there on a longer-term basis I began traveling solo as a college student during the Bush years. Before I packed up my backpack and headed to a study […]
The Qur’an Does Not Mandate Hijab By Ibrahim B. Syed, New Age Islam 09 November 2016 In my previous communication I wrote that the Qur’an aims to eliminate all sources of temptations and enticement in society, and does not want women should bear the brunt of the burden in this […]
Source: Time By Suyin Haynes Thomas Mair was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the murder of British politician Jo Cox after a seven-day trial at London’s Old Bailey court. The 53-year-old unemployed gardener attacked the Labour MP in June, one week before the British referendum on leaving the […]
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs BBC News Image copyrightTHINKSTOCKImage captionTropical species are thought to be particularly vulnerable Many species will not be able to adapt fast enough to survive climate change, say scientists. A study of more than 50 plants and animals suggests their ability to adapt to changes in […]
Source: BBC By Fergus Walsh A major trial of a drug to treat mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease has ended in failure. Patients on solanezumab did not show any slowing […]
Source: ABC News An international aid group has warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen’s western city of Taiz, saying that corpses litter the streets and civilians are trapped. “Sniper fire and indiscriminate shelling has trapped civilians. Dead bodies are in the streets and people are unable to attend […]
Source: ABC News Late-season storm Otto strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday as civil defense officials reported three deaths in Panama amid heavy rain and Costa Rica ordered the evacuation of 4,000 people from its Caribbean coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Otto was moving to the west and expected […]
Source: ABC News By JULIA JACOBO MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN A man suspected of fatally shooting a San Antonio, Texas, police detective said he wished to apologize to the slain officer’s family. A SWAT team arrested 31-year-old San Antonio resident Otis Tyrone McKane around 4:30 p.m. local time on Monday, […]