http://www.rabwah.net: British Muslim leaders have called on Britain to declare Ahmadis ‘non-Muslim’, the sentiments were expressed at an event held in Luton. The event which took place at Jamia Islamia […]
Nov 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab A totally different fate awaits two separate sets of homes built without licence in occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinians, especially in East Jerusalem where a city planning zone has not been approved in 49 years, face demolitions every time they dare build a dwelling for […]
HASTY EXIT NOV 16, 2016 – LeVine hosted an all-night election watching party in the capital Bern on November 9 (Keystone) The US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Suzan G. LeVine, has announced that she will be leaving Switzerland for America on the same day the new US president will […]
ROOT Nov 16, 2016 Illustration by Bill Bragg Illustration: Bill Bragg ‘Did she win?” My bleary-eyed nine-year-old had fallen asleep on our couch the previous night, as the polls closed in Florida. When she sat across the breakfast table from me, I had to break the news that, while her […]
By Neil J. Young | October 31, 2016 Since a leaked 2005 Access Hollywood audiotape revealed Donald Trump bragging about how he sexually assaulted women—something he dismissed as “locker room banter”—more than a dozen women have come forward to allege he attacked them in the past. In response, former supporters […]
By Max Perry Mueller | October 10, 20 Hours after Donald Trump’s infamous tape was released, Republicans were calling on Mike Pence to replace his running mate atop the ticket. […]
By Mohammad Ghazal – Nov 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN—The US embassy in Amman said on Wednesday the investigation into the killing of three US instructors in a shootout at an airbase is ongoing and has not yet reached any conclusions. “Investigators are considering all potential motives and reasons for […]
John Paul Brammer Donald Trump’s daily scandals have had the effect of making other Republicans seem tame by comparison, and his running mate is no different ‘Standing at Trump’s side, Pence is the cool head, a man who reminds us of what Republican presidential candidates used to look like.’ Photograph: […]
By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown November 16, 2016 12:47 GMT ………….. A Tale of Two Britains. I recently performed a show on Shakespeare and Diversity at the Belfast International Arts festival. Through some of his plays, I examined Shakespeare’s profound understanding of the stranger, the migrant, the dark skinned and non western “other”, […]
Source: Reuters Indonesian police on Monday arrested five people in connection with a suspected militant attack on a church that killed one infant and injured three. Police said they were […]
Source: The Jerusalem Post Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein promised at a ceremony opening the Knesset’s renovated synagogue on Monday that it would soon feature a “beautiful women’s section.” At the […]
Source: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck says President-elect Donald Trump’s vows to deport millions after taking office will not affect his department’s longstanding […]
Source: Associated Press By RACHEL ZOLL BALTIMORE (AP) — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops on Monday urged President-elect Donald Trump to adopt humane policies toward immigrants and refugees, as church […]
Source: CNN By Azadeh Ansari, CNN (CNN)The latest FBI annual hate crime report shows a sharp spike in the number of hate crimes nationwide, with attacks against Muslims increasing the most sharply. In one year, anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States rose 67%, from 154 incidents in 2014 to […]
Source: BBC By David Robson 15 November 2016 It was the early 1890s, and Ernest Hankin was studying cholera outbreaks along the banks of the Ganges. As the locals dumped their dead in the holy water, the river should have quickly transformed into a poisonous spring of the disease, with […]
Source: Time By Josh Sanburn New study shows murder rate spike after law was implemented Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which gives widespread legal immunity to people who use lethal force in self-defense, may be responsible for an increase in homicides in the state, according to a new studyreleased Monday. Since […]
Source: Time By Aryn Baker / Thessaloniki As winter approaches, blankets and warm clothes are not enough for the 50,000 refugees in Greece awaiting resettlement in Europe Correction appended, Nov. 15 Camp residents heard the screaming before the acrid scent of burning plastic and polyester wafted through the abandoned factory. Once […]
The Indian government on Tuesday banned Dr Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation for five years. The ban, which is set be implemented with immediate effect, was enforced under India’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Times of India reported. The NGO has been declared an ‘unlawful’ organization. […]
Source: The Local In his video messages to followers, Abou-Nagie doesn’t come across as a dangerous man.In a recent clip, shot in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, Abou-Nagie appears with a manicured, greying beard and short-cropped hair, and greets his followers with the soothing words: “My dear siblings in Islam.”But, if […]
Source: The Local “She will run for the post of chancellor,” Norbert Röttgen, a senior member of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, told US television channel CNN.”She is absolutely […]