Trump wins US election: How world leaders have reacted
Source: BBC World leaders are reacting to the triumph of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election. As news of the result was confirmed, they began to […]
French bishops try to make amends, fix sex abuse by priests
Source: Associated Press LOURDES, France (AP) — France’s Roman Catholic Church is trying to make amends for years of silence surrounding pedophilia among priests with a day of prayer and fasting for victims of sex abuse — and to fix the problem, notably with a prevention program for priests. Bishops […]
A liberal mother of six jailed for challenging Saudi taboos
Source: Associated Press AYA BATRAWY In this Saturday, May 7, 2016 photo, Saudi women’s rights activist Souad al-Shammary puts on a head… Read more JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — When Souad al-Shammary posted a series of tweets about the thick beards worn by Saudi clerics, she never imagined she would […]
Germans consider Protestant bishops, Muslim writer for their next president
Source: RNS By Tom Heneghan (RNS) While Americans watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting to the finish in a noisy and polarized campaign, Germans are quietly debating their own […]
Video: Hillary Clinton’s Full Concession Speech | NBC News
Hillary Clinton Concession Speech Live Stream: Watch Her Speak For First Time After Loss To Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton Post-Election Remarks Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers remarks in New […]
Americans are begging the Queen to take back control after Donald Trump’s victory
by Harriet Marsden in news Picture: GETTY IMAGES / WPA POOL “Take back control”: we heard it throughout the EU referendum here in the UK. Now that Donald Trump has won the US election, Americans are wondering whether the UK can do the same to their country. Americans declared their independence almost 250 […]
The Middle East will present Donald Trump with a terrifying choice – and he won’t be able to handle it
What does Trump actually do when these lands present a “threat” to the West? Dust off his anti-Muslim hatreds? Call up his mate Vladimir? Ask for an atlas? Robert Fisk in Beirut @indyvoices Of course, it will be no change in the Middle East. The one thing which always united […]
Prominent Muslim leader greeted by thousands at Calgary mosque
SHAWN LOGAN Published on: November 8, 2016 | The Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrives at the Baitun Nur Mosque arrives in Calgary, Alta., on Tuesday November 8, 2016. Leah Hennel/Postmedia SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Thousands of Calgary’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community gathered at Canada’s largest mosque to welcome their religion’s top […]
A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible
Epigraph: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have […]
Here’s the full text of Donald Trump’s victory speech
(CNN) Here is the text of the speech Donald Trump delivered when he became the President-elect of the United States of America: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Sorry […]
Donald Trump wins presidential election, plunging US into uncertain future
Trump rides wave of anti-establishment sentiment to one of the most improbable political victories in modern US history Live election results: track the voting, county by county Support our fearless, independent journalism by making a contribution orbecoming a member FacebookTwitterPinterestWatch Donald Trump’s victory speech in full Dan Roberts, Sabrina Siddiqui […]
The deep disgust for Hillary Clinton that drives so many evangelicals to support Trump
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey October 9 Evangelical publication World magazine illustrates evangelicals’ intense dislike for Hillary Clinton. (Sarah Pulliam Bailey) Popular author and speaker Rachel Held Evans understands why evangelical Christians have a deep aversion to Hillary Clinton. It was in the air Evans breathed as the child of conservative Christians […]
Peak Brexit? Toblerone redesign angers British fans
CHEAPER CHOCOLATE By Anand Chandrasekhar NOV 8, 2016 – Toblerones come in a variety of sizes from 8g to 4.5kg (Keystone) The introduction of lighter, more affordable versions of the Swiss-made chocolate for the British market has sparked indignation in the UK. Swiss versions will remain unchanged. Mondelēz International, an […]
Escaping Daesh clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped
By Reuters – Nov 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqis displaced by fighting in Mosul carries mattresses at a camp for internally displaced people in Hassan Sham, Iraq, on Tuesday (AP photo) SHAHREZAD, Iraq — Seif Mohammed, his nose cut and swollen, winced and held his back. He had […]
All is not quiet on the Libyan front
Nov 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Libya has not been much in the news lately, but that does not mean that all is good. Five years after Western powers intervened militarily in that country — at the height of the so-called Arab Spring — resulting in the […]
EU diplomats want Gaza blockade lifted
By AFP – Nov 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian children gesture during a visit of international diplomats to Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza strip on Tuesday (AFP photo) GAZA CITY — More than 20 senior European diplomats visited Gaza Tuesday, calling for the Israeli blockade on the impoverished […]
From earliest copies of Holy Quran to first photos of Kaaba at Sharjah Book Fair
By Afkar Abdullah /Sharjah The rarest exhibit, perhaps, is the only surviving fragment of one of the earliest known copies of the Holy Quran. Are you a book lover […]
Choking in New Delhi By THE EDITORIAL BOARDNOV. 8, 2016
It is no longer safe to breathe in New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world. The problem has grown steadily worse, but little has been done beyond stopgap measures like allowing cars with odd- or even-numbered license plates to be used only on alternate days. The […]
She’s one of the new faces of CoverGirl. And she’s wearing a hijab.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Larimer Nura Afia’s YouTube channel has thousands and thousands of subscribers. You can see her here, giving a smoky eye makeup tutorial. And here, going over […]
Secular groups fight exclusion from AA: ‘The best support system in the world’
Source: The Guardian The strength of AA’s support hinges on it being accessible to all. Photograph: Facebook By Ashifa Kassam in Toronto The Almighty plays a central part in the hallowed 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Six of them make reference to God, Him or Power. In one step, members vow […]