“Peace can not be achieved without justice, respect and tolerance.” – Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir. Report by: Riyaz Ahmad, Chicago. Pastor Corey Brost invited a meeting of the different faith leaders and youths to built a bridge between faiths and communities in the area. The meeting took place wednesday 19th […]
Source: Herald News After nearly a decade of renovations, a popular pilgrimage site for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike has been reopened in the Holy Land. Located on Mount Nebo […]
Source: Press Release The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community welcomed to Canada by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad officially recognised during Question Period in House […]
Source: BBC Electric carmaker Tesla says all cars it now builds will have hardware needed to drive completely on their own. But despite the cameras, sensors and radars being introduced, […]
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller In a striking breach of decorum that upended more than two centuries of American democratic tradition, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trumprefused to commit Wednesday to accept the outcome of the Nov. 8 general election. “I will tell you at the time,” Trump said midway through […]
Source: Time By Justin Worland A team of scientists in Tennessee accidentally discovered a new method to convert carbon dioxide to ethanol, a finding that could aid the development of new methods to fight climate change. The finding comes from a group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge […]
Woman accuses Trump of touching her breast outside U.S. Open in 1998 Source: Yahoo News Another woman came forward Thursday accusing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of “inappropriate sexual conduct” […]
NYTimes.com By GEETA ANAND and AYESHA VENKATARAMANOCT. 19, 2016 MUMBAI, India — India and Pakistan, longtime enemies with nuclear arsenals, have battled over borders, killed each other’s soldiers and fought three wars since the countries’ creation seven decades ago. Now their battle has reached the big screen.The Indian film director Karan Johar in 2008. He said […]
Source: Arab News SHARJAH: Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, giving a speech Wednesday in the UAE, urged Muslims to respect the “true message of Islam” and unite against […]
First Sermon: ‘Ashura – History and Popular Legend From a Shia’a point of view: Source: https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/vol13-no3/ashura-misrepresentations-distortions-part-1-mutahhari/first-sermon-ashura (al-islam.org is a Shia’a website). (See this website to inform yourself about Shia’a’s points of view) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord […]
Source of the book review: Amazon Book by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Required reading from the founder of MuslimGirl.com—a harrowing and candid memoir about coming of age as a Muslim American in the […]
According to CNN poll after the debate 52% think that Hillary Clinton won the debate and 39% favored Donald Trump
REUTERS | Published — Wednesday 19 October 2016 Saudi Arabia has reassured investors that it could stabilize state finances and reduce its dependence on oil. DUBAI/LONDON: Saudi Arabia attracted massive investor demand of about $67 billion on Wednesday for its first international bond offer, as the Kingdom allayed concern […]
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS EL CAJON, Calif. — Oct 20, 2016 Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria. His father disappeared suddenly four years […]
AGENCIES | Published — Thursday 20 October 2016 Petra Laszlo MADRID: Hungarian media said Wednesday that the camerawoman who was filmed last year kicking and trying to trip migrants near Hungary’s border with Serbia has accepted an award for a documentary. According to Hungarian media, Petra Laszlo, credited as the […]
There is concern from plaintiffs that ‘politics is trampling on justice’ following an agreement to restore diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, writes Robert Fisk Robert Fisk @indyvoices Tuesday 18 October 2016 66 comments Turkish cruise ship Mavi Marmara, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to Gaza, leaves from Sarayburnu port in […]
Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ted Purinton and Allison Hodgkins With Daesh-inspired terror attacks becoming an almost routine occurrence, there is renewed attention on developing strategies for countering violent extremism across the globe. As we speak, studies are being commissioned, hearings held and conferences planned to develop and promote programmes […]
‘From now on we will not wait for problems to come knocking on our door’ By Reuters – Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) ANKARA/ISTANBUL […]
Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab The recent resolution that was approved by the world’s cultural body about the old city of Jerusalem, Al Haram Al Sharif and the Ibrahimi Mosque had nothing to do with Jews or Jewish history. A close reading of the resolutions passed by UNESCO […]
Oct 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson got the war in Aleppo and Mosul right: he depicted two black-clad grim reapers, operating in shifts, covering the cityscapes with blood. This war is finally to be fought with exactly the same ferocity on two fronts, with the […]