Mormons mount insurrection against Trump
Source: Politico By BURGESS EVERETT Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo isn’t the type to make intraparty waves — so his decision to un-endorse Donald Trump cemented the Mormon insurrection against […]
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom Win the Nobel Prize in Economics
Source: Time (STOCKHOLM)—British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to contract theory, shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their theories “are valuable to the understanding of […]
India parents investigated after Jain girl dies from 68-day fast
Source: BBC Indian police are investigating the parents of a 13-year-old girl who died last week after undertaking a religious fast for 68 days. Police in southern Hyderabad city told […]
Germany manhunt: ‘IS link’ to bomb suspect Al-Bakr – police
Source: BBC German police say a Syrian man arrested after a two-day manhunt probably had links to so-called Islamic State (IS). Jaber al-Bakr, who arrived in Germany as a refugee, […]
US presidential debate: Trump launches ferocious attack on Clintons
Source: BBC Donald Trump has responded to an outcry over his remarks about groping women by launching a blistering attack against Hillary Clinton and her husband. The Republican nominee denied […]
Democracy is not incompatible with Islam, but with extremists
By Nabeela Ali Believe it or not, like it or not, accept it or not, Islam is a super democratic religion in the world. Unfortunately, extremists has tailored it old-fashioned and declared it incompatible with contemporary democratic values just to put into practice their own beliefs to maintain their personal […]
Special Report – In fight against Islamic State, Kurds expand their territory
Special Report – In fight against Islamic State, Kurds expand their territory A member of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces gestures in Zumar, Iraq October 25, 2014. REUTERS/Ari Jalal/File Photo left right 1/12 By Isabel Coles and Stephen Kalin | ZUMAR, IRAQ From the terrace of the house Abu Suhail occupies, […]
Destruction in Kurdish capital of south-east Turkey is dark mirror to Syria
Hundreds of houses are peppered with bullet holes in Diyarbakir, where the Kurdish PKK, or Workers’ Party, are fighting the Turkish government Robert Fisk in Diyarbakir @indyvoices All day and all night, the big white trucks roar along the muddy road inside the black, volcanic walls of Diyarbakir. They enter […]
“Isis Sucks!” Billboards Turning Heads
Sound Vision’s “Hey Isis, You Suck!” billboard campaign gets national coverage…and praise. Watch this CBS Chicago story.
Movie Lincoln – Directed by Steven Spielberg
Lincoln (2012 film) Suggested Reading: Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lincoln Theatrical release poster Directed by Steven Spielberg Produced by […]
“ONE DAY WE WILL WIN THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE” – HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad interviewed by Canadian media at Jalsa Salana Canada. On 7 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad held a Press Conference with representatives of the Canadian print, broadcast and ethnic media. Media […]
Defensive War in the Quran: An Address of the Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya to a Gathering of 25,000 in Canada
The video is mostly in Urdu, the speech of Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community starts at minute 50 of the video tape: Suggested Reading […]
Full Video: Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton – Second Presidential Debate – Washington University
Second Presidential Debate – Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton – St. Louis, MO (10/9/2016) – Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton 2nd Presidential Debate at Washington University (October 9, 2016) […]
Trade and the Spread of Islam in Africa
Multiple Trajectories of Islam in Africa Islam had already spread into northern Africa by the mid-seventh century A.D., only a few decades after the Prophet Muhammad moved with his followers from Mecca to Medina on the neighboring Arabian Peninsula (622 A.D./1 A.H.). The Arab conquest of Spain and the push […]
Is hijab an object of derision?
SABRIA S. JAWHAR | Published — Monday 10 October 2016 Sabria S. Jawhar When western feminists and human rights activists attack Islam they often zero in on the most obvious target: The hijab. The hijab is also the object of derision among bigots who feel it’s their duty to attack […]
Syrians at mercy of ‘Washington barber’
EYAD ABU SHAKRA | Published — Monday 10 October 2016 Although Syria’s tragedy is too painful to be associated with humor, the suffering that both Moscow and Washington are inflicting on the Syrian people reminds us of a kind of a ‘black comedy’ joke. It goes like this: A barber […]
Russian-Arab affairs analyst slams UN’s ‘total paralysis’ over Syria
SIRAJ WAHAB | Published — Monday 10 October 2016 Maria Dubovikova, president of the International Middle Eastern Studies Club A leading Russian political analyst specializing in Middle Eastern affairs has described the United Nations Security Council as a talk shop that has become a battleground where global powers indulge in […]
Aleppo will eventually fall, but Syrian war will go on
Aleppo’s fall would not be expected to end war in Syria By Reuters – Oct 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this April 21, 2014, file photo, provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Centre, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian […]
Jordan allows aid delivery, by cranes, to berm refugees
Momani says no changes to sealed border policy By Khetam Malkawi – Oct 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Border Guards help Syrians cross the border into Jordan in this May 4 photo (Photo by Hassan Tamimi) AMMAN — Based on recent developments and upon further discussions with international agencies, […]
On either side of the Turkish-Syrian border, you encounter a past and a present which puts Britain to shame
When a Syrian peasant woman approaches our table in a small Ottoman restaurant, the locals step forward to give her coins. It puts to shame the liars of the Brexit campaign and their hatred of the foreigners who supposedly threaten little England Robert Fisk Kilis @indyvoices 176 comments Syrian refugees […]