Time Magazine’s Cover Quoting a Verse of the Quran about Sanctity of Life
The whole verse is in the context of one of the sons of Adam possibly Cane killing his brother Able: “On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that […]
India Biryani Wars: Where Cows Are Sacred, Human Rights take Back Seat
India Biryani Wars Source: BBC By Husna Haq If India had a national food, one contender up there with rotis, dal or samosas might be the spiced, multi-layered rice dish […]
Swiss-backed show helps Kosovars find jobs
“YOU’RE HIRED!” Swiss-backed show helps Kosovars find jobs SOCIETY Work http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:42474522 EMBED CODE OCT 7, 2016 – 11:00 Swiss development aid is being used to help finance a Kosovo TV show in which young unemployed people pitch for a job. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Candidates learn how to write a CV and to […]
Which European countries attract the most immigrants?
MIGRATION SERIES (PART 4) By Duc-Quang Nguyen OCT 6, 2016 – 16:17 The free movement of people accord is in the line of fire as Europe battles with its migration crisis. But which European countries have more people leaving than arriving? We took a look at the data. It’s over […]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
(CNN) The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to end his country’s long-running civil war with FARC rebels. The Nobel […]
Hurricane Matthew kills 26, bears down on Bahamas, US
Source: ET PORT-AU-PRINCE/GUANTANAMO, CUBA: Hurricane Matthew churned toward the Bahamas and Florida’s east coast on Wednesday after killing 26 people in Haiti and prompting the hard-hit country to postpone a long-awaited presidential election. The hurricane, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, whipped Cuba and Haiti with 140 mile-per-hour (230 kph) […]
Colombian president wins Nobel Prize for peace efforts
Source: ET Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a surprise choice after Colombians voted “No” to an agreement he signed with Marxist rebels to end 52 years of war. Santos has promised to revive the peace plan even though Colombians, in a referendum […]
Consciousness of Allah is an essential part of Islamic teachings.
Source: ET Consciousness of Allah and feeling His presence is an essential part of Islamic teachings. It requires believers to be ever-conscious of Allah’s presence in every breath of life. His presence is ubiquitous and this has been amply mentioned in the Holy Quran. This kind of feeling makes one […]
Scared Syrian refugees stuck in east Germany mull leaving
Source: The Local One had a beer bottle flung at him on a train. Another was woken at midnight as three men holding wooden slats rang his doorbell. A third had her headscarf pulled off by a stranger in the street.A year after they arrived in Germany seeking refuge from […]
The need for positive thinking
Oct 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh A culture of negativity has been on the increase in our society for some time now, and it needs to be reversed. It is no denying that the Arab region has, since 2011 in specific, been going through particularly difficult times. Politically, […]
King ( of Jordan) to receive international peace award in Germany
By JT – Oct 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat at the army headquarters on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah is scheduled to start a working visit to […]
Queen (of Jordan) calls for empathy amidst global refugee crisis
Her Majesty urges Germany to support refugees by investing in Jordan By JT – Oct 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Her Majesty Queen Rania delivers a speech at the Day of German Industry in Berlin on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Thursday […]
Face to face with Bin Laden
30 Years of The Independent Face to face with Bin Laden Speaking exclusively – and chillingly – to Robert Fisk, the ‘rebel leader’ openly plotted terror against the West Robert Fisk 10 July 1996 Osama bin Laden, the fiercest opponent of the Saudi regime and of America’s presence in the […]
The desire for theocracy in the Muslim world can be partly understood through the failures of Western secularism.
The Atlantic Monthly: Ben Affleck has become an unlikely spokesman for a view on Islam held by many on the American left. In 2014, the actor made a now-famous stand against Bill Maher and Sam Harris in defense of Muslims, arguing that it’s wrong to make generalizations about the religion based on ideological extremists and […]
Cisco’s Chambers says at IMF that 40% of businesses will disappear in a decade
Published: Oct 5, 2016 DAVID WALDMAN WASHINGTON — Technology will fuel an increase of up to 3% in the gross domestic product of every country over the next decade, the executive chairman of Cisco Systems said at an International Monetary Fund panel Wednesday. “If you look at what is […]
The party that fought for Brexit has sunk to a shocking new low—a violent fight between members in the European Parliament
UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) WRITTEN BY Cassie Werber A senior member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which was instrumental in the campaign for Brexit, was hospitalized in serious condition after reportedly being punched by a colleague at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Oct. 6). Steven […]
An Ahmadi Muslim’s Letter To Sunni Muslim Leaders In America
Source: Huffington Post By Kashif N Chaudhry; Physician, Writer, Human Rights Activist Gary Miller via Getty ImagesPresident of the United States Barack Obama looks on as prayers are given by […]
Pakistan Trades Fire With India in Kashmir Over Accusations of Fresh ‘Unprovoked’ Attack
Source: Time By Munir Ahmed / AP Pakistan’s Prime Minister blamed India for the rising tensions between the two countries but said he wanted to resolve the Kashmir dispute through talks (ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’smilitary on Wednesday accused India of another “unprovoked” attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, saying it […]
Pakistan Stiffens Penalty for ‘Honor’ Killings
Source: Time Parliament closed a loophole that allowed “honor” killers to go free (ISLAMABAD) — Pakistani lawmakers have passed a law that stiffens the penalty for convicted “honor” killers and […]
Minnesota Mall Stabbing Suspect May Have Become Radicalized Recently, FBI Says
Source: Time By Amy Forliti / AP (ST. CLOUD, Minn.) — The man who stabbed 10 people at Minnesota mall had become interested in Islam in the last several months, withdrew from his friends and encouraged female relatives to be more religious, the FBI said Thursday. “We were told (he) had […]