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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Source: The Guardian By Simon Jenkins As desanctified, secularised buildings owned by the community or local trusts, ailing churches may just survive. More Muslims go to mosques than Anglicans go to […]
Edmonton resident appalled by anti-Islam flyer left in his mailbox By Caley RamsayWeb Producer Global News more– A A +Several residents in a southwest Edmonton neighbourhood say they are appalled by anti-Islam flyers being dropped off in their mailboxes.“I was really disappointed. This is circulating in the neighbourhood,” he said. “I think it has […]
Flouting the rules? Photo: AFP, Richard Juilliard Geneva police to lift ban on bearded officers Published: 07 Oct 2016 10:12 GMT+02:00 Canton Geneva police intend to fall into line with the rest of the country and lift a centuries-old ban on officers sporting beards, in a move likely to please […]
Source: The Guardian A court in Myanmar has sentenced a Dutch citizen to three months in prison for interfering with a religious observance by unplugging an amplifier broadcasting a late-night […]
Source: The Guardian By Miles Brignall For Tariq Khan* and his family, the pilgrimage to Mecca should have been the trip of a lifetime. But after paying more than £16,000 to […]
Source: The Guardian The papal envoy to Syria has been named as one of a group of new cardinals announced on Sunday by Pope Francis, including 13 who are eligible […]
Source: Time By Alice Park There are paradigm shifts in how breast cancer is screened for and treated—and that’s good news for patients Terrifying as the C word can be, breast cancer today means something very different than it did a decade ago. Doctors know more than ever about what causes […]
Source: Time By Charlotte Alter If 2016 was going to be a Battle of the Sexes, everyone thought Hillary Clinton would be the main combatant. She’s the first woman to win […]
Source: Gulf News United Nations/Moscow: A Dutch-led investigation has concluded that the powerful surface-to-air missile system that was used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine two years […]
Source: Gulf News London: In a racially-motivated attack, a young woman’s hijab was ripped off on a busy London street in broad daylight, prompting Scotland Yard to launch a probe into the assault. The force is treating the incident in north London as a racially motivated assault on the victim […]
Source: BBC So-called Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of the territory it once controlled, new data shows. Security and defence analysts IHS say the group’s control has shrunk by 28% since its height in January 2015. In the first nine months of this year, IS’ territory […]
Source: Huffington Post OTTAWA — A Liberal MP received violent and racist messages on social media this week after he highlighted the refusal of some Conservative MPs to denounce all […]