US election: Who won the first debate?
Source: BBC By Anthony Zurcher; North America reporter It was a battle between the lawyer and the salesman, and for the most part the lawyer came out on top. It […]
The US has ‘no plan B’ in Syria to stop Russia operating without accountability, experts warn
US Secretary of State defends diplomatic efforts as Aleppo burns under a ferocious Russian-backed attack by the Syrian regime Bethan McKernan Beirut The US has been boxed into a corner in the face of a huge Russian-backed military escalation in the Syrian civil war, several experts have said. US Secretary […]
Israel prevents Palestinian woman from leaving Gaza for cancer treatment
SEPT. 26, 2016 GAZA (Ma’an) — Israeli forces have prevented a Palestinian woman from leaving the blockaded Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing for a medical exam at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv.According to statement from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PHCR) released Monday, 52-year […]
Houston Gunman Dead After Opening Fire at a Strip Mall
Source: Time (HOUSTON) — A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Nine people were injured […]
While your attention is on Aleppo: Israeli authorities carry out spate of demolitions across occupied territory
SEPT. 27, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities carried out a large number of demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank on Tuesday, destroying two family apartment buildings, a classroom, a restaurant, four water cisterns, and parts of a home in the latest instances of a policy which […]
Don’t Defeat ISIS, Yet
By RAMZY MARDINISEPT. 27, 2016 Photo Peshmerga forces during an operation to liberate villages under the control of the Islamic State southeast of Mosul, Iraq, in August. CreditAndrea Dicenzo/European Pressphoto Agency ERBIL, Iraq — A military push to recapture Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, and the rest of Nineveh Province […]
Canadian Muslim Community Prepares to Welcome the Caliph
Press Release: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad set to arrive in Canada The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada is excited […]
Donald Trump said 34 false things at first presidential debate
Source: Toronto Star Trump continues his pattern of unprecedented serial lying while Hillary Clinton makes four false claims. WASHINGTON—Again, there was no contest: Donald Trump was by far more dishonest than […]
6 takeaways from the first presidential debate
Source: CNN Hempstead, New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton stepped onto the debate stage Monday night determined to show that only one candidate is ready to be president. Clinton poked, prodded and […]
Do Ahmadi Muslims have Fun? Meet Yousef Lateef beacon of inspiration to the music world
http://yuseflateef.com; “Yusef Lateef has been a beacon of inspiration to the music world for many years. A devout (Ahmadi) Muslim, Yusef is beloved by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and people of every stripe all over the world. He has had an enormous spiritual impact on all of us and has […]
Jordan signs deal to buy gas from Israel
By Raed Omari – Sep 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The government-owned National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) on Monday signed an agreement with Noble Energy under which the latter will provide 40 per cent of the Kingdom’s electricity-generating needs. In remarks to The Jordan Times on Monday, NEPCO […]
Different protagonists, and objectives, in Syria
Sep 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh A new phase in the Syrian crisis was triggered by the Turkish intervention in the north of the country. While there are many reasons for this Turkish move, it very quickly ended the dream of a Kurdish state, which has been floated recently. […]
‘Do not play politics with Syrian Christians’
Sep 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Elliott Abrams, a former Reagan and Bush administration official and a former colleague on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), wrote the article “The United States bars Christian, not Muslim, refugees from Syria”, provocative, as its title suggests, but […]
Misunderstanding of region, Islam mars global anti-terror fight — King of Jordan
By JT – Sep 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah speaks to Scott Pelley of CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ during a recent interview (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has said that “misunderstanding” of Islam and the region among Western allies and […]
Who’s WHO? Six candidates named for next World Health Organisation chief
theguardian: by Kate Hodal — Ministers and academics from France, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Italy, Hungary and UK will vie to succeed Margaret Chan as director general in July 2017 Margaret Chan will step down next summer after a decade at the helm of the World Health Organisation. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Six […]
No scrubs: how women had to fight to become doctors
theguardian: by Farrah Jarral — Margaret Ann Bulkley spent much of her life dressed as a man so that she could practice medicine – she was not the only one to go to such lengths. As the Medical Women’s Federation prepares to celebrate its centenary, one GP examines how much […]
Thousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship of women
theguardian: by Mazin Sidahmad — Protest movement seeks to end Saudi Arabia law requiring women have permission of a male guardian to travel, marry or do other fundamental tasks Saudi women hold national flags during Saudi National Day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Friday. Photograph: Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters Thousands of Saudis […]
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia professor, released from Tehran jail
Colleagues at university make statement on her release and return to Canada By Melissa Fundira, Kamila Hinkson, CBC News Posted: Sep 26, 2016 10:17 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 26, 2016 3:23 PM ET Montreal university professor Homa Hoodfar, who had been detained in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison since June 6, has been released, Prime Minister Justin […]
Controversial Texts, Mystery Funds: On The Trail Of Saudi-Style Islam In India
All India | Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Sonal Matharu and Manas Singh) | Updated: September 25, 2016 by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Much is made of funds pouring in to promote Saudi-style Islam in India (known as Salafism or Wahhabism), and of its influence, but what is the ground […]
The beauty of prayer in Islam
JINAN BASTAKI | Published — Friday 23 September 2016 GOING deeper into our spiritual state during prayers (salah) requires that we have a presence of heart and are mindful of the words being said during the prayers. Our prayer will feel shorter, yet when we look at how much time […]