Source: CNN ‘Muslims live in fear that they will be attacked. Americans live in fear that Muslims will attack them.’ Aleena is 17, with a bright smile and dark hair that sweeps across her shoulders. Her mother is Indian-American, her father emigrated from Pakistan. Aleena and her two sisters have […]
Source: TheCitizen A six year old American boy has found himself on the pages of every major newspaper, after a letter that he wrote to United States President Barack Obama went viral. Alex, from New York, wrote the letter after seeing the photograph of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh who was […]
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney Canadian Prime Minister and proud feminist Justin Trudeau made an impassioned call for men to join the fight for gender equality at the United Nations […]
Source: Time The museum opened on Sept. 24 On Saturday, the doors of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will open to the public, achieving a […]
Source: Asia Times: Pakistan’s government has been assiduously exploiting the Kashmir situation as a diplomatic and political liability for India, most recently with Nawaz Sharif’s September 21 speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Modi’s response has been jiu-jitsu: blame Pakistan! Modi asserts that the true human rights miscreant and […]
Source: The Local Over the last 35 years Europe’s biggest economy had recorded a steady fall in birth rate, which reached a low of 1.49 child for each woman born in the year 1968, said the Federal Institute for Population Research. But women born in the subsequent years are having more […]
Source: The Daily Beast Jeremy Corbyn defeated his challenger to be re-relected leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Saturday, claiming almost 62 percent of the vote. His challenger, Owen Smith, received 38 percent. Corbyn, who has received criticism from some party members for his left-wing views, said from Liverpool […]
Source: The Daily Beast Five people were killed in a shooting at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington on Friday night, and police have launched a manhunt for the suspected shooter. Four women died at the scene, and a fifth victim, a man, later died in the hospital. Police say they […]
A dialogue from 2012 An evening of scholarly dialogue on the origins, the transmission, and the reliability of the New Testament. Do we have the original manuscripts? Can we trust […]
Source: Huffington Post Here’s how the life coach begins each day with such positivity. Tony Robbins is a positive person ― indisputably so. As a life coach, the “I Am […]
A driver in California has been fined for using a mannequin as a passenger in order to gain access to the car pool lane. Car pool lanes are common in the United States and intended to encourage motorists to ride-share and cut congestion. According to the Orange County Register, one […]
The official guidelines should what ID photos allow. Photo: FedPol Published: 23 Sep 2016 Should the Islamic headscarf be banned in photographs for official Swiss documents? One politician is suggesting so. Muslim pupils must shake hands – ‘no ifs and buts’ (20 Sep 16) Geneva advises teachers on religion in […]
Moscow has declined to divulge the size of its military contingent backing up Al Assad Published: 16:09 September 22, 2016 Reuters Moscow: Data showing how many Russian citizens in Syria took part in a weekend election for a new Russian parliament suggests the Kremlin may have around 4,000 military […]
Reuters International SEP 24, 2016 – The Tribute in Light shines on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (reuters_tickers) By Patricia Zengerle and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of […]
Increased demand from China and India expected By AFP – Sep 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES An Emirati man stands at the oil terminal of Fujairah during the inauguration ceremony of a dock for supertankers on Wednesday (AFP photo) FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — At the mouth of the oil-rich […]
http://www.hinustantimes.com Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Updated: Sep 23, 2016 23:34 IST The government is set to oppose the controversial triple talaq divorce route for Muslims during a hearing in the Supreme Court next week, ditching a neutral stand on the politically sensitive tradition that the government says has […]
An Egyptian lawmaker is urging the Egyptian parliament to ban niqabsand burqas, claiming them to be part of Jewish tradition. Published: September 23, 2016 tribune.com.pk Egyptian MP backs burqa ban, terms garment ‘un-Islamic’ – The Express Tribune http://tribune.com.pk/wp-content/themes/express/js/DD_belatedPNG.js DD_belatedPNG.fix(‘img, #developer-link a’); Lawmaker Amina Nasir said the Holy Quran only called for Muslim women […]
Paris: A young French Muslim woman who lost three family members in the July 14 terror attack on Nice made an impassioned plea Monday not to confuse the Islamic faith with terrorism. Yasmine Bouzegan Marzouk, 21, told a national ceremony in tribute to the French victims of terror attacks that […]
SEPT. 23, 2016 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 30, 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AFP/Don Emmert, File) By: Chloe Benoist BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly became the scene […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP SCHIPHOL/ Netherlands Dutch far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders sits in a courtroom of the courthouse in Schiphol, the Netherlands March 18, 2016. (REUTERS Photo) Lawyers for Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders on Friday urged judges to drop an upcoming hate speech case […]