Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan 21 September 2016 Shaikh Mumtaz Hussain, husband of noted poet, scholar and intellectual in Urdu and Saraike languages Professor Farhat Nawaz passed away. His funeral was performed on September 20, 2016. He was suffering from heart disease for some time. Inna lillahe wa inna raje’oon. May […]
Nadya T. The Islamic Monthly The murder of provocative and seductive Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, killed by her brother in an “honor killing,” is tragic, but not surprising as it took place in a country that frowns upon Muslim women physically exposing themselves. But when reflecting more about […]
As ceasefire sits on the brink of collapse, MPs’ report paints a damning picture of Britain’s bombing campaign Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Government is failing to implement its policy of making war on Isis in Syria which it was supposed to have launched nine months ago after rancorous debate. A […]
The Russian Defence Ministry has denied its air force targeted humanitarian workers and said drone footage from the incident shows a rebel vehicle carrying a heavy mortar was travelling alongside the convoy Bethan McKernan Beirut Food, medical supplies and winter clothes for 78,000 people en route to Urum al-Kubra, near Aleppo, were […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other world powers have limited ability to solve the most profound challenges facing the world, while […]
“Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws” – Baron M.A. Rothschild Afghanistan: Bank of Afghanistan Albania: Bank of Albania Algeria: Bank of Algeria Argentina: Central Bank of Argentina Armenia: Central Bank of Armenia Aruba: Central Bank of Aruba Australia: Reserve […]
Sep 20 2016 / 11:47 am If Obama really wanted to pressure Netanyahu, he would have used the aid agreement as leverage. By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The announcement last week by the United States of the largest military aid package in its history – to Israel – was a […]
OPINION How a Swiss NGO teaches humanitarian law to Syrian rebels By Vony Rambolamanana POLITICS Conflict IN DEPTH: OPINIO SEP 19, 2016 – 12:54 Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in Jarablus, Syria: Swiss NGO Geneva Call works mainly with Sunni factions of the FSA, a coalition of armed groups affiliated with […]
Source: The Guardian Yasmine Bouzegan Marzouk lost three family members in the truck attack in July and spoke at a national ceremony in tribute to French victims of terrorist attacks […]
SEPT. 20, 2016 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Palestinian security forces have recently detained an unspecified number Palestinians suspected of being hired by Israel to “escalate violence,” according to the mayor of the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, amid a spike in unrest that has seen seven Palestinians and one […]
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Charles Mercier September 20, 2016 CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Just a few miles away from war and genocide, two priestly ordinations last Friday in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the celebrations they triggered, […]
John L. Allen Jr.September 11, 2014 Say “family issues” to most Americans or Europeans, and they’re likely to flash on divorce, or the challenges of single-parent households, or perhaps same-sex relationships and the push for gay marriage. What probably wouldn’t come naturally to mind is polygamy. Yet in many parts […]
Source: Politico By KATIE GLUECK There’s one state where Donald Trump’s ground game appears to be a model of efficiency, rather than a ramshackle operation lacking organizers and field offices: […]
Source: Los Angeles Times By Teresa Watanabe UC Berkeley senior Paul Hadweh designed a course on the history of Palestine in order to spark discussion about his family’s homeland under Israeli occupation. “I wanted to create a space where we can read, think and speak critically about the question of Palestine,” Hadweh said. But the […]
Source: Independent By Siobhan Fenton Social Affairs Correspondent @siobhanfenton Exclusive investigation reveals serious concerns about how children taught at Accelerated Christian Education in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were treated, as ex-pupils claim exorcisms […]
Source: Associated Press By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and EMERY P. DALESIO RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Elected officials may open public meetings by praying according to their chosen religion as long as they don’t pressure observers to join in, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday. A three-judge panel of the […]
Source: Associated Press By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving “aid and comfort” to Islamic terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps groups such as ISIS recruit new fighters. Trump showed no sign of changing and insisted the U.S. should […]
Source: Reuters By Stephen Adler and Parisa Hafezi | NEW YORK Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters in an interview on Monday that the United States should “not harbor a […]
Source: Time By Alice Park The most comprehensive study yet shows that antibiotic use hasn’t changed in hospitals, despite recent warnings that they drugs are overprescribed As the United Nations […]