PARIS: A young French Muslim woman who lost three family members in the July 14 jihadist attack on Nice made an impassioned plea yesterday 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 […]
TERROR Published September 19, 2016 Associated Press FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2016, file photo, British lawyer Amal Clooney attends a press conference with former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in London. Clooney is pushing for the United Nations to investigate and prosecute Islamic State commanders for genocide. Clooney wants […]
MARKAZ Shibley Telhami Thursday, September 15, 2016 The United States has just signed an unprecedented military aid deal with Israel totaling $38 billion. What’s remarkable about the agreement is that the United States is committing to significant levels of aid to Israel over a period of 10 years. Author Shibley Telhami […]
The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov wowed his all-female audience in Grozny by turning up to a ceremonial event dressed as a medieval warrior, complete with a rather large spear. To celebrate Chechen Women’s Day on Sunday, he turned up to the Safiya Palace of celebrations in the […]
Source: Brookings By Matthew Groh and Tara Vishwanath For Syrian refugees, Europe is the land of hopes, dreams, and contradictions. On one hand, the job opportunities, formalized asylum processes, and relatively […]
Zurich is the most sustainable city in the world and has unbeatable environmental credentials, according to new research. Report: Swiss are officially ‘good’ for the planet (03 Jun 16) Swiss ranking for climate change action drops (08 Dec 15) The Swiss city beat off strong competition to take first place […]
Elderly people living in care homes in the canton of Jura took part in an Olympics-style event on Tuesday involving walking frame races and a darts competition. Swiss cantons team up to vie for winter Olympic games (26 May 16) The event was staged in Bassecourt by JURAnciens, the umbrella […]
image: http://www.irabwah.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Abiodun-Onafuye.jpg Mr. Onafuye’s family said he fell ill few days ago and was taken to Iseyin Town in Oyo State for medication where he died. He was buried on Friday according to Islamic rites at his hometown in Ijebu-Ode. Ahmadiyya Muslim youths of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Thursday held […]
Report by Mashhod Mirza Chicago Sept. 11, 2016, Glen Ellyn, IL: On the 15th anniversary of the tragic incident of 9/11 when terrorists attacked the twin towers of World Trade Center, New York on September 11th 2001 and when thousands of innocent people had lost their lives while they were […]
Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/263243 Sunday, 18 September, 2016 – 00:55 Faith leaders from several mainstream religions joined hands today to find ways to achieve lasting peace. The meeting in Auckland was arranged by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand and was entitled, Justice: The Foundation for Lasting Peace. “A recent survey has ranked […]
Source: Reuters By Dustin Volz and Alex Dobuzinskis A man who stabbed nine people at a mall in central Minnesota before being shot dead is a “soldier of the Islamic State,” the militant group’s news agency said on Sunday, as the FBI investigated the attack as a potential act of […]
Source: The New York Times By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON — Hate crimes against American Muslims have soared to their highest levels since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, […]
By Neil Carlson | Posted: Mon 12:08 PM, Sep 19, 2016 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) A local Islamic leader is calling them lunatics, saying people who commit acts of terrorism or violence are not really part of the Islamic faith. … that today after, reports a Muslim man who […]
Source: The Christian Science Monitor By Francine Kiefer, Staff writer WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher Coons doesn’t get much sleep. Unlike most senators, the lawmaker from Delaware commutes to the capital […]
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMON Talking about God is pretty standard for American politicians. But a line that has been popping up often in Donald Trump’s recent campaign speeches seems to […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Sara C Nelson Senior Editor, The Huffington Post UK Harry Potter author JK Rowling has taken a swipe at former French presidentNicolas Sarkozy after he added fuel to the burkini ban row. Sarkozy, who this week announced he is running for the presidency again in next spring’s election, declared the […]
FEATURE The Death of the Most Generous Nation on Earth Little Sweden has taken in far more refugees per capita than any country in Europe. But in doing so, it’s tearing itself apart. BY JAMES TRAUB FEBRUARY 10, 2016 The Swedish Migration Agency in Malmo, the southern port city on […]
Source: BBC By Vikram Barhat In a world where assumptions based on ethnicity can often hamper job opportunities for minorities, Terence King feels like he got a raw deal. He […]
Source: BBC By Claire Asher 17 September 2016 Flower is one of the earliest words we learn, and a fundamental part of our every day lives. Flowers may be the […]
Source: BBC By Colin Barras If you try to imagine a speedy predator, you might envision the muscular body of a cheetah at full sprint, or the aerodynamic pose of […]
