God knows every single letter, and perhaps God will accept my excuse and forgive my stumbling in His bounty, generosity, munificence and excellence –there is no God but Him. — Ibn Rushd-12th century Andalusian philosopher By Dr. Moin Qazi, India The issue of triple talaq or instant divorce has […]
Source: Time BY Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel is Israel’s Minister for Social Equality It was British Prime Minister Theresa May who astutely said: “You can’t solve a problem as complex as […]
Source: Time By Nikhil Kumar The Paris climate change agreement to curb rising global temperatures moved closer to coming into force on Sunday, after India, the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, formally signed on to the pact. India, which accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, became […]
Source: BBC To preserve the ancient site of Petra for future generations, archaeologists and locals are re-excavating earlier archaeological “dumps” in search of lost treasures. Petra is located about three hours […]
A University of Toronto student detained in Bangladesh for weeks in connection with a terrorist attack has been released on bail, his family confirmed. Tahmid Hasib Khan, 22, is healthy, safe and living under the supervision of his parents in the capital city of Dhaka, said his brother Talha Khan. […]
Source: BBC By Hannah Fry From the time we pick up a chunky crayon and start scribbling as children, it begins to become clear whether we’re right- or left-handed. But […]
Source: Pew Research Center Blacks, whites also have dramatically different views on causes of fatal encounters between blacks and police BY RICH MORIN AND RENEE STEPLER The deep racial tensions seen in many areas of American life 1 underlie how blacks and whites view police in their communities, as well […]
theguardian: by Rajeev Syal — Leaked internal study details claims of sexual harassment and reveals that quarter of officers said reports of bullying were handled badly Unite’s senior officials have been considering the findings of the report for four months. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA More than half the female officers in […]
Thestar.com Federal minister to greet sect’s Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Monday in Toronto at start of Canadian visit. The religious leader of around 100 million followers is coming to Canada on Monday, but don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of him. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, world head […]
Bulgaria has become the latest European country to ban women from wearing veils covering their faces in public. Under the controversial new legislation, women who breach the ban will have their benefits cut. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bulgaria-burka-ban-benefits-cut-burkini-niqab-a7340601.html The Bulgarian parliament approved the law, backed by the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition. The party’s co-leader […]
Economist: “THE wall between state and church”, Justice Hugo Black wrote in Everson v Board of Education, a case from 1947, “must be kept high and impregnable”. Justice Black was […]
OCT. 2, 2016 10: Palestinians walk through the Erez border crossing with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip as they cross into Gaza, on June 09, 2010. (Mahmud Hams-AFP-Getty Images) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities announced Saturday evening that a general closure would be imposed on all passage between the […]
Reuters International OCT 2, 2016 – AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans has been shot dead by a sniper in Sirte, Libya, according to a report on Sunday on the website of the Belgian newspaper he had been working for. Knack said it had been informed of Oerlemans’ […]
Reuters International OCT 2, 2016 – Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun is seen next to a picture of Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants in July, during a media conference at the Vatican, September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (reuters_tickers) PARIS (Reuters) […]
MUHAMMAD WAQAS | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Muhammad Waqas On the bilateral relations front, it is not just Pakistan’s simmering tensions with India that is making the headlines. Pakistan’s long and complicated relationship with the US is also back in the news. In a recent move, two […]
LINDA HEARD | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Saudi Arabia’s response to legislation permitting the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Kingdom for compensation, which US President Barack Obama has characterized as setting a “dangerous precedent”, has been diplomatically low-key. “The erosion of sovereign immunity will have a […]
2016 Nobel Prize in medicine proves the theory of evolution once again; by showing shared genes between baker’s yeast & humans Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize in medicine for work […]
Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – SIMON JOHNSON Donald Trump has finally put out a detailed economic plan. Authored by Peter Navarro (an economist at the University of California-Irvine) and Wilbur Ross (an investor), the plan claims that a president Trump would boost growth and reduce the national debt. But […]
By Mohammad Ghazal – Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi troops are seen during a training session at the Jordan-based KASOTC facility on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of NATO) AMMAN — As the Iraqi army gears up to liberate Mosul from the terrorist group Daesh, First Lieutenant Samir Mansour hopes […]
After writing her objections to Islamic headgear for women, the Bosnian woman journalist has been threatened with rape and death. A Bosnian woman journalist who criticized Islamic headscarves, veils and burqas in graphic language has been forced into hiding due to threats of rape and death, reported the UK’s Express. In an […]