Syrian war: Government regains Darayya after last rebels leave
Source: BBC The Syrian government has retaken control of the town of Darayya, after the last rebels left under a deal ending a four-year siege. Buses containing the final remaining […]
Why So Many Americans Are Leaving Their Religion
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post American religion is in a state of flux. Religious “nones,” a category that includes atheists, agnostics and those with […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns the Turkey attack
Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/islamahmadiyya/2016/08/turkey-and-the-isis-conundrum/ Turkey and The ISIS Conundrum August 24, 2016 by Qasim Rashid 7 Comments by Nayyar Ahmed Turbulent times as Turkey faces yet another tragic attack. While the world celebrates the end of Rio Olympics with all its glory, a suicide bomber struck at a wedding claiming over 50 innocent […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | Does Islam allow abortion? If yes, on what conditions?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: Does Islam allow abortion? If yes, on what conditions? Answered By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of Hazrath Mirz Ghulam ahmad Qadiani (pbuh) who is the Promised Messiah of all Religions / Maseeh-e-Maood wa Mahdi-e-Maood of Muslims Hazrath Mirza ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as) A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, […]
Meet the man paying off burqini fines in France
Businessman Rachid Nekkaz. Photo: AFP Published: 22 Aug 2016 16:24 GMT+02:00 A businessman has been picking up the tabs for the women caught wearing burqinis on French beaches, and tells The Local he’ll keep “fighting to the death” for freedom. Even though the burqini has been banned in over a […]
French mayors dismiss suspended burqini ban
Photo: Jean Christophe Magnenet /AFP Published: 27 Aug 2016 10:58 GMT+02:00 French resorts were defiant after a ban on the burqini in a Riviera town was overturned, vowing to keep the restrictions in place and continue imposing fines on women who wear the full-body swimsuit. France’s top court suspends burqini […]
Indian court gives women entry to inner sanctum of famous Mumbai mosque
Reuters International AUG 27, 2016 – By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women in India have the right to fully access a famous mosque in the city of Mumbai, a top court ruled on Friday, bolstering a nationwide campaign aimed at securing women their religious rights […]
Germany bemoans Swiss-transited asylum seekers
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Germany bemoans Swiss-transited asylum seekers AUG 17, 2016 – 21:43 Asylum seekers arriving in Switzerland from Italy (Keystone) German officials have complained that the border with Switzerland has more holes than a “Swiss cheese” as asylum seekers head north across the Alps, despite the best efforts of Swiss […]
Turning the tables: the ping pong sanctuary for young refugees
Lone children seeking refuge in the UK – many of whom have never seen a table tennis match before – find a topspin welcome on the south coast Players at Brighton table tennis club. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Kate Lyons Friday 26 August 2016 On the wall […]
Women lead Friday prayers at Denmark’s first female-run mosque
Source: The Guardian Imam of Mariam mosque in Copenhagen says aim is to challenge patriarchal structures and inspire other women By Harriet Sherwood in Copenhagen t was Friday prayers with a […]
The Mysterious History Behind Humanity’s Love of Dogs
Source: Time By Melissa Chan Man’s best friend is also man’s oldest friend. Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated, with evidencesuggesting they were tamed about 15,000 years ago. But […]
UK: Birmingham council ‘endorsed Muslim sectarianism’ against persecuted Ahmadi sect
By Tom Porter August 26, 2016 10:08 BST . IBTimes.co.uk Birmingham education authorities buckled to pressure from sectarian hardliners and blocked a Muslim sect from being represented on an interfaith council, it is claimed. Members of Birmingham’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were told that in order to be represented on the city’s Standing […]
Look Back at Barack and Michelle Obama’s Love Story in Photos
Source: Time The public’s introduction to the couple came on the campaign trail in 2007, but the Obamas’ story began nearly two decades earlier when Michelle Robinson was assigned to […]
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump ‘Taking Hate Groups Mainstream’
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan Hillary Clinton did not mince words at a rally in Nevada on Thursday, arguing that Donald Trump is “taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over” the Republican Party. “This is what I want to make clear today: a man with a long […]
Drone shows extent of Italy quake destruction
Source: BBC Drone footage from the Italian town of Pescara del Tronto has shown the extent of the damage caused by an earthquake on Wednesday. The 6.2-magnitude quake hit at […]
The greatest jumper on earth is probably not a flea
Source: BBC By Ella Davies 26 August 2016 At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Canada’s Derek Drouin took the gold in the high jump, with a leap of 2.38 m (7ft […]
Why our ancestors drilled holes in each other’s skulls
Source: BBC By Robin Wylie 29 August 2016 For a large part of human prehistory, people around the world practised trepanation: a crude surgical procedure that involves forming a hole […]
What happens to the body when you fast
Source: BBC In 1965, a 27-year-old man turned up to a Scottish hospital with a strange request. The man, who weighed 207kg (around 32 stone) was giving up food – […]
US, Turkey at an impasse over extraditing Muslim cleric
Source: Associated Press By JOSH LEDERMAN and ERIC TUCKER FILE – In this July, 2016 file photo, Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen speaks to members of the media. WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkey says the United States is legally bound by a treaty to immediately hand over Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim […]
Nonbelievers sue over Pennsylvania House’s opening prayers
Source: Associated Press By MARK SCOLFORO HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A group of people who don’t believe in God filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to change how prayers are handled before sessions of the state House of Representatives. The lawsuit in Harrisburg federal court said House officials have […]