Source: Independent If Blair and Bush were sincere about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, they would have invaded North Korea By Robert Fisk @indyvoices So where are the Titans […]
By Travis M. Andrews Morning Mix July 8 at 2:08 AM At least four officers dead after shooting during protest rally At least four police officers are dead in Texas after a shooting during a protest against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, KDFW TV in Dallas reported. Four […]
http://www.washingtonpost.com By Rama Lakshmi July 6 NEW DELHI— One of the terrorists in the deadly Dhaka restaurant attack last week had posted a Facebook message quoting the sayings of the controversial Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir Naik urging “all Muslims to be terrorists.” Now, many Indians are calling for a ban on Naik’s group, the Islamic Research Foundation […]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-eid-expo-navy-pier-met-20160706-story.html Bright colors and breezy fabrics of traditional tunics and trousers floated across the sidewalks of Navy Pier, which housed the first Eid Expo, bringing together diverse denominations and ethnicities Wednesday. The two-day event celebrated Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that concludes Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. Thousands of Muslims […]
The Muslim News joins world media in conveying our deepest condolences on the recent demise of the respected spiritual leader Baba Hardev Ji of the world renowned Sant Nirankari Mission. He was scheduled to address thousands of his follows in Toronto, Canada when his car was hit in a road […]
Suggested Reading by the Muslim Times: Ken Ham of Noah’s Ark, Key to Understand Trump’s Lure Source: NPR By Ashley Westerman A replica of Noah’s Ark has been built in the […]
Live Conservative leadership: Theresa May and May: I’m delighted to have won so much support from my colleaguesPlay!01:33 Danny Boyle Ben Riley-Smith, political correspondent 7 JULY 2016 • 6:34PM Michael Gove elimated from Conservative leadership bid Andrea Leadsom faces Theresa May in two-horse race to be PM May […]
Jul 6, 2016 A Syrian man uses a mobile phone next to a travel agency in Fatih neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. — AFP ISTANBUL, Turkey — Receptionist, waiter, hairdresser, pastry-seller: These are the jobs of the ambitious young Syrians who abandoned their dreams in Damascus to start from […]
Jul 4, 2016 MAKKAH/MADINAH — Over two million worshipers attended the completion of recitation of the Holy Qur’an (Khatm Al-Qur’an) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday night, the 29th night of Ramadan. They included visitors, Umrah pilgrims, citizens and expatriates, Saudi Press agency reported. The worshipers thronged the […]
Source: CNN (CNN) A second video showing the shooting death of Alton Sterling, a black man shot several times while being held on the ground by police outside a Louisiana […]
The Crimea Complex: A Crisis of Identity Where East Meets West By Erich Follath Yuri Kozyrev / DER SPIEGEL It’s been two years since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Since then, President Vladimir Putin has been cheered for liberating the peninsula and scorned for usurping it — depending on who […]
Published July 5th, 2016 – 07:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info Men in kandooras, the traditional Emirati dress. (AFP/File) Ahmed Al Menhali , An Emirati man who was arrested by US Police over false accusations of being linked to Daesh refused to accept apology from American officials. Speaking over the phone, Ahmed […]
Jordan loses religion from identity cards Published July 5th, 2016 – 14:41 GMT via SyndiGate.info Until now, religion has been displayed on all citizens’ identity cards (AFP / File) Follow > Jordan’s Passport Authority , Marwan Qutaishat , Zakaria El Sheikh Jordan has removed mention of religion from its national […]
tribune.com.pk 2016/07/07 MUMBAI: Police have been deployed outside Mumbai office of a foundation run by Islamic scholar and preacher Zakir Naik, whose ‘hate speech’ is reported to have inspired one of the five Bangladeshi militants involved in the recent Dhaka carnage, Times of India reported on Thursday. A senior Mumbai Police official said […]
Source: BBC Do our verbal stumblings unveil our unconscious desires – or are they simply an innocent glitch in the brain’s workings? BBC Future investigates By Zaria Gorvett 7 July […]
Source: BBC Militants have attacked police guarding the largest Eid gathering in Bangladesh, throwing homemade bombs and launching a gun attack. More than 250,000 people had gathered for Eid prayers […]
Source: BBC Tony Blair says the world would be “in a worse position” had he not taken the decision to invade Iraq. The former PM said despite the “terrible consequences”, removing Saddam Hussein “moved with the grain” of what was to come in the region. He also said it would […]
Source: Time By Cristela Alonzo Alonzo is a comedian and the star of the showCristela. Actress and comedian Cristela Alonzo shares a story of heritage and family My name is Cristela […]
Source: BBC By Nikhil Kumar The carnage at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka on July 1 has turned the world’s attention on rising extremist violence in the small South Asian […]
Source: The Buffalo News By Amer Aziz For immigrant Muslims like myself, I get quite excited about the Fourth of July. It has special meaning for us. The early Americans came to this land escaping persecution and oppression. They came to gain their freedom of religion and the right to […]