Resistance against occupation continues Agencies | Published — Saturday 2 July 2016 In this file photo, Palestinian schoolgirls walk with a donkey as the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, is seen in the background. (Reuters) RAMALLAH: The Israeli military says an Israeli was killed and three […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 2 July 2016 A woman takes a picture with a smartphone on the Smetovi mountain range near Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in this December 20, 2015 file photo. (REUTERS) JEDDAH: Bosnian authorities have stipulated that Saudi citizens wishing to travel to Bosnia Herzegovina must […]
‘I was a maths teacher. I shot him in the back of the head. Three times. I felt nothing. Now I regret.’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices Friday 1 July 2016 Unlike his […]
Source. Dawn The cleavages between the young and elders, between the rich and poor and between regions came to the fore.There were bitter regrets the next day as consciousness of the consequences seeped in. Scotland is another story. Moral: never hold a referendum on an emotionally charged issue at a time […]
Source. Dawn YANGON: Myanmar’s new civilian government should prioritise ending deep discrimination against the Rohingya and other Muslims in restive Rakhine state, a United Nations envoy said Friday. Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, was speaking after a nearly two-week visit to the Buddhist-majority nation, her first since […]
theguardian: Harriet Sherwood — UN human rights chief urges UK authorities to prosecute those responsible after police record 57% rise in hate crime following Brexit vote Burned interior of the Kashmir Meat and Poultry shop in Walsall, after it was firebombed on Monday night. Photograph: Caters Leaders of Britain’s main […]
July 2, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | 1 Ahmadiyya, a minority Islamic sect have raised concerns after falling victim to Algeria’s controversial crackdown on religious minorities. Algerian newspaper EnNahar revealed that the crackdown against the Ahmadis in Algeria started in the first week of June, the investigation was spread […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC Gunmen have stormed a popular cafe in the diplomatic area […]
Source: Reuters Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoner is executed. Tsarnaev, […]
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Wm. Moyer As the sun set over downtown D.C. Wednesday during Ramadan’s final week, members of a nearby mosque gathered around trays of chicken and rice, ready […]
Source: MPR News By Matt Sepic Minneapolis police now say they’re investigating the shooting of two young Muslim men early Wednesday as a possible bias crime. Jaylani Hussein with the Council […]
Source: Reuters BY DAN WHITCOMB A Muslim policeman who sued the New York City Police Department after he was suspended for refusing to shave his beard has been reinstated and the department has agreed to review its ban on beards, his lawyers said on Thursday. A judge last week ordered […]
Source: The Washington Post By Jose A. DelReal Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew criticism on Thursday for responding affirmatively when asked by a supporter to consider removing people who wear hijabs from Transportation Security Administration positions, in favor of giving those posts to military veterans. The comments came during […]
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Istanbul Istanbul’s main airport was operating again on Thursday morning, less than two days after the devastating gun and suicide bomb attack here that killed at least […]
Source: Time By Sam Frizell The Democratic primary is over and Bernie Sanders has all but conceded. But that doesn’t mean his fight has ended. Even as his campaign has largely […]
Source: BBC By Matt Walker 1 July 2016 An unexpected sighting has been made of one of the world’s rarest birds. There are thought to be fewer than 100 surviving […]
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Researchers say they have found the first clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal. The […]
Source: BBC Austria’s highest court has annulled the result of the presidential election narrowly lost by the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party. The party had challenged the result, saying […]
Source: Arab News BERLIN: A court in Bavaria has ruled against restrictions on wearing headscarves for law students who are undergoing practical training in the justice system in the German state. The Augsburg administrative court upheld a complaint by a 25-year-old Muslim student who was told that, under Bavaria’s 8-year-old […]
Source: Huffington Post What Is Laylat Al Qadr? Laylat Al Qadr is considered the holiest night of the year for Muslims, and is traditionally celebrated on the 27th day of […]