Turkey’s Erdogan warns Muslims against birth control
Source: BBC Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Muslims to reject contraception and have more children. In a speech broadcast live on TV, he said “no Muslim family” […]
What’s in a name: Is ‘Isis’ too toxic for businesses to use?
Source: BBC Originally the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess, in Oxford “Isis” is merely the name for the River Thames within the city’s boundaries. And the name’s been very […]
14 Quotes That Can Help You Worry Less About Money
Source: Money By Ethan Wolff-Mann Words won’t pay the bills, but they can put things in perspective. We worry about money all the time. It occupies our minds when we’re […]
Amsterdam to pay local Jews $11m for Holocaust survivor taxes
Source: The Times of Israel The city of Amsterdam will give its Jewish community $11 million as compensation for taxes imposed on Holocaust survivors who returned home to the Dutch […]
Cell Phone-Cancer Link Seen in Rat Study
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin An important new study has linked cell phone radiation to cancers in the brain and heart. The new research was conducted on rats by the U.S. National Toxicology Program, which exposed rats to radiofrequency radiation that comes from cell phones for about nine hours a day […]
Worldwide, Many See Belief in God as Essential to Morality
Source: Pew Research Center Many people around the world think it is necessary to believe in God to be a moral person, according to surveys in 39 countries by the Pew Research Center. However, this view is more common in poorer countries than in wealthier ones. In 22 of 39 […]
CNN: Sun will align directly over Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, on Friday
Source: CNN Updated May 26, 2016 By Tuqa Khalid, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN): It is Islam’s holiest shrine — and for a few moments on Friday, it will […]
Noam Chomsky full length interview: Who rules the world now?
Cathy Newman’s full interview with Philosopher Noam Chomsky. From Trump and Clinton, to climate change, Brexit and TPP, America’s foremost intellectuals presents his views on who rules the world today.
How Christianity and Islam took over the world, in 90 seconds
Source: Independent A fascinating, if slightly misleading, short history By Ishaan Tharoor The video below depicts the growth and spread of the world’s two largest religions over a span of 2,000 years. […]
Over 650 Migrants Saved by Italian, Irish and German Ships
Source: Time By Frances D’Demilio / AP The multi-national patrol has saved thousands this week. (ROME) — Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels as well […]
In 1453, this Ottoman sultan ended Christian rule in Constantinople. But was he a good Muslim?
Source: The Washington Post By Nick Danforth May 28 A drawing of Sultan Mehmet II, or “The Conquerer,” appears behind an Ottoman-style military band in Istanbul. (Murad Sezer/Reuters) On May […]
Ease your child’s Ramadan fasting with these tips
Sana Altaf/Dubai Filed on May 16, 2016 (PTI) To ease it for your kids, we bring you tips from experts Though fasting till puberty is not obligatory in Islam, many children wish to fast during Ramadan. If you are planning to make your children fast for the first time this […]
Can a family survive without domestic help in Ramadan?
May 30, 2016 Saudi Gazette Mahmoud Ahmad Last week two unique reactions to a simple action of mine made me ponder, while literally creating a credible verification of the Newtonian’s third law of motion. The irony was that the action did relate to a person in motion. I was at […]
Pakistan: Silence has become the mother of all blasphemies
Guardian: Two months ago, after Governor Salmaan Taseer’s murder and the jubilant support for the policeman who killed him, religious scholars in Pakistantold us that since common people don’t know enough about religion they should leave it to those who do – basically anyone with a beard. Everyone thought it […]
The Taliban’s main fear is not drones but educated girls
Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore. And no, the Taliban were not the culprits. A mob, enraged after allegations of blasphemy against a […]
This Fast-Fashion Retailer Is Launching A Ramadan Collection
There’s another retailer trying to cater to Muslim customers via Ramadan-focused threads — this time, it’s a fast-fashion name. Mango is debuting a collection focused around the Muslim holy month, […]
Saudi Arabian and UAE families love visiting Malaysia during Ramadan
Kuala Lumpur is fast gaining popularity among Saudi Arabia and UAE tourists as a family-friendly destination. Filepic Saudi Arabian and UAE families love visiting Malaysia during Ramadan MAY 30, 2016 MALAYSIA, TRAVEL BY STAR2.COM Ramadan is a great time to spend quality time with the family. For travellers in Saudi […]
Iran says its pilgrims will not attend Hajj in Saudi Arabia
By Reuters – May 30,2016 -JORDAN TIMES DUBAI — Iran said on Sunday its pilgrims would not attend the annual Hajj, blaming regional rival Saudi Arabia for “sabotage” and failing to guarantee the safety of pilgrims. Saudi Arabia, which oversees the greater pilgrimage to Mecca by more than 2 […]
President Erdogan knows that visa-free travel for Turkey could solve his ‘Kurdish problem’
Europe’s growing Kurdish diaspora would be vastly increased if the crushed and war-suffering masses of Diyarbakir could find their way to Germany, Denmark and Sweden Robert Fisk @indyvoices Just why […]
Good news for humanity
May 29,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Bad news is all around us. The world confronts the possibility of a sexist, racist ignoramus occupying the White House next January. Unreconstructed authoritarians already are in charge in Russia and China. Populists of varying ugliness are winning elections from Poland to the Philippines. And Islamophobia […]