Book Review: The Atheist Muslim
Leaving Islam not like other religions, author says Author of The Atheist Muslim speaking at Imagine No Religion conference in Richmond May 21 By Liam Britten, CBC News Posted: May 21, […]
Master, Master, please give me a camel!
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there lived a Noble Man in Basrah (now in Iraq). He lived in his home together with one servant to look after all his needs. The servant used to go daily to the market to look for the freshest fruits and […]
Israeli Navy arrests 8 Gaza fishermnen at work, confiscates boats
PNN/ Gaza/ Israeli Naval Forces on Sunday morning have have arrested eight fishermen off the Sudaniya shores, northeast of Gaza city. The Official News Agency, WAFA, said that according to fisherman […]
Sports, hidden assets challenge corruption fight
LONDON SUMMIT Sports, hidden assets challenge corruption fight MAY 12, 2016 – 21:03 In the wake of revelations of a huge offshore account network via the Panama Papers, world leaders met in London to discuss combating corruption (Keystone) At a summit where he signed an international agreement to fight corruption, […]
Austrian election could produce first EU far-right head of state
Reuters International MAY 22, 2016 – REFILE – INCLUDING TRANSLATION A supporter holds a picture of Austrian far right Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer during his final election rally in Vienna, Austria, May 20, 2016. The words on picture reads “The voice of reason”. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (reuters_tickers) By […]
Islam first to teach tolerance
Source: Arab News By M. Marmaduke Pickthall ONE of the commonest charges brought against Islam historically, and as a religion, by Western writers is that it is intolerant. This is turning […]
Saudi Arabia:Shoura warns Congress of anti-KSA bill fallout
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 22 May 2016 JEDDAH: A delegation of the Shoura Council has warned members of the US Congress about the undesirable political consequences for that country if the draft bill on allowing the families of the Sept. 11 attacks victims to sue Saudi Arabia was […]
Recovering humanitarian law
May 21, 2016 JORDAN TIMES – JAVIER SOLANA Even amid the chaos and catastrophes caused by war, there are internationally recognised limits on combatants’ behaviour. And yet, recent deliberate attacks on refugee camps and hospitals, in Syria and elsewhere, demonstrate an absolute disdain for basic humanitarian norms. Indeed, […]
Israel defence minister quits, says Netanyahu fanning extremism
By AFP – May 21,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Israeli forces stand guard next to their armoured vehicle during confrontations with Palestinians following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel, on Friday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s defence minister resigned Friday, saying extremists had taken over the […]
Daesh is not invincible
May 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The recapture of the Iraqi town of Rutba by government forces gives two strong indications: that Daesh is not invincible; that the Iraqi military knows how to win a battle when it is determined, without having to use ragtag militias like Badr […]
Muslims divide over how to respond to a sectarian killing
The murder of an Ahmadi Preparing for the worst May 21st 2016 | From the print edition THERE are few signs of life at the Stockwell Green mosque in south London at the moment. The gates are padlocked and the telephones have been disconnected. And some hope it will stay […]
Islam and Christianity share ‘idea of conquest’, says Pope Francis
theguardian: by Pontiff condemns ‘ghettoisation’ of migrants and hails Sadiq Khan’s election as first Muslim mayor of London Pope Francis: ‘Talk of the Christian roots of Europe … can seem triumphalist or even vengeful.’ Photograph: AGF/Rex/Shutterstock Islam and Christianity share an inherent “idea of conquest”, and those who refer to […]
Almost half of all heart attacks are ‘silent’
Source: CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN)Every 43 seconds, an American has a heart attack. Most people immediately recognize chest pain as a symptom of heart attack, but only 27% […]
Meet Jewish America’s first ambassador to Muslims
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Bob Silverman, a Jew who spent most of his diplomatic career in Muslim-majority nations, will now reach out to Muslims in his own country. […]
Watch Muslim kids read letters from Japanese internment camp survivors
Source: Los Angeles Times By Sonali Kohli The Japanese American children who spent years in World War II internment camps were hopeful. Some thought racial discrimination would end after the […]
Ahmadis have it the worst: Asma Jahangir
Source. Rabwah Times Pakistan’s leading Human Rights activist Asma Jahangir has said that Ahmadiyya Muslims are the most persecuted religious minority in Pakistan. Jahangir made the remarks while speaking at the Hudson Institute on May 18th, in Washington D.C. The event was moderated by Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani. Answering a […]
Smoke reported on Egyptair flight prior to crash
Source.dpa.international.com By Ramadan Al-Fatash and Gerd Roth, dpa Paris/Cairo (dpa) – Smoke was detected on the doomed Egyptair plane shortly before it crashed over the Mediterranean Sea, the French air accident investigation agency BEA said on Saturday. But the agency cautioned that no conclusion could yet be drawn as to what caused […]
The Meaning of Jihadist Silence on the EgyptAir Crash
Source. Stratfor As the investigation into the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 continues and searchers begin to find evidence, the jihadist world has been strangely silent. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft early May 19 and we are now nearly outside the timeframe in which jihadist groups have […]
No country for minorities: ‘National Action Plan has failed’
Source.ET The conference was organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in collaboration with the European Union. PHOTO: AFP LAHORE: The National Action Plan—formulated to eradicate terrorism—has failed to curb religious extremism and hate speech, speakers at a conference organised on Friday observed. They made the remarks while speaking […]
Canadian Forces to look at technology -drones
Canada’s defence minister says a long-awaited review on the future of the Canadian Armed Forces will look into potential investments in technology, including drones. ‘We do need to look at technology,’ Harjit Sajjan says of pending review of military | Toronto Star ‘We do need to look at technology,’ Harjit […]