How Islam Created Europe
In late antiquity, the religion split the Mediterranean world in two. Now it is remaking the Continent. Robert D. Kaplan May 2016 Issue Global Europe was essentially defined by […]
Former German president slams anti-Islam sentiment, says Muslims belong to Germany
ANADOLU AGENCY BERLIN PublishedApril 22, 2016 German former President Christian Wulff attends a talk on Islam in Germany in Berlin on April 21, 2016 (AFP Photo) Former German President Christian Wulff spoke against growing anti-Islam sentiment in the country and stressed that Islam belonged to Germany, contrary to what far-right […]
Toronto: India media mogul Dr. Subhash Chandra translates honour into help
Cheque for $50,000, which accompanies award, given to educational charity Ekal Vidyalaya. https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fnews%2Fgta%2F2016%2F04%2F22%2Findian-media-mogul-dr-subhash-chandra-translates-honour-into-help.html&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.f4t_FKpd7fM.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAGLTcCMYodtyxdDsvqk3eS42P2giRwoU1g#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh%2Conload&id=I0_1461500791606&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com&pfname=&rpctoken=10820096 KEITH BEATY / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Zee Tv Group founder Dr. Subhash Chandra speaks Friday at a news conference prior to being honoured with the Global Indian Award by the Canada-India Foundation. He’ll now be donating […]
8th Century Kerala Mosque Finally Lets Women In. But Conditions Apply
Kerala | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Updated: April 24, 2016 02:34 by Taboola The Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid in Kottayam is for the first time allowing women, from the local community, to come inside. Kottayam: Highlights Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid popular with male tourists in India and abroad Women […]
Scotland Yard warns Muslims against sectarian feuds after Glasgow murder
Source. Guardian The head of Scotland Yard has warned British Muslims that attacks on a minority Islamic sect will not be tolerated amid concern over the growing sectarianism on UK streets that recently led to the murder of a British shopkeeper. Bernard Hogan-Howe, responding to reports of crime against members […]
Swachh Bharat: 1019-yr-old Nathrsha mosque cleaned
TNN | Apr 24, 2016 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/configspace/ads/AS_Top.html Trichy: The 1,019-year-old Nathrsha Mosque that stands in the heart of the city was cleaned by civic body workers on Saturday. As part of […]
The Announcement
Nasrudin stood up in the market-place and started to address the throng. ‘O people! Do you want knowledge without difficulties, truth without falsehood, attainment without effort, progress without sacrifice?’ Very soon a large crowd gathered, everyone shouting: ‘Yes, yes!’ ‘Excellent!’ said the Mulla. ‘I only wanted to know. You may […]
Pope Francis has broken a pledge.
Source. The Daily Beast. “We are not only disgusted and alarmed, but we realize there is a serious danger,” Minnesota attorney Jeff Anderson said during a press conference last week. “Pope Francis has broken a pledge. This priest is a predator who needs to be stopped, and they have chosen not […]
In a fight against oppression, Iranian women call on Western tourists to violate hijab law
Source.ET Britain-based Iranian journalist Alinejad poses for a portrait in London. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian women are risking punishment by taking pictures without their hijabs as part of a growing online campaign against the “oppressive law” and in show of solidarity with Western tourists who are required to follow the same […]
U.S.-led coalition blows up $500 million in Islamic State cash
Jim Michaels Friday, 22 Apr 2016 Getty Images The U.S.-led coalition air campaign has incinerated about $500 million of the Islamic State’s cash stockpiles and cut its oil revenues by an estimated 50 percent, according to a senior defense official. The Islamic State has been forced to ration fuel […]
The “correct way” for Muslim men to discipline their wives.
Source.Daily Mail Family therapist Khaled Al-Saqaby releases video on ‘wife discipline’ He advises Muslim men to speak to their wives about disobedience first Then men should ‘forsake their spouses in bed’ by turning backs on them Finally they should ‘beat their wives’ but ‘not to vent their anger’ A Saudi family […]
Why anti-Muslim hate statistics don’t tell the full story
Source. ET PHOTO: REUTERS The number of police-reported hate crimes against Muslim-Canadians more than doubled over a three-year period (2012 to 2014), according to figures released by Statistics Canada earlier this month. Meanwhile in the US, various groups, including the FBI, have documented an eight-fold increase in hate crime since 2000. As alarming as these […]
Climate change Scenarios: The Swiss landscape in 100 years
By John Heilprin Apr 22, 2016 – 11:00 Nature already needs extra protection, like the Rhone glacier where tarp is used to help prevent ice melt (Keystone) Switzerland’s essential alpine character stands little chance of surviving predicted man-made global warming, even if the Paris agreement succeeds in putting the world […]
Rouhani: Without Iran we have faced terrorist state of Daesh
April 23, 2016 TEHRAN – President Rouhani has asserted that Iran has been in the frontline of counterterrorism both ideologically and pragmatically, saying if it had not been for Iran’s supports, Damascus and Bagdad would have fallen into the hands of Daesh, the Arabic acronym for ISIL. Rouhani made the […]
The new interventionists
Apr 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD The consequences of Russia’s intervention in Syria stretch far beyond the Middle East. The Kremlin’s military campaign has tilted the stalemate in favour of the government and derailed efforts to craft a political compromise to end the war. It also heralds the […]
What can one expect from Palestinian youth under occupation?
Apr 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI Bombing a civilian bus in Israel on April 18, alerted many people to the ramifications of the third Intifada, which spontaneously expressed Palestinians’ anger with both the Israeli occupation of their land and the Palestinian Authority’s lack of action to end their plight. […]
Is it safe to reheat takeaways?
Source: BBC Reheating a takeaway (or if you’re American, take-out) may seem like a good idea at the end of a hard day – but many of us have learnt that there can be a heavy price to pay. Around one million people in the UK suffer food poisoning each […]
Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death in Rajshahi
Source: BBC A university professor has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, in an attack police say is similar to killings of secular bloggers and atheists by suspected Islamist extremists. […]
Army chief dismisses 11 military officers over corruption charges
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday dismissed 11 military officers over corruption, in a rare display of accountability by the institution. One lieutenant general, one major general, five […]
These are the genes behind healthy aging
Source: Time By Alice Park In one of the largest studies involving people who stay healthy into old age, researchers found some interesting clues behind how they get that way — […]