Unable to sell cattle, Indian farmers have a beef with Modi’s BJP
Source: Reuters BELHE, INDIA | BY RAJENDRA JADHAV A ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in India’s richest state is threatening to push millions of farmers into penury, […]
Israel backs down in Brazil diplomat stand-off
Source: BBC Israel has reassigned its nominee for ambassador to Brazil, whose appointment Brasilia refused to accept, apparently because he is a former settler leader. Dani Dayan will now become […]
What the Slaughter of Christians in Lahore Says About the Global Jihad
Source: The Daily Beast By Majid Nawaz We cannot pretend that the extremism driving jihadist terror around the world has nothing to do with Islam. LONDON — At least 72 […]
Muslim Americans Open Up About How Islamophobia Has Affected Their Lives
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla An Associate Editor of HuffPost Religion. Prior to joining The Huffington Post, Carol was a reporter at the New York Daily News covering a range of topics. Years of discrimination have taken a toll on Muslim American communities. More hate-fueled incidents — from physical attacks, […]
10 Top Reasons to Live in Canada
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 1. Vancouver: 1.5 million people and two bridges. You do the math. 2. Your $1,800,000 Vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown. 3. You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations. 4. There’s always some sort of deforestation protest going […]
Harvard professor says ‘Miracles from Heaven’ and other remarkable cures could be real
Source: Washington Post By Jeffrey Rediger When I went to see “Miracles from Heaven,” I saw more laughter, crying and applause than I’ve ever seen in a movie theater. Clearly, this […]
From a non-Muslim point of view: The price I pay for respecting Islam
http://mvslim.com/: Never in my wildest imagination did I ever think I would become a scholar focusing on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. Growing up, my passion was playing basketball and following the Boston Celtics. I never had any Muslim friends. In fact, I did not even know a single follower of […]
For British Muslims, there’s only one choice on Europe: vote remain
Guardian: Among British Muslims, I hear a range of views on the European referendum: many seem to be apathetic, some want Britain to remain in the EU and a small number, such as the newly formed “Muslims for Britain”, support Brexit. Such a range of views seems comparable to the […]
The terrifying tsunami that devastated Britain
Source: BBC By Amanda Ruggeri Some 8,000 years ago, a tsunami with a run-up height of up to 25m swept Scottish islands and the coastline at 80mph. It may have […]
Can quicksand really suck you to your death
Source: BBC By Claudia Hammond 29 March 2016 We’ve all seen the films. A man is caught in quicksand, begging onlookers for help, but the more he struggles, the further […]
FBI-Apple case: Investigators break into dead San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone
Source: BBC The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. Apple had been […]
Canada: Brampton man accused of stabbing mother, attempting murder
Brampton man accused of stabbing mother, attempting murder A 21-year-old man, Rajvir Sajjan, was arrested Monday after police issued a description for the suspect earlier in the day. RENE JOHNSTON / TORONTO STAR Order this photo A Brampton man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing attack on his […]
40 beautiful mosques around the world
BAITUN NUR MOSQUE, AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMA’AT, CALGARY, CANADA is mentioned in the list of the 40 most beautiful mosques in the world. See full list below: Go to MSN.com
A Muslim Killed for Saying Happy Easter
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Asad Shah death: Man in court charged with murder Source: BBC A […]
Israel supreme court strikes down landmark gas deal
By Agencies – Mar 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Yossi Abu, chief executive of Delek’s subsidiaries Delek Drilling and Avner Oil, reads the ruling of Israel’s supreme court decision to temporarily block a landmark natural gas agreement, announced late on Sunday (Reuters photo) TEL AVIV — Israel’s top court […]
Video: President Obama beautifully describes role of journalism in our democracy
Note: Obama comes on at 20 minute mark of this video. Obama rails against vulgar politics in speech at Syracuse University event By Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – […]
James Zogby: Who can teach us a thing or two about Middle East politics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For his most recent article in Jordan Times James Zogby James Zogby in Redmond, Washington 2010 Born James Joseph Zogby (from Arabic: زغبي, Zuġbīy) 1945 […]
China editor resigns over media censorship
i Source: BBC A top journalist at a Chinese newspaper says he is resigning because of the authorities’ control over the media. Yu Shaolei, an editor at Southern Metropolis Daily, […]
As Pakistan Mourns, Prime Minister Vows to Defeat Militants
Source: Time By Kathy Gannon and Zarar Khan (LAHORE, Pakistan) — In an emotional televised address, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed Monday to hunt down and defeat the militants who have […]
Republicans begin to thaw on Obama’s Supreme Court pick
Source: BBC Several Republican senators have taken steps to consider Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court despite calls from their leadership to leave the selection to the next president. […]