WEEK AHEAD : Actors, cow horns, school costs and halal
WWW.SWISSINFO.CH : MAR 20, 2016 – 12:00 Here are the stories we will be watching in the week of March 21: (Keystone) Tuesday When you put an actor in the […]
UNHCR says stops transporting migrants in Lesbos, unhappy with EU-Turkey deal
Reuters International MAR 22, 2016 – 09:45 LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency has stopped transporting migrants arriving on Lesbos from Turkey to a reception facility as their subsequent freedom of movement is no longer guaranteed, a UNHCR spokesman said, referring to last week’s EU-Turkey deal. The […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorism
Did Prophet Muhammad teach Muslims to use terrorism and Jihad to spread Islam? Source: Muhammad Fact Check Critics claim that “the crux of Islam is an ideology of global war” […]
To deter designs on holy sites
Mar 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs stressed on Sunday that 55 surveillance cameras will be installed in and around Al Haram Al Sharif compound, which houses Al Aqsa Mosque, in East Jerusalem, to record Israeli violations and excesses against the Islamic holy sites. […]
AIPAC’s anti-BDS campaign
Mar 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) comes to town this week for its annual policy conference, high on the agenda of issues it will be pushing Congress to support are bills designed to “fight the boycott of Israel”. This campaign […]
Scottish ‘Kirk’ joins Islamic faith on cash and morals
Mure Dickie in Edinburgh ©Getty The Church of Scotland says it shares many values with Islam Sharia law and Scottish Presbyterian morality may have more in common than previously thought. The Church of Scotland has joined forces with Islamic finance experts to draw up a “practical ethical financial solution” […]
Brussels Zaventem airport blasts cause casualties
Two blasts have struck the departures area of Zaventem airport in Brussels. The Belgian government has confirmed casualties but has given no numbers. The cause of the explosions is unknown. Another explosion has now been reported at the Maelbeek metro station close to the EU institutions. The whole metro system […]
Pray for Children Instead of Punishing Them
February 2016 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The Promised Messiahas & Imam Mahdi (Guided One) Founder of THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas How to properly raise children is a perennial question and concern for mothers and fathers everywhere. […]
Al-Azhar University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Al-Azhar” redirects here. For other uses, see Al-Azhar (disambiguation). Al-Azhar University جامعة الأزهر (الشريف) Jāmiʻat al-Azhar (al-Sharīf) Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo Egypt Type Public […]
Yemeni Jews brought to Israel in secret mission
Source: BBC Some of the last remaining Jews in war-torn Yemen have been brought to Israel in a secret mission. The Jewish Agency, which is responsible for Jewish immigration to […]
Theology Schools, Facing Lean Times, Look to One Another and the Web
Source: The New York Times CLAREMONT, Calif. — If you are looking for a manicured lawn and a gracious quadrangle — Gothic maybe, or redbrick with shutters on the windows […]
Public Predictions for the Future of Workforce Automation
Source: Pew Research Center A majority of Americans predict that within 50 years, robots and computers will do much of the work currently done by humans – but few workers expect their own jobs or professions to experience substantial impacts BY AARON SMITH From self-driving vehicles and semi-autonomous robots to […]
Twitter’s role in modern warfare
Source: BBC Virtual warfare is being waged on social networks with the majority of users unaware that nations and militant groups alike are targeting their hearts and minds. Modern conflicts […]
The 4 Golden Rules of Networking
Source: Motto “How did you get that opportunity?” My answer: One amazing person. “How did you get that job?” My answer: One amazing person? “How did you get to write […]
Anti-Donald Trump Protester Punched and Kicked at Rally in Arizona
Source: Time Another Donald Trump rally was plagued by violence Saturday when a protester was punched in the face and kicked while being escorted out the Republican front-runner’s event in Arizona. Video of the disorder, which erupted at the mogul’s rally in Tucson, shows a man shouting and holding an […]
After Islamophobia comes the criminalisation of Arabic
Al Jazeera Yasir Suleiman © Provided by Al Jazeera Who will rescue Western societies from their Islamophobes? Discussing conflict, the Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) told us decades ago that when language comes to the fore as an issue in society, we should conclude that there are non-linguistic […]
Islamic world had extraordinary effect on medieval philosophers: Charles Taliaferro
Islamic world had extraordinary effect on medieval philosophers: Charles Taliaferro Tehran Times Social Desk TEHRAN —“Muslim world had made such extraordinary headway in mathematics, algebra, medicine, and the sciences in general, it was inevitable that its philosophical contribution needed to be taken seriously by medieval philosophers,” Charles Taliaferro tells the […]
EU says Israeli land seizure threatens peace process
By Reuters – Mar 18,2016 – JORDAN TIMES The Dome of the Rock is seen surrounded by houses in Jerusalem’s Old City (foreground) with the Mount of Olives in the background on Thursday (AFP photo) BRUSSELS — A seizure of land by Israel in the West Bank raises […]
Complicating an already complex process
Mar 20,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The March 17 decision of Kurds in the north of Syria to vote in favour of autonomy for their areas can only complicate the already complex process intended to end the five-year-old civil war in the country and then, hopefully, usher in a […]
Migrant crisis: Turkish monitors on Greek islands for EU deal
Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionJames Reynolds watched the first group of migrants arriving on Lesbos as the new rules came into force Turkish observers have arrived on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios to oversee an EU deal on sending […]