Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on US state visit
BBC Canada’s new liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington for the first state visit by a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years. He has been welcomed by President […]
Catholic Georgetown University’s Elects First-Ever Muslim Student as President
For the first time ever, a Muslim student has been elected by the Georgetown University student body to serve as the Jesuit school’s student association president. As reported by The […]
Liberal immigration plan to welcome 300,000, with increased focus on family reunification
On March 8, 2016, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) John McCallum tabled the 2015 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. It states that in 2016 Canada will […]
Canadian Human Rights Groups Call for NS Reform
Canadian human rights groups call for national security reform (Ottawa – March 10, 2016) In two separate letters sent yesterday to federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, a coalition of Canadian human rights organizations including the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), laid out recommendations with respect to national security reform in […]
ECB expected to launch new economic stimulus
Source: BBC The European Central Bank is expected to announce further measures to stimulate the eurozone economy when its governing council meets on Thursday. Inflation has continued to fall, putting […]
We May Have To Get Used To The Idea Of President Trump
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The STEM gender gap is not where you think
University of California: by Jim Logan — For Maria Charles, the numbers were plain, but they didn’t add up. Her research into gender segregation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields revealed an odd fact: affluent countries had considerably fewer women in STEM careers than poor ones did. Since […]
Holy Quran made of Stone Paper attracts attention at Paperworld Middle East 2016
UAE GDN Online Desk The Parax Paper stall featuring samples of the first copies of the Holy Quran printed on stone paper, was the centre of attraction on the second day of Paperworld Middle East at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The revolutionary and environmentally-friendly stone […]
From the Banlieues to the Bataclan: A Trip on Samy Amimour’s Bus Route
By Alexander Smoltczyk and Maurice Weiss Maurice Weiss/ DER SPIEGEL Iman Hassen Chalghoumi at the last station on Paris’ 148 bus line: When he preaches, he has to wear a bullet-proof vest. Day after day, Paris attacker Samy Amimour drove a bus through the city’s notorious banlieues before murdering scores […]
In Geneva, human rights mixes with national rivalries
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL By Frédéric Burnand, Geneva MAR 9, 2016 – 17:00 According to Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, the death penalty is not an effective answer to terrorism (Keystone) The newest incarnation of the United Nations’ top human rights body is marking its ten year anniversary, and while the […]
Syria opposition sees fewer truce breaches, UN prepares talks
By Reuters – Mar 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A student attends a class inside the Freedom School, in the town of Al Tamanah, in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT/GENEVA — The Syrian opposition said on Wednesday there had been fewer breaches of […]
King (of Jordan) urges full implementation of human rights plan
By JT – Mar 09,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah receives a copy of a plan to enhance the human rights situation in Jordan, delivered by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday expressed keenness […]
Isis documents leak: Britons among 22,000 recruits with personal details revealed through terrorist group’s ‘registration form’
Documents appearing to have been stolen from Isis’ border authority Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Thursday 3 March 2016 41 comments Anyone passing into Isis territory undergoes stringent checks to weed out potential spies Details of more than a dozen British Isis members are among 22,000 recruits reportedly revealed in a cache of leaked documents […]
London ‘more Islamic’ than Muslim world – scholar
Telegraph: London is a more “Islamic” city than much of the Muslim world put together, a leading Muslim scholar has argued. Maulana Syed Ali Raza Rizvi, a prominent Shia cleric, who was born in Pakistan and studied in Iran, said he “feels more Islamic” in Britain than other countries because […]
Egyptian Lawmakers Want to Ban Muslim Women from Covering Their Faces
Egyptian Lawmakers Want to Ban Muslim Women from Covering Their Faces BY Lily Kuo: 08 March 2016 Egyptian lawmakers are pushing for a ban on the Niqab, a veil worn by women that covers most of one’s face, in what has become a fight over personal liberties and the government’s […]
Separation of Synagogue and State in Israel?
Epigraph: “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 22:21 Israel’s Religiously Divided Society Source: Pew Research Forum Deep […]
Missouri senate passes controversial religion bill after 39-hour filibuster
Source: The Guardian Democrats assailed the amendment as hate masquerading as religious tolerance. Republicans took turns donning a “Beetlejuice”-style jacket on the senate floor. And both sides were invited to […]
‘Stunning’ operation regenerates eye’s lens’Stunning’ operation regenerates eye’s lens
Source: BBC A pioneering procedure to regenerate the eye has successfully treated children with cataracts in China. More than half of all cases of blindness are caused by cataracts – […]
Pakistan’s prime minister is defying the clerics — very carefully
Source: The Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — During a speech to international business leaders here in late November, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shocked the country’s powerful religious community by calling […]
D.C. Republicans extend primary hours so Sabbath-observant Jews can vote
Source: The Washington Post In D.C., where Republicans are scarce, Orthodox Jews actually are a large enough contingent to potentially affect the outcome of the GOP’s presidential primary that is scheduled […]