Americans are moving to Europe for free college degrees
Source: CNN Chelsea Workman went to Ohio State University because it was her cheapest option. But she still had to take out student loans and work to make ends meet. […]
Saudi Arabia puts Shi’ites on trial for spying for Iran
Source: Reuters Saudi Arabia has put 32 people on trial, including 30 members of its own Shi’ite Muslim minority, accused of spying for Iran, several local newspapers and television reported on Monday. The 32, including an Iranian and an Afghan, were detained in 2013 sparking expressions of concern among Saudi […]
Pakistan parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power
Source: The Indian express Pakistan parliament on Tuesday became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with USD 55 million funding. […]
Video Collection: Evolution, Guided or Blind, Every Thing You Need to Know?
In just 4-5 hours of interesting videos, you can master the debate that has been brewing, every where since 1859, when Darwin published his famous book:
State to revoke anti-Muslim license plate
Source: SC Times The Minnesota Department of Public Safety apologized Monday for issuing vanity license plates containing a slur against Muslims and said it will revoke them immediately after a photo of the […]
This Marine vet was banned from his kid’s school after objecting to Islam lessons
Source: The Washington Post John Kevin Wood says his daughter’s school has banned him from campus for more than a year, illegally punishing him for raising objections to classroom lessons […]
Life as a Muslim convert in Alabama
Source: Alabama Allie Larbi of Mobile, Ala., who converted to Islam after Sept. 11, 2001, plays with children before prayers at the Islamic American Center of Mobile on December 18, […]
Pakistan PM promises tougher stance on ‘honour’ killings
Source: The Guardian Laws that allow families to murder their daughters in the name of “honour” and avoid punishment will be changed as soon as possible, Pakistan’s prime minister has […]
Arab Israeli professor breaks barriers at home and abroad
Source: Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Hossam Haick, whose breakthrough work in nanotechnology has garnered global accolades, says his success as an Arab citizen of Israel proves that education […]
Canada will build mosques for Muslim refugees
By Chad Groening for OneNewsNow.com A Canadian activist says his country’s new prime minister has kept his campaign pledge for the country to house thousands of Islamic refugees. Justin Trudeau […]
City of Ottawa to celebrate World Hijab Day on 25th
This Thursday, February 25, 2016, the city of Ottawa will be holding a public event celebrating the hijab, to show solidarity with Muslim women and diffuse Islamophobia. The City for […]
The Pentagon Releases Plan To Close Guantanamo, Despite Republican Opposition
Source: Huffington Post By Jessica Schulberg; Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released a long-anticipated plan outlining the steps the Obama administration will take to close […]
Pakistan PM promises tougher stance on ‘honour’ killings
theguardian: by Jon Boone — Call for perpetrators to be ‘punished very severely’ puts Nawaz Sharif on collision course with religious conservatives Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, makes a speech condemning ‘honour’ killings at an Islamabad screening of A Girl in the River: the Price of Forgiveness. Photograph: AFP/Getty Laws […]
Thirteen Years Later, GOP Voters Reject Iraq War and Interventionism
Source: Huffington Post It is official. The voters in the Republican party believe that the war in Iraq was wrong, based on lies, and led to the birth of ISIS. […]
Buddhism and the Messiness of Everyday Thinking
Source: Huffington Post By Steven Schwartzberg Ph.D. clinical psychologist, dharma student, intentional nomad I am sitting in the Forest Refuge dining hall eating my breakfast oatmeal. I’m 4 weeks into […]
Richard Dawkins Examines Afterlife, But, Fails to Answer the Basic Issue of Consolation
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Belief in life after death is not only restoring order in our present life, by belief in […]
Letter from Gaza: The Human Toll of the Blockade
Field Notes FEBRUARY 19, 2016 | STRATFOR.COM By Jasmin Mahmoud There are no perfect measures of the toll the Gaza blockade is taking on the 1.9 million residents locked inside, but those that give a glimpse tend to be pretty macabre. The number of suicide attempts handled by Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, […]
The Integration Puzzle: What a Million Refugees Mean for Everyday Life
By SPIEGEL Staff DER SPIEGEL The New Germany: Within only 12 months, over 1 million people moved to Germany. How will they integrate? More than a million refugees are now living in Germany. The next task is to integrate them. SPIEGEL spoke with dozens of experts and people working in […]
Switzerland: Anti-immigrant climate sparks citizenship rush
Photo: Christophe G Published: 23 Feb 2016 More and more foreigners in Switzerland are seeking Swiss citizenship according to official figures, reversing a downward trend over the previous 10 years. Figures from the Swiss immigration office show that the number of naturalizations rose by around 20 percent in 2015, with […]
SWITZERLAND: Thousands demand headscarf ban in Valais
SCHOOL DRESSCODE FEB 22, 2016 – 20:54 Two young women studying in Zurich (Keystone) With an eye on Muslim hijab, Swiss People’s Party members in canton Valais have collected more than 4,000 signatures calling for a ban on headgear in public schools – despite a recent federal court decision rejecting […]