Source: BBC Indigenous tribes, timber firms and environmental groups in western Canada have welcomed a deal to protect one of the world’s largest remaining tracts of temperate rainforest. The Great […]
Source: CNN (CNN)A rally was held Monday evening at the State University of New York in Albany after three black female students were attacked by a group of white men and women during a confrontation on a bus over the weekend, officials said. The students, who attend the upstate […]
Source: Independent Just about everyone you know tells low-stakes lies, but some people even go so far as to lie about important matters that could forever change their relationships, end […]
Source: The Telegraph The Prime Minister has reignited public debate over the integration of British Muslims by raising the contentious issues of gender segregation, face veils, and fluency in English […]
ANALYSISBy Harid Mkali Isaac Mwangi’s article in the Daily News of January 17, 2016 titled: “Want to know why EA is getting poor? Ask your thieving leaders” in fact started well by stating that the region’s poverty and underdevelopment is caused, primarily, by the prevalence of selfserving leaders, pre-occupied with looking […]
Source: Public opinion By Dr Amtul Khalid A Chambersburg physician Donald Trump thinks that he can solve the problem of terrorism by stopping Muslims from coming to this country, or […]
Source: NPR There is a joke circulating in San Salvador these days: “Instead of using a condom, use a mosquito net! That should at least keep the mosquitoes from biting […]
Source: The Guardian It has been 2,000 years since Romans gathered at the Circus Maximus to watch chariots roar around the racetrack, but a new battle was brought to the […]
TOM VERDE JANUARY 20, 2016 By Tom Verde, originally published as ‘Malika I: Khayzuran & Zubayda‘ on Aramco World From Indonesia to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Senegal to Turkey, it […]
Source: Reuters The Israeli government approved on Sunday the creation of a mixed-sex plaza at Jerusalem’s Western Wall to accommodate Jews who contest Orthodox curbs on worship by women there. […]
Source: azcentral Four Phoenix City councilmen are trying to block a group of Satanists from giving the opening prayer at a Feb. 17 council meeting. Followers of the Satanic Temple, […]
By Brandon Penny | Feb. 02, 2016, 4:57 a.m. (ET) Before even scoring a point, Ibtihaj Muhammad will make history this summer in Rio de Janeiro by being the first […]
Created on Monday, 01 February 2016 The Rise of ISIS and Other Extremist Groups: the role of the West and Regional Powers by Bouthaina Shaaban This essay examines the role of Western and regional players (i.e. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) in inflaming the conflict and the growth of […]
Tristan Jones From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tristan Jones at book signing, Annapolis Sailboat Show 1987 Arthur Jones, pen name Tristan Jones (8 May 1929 – 21 June 1995) was a British mariner and author. He spent most of his life at sea, first in the British Royal Navy, and […]
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 Established 970~972 – madrasa 1961 – university status Religious affiliation Sunni Islam President Usama al-Abd Location Cairo, Egypt 30°02′45″N31°15′45″ECoordinates: 30°02′45″N 31°15′45″E […]
VOICE And, trust me, they will. So what comes next? BY JAMES TRAUB FEBRUARY 1, 2016 The Syrian peace talks that were to start last Monday, then Friday, just might get underway this week. But even if the Syrian regime accepts a U.N. resolution requiring an end to the starvation […]
EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI@EkremBEkinci Published January 29, 2016 Frisian crusaders confront the Tower of Damietta, Egypt. The Islamic world made significant contributions in different scientific fields up until the 15th century. These contributions are inevitably seen not only in science, but also in other fields such as art, trade and politics. So […]
Islamic fashion: “Fashion plus Modesty” – A ‘boom’ in the industry February 1, 2016 Islamic World, News, Top Stories 0 Comments Rabia Z, a fashion designer from UAE says “I was living in the US back then. It was right after 9/11 when a lot of my friends were taking […]
BBC News © Reuters Makeshift oil refineries in Syria are obtaining crude oil from the Islamic State network Israel’s defence minister has accused Turkey of buying oil from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, thereby funding the militants’ activities. Speaking in Athens, Moshe Yaalon said IS had “enjoyed Turkish […]
Source: Global Research On Wednesday last week the Malaysia’s attorney general confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s royal family gave Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak a $681 million personal gift. The confirmation […]