Source: Reuters Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for Islamic State, ready to sacrifice his life for a […]
Source: BBC There is a lot of beauty in mathematical equations. They represent some of the most profound rules that govern the Universe and everything in it. Understanding the most […]
Source: Time A scandal over alleged sexual assaults by migrants puts Sweden—renowned for its gender equality and its liberality—in a difficult place Even as Germany has grappled with a scandalover […]
The documentary film-maker Michael Moore is to join a growing boycott of next month’s Oscars following the announcement that no actors from black or ethnic minority backgrounds have been nominated for awards. After the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ failed to highlight the work of non-white professionals for the […]
It’s official, the Canadian dollar changes name and appearance: Henceforth it will be called the Peso of the North. Please share.
By DAN BILEFSKYJAN. 20, 2016 LONDON — It is being called the “meatball war.” To be precise, pork meatballs and other pork dishes such as roasts have become the latest weapons in the culture wars playing out in Europe over immigration after a Danish town voted this week to require […]
by MICHAEL WELTON Imagine thousands of people cheering and shouting for Israel in the huge Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. On stage, Ehud Olmert, the mayor of Jerusalem, proclaims: “God is with us. You are with us.” The crowd hollers, whoops and some blow the shofar. But none of […]
Source: TOI Former presidents rarely remain in Washington after living and working in the US capital’s oldest public building. Jimmy Carter headed home to Georgia, and Ronald Reagan went back to California. Bill Clinton built a new life in New York, where he created his foundation and where his wife […]
Source: BBC China has published its first list of “authentic living buddhas”, saying that growing numbers of fraudulent buddhas are using their status to swindle money from believers. Beijing has […]
Religious Vanity of Muslims Draws the Ire in the Western World By Rashid Samnakay, New Age Islam 16 January 2016 As with voluntary Americanism, or globalization as it is meant: a la baseball cap embroidered with NY that almost every young and mostly poor boy outside US, wears back to […]
City of Vaughn hosted Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations at the local City Hall on January 19, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The event was hosted by Mayor Bevilacqua. […]
theguardian: by Peter Frankopan — After the prophet Muhammad’s death his Arab followers swept all before them to east and west – but then, theirs was a kind, tolerant and respectful faith Fifteen centuries ago, Arab armies fanned out from the Middle East in search of conquest. For some who […]
Source: BBC If you were in search of a new, disease-fighting antibiotic, where might you start? In a swamp? A remote island? Well, how about combing beards? Michael Mosley investigates. […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Militants raided a university in northwest Pakistan on […]
Source: BBC Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 50 injured. Four suspected attackers also […]
Behlül Özkan Become a fanAssistant professor at Marmara University; Author Turkey, the U.S. and Europe Are All Partly to Blame for the Festering Syria War Posted: 01/14/2016 12:46 pm EST Updated: 01/14/2016 4:00 pm EST Tweet ISTANBUL — On Tuesday, 10 German tourists lost their lives when a bomb […]
JAN 15, 2016 – 21:30 Ahead of Syria peace talks in Geneva, top officials are meeting in Switzerland to prepare the way (Keystone) The top diplomats for the United States and Russia will meet in Zurich next week for talks on Syria and Ukraine just ahead of the World Economic […]
Forecast DECEMBER 28, 2015 | 12:56 GMT With old geopolitical realities resurfacing across Eurasia and commodity prices stuck in a slump, 2016 is shaping up to be an unsettling year for much of the world. A logical place to begin is the country that bridges Europe and Asia: Turkey. […]
dw.com © Provided by Deutsche WelleThe Cambridge professor said that humans had to be “careful” for the next 100 years to ensure survival. His statement follows a 2015 warning on the risk of using artificial intelligence in conflicts.World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has once again issued a warning on technological […]
By Talat Masood Published: January 19, 2016 rime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on January 19, 2016. PHOTO: PM OFFICE The current toxic rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is another manifestation of the deep decay that has set in the Muslim world. The two […]