India police say 15 charged in lynching over beef rumours
Source: Tribune LUCKNOW: Indian police Wednesday formally charged 15 suspects over the mob murder of a Muslim man suspected of eating beef in late September, a case that sparked an outcry […]
UN adopts resolution on Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources
DEC. 23, 2015 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources under Israeli occupation.The draft solution, “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian […]
96 Palestinians shot by Israeli military in Friday demos
DEC. 18, 2015 maannews.com Clashes in Bethlehem, October 2015. (MaanImages/Frederik Kaare-Andersen,File) NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Friday shot and injured at least 78 Palestinians, two critically, when clashes broke out across the occupied Palestinian territory for the second day in a row.Medical sources told Ma’an that a Palestinian […]
How To Break The Cycle Of Negative Thoughts In Your Head
Source: Huffington Post Who doesn’t know that thrumming, repetitive thinking that plays on an endless loop in our brains? It can start with anything — a grouchy look from someone […]
Newly released documents reveal U.S. Cold War nuclear target list
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)U.S. plans for nuclear war in 1959 included the “systematic destruction” of major urban centers like East Berlin, Moscow and Beijing — with the populations of those […]
UK Imam business visa revoked
A British imam whose business visa was revoked without explanation as he tried to board a flight to America has accused the US State Department of enacting the policies of Donald Trump “before he has received a single vote”. Ajmal Masroor, 44, is the second British Muslim over the past week to […]
Number of female solicitors in Scotland overtakes male for first time
Huff Post: by Severin Carroll — Just over half of practising solicitors are women, but they are still under-represented in senior roles Senior judges at the Court of Session in […]
Israel reports record immigration of Jews from France in 2015
Reuters International DEC 24, 2015 – swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A record number of French Jews moved to Israel this year, an immigration official said on Thursday, citing anti-Semitic violence […]
Source of hopelessness
Dec 24,2015 -JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) puts out a monthly report about the life condition in the occupied Palestinian territories. In its latest report, OCHA stated that a record number of Palestinians from Gaza seek Israeli exit permits for […]
European politics with an Islamic face?
Dec 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Robert Skidelsky Donald Trump’s call to bar Muslims from the United States provoked the following exchange with two young friends of mine: “If the choice was between Muslim immigration and preserving liberal moral values,” I asked, “which would you choose?” They both denied the question’s […]
Jordanians have no worries about their future — King
By JT – Dec 23,2015 – JORDANIAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah speaks to Christian leaders during a meeting on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday underscored the unity and solidarity of the Jordanian people, noting that Jordanians, Muslims and Christians, […]
Israel, on the Road to a Theocracy
Source: Haaretz.com By Uri Misgav A longtime friend told me this week about a call he made to the principal of his young son’s elementary school. He asked how it […]
Life and Teachings of Mohammad by Annie Besant
By Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933), who was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule. […]
Hijab: Oppressive or Islamic
Patheos.con: By Ayesha Noor I went shopping on a hot June afternoon. I wore a cool beige outer garment over my Jeans and top and complimented it with a blue […]
Top Judge Stands Up For The Constitutional Rights Of Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Kim Bellware; Reporter, The Huffington Post Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants had a simple message for Muslim-Americans: “You do not stand alone.” The Massachusetts Supreme Court […]
Pigs’ heads dumped outside Islamic school
Source: The Guardian Police are treating the dumping of two pigs’ heads outside an Islamic school in Lancashire as a hate crime. It is believed the heads were left at […]
The Hajj crush: ‘It was the closest thing to hell on earth’
Source: The Guardian “The situation was one of sheer hopelessness,” says Sajjad Shah from Pakistan. “Those who could afford to stay and search for their dead loved ones did so. […]
US prisoners released early by software bug
Source: BBC More than 3,200 US prisoners have been released early because of a software glitch. The bug miscalculated the sentence reductions prisoners in Washington state had received for good […]
Oil prices will reach $70 a barrel by 2020, says Opec
Source: BBC Oil producers’ group Opec has said it expects oil prices to recover to $70 a barrel by 2020. Prices have fallen from more than $110 a barrel in […]
Somalia bans Christmas celebrations
Source: BBC Somalia’s government has banned the celebration of Christmas, warning that such Christian festivities could threaten the nation’s Muslim faith. “Those celebrations are not in any way related to […]