DEC 13, 2015 – 15:54 A Syrian refugee hangs laundry in a camp in Turkey, home to an estimated two million Syrians who have fled their country (Keystone) Swiss migration authorities are negotiating an agreement wherein Turkey would take back refugees who had travelled to Switzerland via their country, according […]
Dec 10,2015 – Jordan Times – Emma Bonino Europe’s so-called refugee crisis should never have become an emergency. Accommodating 1 million asylum seekers should not be a huge challenge for the European Union — an area with 500 million citizens that welcomes more than 3 million immigrants every year. Unfortunately, […]
Dec 13,2015 – Joschka Fischer – Jordan Times For four years, a bloody war has raged in Syria. What began as a democratic uprising against Bashar Assad’s dictatorship has developed into a cat’s cradle of conflicts, partly reflecting a brutal proxy struggle among Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia for regional […]
Dec 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The campaign of one key Republican contender to the White House, Donald Trump, has been awash with gaffes, posturing, and all sorts of irresponsible and inane declarations that often made one teeter between laughter at the lack of political savvy of this man and annoyance at […]
Voices ‘Criminals’ are our chaps, while ‘terrorists’ are dark-skinned Muslims Robert Fisk @indyvoice 73 comments How do we decide who’s a terrorist and who’s just a criminal? PA Cops and reporters have a lot in common. Both are students of human folly. They have an osmotic-parasitic relationship. And so I […]
The Un-evolving Relationship between American Christians, Evolution, and Climate Change Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Gear; Founding and lead pastor, One Church; founder, openmindedchurch.org Last week marked 156 years since Charles […]
Source: BBC Twitter has sent warnings to a number of users that their accounts may have been hacked by “state-sponsored actors”. It is the first time that the social media […]
Source: BBC Guo Guangchang, the high-profile Chinese tycoon detained by police last week, has made an appearance at his company’s annual meeting in Shanghai. The Fosun International chairman was first […]
Source: BBC South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and workers often report feeling stressed. So in order to make people appreciate life, some companies […]
Source: Huffington Post By Kabir Helminski Sufi shaikh and author This is meant to be the first of seven articles being composed to reach out to all Americans to express support for the fundamental values of pluralism, tolerance, freedom, and human dignity. The vast majority of American Muslims unequivocally condemn […]
Daily Times: Hizbut Tahrir believes in coopting people in positions of power, especially in the military, and making them rise up in open rebellion against the established legal order Last week the Punjab government and in particular the city district government of Lahore took the admirable step of curbing hate […]
Syracuse Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds a prayer vigil covered by local TV channel 3 and local time warner cable channel 10. Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 06:57 PM EST For Video click here EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — “We are gathered here today to show the world and to show ISIS, […]
Listen to John F Kennedy the 35th President of USA, here give his speech in 1960 when he was a Senator running for the Presidency and was getting a lot […]
The Doha Debates are a forum for free speech in Qatar and tackle the region’s most controversial and topical issues. They are sponsored by Qatar Foundation and their broadcasting rights […]
Source: BBC Chinese tech giant Baidu has successfully tested its driverless car on roads near the company’s headquarters in Beijing. The 30km (18.6 miles) test route required a modified BMW […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Qasim Rashid Visiting Fellow, Harvard University’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal School of Islamic Studies “How do you tell someone he’s a racist?” During a recent lecture […]
Source: i100 The first plane of Syrian refugees landed in Toronto late on Thursday, and Canada has wasted no time in welcoming them. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the […]
Source: i100 Independent If you’re not familiar with the Bible, there are some rather gory passages within its pages. For example: If you will not listen to me and carry […]
Source: Huffington Post Following last week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which was carried out by Muslims who FBI officials say were Islamic State supporters, American mosques and Muslims […]
The New York times: So here’s my quiz on religion. Some questions have more than one correct answer. Which holy scripture declares (when fighting a defensive war): “Slay the idolaters […]