By JT – Nov 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday stressed that the Palestinian cause still represents the essence of conflict in the Middle East. In a letter sent to Fodé Seck, chairman of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights […]
Commandment – Regarding Kalalah – If a man dies leaving no child [4:177] They ask thee for instructions. Say, Allah gives you His instructions concerning ‘Kalalah’: If a man dies leaving no child and he has a sister, then she shall have half of what he leaves; and he shall inherit […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Reuters International NOV 30, 2015 – 09:52 By Joe Bavier and Philip Pullella BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the […]
Turkey is home to 2.2 million refugees Leo Cendrowicz 19 comments A refugee camp near the Syrian-Turkish border AFP/Getty The EU has clinched an agreement with Turkey giving Ankara €3 billion (£2 billion) and a pledge to renew its membership bid in exchange for help holding back refugees trying to make their […]
Voices David Cameron, there aren’t 70,000 moderate fighters in Syria – and whoever heard of a moderate with a Kalashnikov, anyway? The Blairite Labour MPs are going to vote with Dave because they loathe Corbyn more than Isis Robert Fisk @indyvoice 36 comments Londoners protest against bombing Syria Getty […]
Source: World Religion News Many Japanese Buddhist temples, their numbers running to thousands, are in danger of closing doors in the future. About 40 percent of about 77,000 temples will cease […]
Source: Fox News VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official says it’s too soon to say if Mother Teresa will be made a saint during the 2016 Holy Year of Mercy. […]
Source: Huffington Post By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author and political analyst The two words that were glaringly missing in the reams of news clips, press reports and news features on alleged […]
Source: Breitbart by TOM TANCREDO By any measure, we are losing the war against ISIS and radical Islam. A bigger problem is we do not yet realize we are losing or why. Their legions are growing, their ambitions are apocalyptic, and our resolve is as strong as silly putty. Without […]
Source: Dna India “ISIS is not at all Muslims, rather these are people from other religion wearing masks and defaming Islam”, viewed Vice President of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat HRA Choudhury. […]
Source: Reuters Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged French Muslim leaders on Sunday to develop an “enlightened Islam” to confront what he called the obscurantist views of Islamic State that lead […]
Source: The Rabwah Times The largest mosque in Japan opened its doors on November 20 near the central Japanese city of Nagoya, heralding a new chapter in the East Asian […]
By Jack Stewart Few of us give much thought to what happens to our bags once we drop them off at the airport. We tend to be more concerned […]
Source: BBC By Richard Hollingham The International World Extreme Medicine Conference in London is not for the faint-hearted. As I sneak into the back of the main lecture hall, record-breaking polar […]
Source: BBC By David Robson Ludovico Boumbas was meant to be enjoying a friend’s quiet birthday meal when the shooting began at the Belle Equipe in Paris on Friday. He […]
Source: BBC Crows are known to behave strangely around their dead: they gather around and squawk loudly nearby. The idea that it is part of some sort of ritual funeral […]
Source: BBC Reputation: Killer bees are huge and are equipped with lethal venom Reality: Killer bees are actually smaller than regular honeybees. Their venom is also less powerful. They are […]
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk Atoms are small. Really, really small. You’ll probably have heard that matter is made of bundles of these tiny things. You’ll likely also know that […]
Source: Pew Research Center The internet is a central resource for Americans looking for work, but a notable minority lack confidence in their digital job-seeking skills The internet is an […]