‘Li-fi 100 times faster than wi-fi’
Source: BBC A new method of delivering data, which uses the visible spectrum rather than radio waves, has been tested in a working office. Li-fi can deliver internet access 100 […]
China’s yuan set for IMF reserve status
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Source: BBC The International Monetary […]
Mohammad Abu Khdair murder: Two Israelis found guilty
Source: BBC Two 17-year-old Israelis have been convicted of the murder of Palestinian youth Mohammad Abu Khdair, abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014. A verdict on a […]
FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO LIVE
Source: Newsweek PAKISTAN’S AHMADIS FACE PERSECUTION, THREATS FROM LOCAL MOBS AND THE STATE. “Are these the people with bullets who took my papa away?” two-year-old Sabiha Ahmad asked her mother […]
Jerusalem’s holy sites a red line — King
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 […]
661. Commandment – Regarding Kalalah – If a man dies leaving no child
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 […]
“Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis
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 […]
Pope ends Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
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 […]
Refugee crisis: EU pays €3bn to Turkey in exchange for help on dealing with European migration
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 […]
David Cameron, there aren’t 70,000 moderate fighters in Syria – and whoever heard of a moderate with a Kalashnikov, anyway?
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 […]
BUDDHIST TEMPLES ARE CLOSING IN JAPAN AT A STARTLING RATE
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 […]
Vatican: ‘Lovely’ if pope makes Mother Teresa a saint in Holy Year but it’s too early to say
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. […]
Here’s Why the Alleged Planned Parenthood Killer Isn’t Called a Domestic Terrorist
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 […]
Can a Dying Civilization Defeat ISIS and Radical Islam?
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 […]
ISIS not Muslim, people of other faith defaming Islam: Assam leader
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. […]
France calls for ‘enlightened Islam’ against jihadist ideology
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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens Japan’s largest Mosque
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 […]
The hidden world that moves your luggage
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 […]
The challenges of carrying out surgery in space
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 […]
The reason why everyday heroes emerge in atrocities
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 […]