Guardian: More than two-thirds of British Jews have a “sense of despair” every time an expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is approved, and three-quarters think that Israel’s approach to making peace with the Palestinians is damaging its standing in the world, according to a […]
Huff Post: A Muslim woman is turning the hostility of Internet trolls into a “force for good” — one hate-filled tweet at a time. Dr. Susan Carland, an Australian academic and well-known figure in the country’s Muslim community, said she’s become all too accustomed to the “stream of toxicity” that […]
Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion’s role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? […]
“What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks is republished with permission of Stratfor.” Analysis Update (6:00 CST): According to French media reports, French security forces have stormed and […]
Book written by John Davenport This is a short but a wonderful book and a must read for all Muslims and Christians. This beautiful book, An apology for Mohammed and the […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:33) Source: BBC France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed […]
Severing the Islamic State’s Supply Lines Analysis NOVEMBER 12, 2015 | 19:41 GMT Print Analysis Editor’s Note: Stratfor closely monitors conflict zones from a geopolitical perspective. What is perhaps the most volatile conflict today can be found in the territories of Iraq and Syria that are controlled by the Islamic State. […]
Commandment – Do not concealthe truthor evade it (to witness) [4:136] O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich or poor, Allah is more regardful of them both than you are. Therefore follow not low desires […]
Source: Pew Research Center Religious “nones” are not only growing as a share of the U.S. population, but they are becoming more secular over time by a variety of measures, a fact that also is helping to make the U.S. public overall somewhat less religious, according to surveys done as […]
Source: Huffington Post Word is out. Belief in God will make your children less moral people, so say researchers from the University of Chicago. It’s hit the news too, and […]
Source: BBC Vinod Nelson had just barely left Bern, Switzerland when the train came to an unexpected halt, and terrible news came over the speakers. The train would not be […]
Source: BBC In the first case of its kind, a female chimpanzee has been observed caring for an infant with severe disabilities in the wild. The young chimpanzee was discovered […]
Source: BBC An elite South African university wants to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. Stellenbosch University management has taken the decision in the wake […]
Matthew Fisher | November 12, 2015 9:36 PM ETMore from Matthew Fisher, nationalpost.com BEIRUT — People chosen to resettle in Canada will be getting “the million-dollar ticket,” said Mohammed Hamadi as he helped marshal Syrian refugees into the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ headquarters for appointments Thursday. Only half jokingly, the security […]
Fueling Indonesia’s Regional Strategy Analysis NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | Indonesian motorists line up in at a Pertamina fuel station in Jakarta. (ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Forecast Indonesia will not manage to restore its net oil exporter status, but instead will use OPEC membership to expand its regional influence and transform its […]
EUROPEAN MIGRATION Swiss to retain high proportion of foreigners NOV 12, 2015 – 21:28 Europe’s migration crisis offers nations a way to replace aging labor pools. (Keystone) An analysis of migration data shows the Swiss can expect to have one of the highest European proportions of foreigners in their midst […]
Nov 12,2015 – Last updated at Nov 12,2015 JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The dangerous and destructive situation on the ground in Israel-Palestine is painful for both parties, though Palestinians are being killed at a rate seven times faster than Israelis. So the situation is not a symmetrical one […]
By AFP – Nov 12,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Heavy smoke billows during an operation by Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Thursday, to retake the town from the Daesh group and cut a key supply line to Syria (AFP photo) MOUNT […]
By AFP – Nov 12,2015 – Last updated at Nov 12,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) talks with Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama during the Valletta Summit on Migration in Valletta, Malta, on Thursday (Reuters photo) VALLETTA — European Union and African leaders on Thursday […]
NOVEMBER 13, 20158:24AM He is labelled as a hero by government loyalists, but is a complex character. Nick Whighamnews.com.au “All men die, only a few will be remembered.” It’s a mantra said to be fondly used by Syria’s most notorious commander, Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan, who certainly won’t be forgotten anytime […]