Although received wisdom would have us believe otherwise, Islam is not actually an anti-iconic religion. Indeed, down through the ages, it has always produced images. Today, artistic creativity needs to […]
MotherJones: by James West — And that number could double by 2050. Air pollution kills 3.3 million people per year. And that number could double by 2050 if nothing is done to clean up the dangerous levels tiny particles, toxins, and ozone that blanket many countries, especially in Asia. These […]
The Guardian: by Martin Pengelly —– 2016 hopeful: ‘I would not advocate we put a Muslim in charge of this nation’ Retired neurosurgeon says Islam is not consistent with US constitution The Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has said no Muslim should be president of the United States of America. In an […]
Epigraph: So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:19) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
By Christoph Reuter in Beirut AP An exodus of tens of thousands is hemorrhaging out of Syria and into Europe. After four years of civil war horrors, people have given up completely on their country. Is there a shred of hope left for stopping the conflict and rebuilding? Both men were […]
MIGRATION CRISIS Swiss are “too restrictive” over Syrian refugees SEP 20, 2015 – 12:36 A Syrian woman stands with her children after arriving by boat on the Greek island of Lesbos on September 19 (Pixsil) Switzerland should grant more Syrians full refugee status rather than just temporary residency, a top […]
HEART OF UMMAH: During Haj some three million Muslims travel to the Holy Sites in Makkah to seek repentance for their sins and ask the Creator for the innermost desires of their hearts. DR. SALEH AS-SALEH Published — Friday 18 September 2015 This is a journey that was taken by […]
Region’s barometer Sep 20,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Today, the greatest political challenges for Jordan come from two different fronts: On one side, the inevitable consequences of the Syrian issue, on the other, the possible escalation of the problems in the West Bank. Both have the potential to […]
By Reuters – Sep 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Afghan refugees struggle to swim ashore after their dinghy with a broken engine drifted out of control off the Greek island of […]
Review of Religions: This series sets out, in the words of the Promised Messiah(as), Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a summary of his exposition of four outstanding topics: ISLAM; ALLAH, THE […]
Tribune: Like most middle class Hindus, especially Gujaratis, I grew up with particular ideas about nationalism and religion. When one is young, it is easy to be attracted to the idea of Hindutva, because its essence is quite basic and unexceptionable. It seems to rest on a surging love of […]
Guardian: MI5 is paying Muslim informants for controversial short-term spying missions to help avert terrorist attacks by homegrown Islamist extremists. Individuals across the UK, including in Manchester and London, are being […]
Source: Daily Mail Jeremy Corbyn said ISIS was created ‘in part’ by western interventions Claimed Western arms and money was ending up with the terror group Labour leader confirmed he would not support any bombing against ISIS He said he would make Britain safer by ‘becoming a force for human […]
Watch GPS, Sundays 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. ET The Global Public Square helps you make sense of the world, with insights from CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. Fareed Zakaria is host […]
Epigraph: Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show […]
Why do Muslims come to America, asks Virginia school chairperson? http://tribune.com.pk/story/959199/why-do-muslims-come-to-america-asks-us-school-board-chairperson/ Virginia school board chairperson has caused an uproar after posting an anti-Muslim cartoon on Facebook, questioning why Muslims wanted to come to America. The post read, “Muslims hate pork, beer, dogs, bikinis, Jesus, and freedom of speech. My question […]
The Conservative leader boasts that he’s a sound economic manager, but the numbers tell a very different story. Share on Facebook RYAN REMIORZ / THE CANADIAN PRESS That Conservative leader Stephen Harper has maintained the fiction of good economic management is testament to his doggedness in sticking to his story, […]
Source: Quartz Written by Haroon Moghul – a Senior Correspondent at Religion Dispatches and a novelist. He writes extensively on international affairs, religion and culture. “Xenophobic and anti-Muslim” was how […]
Source: Online Peeps In an immaculate motion of mankind, Sikhs from of a little town of Sarwapur, Punjab build a mosque for the Muslim occupants. Joga Singh, an affluent agriculturist […]
Sep 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES BY MUSA KEILANI Al Murabitun, in Jerusalem, jolted this week the Arab masses, including heads of states into action, following years of lethargy and apathy regarding Palestinian holy sites, be they Christian or Muslim. Al Murabitun are roughly 3,000 Jerusalemites, men, women and teenagers, who study […]