Turkey’s Eurasia tunnel project nears completion
Turkey’s second underwater tunnel project connecting the Asian and European sides is expected to make an early opening earlier than scheduled May 27, 2015 12:30 GMT The opening of the […]
Switzerland: Farmers ready to employ refugees as farmhands
WORK SCHEME Farmers ready to employ refugees as farmhands By Anand Chandrasekhar MAY 20, 2015 – 15:05 Refugees often find it tough to enter the Swiss workforce (SBV/USP) A three-year pilot project to allow refugees to work on farms has been met by support from Swiss farmers. The move could […]
Penalties proposed for false accusers of blasphemy
Tribune: The government has finalised a draft bill, which will now be presented in parliament for approval, to combat the abuse of the existing laws. The proposal, prepared by the interior ministry and vetted by the law ministry, aims to ensure that no one takes the law into their own […]
Fog of War: Who’s Lying About Syria’s Christian Massacre?
by Mohammed Idrees Ahmad, THE INDEPENDENT An esteemed war journalist says he witnessed Syrian jihadis slaughter Christians. Evidence of a war crime—or a Brian Williams moment? Patrick Cockburn, the Irish foreign correspondent for The Independent, has an eclectic following. He is admired by Noam Chomsky and Rand Paul; and last […]
Fog of War: Who's Lying About Syria's Christian Massacre?
by Mohammed Idrees Ahmad, THE INDEPENDENT An esteemed war journalist says he witnessed Syrian jihadis slaughter Christians. Evidence of a war crime—or a Brian Williams moment? Patrick Cockburn, the Irish foreign correspondent for The Independent, has an eclectic following. He is admired by Noam Chomsky and Rand Paul; and last […]
Ongoing Impact of Khilafat: Celebrating 107 Years of True Caliphate (Khilafat)
Review of Religions: Mujadid Alf Thani, Hadhrat Shah Wali Ullah of Delhi(ru), has expressed in his writings that a rightly guided Khalifa can be likened to the human heart. The […]
Why Are the Islamic State’s Commanders so Much Better than the Iraqi Army’s?
BY PAUL MCLEARY MAY 26, 2015 – 4:03 PM Shiite militias and Iraqi government forces have started to move into place around the Islamic State-held city of Ramadi in preparation for a highly-publicized but hastily-planned push to wrest the city from the fighters who chased the Iraqi army out earlier […]
Enemy Number One For Minorities in Pakistan: Public Opinion
THE SOUTH ASIA CHANNEL Enemy Number One For Minorities in Pakistan: Public Opinion In a hostile world, Pakistani minorities face many threats; each new atrocity brings with it reams of analysis and no shortage of finger pointing towards the perceived culprits. But general public opinion might be just as much […]
Book Review: Ibn Sena and The Canon of Medicine
Ibn Sina and the Canon of Medicine, its translators and commentators Author Prof. Syed Zillur Rahman, Aligarh, India – translator Zakaria Virk Reviewed by Dr. Khalid Sohail, Toronto Source: www.drsohail.com When […]
Turning Muslim: how travelling to foreign lands primed my heart for Islam
By Danielle LoDuca The horrific attacks on September 11, 2001 brought to the forefront of my attention that something was terribly wrong. My peaceful fantasy world was shattered that day. […]
Religion Doesn’t Create Terrorists – Society Does.
The Huffington Post: By Dale Hansen; Political blogger, Detroit News The recent motor cycle gang violence in Texas has many wondering why the media isn’t talking about things like white-on-white crime; why […]
Religion Doesn't Create Terrorists – Society Does.
The Huffington Post: By Dale Hansen; Political blogger, Detroit News The recent motor cycle gang violence in Texas has many wondering why the media isn’t talking about things like white-on-white crime; why […]
From Eritrean child soldier to Swedish parliamentarian
WAR & CONFLICT From Eritrean child soldier to Swedish parliamentarian Arhe Hamednaca is a member of Sweden’s parliament, but his commitment to social justice began as a child fighter. Fatma Naib | 27 May 2015 10:10 GMT | Arhe Hamednaca with a group of Palestinian youth in Tulkarm, the West Bank […]
Exclusive: The last Nizam of Hyderabad was so rich he had a £50m diamond paperweight..
BY JULIE MCCAFFREY This eccentric Indian ruler was the world’s richest man. 1937 Time magazine (Pic:Getty Images) This eccentric Indian ruler was the world’s richest man. He had 86 mistresses, 100 illegitimate sons and employed 38 staff to dust palace chandeliers. Yet the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Sir Osman Ali […]
480. Commandment – Speak to him a gentle speech that he might possibly heed or fear
480. Commandment – Speak to him a gentle speech that he might possibly heed or fear [20:44] “Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has transgressed all bounds. [20:45] “But speak to him a gentle speech that he might possibly heed or fear.”
Modern royals of India use their ancestry to create change
MAY 27, 2015 12:09 PM Think of the word ‘Maharaja’ and it will probably conjure up images of courtly grandeur, splendor and jewels surrounding a powerful turbaned ruler. Until 1947, Maharajas (meaning “great kings”) played a crucial role in the subcontinent’s history, culture and socio-economic landscape. According to Chicago […]
Afghan Canadian charged with break and enter incidents at a Catholic Church
Iqbal Hasan Shameful Staff photos by Bryon Johnson Peel Regional Police have charged a Mississauga man in connection with vandalism and break and enter incidents at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Cooksville. nextplay/pausepre2/2 Mississauga News May 26, 2015 By Louie Rosella MISSISSAUGA — A Mississauga man is facing a rash of […]
East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’
WAR & CONFLICT East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’ Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are increasingly pessimistic on the possibility of an independent state. Creede Newton | 14 Apr 2015 12:03 GMT | Netanyahu announced the construction of 143 new homes in the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as […]
East Jerusalem: 'The two-state solution is dead'
WAR & CONFLICT East Jerusalem: ‘The two-state solution is dead’ Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are increasingly pessimistic on the possibility of an independent state. Creede Newton | 14 Apr 2015 12:03 GMT | Netanyahu announced the construction of 143 new homes in the Jewish settlement known to Israelis as […]
French Muslims say Veil Bans Gives cover to Bias
French Muslims say constant talk about banning veils has made them targets of abuse. Credit Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times WISSOUS, France — Malek Layouni was not thinking […]