It will only strengthen us — King
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah said that the killing of pilot Muath Kasasbeh at the hands of the so-called Islamic State will only strengthen Jordanians as they deal with […]
Halal slaughterhouse staff investigated over alleged animal cruelty
Source: theguardian.com Undercover video shot by an animal welfare group appearing to show the brutal treatment of sheep at a Yorkshire abattoir has rekindled the debate over whether animals need to be stunned before they are killed. More…..http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/03/halal-slaughterhouse-staff-investigated-alleged-animal-cruelty-bowood-lamb-yorkshire
G25 Rep. Farida, ‘We risk being labelled ‘deviant’ for supporting Ahmadis’
Noor Farida said that she uses a Quran with Abdullah Yusuf Ali’s English translation, and the Ahmadi Quran might differ from the Shafi’i school of jurisprudence that she practises. Source: themalaymailonline.com KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin of the group called G25 has defended her recent slight of […]
Gambian press focus on Ahmadiya reaction
Source: en.starafrica.com The Point newspaper on its part reported that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at to a statement issued by the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council denouncing them as being non-Muslims, describing the statement as baseless. The sect in its statement argued that it believed in Allah, the Almighty and all His […]
Then they came for me …
Source: nation.com.pk By Shamila Ghyas We Pakistanis are a very caring nation and constantly worry for the plight of others– the Muslims in India (Kashmir), the Muslims in Palestine, etc are […]
UK MPs say yes to three-person babies
Source:BBC MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in an historic move. The UK is now set to become […]
USCIRF: Nations Must Repeal Blasphemy Laws
Source: Huffington Post By Katrina Lantos Swett, she is chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) By M. Zuhdi Jasser, he is a USCIRF Commissioner What did the terrorist attacks against […]
ISIS Kills Jordanian Pilot
Source. abc news. A Jordanian pilot held by ISIS appears to be killed in a new video released by the terror group today.The pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, is shown in an orange jumpsuit in an outdoor cell before he is set on fire.The undated video of al-Kaseasbeh’s apparent death comes […]
UN Agency Alarmed Over Images of IS Distributing Its Food
Source:abc news. The U.N.’s World Food Program says it is “extremely concerned” about images circulating on social media showing Islamic State labels affixed to its food aid boxes in Syria. It said in a statement Monday that it was still trying to verify the photos, but that they appear to […]
The palace of shame that makes China angry
By Chris Bowlby, BBC News, Beijing There is a deep, unhealed historical wound in the UK’s relations with China – a wound that most British people know nothing about, but which […]
What is War on Terror; President Obama Defines it For Us
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 […]
Head of UN war crimes inquiry resigns after Israel accuses him of pro-Gaza bias
theguardian — William Schabas quits to prevent consultancy work for Palestine Liberation Organisation overshadowing report on last summer’s military offensive A Palestinian woman amid destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip during a humanitarian truce in July 2014. The head of a UN inquiry into last summer’s Israeli military offensive […]
King Salman’s shady past
With the US and Pakistan both in Saudi Arabia’s figurative pocket, King Salman is set to likely rule much of the world. —AFP Rafia Zakaria is an author, attorney and human rights activist. She is a columnist for DAWN Pakistan and a regular contributor for Al Jazeera America, Dissent, Guernica […]
Rap and radicalism: Does hip hop create extremists?
On January 1, the French rapper Medine uploaded his latest track “Don’t Laik”. Surrounded by youth from the banlieues, he sounds off against secularism, taking swipes at Nietszche and the […]
Recipient of foreign funds: Tough hunt for Punjab to identify madrassas
ET: ISLAMABAD: Civilian forces and intelligence agencies engaged in enrolling over 6,550 unregistered madrassas in Punjab are facing stiff resistance from hundreds of clerics who have refused to reveal their sources of funding. A senior officer, who is also a member of the committee overseeing the implementation of National Action Plan […]
How the Philippines saved 1,200 Jews
(CNN) —Even at the age of seven, Lotte Hershfield knew her world was crumbling. She avoided the benches with the sign: No dogs or Jews allowed. She couldn’t attend public schools. And the Nazis and their growling German shepherds raided her family’s house, throwing their books into a fire. As […]
Ghost Ships: Turkey Becomes Springboard for Syrians Heading to Europe
The short man told Sherko that he always had to be prepared. That’s why Sherko is now sitting on the bed in his fluorescent-lit hotel room in Mersin, a port […]
Kurd allies fighting IS in north Iraq hampered by rivalries
AP | Feb 01, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES SINJAR, Iraq — Kurdish forces in recent weeks have retaken parts of the strategic Iraqi town of Sinjar, whose Yazidi population was […]
Gambia: Ahmadiyya Slams GSIC’s Unfounded Claims
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia has slammed as ‘unfounded’ the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council’s wide ranging allegations against their belief. Source: standard.gm In a 12-page rebuttal signed by the […]