crisisgroup.org: by Jean-Marie Guehenno — From Afghanistan to Yemen, the conflicts and crises the world faces in the coming year. The last year was a bad one for international peace and security. Sure, there were bright spots in 2014. Colombia’s peace process looks hopeful. The last round of Iran’s nuclear […]
As search teams hunt for the black boxes of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, analysts say the pilot may have managed to make an emergency water landing, only for the plane to […]
340. Commandment – Allah has made trade lawful [2:276] Those who devour interest do not rise except as rises one whom Satan has smitten with insanity. That is because they say: ‘Trade also is like interest;’ whereas Allah has made trade lawful and made interest unlawful. So he to whom an admonition comes […]
343. Commandment – Say, ‘That which is with Allah is better than amusement and merchandise, and Allah is the Best Provider [62:12] But when they see some merchandise or some amusement, they break up for it, and leave thee standing. Say, ‘That which is with Allah is better than amusement and […]
ANKARA — Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has authorised the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman empire in 1923, AFP has learned. The […]
AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday discussed with his Palestinian counterpart Rami Hamdallah issues of mutual concern, mainly the failure of the Arab push to obtain a UN resolution setting […]
A.B.* has severed ties with Scientology, recently leaving after many years. The former member, who knows the organisation inside out, now wants to help keep people from joining the “totalitarian sect”. “It’s ingenious how Scientology manipulates people. Even though many of them know something isn’t right, they can’t escape even […]
A Palestinian woman pauses amid destroyed buildings in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip, in this July 26, 2014 file photo. (AFP) Agence France Presse ARABNEWS.COM Published — Monday 5 January 2015 JERUSALEM: Israel will not permit its soldiers to be hauled in front of […]
Throw an old dog a bone and sure enough, he’ll go chasing after it. So it is with “Palestine’s” request to join the International Criminal Court. An obvious attempt by Mahmoud Abbas to try Israel for war crimes in Gaza this year, we are told. Or maybe a “two-edged sword” […]
Source: ABC News: For a young girl to be able to walk away from a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, and then make her way through rough, densely wooded terrain at night to find help is being called an incredible miracle. Medical experts say the 7-year-old was […]
The Daily Beast: The failure at the UN of the Palestinian resolution underscores the point: The two-state solution isn’t happening. What now? Don’t ask. The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead. (At least for now, because few things about this dispute are absolutely certain.) But on Tuesday, we […]
fivethirtyeight.com There Are Way Too Many ‘Best Of 2014′ Lists By HAYLEY MUNGUIA They’re everywhere. You can’t escape them. You can even set your watch by them. Every year, as the air begins to chill and radio stations begin flipping the Christmas music switch, the inevitable comes: the annual year-end […]
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=5491dbea2b8c2abe11000139&autoPlay=false The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 12/23/2014 2:28 pm EST Updated: 12/23/2014 6:59 pm EST Jesus plays a distinct role in each of the Abrahamic faiths. This […]
More and more Israelis ‘renouncing’ their citizenship Israel approved 635 such applications, the report said. (Shutterstock) By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Sunday, 4 January 2015 Increasing numbers of Israelis living in the United States and Europe are renouncing their citizenship, according to a reportby the Israeli Ynetnews published […]
Teacher Teresa Price gives instructions as students take notes in English as a second language class at the Alta Vista Learning Center. (Photo courtesy: Associated Press) Associated Press, Texas Sunday, 4 January 2015 A new Thai and sushi restaurant sits on a busy corner, not far from the vast prairie […]
Iran’s top legislative body has turned down a new draft law aimed at giving more powers to Iranian police and notorious volunteer militias to enforce women’s compulsory wearing of the […]
President John Mahama 01 January 2015 | Written by Abdul Aziz | 3 0 1 Google +0 President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission of Ghana for the great role it is playing in ensuring peace and tranquility in Ghana and the world at large. President Mahama made […]
Reuters / New York Post The Cologne cathedral in Germany.Photo: Getty Images One of Germany’s most famous landmarks, Cologne Cathedral, will be plunged into darkness on Monday evening to protest a march by a growing grassroots anti-Muslim movement through the western German city, cathedral authorities said. The rise of the […]
Commandment – Earn by trade with mutual consent [4:30] O ye who believe! devour not your property among yourselves by unlawful means, except that you earn by trade with mutual consent. And kill not yourselves. Surely, Allah is Merciful to you.