Zehra Mehdi-Barlas Yes, I was fortunate enough to be born in a country and into a family where it was expected for me, a girl, to get educated and have a voice. I was told that praying is good for the soul, but so is music. I was encouraged to read and learn more about the world. I was neither …

By Ramzy Baroud The text of the letter was short and precise, leaving no room for any misinterpretation in the “promise” made by Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour to a powerful representative of the Jewish community in Britain, Lord Rothschild on a fateful day of 2 November 1917. “I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of …

Ottawa: Corporal, gunman confirmed dead in shooting spree; police on lookout for at least one more suspect Canada’s capital city Ottawa was the scene of multiple shootings on Wednesday, with Ottawa police confirming firings at two locations as life ground to a halt in the city. The police have confirmed that shootings took place at Parliament Hill and the National …

By Garikai Chengu On Monday, America’s government offices, businesses, and banks all grind to a halt in order to commemorate Columbus Day. In schools up and down the country, little children are taught that a heroic Italian explorer discovered America, and various events and parades are held to celebrate the occasion. It has now become common knowledge amongst academics that …

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund on Monday said that had bought 19.9% stake in Hong Kong-based retail chain Lifestyle International Holdings for $600 million. According to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) said that the acquisition was a part of its strategy in “diversifying” its investment and “expanding into new markets in Asia”, the official QNA news agency reported. Under the deal, …

The Australian Parliament on Monday abandoned a potentially controversial plan which would force women wearing the niqab or the burqa to sit in separated glassed enclosures in public. They rejected the plan after a decision on October 2nd by Senate President Stephen Parry and Speaker Bronwyn Bishop to make people wearing face covering sit in areas usually reserved for noisy …

Twenty-seven year old Bosnian Muslim immigrant Aida Hadzialic has become Sweden’s new minister of education. Hadzialic was appointed earlier in the month by Stefan Löfven in his new cabinet as the Upper Secondary School and Adult Education Initiative in Sweden. She studied law at the University of Lund before she became the deputy mayor of Halmstad when she was 23 …

At a time when tensions between Israel and Palestine seem to be at an all-time high, the small Jewish community in an eastern Indian city seems to be living alongside their Muslim brethren without any trouble. Three synagogues in the Indian city of Kolkata, which boasts of a miniscule Jewish population of around 20, have had Muslim caretakers for generations, …

India has the second-largest Muslim population in the world, with approximately 176 million Muslims, making up 14.4% of the country and 11% of the total Muslim population in the world. However, there is little mention of the country in Western media, thanks largely to the fact that most of India’s Muslim population in un-radicalized. According to an Economist editorial, “a …

Bill Hemmer, co-host of Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom”, on Monday became visibly angry with guests who took issue to comedian Bill Maher’s stance on Islam. “Real Time” host Maher had on Friday argued that Islam “is the only religion that acts like the mafia” and said that the “vast numbers of Muslims want humans to die for holding a different …