Category: Global News and Affairs
Christian Expat’s Ramadan Gift for Workers
Fujairah (UAR): A Christian expat, who landed in the UAE with just a few hundreds of dirhams in 2003, is gifting a mosque to hundreds of workers thi [...]
Vatican and Jordanian Institute Colloquium
The Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies of Jordan and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue discussed the dignity of human life dur [...]
Marawi Catholics Welcome Ramadan with Muslims
Marawi City: Philippines: Catholics in the battle-scarred southern Philippine city of Marawi have joined the predominantly Muslim community in welco [...]
Bahraini Girl Reaches Everest Base Camp
A 13-year-old girl has become the youngest Bahraini to reach the Everest Base Camp. Juwan Abdulkhaleq, an eighth-grade student, made Bahraini histor [...]
American Jewish Community Honours ‘Righteous Muslims’
The Conference of Presidents, an umbrella organization that represents over 50 US Jewish organizations, hosted Mohammed al-Issa, the secretary general [...]
Pope Francis Appeals for Peace in the Middle East
Pope Francis has once more expressed his deep concern at the worsening violence in the Middle East. "I am very concerned at the escalation of tension [...]
Learning Must be a Serious Goal
What hinders learning in Schools? The recent World Development Report 2018 throws lights on factors that result in poor outcomes in schools in develop [...]
Saudi Women Granted Custody of Children after Divorce
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Justice and President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Walid Al-Sama'ani, has directed all courts in the country to autom [...]
Afghanistan has nearly 1 Million Female Drug Users
Opium cultivation and the use of drugs have become widespread in Afghanistan in recent years
Kabul: Laila Haidari, a volunteer from Bamyan provinc [...]
Turkey’s Religious Body to Appoint Women Clerics
The head of Turkey's religious affairs has said that they will select and appoint female deputy muftis in all provinces across Turkey. Directorate [...]