Category: Global News and Affairs
“Iranian Women, Most Emancipated”: Molaverdi
Vatican City: "Since the 1979 revolution, Iranian women have made great strides and are in many respects better off than their counterparts in other [...]
Rotterdam Muslim Mayor Calls for Dialogue
Washington: Being a devout practising Muslim himself, Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has urged Muslims to distance themselves from extremist attack [...]
Terrorism, a Product of Extremist Ideology
Cairo: The Grand Imam of Egypt's Al Azhar University, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb has called for a reform of religious teachings to tackle the spread of ex [...]
Dr. Zakir Naik wins King Faisal International Prize
Riyadh: Dr. Zakir A. Naik, president of the Islamic Research Foundation of India, won the 2015 King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Service [...]
South Asia – Women Missing from Universities
Women are under-represented in higher education in SAARC nations. Sri Lanka fares the best. Afghan women are least represented. India is catching up. [...]
World’s Most Miserable States
Venezuela has been catapulted to the number one position with a score of 106.3. High and rising consumer prices are said to be the bane of Venezuela [...]
Modern Slavery
Does slavery exist in modern world?
Yes, it does. How and in what form? May be the next question one must be asking.
An Australian organization had be [...]
Most Livable Cities Index for Asians
Singapore Remain on the Top, B.luru best in India, though 182nd globally
Singapore has been rated as the most livable city in Asia and Bengaluru [...]
Muslim Scholars from West Africa, Middle East, Join Fight against Extremism
Nouakchott: Some 1,500 Islamic scholars from West Africa and the Middle East have sent an appeal to defeat religious extremists. During a four-day con [...]
Turkey gets its First Church
Ankara: Turkey's government has authorized the building of the first church in the country in nearly a century. The church is for the tiny Syriac comm [...]