Jeddah: The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz World Center for Dialogue has announced the formation of what it called an Islamic-Jewish Council aimed at promoting coexistence and fighting extremism. The King Abdullah Center for Dialogue launched a European dialogue platform that brings together members of Islamic and Jewish institutions in Europe. The platform aims to contribute…
Modern Curricula for Modern Times Egyptian and foreign experts collaborated in developing the new curricula and class materials, creating up-to-date content that includes Egypt’s cultural heritage, according to Egyptian Education Minister, Tarek Shawki. In the face of great pressure from the authorities and public outcry and accusations of encouraging extremism, Al-Azhar leaders have accepted the…
The total GDP of the world economy is about $80 trillion today. Top ten economies make up a neat two-thirds of the total. These are United States, China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, India, France, Brazil, Italy, and Canada. The United States with a GDP of $24.4 trillion takes away nearly a fourth of the total…
Cairo: An Egyptian military court recently sentenced 17 people to death over their involvement in the 2016 and 2017 bombings of three churches and a police checkpoint that killed more than 80 people, according to Ahram, an English language news site affiliated with state run daily Al-Ahram. 19 others were sentenced to life in prison for…
The 2018 Report says there are more hungry people in India than five years ago. There is bad news for India from the Global Hunger Index 2018 which ranks India at 103 position among the 119 nations. Last year India was on 100th position. But even more poignantly, India has fallen from 55th position in…
The conditions of Pakistan’s ruling class are in complete contrast to the harsh economic realities of that country Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s House has 524 employees, 80 cars and 33 bullet-proof cars. Each of these cars costs more than Rs. 5 crore. Besides, Pakistan’s Prime Minister has several helicopters and a few planes at his disposal.…
Las Vegas: Taliban’s efforts to keep girls away from education in Pakistan was defeated by their very action of shooting her, says Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel laureate. “The result is that today millions of people all over the world are speaking out” and taking action against keeping young girls away from the liberating…
On a visit to Dublin, Ireland, Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, called on the international community to create a global family of nations and peoples with a sense of unity and solidarity, especially with the weakest of our brothers and sisters. Noting that “racial and ethnic hatred, intractable conflicts and violence, contempt for human…
Archbishop Joseph D’Souza, President of the All India Christian Council has been invited to the Second Global Unity Forum meeting in Indonesia. The two day international summit will be held on 25 and 26 October 2018 in which President Joko Widodo and many other Indonesians will participate to “foster the emergence of a truly just…
Three experts working for the UN’s top human rights body say the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia may have been responsible for war crimes including rape, torture, disappearances and “deprivation of the right to life” during three and a half years of escalated fighting against rebels in Yemen. In their first…
