Wed 08 July 2026: Many people in the UK now use apps, smartwatches or wearable devices to track their physical activity. Fitness trackers promise to help users become fitter, happier and healthier versions of themselves. For many people, they can be useful: a nudge to move more, a way to notice patterns, or a reminder […]

Wed 08 July 2026: In this episode of The Thinking Muslim, we sit inside the historic Al-Nuri Bimaristan in Damascus with Dr. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre to explore one of the most remarkable institutions in Islamic civilisation. The bimaristan was not simply a hospital. It was a place of healing that understood the human being in their […]

Wed 08 July 2026: Egypt coach Hossam Hassan on Tuesday claimed his side suffered an “unjust defeat” to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 because of “marketing support” intended to keep the defending champions in the tournament. Hassan criticized French referee Francois Letexier after Egypt’s 3-2 defeat, saying the match lacked fairness […]

Tue 07 July 2026: Yang Youlin, an ex-official in the eastern city of Nanjing, accepted bribes in exchange for business favours, court says.  A Chinese court has sentenced a former senior official in the eastern city of Nanjing to death for accepting bribes. Yang Youlin illegally accepted money and property totalling more than 2.2 billion […]

Wed 08 July 2026: France’s ambassador to South Africa says French authorities have closed their investigation into the death of former South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, after concluding that he died by suicide, eNCA reported Mthethwa died in September last year after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in […]

Wed 08 July 2026: Britain’s Prince Harry and a group of other high-profile claimants have lost a privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The High Court dismissed their claims against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled that they had failed to prove allegations of unlawful information gathering, according to […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Wed 08 July 2026: France’s ambassador to South Africa says French authorities have closed their investigation into the death of former South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, after concluding that he died by suicide, eNCA reported Mthethwa died in September last year after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]