Huff Post: by Rachel Moss — Women are constantly fed messages by the media that suggest being slim and young is the key to beauty and success. So naturally, feminists regularly talk about body image. We talk about the unrealistic expectations placed on women. We talk about skinny shaming. We talk about […]
The Telegraph: by Sarah Knapton — The government is to launch a new campaign asking middle aged people to make seven lifestyle changes including getting more sleep Middle-aged people will be encouraged to get more sleep as part of a government campaign to help them live more healthy lifestyles and reduce the […]
Thomas Jefferson didn’t just own a Quran — he engaged with Islam and fought to ensure the rights of Muslims By DENISE SPELLBERG Salon: [He] sais “neither Pagan nor Mahamedan [Muslim] […]
Guardian: Africa is now home to more than 160,000 people with personal fortunes worth in excess of $1m (£642,000), a twofold increase in the number of wealthy individuals since the turn of the century that highlights the problem of deepening inequality as some of the world’s poorest nations register strong economic […]
DALLAS (Reuters) – Plans for a cemetery for Muslims on the outskirts of a small North Texas town have sparked a backlash among some local residents who said they fear it will bring radical Islam and terrorism to their doorsteps. The Islamic Association of Collin County purchased 34 acres to […]
The Hindu: Amid the perceived and possible dangers of the terror group like the Islamic State (IS) radicalising and recruiting Muslim youths, the Barelwi sect among Muslims has decided to include a chapter against terrorism in all madrassas functioning under its fold across the country. The Dargahe-Aala-Hazrat, the headquarters of […]
Economist: Aug 6th 2015, 15:11 | From the print edition DO FRIENDS of the opposite gender distract teenagers, hampering their academic performance? It may seem obvious, at least to paranoid parents, and yet it is hard to prove. Read more at http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21660556-its-official-having-friends-opposite-sex-bad-childrens-grades#61rgZ88f9wVBwV0G.99 Read more at
Source: BBC 22 November 2013 A simple tweet from a university student of Somali origin in Norway has triggered a big debate in the country over racism. It started with a tweet. On Sunday evening, medical student Warsan Ismail began to list a series of everyday examples of racism she […]
Source: Huffington Post By Anantanand Rambachan; Professor of Religion, Saint Olaf College. Latest book,”A Hindu Theology of Liberation.” The recent PEW Research Center findings on America’s religious landscape revealed that approximately 56 million […]
Our source: Huffington Post PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of villagers in eastern India beat to death five women Saturday, accusing them of practicing witchcraft and blaming them for a […]
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
Documents dating back to the 16th century show that naturalist Charles Darwin was not the first to discover the existence of heterostyly – floral forms that differ in male and […]
There are even Muslims running against each other, Omar Alghabra (Liberal) and Farheen Khan (NDP) in Mississauga Centre, a riding where an estimated 16.5% of eligible voters are Muslim, and […]
Global Issues: by Wambi Michael — KAMPALA, Aug 07 (IPS) – After years of a protracted battle against Uganda’s “bride price” practice, the country’s Supreme Court this week ruled that husbands can no longer demand that it be returned in the event of dissolution of a customary marriage but has […]
Global ssues: by Thalif Deen — UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) – The United Nations has declared that 2015 is already “the deadliest year” for millions of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution in their countries. A group of refugee women and their children await the arrival of […]