Global stock markets fall amid oil rout
Source: BBC Stock markets worldwide have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. Europe’s main markets closed sharply […]
Muslim boy, 10, probed for ‘terrorist house’ spelling error
Source: BBC A 10-year-old Muslim boy who mistakenly wrote that he lived in a “terrorist house” during an English lesson at school has been investigated by police. The pupil, who […]
‘Believe whatever you want,’ Rubio tells atheist
Source: USA Today WAVERLY, Iowa — Confronted by an “activist atheist,” Marco Rubio said he’ll champion a country where “no one is forced to violate their conscience.” “No one is going […]
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
Source: RNS (RNS) A California atheist who once argued against the Pledge of Allegiance before the Supreme Court has launched a federal legal challenge to the phrase “In God We […]
Jail to jihad: Indonesian prisons a breeding ground for militancy
Source: Reuters Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for Islamic State, ready to sacrifice his life for a […]
You decide: What is the most beautiful equation?
Source: BBC There is a lot of beauty in mathematical equations. They represent some of the most profound rules that govern the Universe and everything in it. Understanding the most […]
Swedish Feminists Thread Needle Between Sexism and Racism in Migrant Controversy
Source: Time A scandal over alleged sexual assaults by migrants puts Sweden—renowned for its gender equality and its liberality—in a difficult place Even as Germany has grappled with a scandalover […]
Michael Moore to join in 2016 Oscars boycott
The documentary film-maker Michael Moore is to join a growing boycott of next month’s Oscars following the announcement that no actors from black or ethnic minority backgrounds have been nominated for awards. After the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ failed to highlight the work of non-white professionals for the […]
Canadian $ – peso of the North
It’s official, the Canadian dollar changes name and appearance: Henceforth it will be called the Peso of the North. Please share.
Denmark’s New Front in Debate Over Immigrants: Children’s Lunches
By DAN BILEFSKYJAN. 20, 2016 LONDON — It is being called the “meatball war.” To be precise, pork meatballs and other pork dishes such as roasts have become the latest weapons in the culture wars playing out in Europe over immigration after a Danish town voted this week to require […]
Unholy Alliance: Christian Zionists and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
by MICHAEL WELTON Imagine thousands of people cheering and shouting for Israel in the huge Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. On stage, Ehud Olmert, the mayor of Jerusalem, proclaims: “God is with us. You are with us.” The crowd hollers, whoops and some blow the shofar. But none of […]
What is in store for Barack Obama after the White House?
Source: TOI Former presidents rarely remain in Washington after living and working in the US capital’s oldest public building. Jimmy Carter headed home to Georgia, and Ronald Reagan went back to California. Bill Clinton built a new life in New York, where he created his foundation and where his wife […]
China publishes ‘verified living buddha’ list
Source: BBC China has published its first list of “authentic living buddhas”, saying that growing numbers of fraudulent buddhas are using their status to swindle money from believers. Beijing has […]
Religious Vanity of Muslims Draws the Ire in the Western World
Religious Vanity of Muslims Draws the Ire in the Western World By Rashid Samnakay, New Age Islam 16 January 2016 As with voluntary Americanism, or globalization as it is meant: a la baseball cap embroidered with NY that almost every young and mostly poor boy outside US, wears back to […]
City of Vaughan Celebrates Fifty Years of Ahmadiyya Community in Canada
City of Vaughn hosted Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations at the local City Hall on January 19, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The event was hosted by Mayor Bevilacqua. […]
Isis will fail to emulate Islam’s great conquests. Here’s why
theguardian: by Peter Frankopan — After the prophet Muhammad’s death his Arab followers swept all before them to east and west – but then, theirs was a kind, tolerant and respectful faith Fifteen centuries ago, Arab armies fanned out from the Middle East in search of conquest. For some who […]
Are beards good for your health?
Source: BBC If you were in search of a new, disease-fighting antibiotic, where might you start? In a swamp? A remote island? Well, how about combing beards? Michael Mosley investigates. […]
At least 22 dead in a university in Pakistan: Finding solutions to the menace of terrorism
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Militants raided a university in northwest Pakistan on […]
Pakistan Charsadda: Deadly assault on university
Source: BBC Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 50 injured. Four suspected attackers also […]
Turkey, the U.S. and Europe Are All Partly to Blame for the Festering Syria War
Behlül Özkan Become a fanAssistant professor at Marmara University; Author Turkey, the U.S. and Europe Are All Partly to Blame for the Festering Syria War Posted: 01/14/2016 12:46 pm EST Updated: 01/14/2016 4:00 pm EST Tweet ISTANBUL — On Tuesday, 10 German tourists lost their lives when a bomb […]