Pope Francis takes refugees to Rome after Lesbos visit
Source: The Guardian By Helena Smith Pope Francis has taken a dozen highly vulnerable refugees who faced deportation from the Greek island of Lesbos back to Rome, offering them refuge in […]
272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants?
In 1838, the Jesuit priests who ran the country’s top Catholic university needed money to keep it alive. Now comes the task of making amends. By RACHEL L. SWARNSAPRIL 16, 2016 WASHINGTON — The human cargo was loaded on ships at a bustling wharf in the nation’s capital, destined […]
Sarah Palin mocks Bill Nye over climate change: He’s ‘as much as scientist as I am’
By David Wright, CNN Source: CNN Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin mocked Bill Nye on Thursday, using the premier of a film that criticizes climate change scientists to call into question Nye’s credentials. “Bill Nye is as much a scientist as I am,” the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee said, […]
Muslim woman kicked off plane as flight attendant said she ‘did not feel comfortable’ with the passenger
Source. Independent. A Muslim woman was asked to get off a plane without any explanation after she asked her neighbour to switch seats. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for an investigation of a possible “bias motive” as the woman was of Somali descent and was wearing […]
Jesus- A Prophet: The Ahmadiyya Muslim View
Alislam.org: Ahmadi Muslims hold the unique belief that Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and travelled towards India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel. […]
Thrill of the chaste: The truth about Gandhi’s sex life
Source. Independent It was no secret that Mohandas Gandhi had an unusual sex life. He spoke constantly of sex and gave detailed, often provocative, instructions to his followers as to how to they might best observe chastity. And his views were not always popular; “abnormal and unnatural” was how the […]
Pew: Religious Americans Happier With Their Lives
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that religious Americans are overall happier with their lives. Those deemed “highly religious,” or who say they pray daily and […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia Will Participate In ‘Dawn Service’ Nationwide
Source. Newsmaker.com.au The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia will commemorate ANZAC Day 2016 by taking part in various volunteer activities, selling ANZAC badges and by joining ‘Dawn Service’ on 25th of April in all major states of Australia. Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims, young and old, will be part of ‘Dawn Service’ […]
The Muslim Council of Britain has officially decided I’m not Islamic enough – but I never did anything wrong
Source: Independent By Waqar Ahmedi As a young boy, I attended the mosque – and now I take my children. My wife proudly wears the hijab. I pray and eat halal […]
PM Trudeau explains Quantum computing
Don’t get me started:’ Trudeau delivers impromptu quantum computing lesson Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | April 15, 2016 | Last Updated: Apr 16 6:42 AM ET More from The Canadian Press Nathan Denette/ The Canadian PressPrime Minister Justin Trudeau walks on stage to make an announcement at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.ERLOO, Ont. […]
Murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni paid the ultimate price for his investigation into Al-Sisi’s Egypt
The Cambridge student had spotted that trade unionism is the greatest threat to dictatorship Robert Fisk @indyvoices Giulio Regeni’s tortured body was found dumped by the Cairo-Alexandria motorway We’ve all grown so used to the “Muslim terror” narratives of our favourite dictators – I’m talking about Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak and […]
Merkel allows Inquiry into Comic’s Erdogan insult. TMT has the Best Collection on Free Speech and its Exceptions
Germany Turkey: Merkel allows inquiry into comic’s Erdogan insult Source: BBC Germany will allow the potential prosecution of a top comedian after the Turkish president filed a complaint. Jan Boehmermann […]
American Religion Has Never Looked Quite Like It Does Today
HuffPost: by Antonia Blumberg — Based on these trends, the future of religion in America probably isn’t a church. Nearly a century after German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche first proclaimed “God is dead,” TIME magazine released a controversial cover on its April 8, 1966 edition with the related provocative question: “Is […]
Toronto: Gas station worker’s suit claims 11,570 hours of unpaid overtime
Muhammad Umar Naseem, seen at his Don Mills-area apartment. Naseem claims he was not paid for thousands of hours of overtime he worked at a Toronto Petro-Canada station in 2009-2015. By: Robert Cribb Foreign, Brennan Leffler Global 16×9, Published on Fri Apr 15 2016 When Muhammad Umar Naseem came to Canada from Pakistan in 2008, […]
Humanity First Canada on the World Stage at the United Nations in Geneva
Recently Humanity First was at the United Nations showcasing its Syrian Refugee Resettlement Model to the world. UNHCR invited Humanity First to attend its High Level Meeting of Member Countries […]
Toronto Imam on Daesh hit list
By: Sarah-Joyce Battersby Staff Reporter, Published on Thu Apr 14 2016 thestar.com hakimquick.com Just days after celebrating cultural bridges, a Toronto imam has been targeted in a Daesh hit list. The self-declared Islamic State called out Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick along with other Muslims in the West, urging followers to kill them for […]
Ohio congressman objects to Bible removal at military base
Source: Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio congressman said it’s unacceptable that a Bible was removed from a POW display at a military base medical center. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner sent a letter Wednesday to the top general at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base objecting to the Bible’s […]
Muslim Students Report Burglaries and Hate Literature at Idaho State
Source: The New York Times Federal officials and the local police are investigating burglaries and hate literature that appear to be directed at Muslim students attending Idaho State University in […]
The Citadel considers first-ever uniform exception: allowing a Muslim hijab
Source: The Washington Post By Susan Svrluga The Citadel is considering a request from an admitted student that she be allowed to wear a hijab in keeping with her Muslim […]