Video: Amarinder faces pro-Khalistan slogans by protesters in California ANI and HTC, Fresno (California), Updated: May 04, 2016 17:53 IST Hindustantimes.com Punjab Congress president and former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh faced protest by radical Sikhs and pro-Khalistan separatists after a gathering of non-resident Indians (NRIs) in Fresno, California, on […]
Source: Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has upheld a Texas prison inmate’s right to a beard and skullcap as required by his religious beliefs. In a 32-page opinion filed Monday, a three-judge 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans unanimously upheld a […]
Source: Cochrane Times By David Feil With the growing fear and need for positive change in the world, six religious experts came to the Ranchehouse on Apr. 19 to take […]
Source: Quartz By Annalisa Merelli Italy, home to the fourth largest Muslim population in Europe, has a mosque problem. Not because, as many a xenophobic politicians would claim, there are […]
Source: BBC A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray – the entire population of the Canadian city. The blaze has destroyed a number of homes, dropping ash on the streets of the city in the province of Alberta. Watch Video
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Source: BBC The entire population of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been forced to evacuate because of a huge wildfire. Some 80,000 people were told to leave as […]
Source: Time By Dan Stewart Londoners go to the polls Thursday to elect a new mayor, in a bitterly fought election that has laid bare tensions and divisions within British party politics. Polls show Labour’s Sadiq Khan, a former government minister,poised to defeat Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith, the environmentalist scion […]
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan Amariyanna Copeny is only 8-years-old but she already knows the power of the pen. When she and her family were on their way to Washington to […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Many Americans are prescribed unnecessary antibiotics About 30% of antibiotics that are prescribed in doctor’s offices, clinics and emergency rooms are unnecessary, according to a new […]
Source: Time By Olivia B. Waxman McDonald’s is testing garlic fries at four restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, the fast-food chain confirmed to TIME. Here’s a description of the […]
Source: BBC Some 75 million school-age children in crisis areas around the world are in desperate need of educational support, according to a new report by Unicef. One in four […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA How much does politics factor into Americans’ perceptions of Muslims and Islam? A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2014 shows that people who identify as Republicans or say they lean toward the Republican Party have more negative views of Muslims […]
Moderator Mollyann Brodie, Senior Vice President, Public Opinion and Survey Research, Kaiser Family Foundation; President, American Association of Public Opinion Research Speakers Jon Cohen, Chief Research Officer, SurveyMonkey Michael Dimock, […]
Source: The Nation The PPP Chairperson’s origination of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir election campaign on Saturday in Kotli, was discolored by the prejudice of the country’s former Prime Minister for probably the most persecuted religious community in Pakistan. The remarks eulogized the PPP government of its founder Shaheed Zulfikar […]
Once upon a time an American farmer came to visit Switzerland. He went into the country side and met a Swiss farmer. He was a bit amused at the small size of the Swiss farms. So he said to the Swiss farmer: ” Back home in the United States I […]
By AFP – May 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this April 16, photo, Palestinian children fill plastic gallons with drinking water from a vendor in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. Poor sewage has damaged Gaza’s limited freshwater supplies, decimated fishing zones, and after years of neglect, is […]
May 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH If the Geneva talks on Syria are collapsing or are about to, the reason should not be simply found to the raging fighting in Aleppo and the atrocities committed there as a result of the intensive Syrian forces aerial bombardment of […]
May 03,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD I had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid leader. On one hand, […]
May 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Iraq’s political system is on the verge of collapse and the events of the past few days raised serious questions about the viability of the state amid the popular backlash that has crippled the government and divided lawmakers. Leading the rebellion […]