The city with 20 year waiting lists for rental homes
Source: BBC By Maddy Savage 18 May 2016 There’s a hidden reason so many Stockholm renters go for Nordic minimalist interiors. In a capital gripped by an acute housing shortage, […]
Magic mushrooms ‘promising’ in depression
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website A hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a short study on just 12 people […]
Four days, 2,700 miles… and one unlucky camel: The astonishing and luxurious rail journey that takes tourists right across Australia
Source: Daily Mail By Tom Chesshyre For The Mail On Sunday It’s a sun-drenched morning at the East Perth Terminal and the Indian Pacific train gleams brightly beyond the cool, […]
Sri Lanka floods: Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried
Source: CNN By Juliet Perry, CNN (CNN)A major storm has hammered Sri Lanka, leaving dozens feared dead in landslides and forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Thirty-seven […]
Iran wants U.S. to pay for 63 years of ‘spiritual and material damage’
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Bijan Hosseini, CNN The outgoing Iranian Parliament is demanding unspecified compensation from the United States for its involvement in “spiritual and material damage” for the past 63 years, Iranian state news reported Tuesday. During its Tuesday morning session, the Parliament cited examples such as […]
UK: David Cameron warns Isil will be ‘happy’ with Brexit as Boris Johnson says PM’s deal is ‘biggest stitch up since the Bayeux Tapestry’
Telegraph: David Cameron and Boris Johnson have clashed on another day of intense day of campaigning for the EU referendum. While the PM warned that Isil terrorists would be “happy” if Britain voted for Brexit, the former London mayor discredited Mr Cameron’s EU negotiations as “meaningless”. Mr Cameron gave a “myth-busting” […]
The albino who confronted a witchdoctor
Source: BBC By Vibeke Venema BBC World Service Stephane Ebongue fled Cameroon because of the colour of his skin – his albinism made him a target for those who believe […]
South Carolina bans abortion after 19 weeks
Source: Reuters CHARLESTON, SC | BY HARRIET MCLEOD The South Carolina legislature on Tuesday passed a bill banning most abortions after 19 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother’s life was […]
Anti-Muslim School Bullying: Sometimes, It’s Even the Teachers Doing It
Source: The Daily Beast By DEAN OBEIDALLAH A California high-school girl opened her yearbook to find that her first name had been changed to ‘Isis.’ She was told it was […]
Pope Francis: Let’s study idea of ordaining women as deacons
Source: RNS By Rosie Scammell and David Gibson VATICAN CITY (RNS) In an opening with historic import, Pope Francis has said he wants to study the possibility of ordaining women […]
Chimps filmed grieving for dead friend
Source: BBC By Matt Walker A unique, remarkable and intimate film may change the way we think about animals, and their ability to feel grief. The newly-published film captures the […]
US Senate grants September 11 victims the right to sue Saudi Arabia
Flowers are laid at the 9/11 memorial site on 11 September 2015 in New York City. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act gives victims’ families the […]
Iran Arrests Eight Models For ‘Un-Islamic’ Instagram
The Islamic Republic of Iran arrested eight of Iran’s top models for posting ‘immodest’ pictures on Instragram in a crackdown on the site. Tue, May 17, 2016 One of of Iran’s top models, Elnaz Gorokh. (Photo: © Instagram) Related Stories The Iranian regime arrested eight people working in online modelling for posts […]
AfD Head Frauke Petry: ‘The Immigration of Muslims Will Change Our Culture’
Interview conducted by Susanne Beyer and Jan Fleischhauer Sven Doering / Agentur Focus / DER SPIEGEL Frauke Petry in conversation with SPIEGEL editors: “We believe that a healthy patriotism should be natural in Germany.” Frauke Petry, head of the populist Alternative for Germany, rejects the notion that her party […]
Wrong Majorities: What Extremist Success Means for Democracy
A Commentary by Dirk Kurbjuweit www.spiegel.de REUTERS Germany’s “Basic Law” serves as its constitution. Democracy reflects the will of the people. But what if the will of the people threatens democracy? With the right wing on the rise, there is only one appropriate approach. There’s more to a democracy […]
Stories of torture in Syria shock Swiss students
PRISONER TESTIMONIES Stories of torture in Syria shock Swiss students By Islah Bakhat, Bern MAY 18, 2016 – http://www.swissino.ch In Bern, some 170 pupils under the age of 20 came to hear the activists’ testimony. (swissinfo.ch) Two Syrian refugees have described to Swiss students the brutal torture they suffered while in […]
Mataf expansion speaks volumes about Kingdom’s efforts, say pilgrims
ARAB NEWS | Published — Wednesday 18 May 2016 GOOD WORK: Umrah pilgrims hailed the Saudi government for mataf expansion in Makkah. MAKKAH: Umrah pilgrims have hailed the mataf expansion in Makkah as “distinguished” and “amazing,” saying that the achievement speaks a lot about the attention the Saudi government […]
Muslim Kids Read Heartbreaking Letters From WWII To Show How History Is Repeating Itself
Seven decades ago, Japanese-American kids facing similar discrimination were forced from their homes and imprisoned. 05/17/2016 Christopher MathiasNational Reporter, The Huffington Post During World War II, a San Diego librarian named Clara Estelle Breed could often be found at the local railroad station, passing out stamped and self-addressed postcards to […]
Here’s what happens when a Muslim-Jewish couple walks down the street
by Bethan McKernan New Yorkers Are We Famous Yet made waves last month with a video in which they got two people to dress in traditional Jewish and Muslim clothing and walk down the street together. Now filmmaker Karim Metwaly and friends Al and Moe are back with the ‘Muslim/Jewish Marriage […]