Should doctors start prescribing religion for their patients?
Source: The Irish Times By Muiris Houston I suspect even the most irreligious of us may mutter a silent prayer when faced by catastrophe or major illness. But is there any […]
For Allah, Beijing and Marx: Young imams in China espouse Islam through prism of party line
Source: The Japan Times NINGXIA, CHINA – Every morning on his way to class at one of China’s largest Islamic institutes, Wang Yue is reminded that the state comes before […]
CNN Documentary Today: Why they hate us
Watch a new hour-long special, “Why They Hate Us,” Monday, May 23 on CNN/U.S. and CNN International at 9:00 p.m. ET. Fareed Zakaria is host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” […]
After Migrants, German Nationalist Party Takes Aim at Islam
Source: ABC News By FRANK JORDANS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Weeks after declaring that there is no place for Islam in Germany, a surging nationalist party has sharpened its rhetoric against prominent Islamic groups and suggested limiting the religious freedom of the more than 4 million Muslims in the country. Senior members […]
World’s Largest Cruise Ship Departs From England on First Voyage
Source: Time By Melissa Chan It weighs 226,963 tons The largest cruise ship everwill depart from England on Sunday and head toward The Netherlands with paying passengers for its inaugural voyage. […]
Pope Francis to host Sunni Muslim leader at Vatican
Source: Times of Israel BY ANGUS MACKINNON VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Francis is to meet the grand imam of Cairo’s al-Azhar at the Vatican on Monday in an unprecedented […]
There are only 35 kinds of animal and most are really weird
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom Discover every kind of animal that has ever existed. Some are familiar, but others are profoundly strange Every animal on Earth belongs to one of […]
Syria conflict: Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds
Source: BBC A series of car and suicide bombings has hit two government strongholds on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. State media said at least 78 people were killed, while a monitoring group put the death toll at more than 145. Four bombings targeted bus stations in the port city of Tartous […]
Police in Las Vegas forge close ties to the city’s Muslim community
Source: The Washington Post By John M. Glionna May 22 at 6:13 PM LAS VEGAS — The two officers were on foot, chasing down a skinny street player who was […]
Audit of U.S. Catholic church shows sharp spike in sex abuse reports
Source: Reuters BOSTON | BY SCOTT MALONE An annual audit of reports of sexual abuse by members of the U.S. Roman Catholic clergy released on Friday showed sharp increases in […]
Chirlane McCray Enlists New York Clergy in Mental Health Outreach
Source: The New York Times By NIKITA STEWART In a sermon on Sunday to about 450 people at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, the Rev. Dominique Chantell Atchison searched […]
President Obama just acknowledged this Buddhist holiday for the first time
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Presidents routinely publish statements acknowledging every sort of holiday and commemorative occasion. In the past month alone, President Obama has issued proclamations on everything […]
Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic church, bishops
Source: Associated Press By JIM GOMEZ MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The presumptive Philippine president-elect has blasted the country’s dominant Roman Catholic church as “the most hypocritical institution” and accused some […]
‘We must learn from young Batoul’
Home » Opinion » Pierre Krähenbühl » ‘We must learn from young Batoul’ ‘We must learn from young Batoul’ May 23,2016 – From the battlegrounds of the Middle East come exemplary stories of courage and resolve that we must all listen to and learn from. Batoul, a 14-year-old Palestine […]
Bomb Blasts Kill More Than 120 People In Syrian Coastal Cities
Source: Huffington Post ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. BEIRUT, May 23 (Reuters) – Bombs killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in Jableh and Tartous on […]
Your Brain Will Age Better If You Do This
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin One of the best ways to keep your brain sharp as you get older may be to stay busy, according to new research. While scientists have previously recommended engaging in mentally challenging activities, a new studysuggests that keeping a packed schedule may offer similar benefits. In […]
Donald Trump Says Some Teachers Should Have Guns in Classrooms
Source: Time By Melissa Chan Donald Trump on Sunday said some teachers in the U.S. should be armed with guns inside their classrooms. The presumptive Republican nominee, who was recently endorsed by the National Rifle Association of America, made the comments during a Fox & Friends interview in which he was asked […]
3 Ways to Be More Emotionally Intelligent at Work
Source: Motto By Melissa Moore Start by figuring out your coworkers’ personality styles Creating more emotionally astute, mutually satisfying work interactions is something that benefits everyone. There are a few things everyone can do to increase their emotional intelligence in work settings. One of the easiest and most effective ways […]
Switzerland: FAST-TRACK ASYLUM
FAST-TRACK ASYLUM Is this the future of handling asylum requests? By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Zurich MAY 22, 2016 – Staff at the test centre take on the roles during a “hearing” of an asylum seeker during the tour for journalists (Keystone) Voters will shortly decide on whether to speed up asylum […]
ICRC: Are the ‘rules of war’ in crisis?
By Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net MAY 23, 2016 – 17:00 An ICRC humanitarian convoy delivering aid to the residents of a suburb of Damascus held by rebels and under siege from government forces since 2013 (Reuters) The Geneva Conventions form the heart of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), which is supposed to […]