The real reasons nothing can go faster
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk It was September 2011 and physicist Antonio Ereditato had just shocked the world. The announcement he had made promised to overturn our understanding of the […]
These are the simple steps that made us human
Source: BBC By Pierangelo Pirak 3 May 2016 Over the course of several million years, apes gradually transformed into humans. This video shows you the key changes along the way. […]
German Jews divided over fears of 1 million Muslim newcomers
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — When the leader of Germany’s Jews spoke out against the flow of Muslim migrants to Europe, a rabbinical student denounced his […]
The Afghan war and the feeling of abandonment
The conflict with the Taliban looks unlikely to end any time soon. Afghans are losing hope their situation will improve. 03 May 2016 00:47 GMT The 2001 US invasion dramatically changed the way Afghans live in a way they could not have imagined [EPA] ABOUT THE AUTHOR Qais Azimy Qais Azimy […]
2015 Saw A Decrease In Religious Freedom Around The World, Says Annual Report
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN The global refugee crisis, political strife and economic dislocation all contributed to a worldwide deterioration of religious freedom in 2015 and an increase in “societal intolerance,” according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. “At best, in most of the countries we cover, religious […]
A Laboratory for Interfaith Studies in Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Source: The New York Times By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — As a high school student, James Spearman excelled in math and science, and for a hobby at home, […]
Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests
Source: Crux By Nirmala Carvalho Crux Contributor MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including […]
‘Jew.’ Why does the word for a person of my religion sound like a slur?
Source: The Washington Post By Susan Sommercamp My first boss right out of college was terrific — ambitious, warm and open to friendly lunches outside the office. Then one day in December, the topic turned to her plans for Christmas. She asked where I would be celebrating the holiday, and […]
Bangladesh war crimes court sentences 4 to death
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A special war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced four men to death Tuesday for killing, torture, arson and looting during the nation’s independence […]
Italian court rules food theft ‘not a crime’ if hungry
Source: BBC Stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime, Italy’s highest court of appeal has ruled. Judges overturned a theft conviction against Roman Ostriakov […]
Two Words: Driverless Boats
Source: Huffington Post By Casey Williams Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post Remote-controlled ships could hit the high seas within a decade. While they might end up putting sailors out of a […]
How GPS Is Messing With Our Minds
Source: Time By Greg Milner Greg Milner is the author of Pinpoint. Reliance on GPS erodes our ability to build our own cognitive maps “Your GPS is WRONG,” the sign proclaims. […]
The Fasting Diet Improves Your Mood, Sex and Sleep
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander A study on the diet found many benefits Cutting calories is nobody’s idea of a fun time. But the perks of fasting go far beyond a leaner body, finds a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. People who ate a lot less for two years found they […]
Here Are the Three Planets Most Likely to Harbor Alien Life
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger There shouldn’t be a reason in the world for you to care about the star known as Trappist-1. Located a comparatively close 40 light years from […]
The amazing cases of ‘super-strength’
Source: BBC By Adam Hadhazy 2 May 2016 It’s a common urban legend: a mother lifts up a car to save her screaming child pinned underneath. And every now and […]
How to Build a Global Islamic Finance Centre
Ambrose 2nd May 2016 Current Islamic Finance Hubs Lack Clustering Critical Mass Article Overview [hide] 1 Current Islamic Finance Hubs Lack Clustering Critical Mass 1.1 What Islamic Finance Hubs can Learn from London’s Success and Tokyo’s Failure 1.2 Existing Islamic Finance Hubs 1.3 The Key Stages of Development 1.4 Development […]
The Sexual Misery of the Arab World
Lire en français (Read in French) | اقرأ المقال بالعربية (Read in Arabic) Contributing Op-Ed Writer By KAMEL DAOUD FEB. 12, 2016 Photo CreditEiko Ojala ORAN, Algeria — AFTER Tahrir came Cologne. After the square came sex. The Arab revolutions of 2011 aroused enthusiasm at first, but passions have since […]
Black in Algeria? Then You’d Better Be Muslim
By KAMEL DAOUD MAY 2, 2016 CreditSébastien Thibault ORAN, Algeria — For a few years now, families of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been gathering at major street crossings in the large cities of northern Algeria. They come to beg for alms, wearing grotesque outfits: oversize veils for the women, […]
Entries for Islamic Economy Award open
Submissions for the eight categories of the 2016 award close July 31, 2016 Published: 16:45 May 3, 2016 Staff Report Dubai: Submissions opened on Tuesday for the Islamic Economy Award that will be awarded at the Global Islamic Economy Summit in October, the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre said in […]
Jamaica: Two Christian missionaries killed
Two American missionaries have been found dead in a rural area of the island of Jamaica that has long struggled with violent crime. The men’s battered bodies were found hidden in bushes in separate areas of the same parish in Port Maria. The men were identified as Randy Hentzel, 49, […]