French PM considers ban on foreign-funded mosques
Source: The Guardian By Agence France-Presse in Paris France’s prime minister has said he would consider a temporary ban on the foreign financing of mosques, urging a “new model” for relations […]
Counterterrorism expert warns of radicalization in British prisons
Source: RNS By Trevor Grundy CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A counterterrorism expert charged by the British government with investigating the spread of Islamist extremism warned of a threat to national security […]
Can Clinton-Kaine bring Catholic voters back to the Democrats?
Source: RNS By David Gibson PHILADELPHIA (RNS) If there is one constant in this unconventional presidential campaign it is the unpredictability — and importance — of the Catholic vote. Once […]
‘Do all the good’: The Methodist saying that became a Clinton campaign slogan
Source: Yahoo News By Amy Sullivan Television viewers who watched day two of the Democratic National Convention may have noticed signs with the words “Do All the Good” blanketing the crowd in the Wells Fargo Center. If they tuned in to day three, they probably heard vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Donald Trump’s ideas on Muslims are tyrannical
Source: CNBC By Fred Imbert Abdul-Jabaar: Trump’s ideas on Muslims ‘tyrannical’ PHILADELPHIA — The NBA’s all-time leading scorer had some harsh words about Republican nominee Donald Trump‘s views and ideas pertaining […]
Father Of Muslim American War Hero To Trump: ‘You Have Sacrificed Nothing’
Source: Huffington Post BY Igor Bobic Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post PHILADELPHIA ― The father of a Muslim American war hero addressed the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, delivering a […]
USA: Muslim War Hero Sacrificed Himself for All Americans, Including Donald Trump
thedailybeast.com The regulation headstone at grave 7986 in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery bears a crescent moon and a star in keeping with the fallen soldier’s faith. The inscription is precisely what it would have been had his religion been signaled by a cross or a star: KHAN, HUMAYUN […]
Is keeping dogs allowed in Islam or not?
Ahmed Shaaban /Dubai Filed on July 29, 2016 According to Islam, a dog may be kept out side the house for useful purposes like guarding, hunting, leading a blind person, […]
Swedish far-right leader: Jews must abandon religious identity to be Swedes
Jewish community leader condemns remarks by Sweden Democrats politician as ‘good old rightwing antisemitism The leader of Sweden’s Jewish community has condemned as “good old rightwing antisemitism” remarks by a far-right leader who said Jews cannot be Swedes unless they abandon their Jewish identity. Lena Posner Körösi, president of […]
French PM considers ban on foreign-funded mosques
Manuel Valls, under fire after recent attacks, says he is open to idea of banning foreign financing of mosques Manuel Valls meeting religious representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris earlier this week. Photograph: Messyaz/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock Agence France-Presse in Paris Friday 29 July 2016 France’s prime minister has said he would […]
A smokejumper’s first leap of faith
Source: BBC By Erin Block Wildland firefighter Grant Davis is called to fight some of the most remote fires in the US – but to reach them, he must first […]
The rollercoasters of the future
Source: BBC By BBC’s Travel Show From the UK’s Alton Towers to Six Flags in the US, virtual reality is being used to rejuvenate old rollercoasters. Thrill Engineer Professor Brendan […]
5 Takeaways From Amazon Most Profitable Quarter Yet
Source: Fortune By Leena Rao Amazon continued to wow Wall Street with record profits in its second quarter earnings, blowing past analyst expectations on profit and revenue. Here are the five […]
How Hillary Clinton Made Her Case to America
Source: Time Hillary Clinton strode into history books Thursday night with a call for Americans to rally behind her. “Join us” was a refrain as she moved toward the end […]
Racism unleashed: True extent of the ‘explosion of blatant hate’ that followed Brexit result revealed
Exclusive: Prime Minister accused of helping create the ‘hostile environment’ that paved the way for ‘F*** off to Poland’ messages, excrement through letter boxes, and racist abuse from children as young as ten Adam Lusher The full extent and true nature of the “blatant hate” that has beset post-Brexit Britain is […]
To understand the Islamist beheading of a French priest, we must remember what happened 20 years earlier
‘It is true that we found only their heads,’ the Archbishop of Algiers said quietly to me on a hot afternoon, the sound of police sirens echoing over the city, as he spoke of monks being slaughtered. ‘Three of their heads were hanging from a tree near a petrol station’ Robert Fisk […]
Don’t be fooled by reports that al-Qaeda and Nusra have split for the good of the suffering Syrian people
Turn it into a respectable army of ‘moderates’, give it a spanking new name, and then the Americans and Russians will stop bombing the daylights out of it and Qatar’s loyal militia will destroy the Assad regime and… Well, if that happened, Qatar would control the future of Syria Robert […]
Airport alcohol rule changes: What you need to know about the new rules on drinking as an airline passenger
Our travel correspondent outlines the key issues on alcohol and air rage Simon Calder @SimonCalder For many people, having a drink before they fly is part of the travel experience. Getting to and through an airport is one of the most stressful activities in everyday life. A beer, glass of […]
Egypt: Muslim mob burns Christian homes
For the fourth time in weeks, Christians were attacked in Egypt by a Muslim mob after rumors circulated that a Christian house that was being built was going to be turned into a church. During the attack, which occurred on July 22 in Saft AL-Kharsa village in the Beni Suef governorate, four […]
Palestinian FM asks Arab League to help sue UK over Balfour Declaration
JULY 25, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urged the Arab League to help the Palestinian Authority to sue the United Kingdom over the Balfour Declaration of 1917 on Monday.Speaking on behalf of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, al-Maliki delivered a speech Thursday at the Arab League’s annual […]
