Mars probe returns first pictures
Source: BBC By Jonathan Amos Europe’s and Russia’s new satellite at Mars has sent back its first images of the planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) arrived on 19 October, […]
Trump names Obamacare critic Tom Price to key role
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Tom Price, a strong critic of President Obama’s healthcare reforms, as his future health secretary. The Georgia congressman and orthopaedic surgeon, 62, […]
A History of Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
Source: Amazon Author of the book: Karen Armstrong, who is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, who went from […]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year – People’s Choice
Source: BBC A mother’s hand Alain Mafart Renodier, France Image copyrightALAIN MAFART RENODIER / WPOTY 2016 Alain Mafart Renodier was on a winter visit to Japan’s Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park […]
A black police officer complained about racism. He says his department retaliated by firing him.
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. David Mitchell retired as a lieutenant with the San Diego Police Department in 2014 — but he wasn’t done being a police officer. So he signed on with the Chula Vista Police Department, just outside San Diego. Like all lateral entry […]
Syria conflict: US admits mistakes led to strike on state forces
Source: BBC The US has admitted carrying out an attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of Syrian forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS). The US-led coalition said the “mistake” on 17 September was intended to target IS positions. Coalition aircraft from the UK, US, Denmark and Australia were involved […]
‘We’ve never had anything like this’: Racist, threatening message left on door of black church
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. With the racist words freshly scrubbed from the door of his church, the Rev. Todd Robertson searched for a Scripture reading that would set the right tone for his congregation — somewhere between hopeful and defiant. Most of all, he didn’t […]
Cross Takes Its Place, Temporarily, Atop Shrine at World Trade Center
Source: The New York Times By DAVID W. DUNLAP Visiting the National September 11 Memorial on Monday, Lori Siders stopped and stared wordlessly. Ahead was something she never expected to see at the World Trade Center. A cross. Ms. Siders, a Long Islander transplanted to Florence, S.C., had been walking with […]
Muslims respond to hate letters: “You’re not going to scare us”
Source: CNN By Rolando Zenteno, CNN (CNN)The author addressed the letter “to the children of Satan” and called Muslims “a vile and filthy people.” “There’s a new sheriff in town,” the letter said, “President Donald Trump.” An anonymous group calling itself “Americans for a Better Way” has sent a letter […]
Ohio State attacker complained bitterly in Facebook post of treatment of Muslims ‘everywhere,’ reports say
Source: The Washington Post By Katie Mettler Just minutes before an 18-year-old Somali college student used a car and butcher knife to attack people on the Ohio State University campus Monday morning, he said in a Facebook post that he had reached a “boiling point” and was “sick and tired” […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Urges All Muslims to Protect Jerusalem
Source: NY Times ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Muslims to defend the Palestinian cause, striking a tough stance on Israel despite improved ties between the two […]
A 1,000 year old promise of peace
Source: BBC By Sara Toth Stub 28 November 2016 On a recent Sunday morning, Adeeb Jawad Joudeh Al Husseini was sitting on a bench just inside the sole public entrance […]
Homeopathic kids’ products recalled due to belladonna
Source: CNN By By Hailey Middlebrook, CNN (CNN)Raritan Pharmaceuticals has issued a recall of kids’ homeopathic ear relief liquid and teething tablets. The recalled products contain varying levels of belladonna extract, […]
You tell me that it’s evolution?
Source: The Economist Scientists have reached no consensus on the origins of language IN 1866, the founding statutes of the new Linguistic Society of Paris included this curious ban: “The […]
What We Know About the Ohio State University Attack
Source: Time By Julia Zorthian @jzorth Mahita Gajanan A man barreled his car into a crowd at Ohio State Universitybefore exiting the vehicle and stabbing people with a butcher knife in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday morning, authorities said. Details are still emerging, but here’s what we know so far: What […]
What You Need to Know About the Wisconsin Recount
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan The Wisconsin State Board of Elections has decided to move forward with a recount effort pushed by 2016 Green Party candidate Jill Stein. As deadlines loom in Pennsylvania and Michigan, Stein continued her push for battleground recounts on Monday. Hillary Clinton’s campaign came out in support […]
India sees General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s Ahmadiyya link cautiously!
Source: TOI While the officer is considered to be a thorough professional, the vicious attacks on General Bajwa by hardliners in Pakistan — who accuse his relatives of being from the Ahmadiyya community that they despise as heretics — are being watched closely by observers in New Delhi. The caution […]
Subterranean waterways offer clues to ancient way of life in Iran
Society November 28, 2016 Throughout the arid regions of Iran, mainly central parts of the country, agricultural and permanent settlements have been supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water along underground tunnels by gravity, often over many kilometers. […]
Reform and Conservative Jews try a new tactic in battle for Israeli religious pluralism
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) American Reform and Conservative Jews are so upset at the Israeli government’s refusal to honor its pledge to build a state-funded […]
Hate material now at ATMs too
By Zoya Anwer November 29, 2016 After a crackdown on terrorists was launched in Karachi in September 2013, it has been difficult to spot graffiti or posters instigating hatred against religious minorities or sects. While most organisations are clever about it, some still openly run a hate campaign against […]