Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin | 1 min ago JERUSALEM (RNS) News that Israel’s religious establishment is compiling an international Jewish database will exacerbate ongoing tensions between Diaspora […]
Source: World Religion News POSTED BY KELLY FRAZIER Los Angeles, CA has witnessed the rising popularity of Sufism. One prominent group is the Moroccan-origin Shadhili Order. Founded in the seventh […]
Source: Pew Research Center Government harassment and use of force against religious groups surge as record number of refugees enter Europe Government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion increased in 2015 for the first time in three years, according to Pew Research Center’s latest annual study on global […]
Source: Time BY Feliz Solomon Pakistani human-rights and education advocate Malala Yousafzai has just become the youngest person ever to be named a U.N. Messenger of Peace, an honorary title conferred […]
Source: Time BY Jennifer Calfas Apr 10, 2017 One of the officers involved in forcibly removing and dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight was placed on leave Monday. […]
Source: Time BY Mahita Gajanan Hasan Minhaj, a Daily Show correspondent and comedian, will be the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the association’s president announced on Tuesday. “I […]
Source: Time By Alice Park Who needs a mammogram—and when? These are questions that have vexed women for years now as science—and the recommendations it informs—has shifted. In 2009, the […]
Source: BBC By Ella Davies 11 April 2017 Ravenous, famished, starving. We all have hungry days, but are you ever 4 tonnes of seafood hungry? Let’s be honest, the blue […]
Source: CNN A man’s refusal to give up his seat on an overbooked United Airlines flight led to a disturbing scene Sunday that has travelers up in arms over airline policies. The Department of Transportation said it will review the incident, in which a passenger was forcibly removed from the […]
Source: CNN But he also laid down an ultimatum for Russia, saying that Moscow must think about whether to remain an ally with the Assad regime, the Iranians and Hezbollah. “Is that a long term alliance that serves Russia’s interests? Or would Russia prefer to realign with the United States, […]
Source: CNN North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter “reckless acts of aggression” with “whatever methods the US wants to take.”In a statement provided to CNN by officials in North Korea, Pyongyang said the […]
(CNN) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been named the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls’ education. The 19-year-old Pakistani activist became known […]
Source: Dawn While the Indian censor board refuses to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha, the west is already pushing the Alankrita Shrivastava directorial towards a potential Golden Globe nomination. According to Times of India, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), famous for starting and co-producing the annual Golden Globe Awards, […]
Source The Local Authorities in Berlin are searching for a small child and his adult female companion, after the boy cycled into an old woman and then fled.The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Sunday evening in the Spandau district, Tagesspiegel reports.The child was cycling with the aid of training […]
By : Zubair Khan Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) by leading Zohr/Asr prayers inaugurated Afiyat Mosque in Tiengen–Waldshut Germany on 10.04.2017. Plot was purchased in 2015. Mosque is built on 200 sqm and is sufficient for 100 worshipers to pray at one time. In […]
Source: ET In a rare move, Pakistan on Monday sentenced Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav to death for involvement in espionage and sabotage activities in the country.“The spy was tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded the death sentence. Today, Chief of Army […]
Source: ET Saffiyah Khan at the EDL protest. PHOTO: TWITTER An image of an unfazed half-Pakistani, half-Bosnian woman standing her ground, smiling at an English Defence League protestor took social media by storm on Sunday. In an interview with BuzzFeed, the woman of the hour, Saffiyah Khan said she ended up […]
Source: BBC Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in “hacking” the US election, Spanish press reports have said. Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, […]
Source: BBC ‘Multiple’ victims in shooting at primary school in San Bernardino, California, fire service says This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. […]
Source: The New Yorker By Elias Muhanna April 9, 2017 A few years ago, a friend sent me an e-mail with the subject line “Reza Aslan is insulting you!” The […]