The new, subtle ways the rich signal their wealth
Source: BBC News By Elizabeth Currid-Halkett From Aeon 14 June 2017 In 1899, the economist Thorstein Veblen observed that silver spoons and corsets were markers of elite social position. In […]
Open-minded people have a different visual perception of reality
Source: Quartz WRITTEN BY Olivia Goldhill Psychologists have only begun to unravel the concept of “personality,” that all-important but nebulous feature of individual identity. Recent studies suggest that personality traits […]
Reading Erdogan’s Ambitions in Turkey’s New Mosques
Source: The New York Times A building spree of houses of worship is furthering the Islamicizationof the country and providing an ongoing economic engine. Photographs by NORMAN BEHREND In […]
For Christians In Egypt, Building A New Church Can Set Off Violence
Source: NPR BY JANE ARRAF Christians in Minya province have faced long-running tensions with their Muslim neighbors over an issue central to their survival as a community — whether […]
Pope again flexes papal muscle to keep tabs on cardinals
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is once again flexing his papal muscle by seeking to keep tabs on his cardinals who live in […]
During Ramadan, Bottled Water Helps Local Muslims Bridge Religious Divide
Source: WFPL By Roxanne Scott A gray Honda pulls up on the corner at Fourth and Chestnut and stops at the traffic light. A few people walk up to the left […]
Trump pushes back on claims that travel ban soon to expire
Source: Associated Press By VIVIAN SALAMA WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump’s travel ban is soon set to expire amid an […]
Iraqi Christians targeted for deportation face ‘death sentence’ in Iraq, lawyers say
Source: The Guardian BY Amanda Holpuch Iraqis are being swept up in immigration raids across the US and targeted for deportation by the Trump administration, in a crackdown attorneys and advocates […]
Why So Many Mass Shooters Have Domestic Violence in Their Past
Source: Time BY Charlotte Alter Jun 14, 2017 James T. Hodgkinson, who injured Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and several others when he opened fire on Republican members of Congress and […]
Attorney Hits Back Against Report That President Trump Is Under Investigation for Obstruction of Justice
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Updated: Jun 15, 2017 8:34 AM ET | Originally published: Jun 15, 2017 A spokesman for President Donald Trump’s personal attorney hit back against a […]
The Virginia Shooting and America’s Creeping National Disease
Source: Time BY Michael Scherer Jun 15, 2017 Congressional baseball is a quaint throwback of a sport, not just for the aging players who take the field but for the […]
Why thousands of teens ran away from home in the 1960s
Source: BBC News By Benjamin Ramm 15 June 2017 Fifty years ago, a song topped the UK charts that expressed the fears of a generation of parents. She’s Leaving Home […]
London fire: Death toll rises to 17 but ‘no more survivors’
Source: BBC News At least 17 people died in a massive fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, police said, as they warned that figure could rise further. […]
The Arab world’s coming challenges
Source: AT Fifty years after the Six-Day War, which marked the beginning of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Middle East remains a region in seemingly perpetual crisis. So it is no surprise that, when addressing the region, politicians, diplomats, and the donor and humanitarian community […]
Nuclear proliferation claims re-open can of worms in Pakistan
Source: AT A pair of Pakistani lawmakers have demanded a “thorough probe” into the proliferation of “several tons” of nuclear materials to Iran, Libya and North Korea under the country’s former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, who was in power from 1999 until 2008. Pakistan People’s Party Senator Farhatullah Babar and […]
An illegal and unconstitutional mutiny
Source: AT The distinguished political scientist Angelo Codevilla coined the ominous term “cold civil war” to describe America’s precarious condition, adding, “Statesmanship’s first task is to prevent it from turning hot.” The attempted massacre June this week June 14 of Republican Congressmen and their staff by a deranged partisan of […]
How India is fighting IS and al-Qaida ideology and radicalization
SNM Abdi The minority community’s unwavering faith in the judicial and democratic process despite provocations is one of the most wonderful aspects of our great country. It is this faith that must be reinforced and applauded because it has helped to counter the indoctrination of the rabid IS. Posted at: […]
Ramadan North and South
Once a year, for a whole month, Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan. Family, community work, prayer, reflection and, most importantly, fasting from sunrise to sunset, are the main elements of the month. For me, Islam is the highest thing in the world. It’s the pinnacle, […]
Ahmadiyya Exemplary Role in Haifa Fire Incident
By Zubair Khan See the details in an interesting video. LINK
Book Review: The Moor’s Last Stand and Blood and Faith review – the expulsion of Muslims from Spain
Source: The Guardian By Giles Tremlett Two books, one by Elizabeth Drayson and one by Matthew Carr, investigate the harsh fate of the Moors and their heirs from the 15th […]