Holyrood handed petition to scrap blasphemy laws
Source: The Scotsman By SCOTT MACNAB A new Holyrood bid to scrap Scotland’s centuries old laws on blasphemy has been launched amid fears the country is being left behind the […]
Europe’s BackyardTensions Rising in Balkans as Hopes for EU Future Fade
Fourteen years after being told they had a future in the European Union, countries in the Western Balkans are losing hope. Meanwhile, Turkish and Russian influence in the region is on the rise. So too is the nationalist rhetoric of old. By Walter Mayr and Jan Puhl Photos Armin Smailovic […]
God Does Not Disclose His Wonders to Those Who Do Not Believe in His Powers
| March 2017 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) The Promised Messiahas & Imam Mahdi (Guided One) Founder of THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas When you stand up in prayer, you should know it for certain that your God has the power […]
No regional peace without Pakistan, US senator McCain says during visit
By Kamran Yousaf Published: July 3, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Former presidential candidate and veteran congressman Senator John McCain on Sunday made it clear that there was no change in the United States policy on the longstanding Kashmir dispute, stressing the need for an end to the current unrest in disputed Himalayan […]
Obama urges end to division in childhood home Indonesia
Reuters International JUL 1, 2017 – 11:42 Former U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo are seen during their meeting at the Botanical Garden near the presidential […]
Saudi Arabia, allies give Qatar two more days to accept demands
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Rome, Italy, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (reuters_tickers) By Noah Browning and Tom Finn DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Four Arab states which accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism agreed to extend until […]
Exclusive – Indonesia’s reputation as a model of moderate Islam intact: president
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By John Chalmers and Eveline Danubrata JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who […]
PEDAL PUSHERS: Turning the wheels of integration
By Susan Misicka, Zollikofen JUL 3, 2017 – 11:00 Learning to ride a bike in a fun and safe environment in Bern, Switzerland(Susan Misicka / swissinfo.ch) As easy as […]
The US seems keener to strike at Syria’s Assad than it does to destroy Isis
It is instructive that the West now expresses more outrage at the use of gas – it blames the Assad regime for this, of course – than at the continued cruelty of Isis Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Tuesday 20 June 2017 The extraordinary destruction of a Syrian […]
By demanding the end of Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia is trying to turn Qatar into a vassal state
If Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman can rush into a hopeless war with the Houthis of Yemen, why shouldn’t he threaten the body politic of Qatar? Robert Fisk @indyvoices So serious has the Saudi-Qatar crisis now become that the Qatari Foreign Minister is reportedly planning an emergency trip to Washington […]
Science Finally Realizes Atheists Are More Close-Minded Than The Religious
Source: The Daily Caller By Andrew Follet New research has found what many conservatives have argued for years: Religious believers are more tolerant of differing viewpoints than atheists. […]
How Congress is taking back power from Trump on national security
Source: CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN)In ways big and small, Congress is taking back power from President Donald Trump on national security matters. From Russia to the Pentagon budget, […]
Al-Jazeera, insurgent TV station that divides the Arab world, faces closure
Source: The Guardian On Monday a bold and controversial experiment in Middle Eastern media and politics may be abruptly brought to an end. Al-Jazeera – once heralded as the beacon of free […]
Destruction of Mosul’s Great Mosque holds a heritage lesson for Australia
Source: The Guardian BY Dale Stephens and Tara Gutman The senseless destruction of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul last week is not only a monumental loss for the people of Iraq but for […]
Modi condemns rise in mob violence against beef-eaters in India
Source: The Guardian Prime minister speaks out after protests in several cities against attacks, most of which have targeted Muslims Cows are considered sacred by many members of India’s Hindu […]
Women In Iran Are Wearing White To Protest Mandatory Dress Code
Source: Huffington Post “My goal is just empowering women and giving them a voice,” said the activist behind the effort. By Antonia Blumberg COURTESY OF MASIH ALINEJADWomen share their photos […]
Women Employed By The Mormon Church Can Now Take Maternity Leave And Wear Pants
Source: Huffington Post “The men at the helm of the Mormon corporation are not stuck in the 1970s, they are stuck in the 1870s,” one activist said in response to […]
Twitter Protests Trump’s Travel Ban With #GrandparentsNotTerrorists
Source: Huffington Post Banning grandparents won’t make the U.S. safer. By Antonia Blumberg 190 President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban goes into effect at 8 p.m. Thursday. Earlier in the day, Trump administration officials announced […]
Trump Administration Reverses Policy On Fiancés As Travel Ban Takes Effect
Source: Huffington Post The State Dept. concluded “upon further review, fiancés would now be included as close family members.” By Yeganeh Torbati and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President […]
The health benefits of coconut milk
Source: BBC News By Jo Lewin – Associate nutritionist Consumed in moderation, this ingredient can benefit your health and help fight infection… Coconut (Cocos nucifera) belongs to the Palm family (Arecaceae). […]