America’s ‘Virgin Births?’ One in 200 Women ‘Became Pregnant Without Having Sex’
Source: Independent, from 2013 By Rob Williams The findings were based on a study of 7,870 women and girls aged 15 to 28 The results of a long-term study of […]
Canada: Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership race
Jagmeet Singh, the first turban-wearing Sikh to sit in Ontario’s legislature, will now lead a federal political party with his victory in the NDP leadership race on Sunday. Singh, 38, won on the first ballot Sunday, taking 53 per cent of the vote to top MPs Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and […]
Here’s How to Cut Antibiotic Use in Animals
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Sep 28, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In the United States, close to 80% of all antibiotics used are given to animals, usually […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes Peace Symposium as a part of the 12th Global Youth Peace Festival 2017 program
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful Press Release A Nation cannot be reformed without first reforming its Youth Ahmadiyya Muslim Community explores Youth Responsibility to Promote Global Peace in the 12th Global Youth Peace Festival 2017 On 29th September 2017, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community India […]
2 Men Indicted In Bacon Vandalism At Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post A rally supporting the center in Tennessee drew a strong crowd. By Ryan Grenoble A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted two men on charges they […]
Scottish Anglican church faces sanctions over vote to allow same-sex marriage
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Leaders of global Anglican communion expected to impose ‘consequences’ on Scottish church for its embrace of LGBTI equality The archbishop of Canterbury, […]
Sierra Leone arrests pastor who blamed Islam for ‘every terrorist act in history’
Source: The Guardian BY Cooper Inveen A Nigerian pastor has been arrested in Sierra Leone after recordings of a sermon targeting Muslims went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage. In an […]
Saudi Arabia: Prince Mohammed plays his biggest card yet
Source: The Guardian Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent A rumbling war in Yemen, a festering standoff with Qatar, and a turbulent time at home: things haven’t being going well for Saudi Arabia lately. […]
Declining World.’ Mormon Leader Reaffirms Religion’s Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage
Source: Time By Brady McCombs / AP Sep 30, 2017 (SALT LAKE CITY) — A top Mormon leader reaffirmed the religion’s opposition to same-sex marriage on Saturday during a church conference watched […]
The health benefits of coffee
Source: BBC Food By Nicola Shubrook Coffee is a brewed drink prepared using roasted coffee beans which are taken from the berries of the Coffea plant. There are two main species of coffee beans […]
Catalan referendum: ‘Hundreds hurt’ as police try to stop voters
Source: BBC News Catalan emergency officials say 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to block voting in Catalonia’s independence referendum. The Spanish government has pledged […]
Could wood pulp make cars lighter and more efficient?
Source: BBC News By Virginia Harrison Business reporter, Singapore Car parts of the future could be made out of a surprising material. Wood. Researchers in Japan are working to create […]
Abu Ghraib: The legacy of torture in the war on terror
Abu Ghraib prison was closed in 2014, but its horrendous legacy lives on. Black strips placed by censors mask the identity of detainees in an undated combination of photos from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison released in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit [Reuters] By Maha Hilal @mahmooha2013 Dr Maha […]
Canada: Edmonton Terrorist Attack, cop stabbed
EDMONTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning violent events in Edmonton as a “terrorist attack” following a chaotic night that saw a police officer stabbed and several pedestrians run down with a cube van. Edmonton police said they have arrested a 30-year-old man and they think he acted alone. But police […]
Wives of IS Fighters: A German Love Story Goes Awry in the ‘Caliphate’
A student from Germany followed her husband to Syria to join Islamic State. Now the 29 year old is stuck in an Iraqi army camp for prisoners of war with her three children as she awaits her fate: either a return to Germany or draconian punishment. By Katrin Kuntz (Text) […]
Ghana wakes up and smells the coffee
Sunday October 1 2017 A man holds a colander full of dried Robusta coffee cherries before the beans are removed from their peel in the village of Leklebi Agbesia in the Volta Region of Ghana on August 23, 2017. Ghanaian coffee is a matter of heritage and personal pride for […]
Muslim-American Massachusetts activist launches run for Congress
Scott Malone FILE PHOTO: Nadeem Mazen, Cambridge city councillor, Muslim and founder of JetPAC, speaks to students in the AP Government class at Al-Noor Islamic high school in Mansfield, Massachusetts, U.S. February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – A two-term Cambridge, Massachusetts, city councilor and founder of […]
Secret Teacher: we must play our part in giving Muslim students a voice
Terrorist attacks and negative media portrayals of Islam make it hard for young British Muslims to find their place in society, but teachers can help Read more from the Secret Teacher ‘What happens when they see their religion being hijacked by terrorists and represented in a way that is unrecognisable […]
Austrian police force women to uncover their faces as country’s ‘burka ban’ comes into force
Generally, scarves, clown disguises and medical masks will be banned in public Restrictions are aimed at ‘ensuring the cohesion of society in an open society’ They came into force today and anyone violating the rules will get a €150 fine By Gareth Davies and Keiran Southern For Mailonline Published: 12:44 […]
