October 17, 2017 5:43 PMOct 17, 2017 – 17:43 PARIS (Reuters) – French anti-terrorist police have arrested 10 far-right militants, a court official said on Tuesday. The official declined to detail why the men were arrested, but TV station M6 said that the 10 were suspected of planning attacks on […]
onreligion.co.uk: The link between terrorism and hate crime is clear – apparently. An article in The Independent quoted Fiyaz Mughal of Faith Matters that “the biggest driver of anti-Muslim hate is terrorist attacks – the research is very clear here” (some more nuance to these views was given later through […]
The Independent Online A member of the US-backed Iraqi security forces stands guard at a shrine destroyed by air strikes in east Mosul, Iraq, on 19 April 2017 REUTERS The Pentagon has dismissed Russian allegations that the US is only “pretending” to fight Isis in Iraq as a “ridiculous” Russian […]
Some Isis fighters have been allowed to leave, but there will apparently be no forgiveness for the foreign fighters in Raqqa – it seems they will have to fight and die Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices SDF forces are making gains in pushing the last Isis fighters out of […]
It’s actually a rather droll room – dark, heavy panelling, dull, tall windows, a 1930s monster building – the doors and windows far taller than a man or woman. It lacks imagination. I can think of a few other modern day fuehrers who might feel at home here The […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY ABIGAIL GEIGER This year, the Jewish festival of Passover – April 10 to 18 – coincides with the Christian celebration of Easter. And Easter, somewhat unusually, […]
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. It’s so common that federal experts say that nearly every sexually active man or woman will be infected with at least one strain at some point in their lives. HPV can infect many different […]
Source: The Washington Post By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck October 16 BERLIN — Austria became the latest European country to take a sharp turn right on Sunday, with the conservative People’s Party riding a […]
Source: Reuters By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo swore in a former education minister as Jakarta’s governor on Monday, months after an election that opened up […]
Source: The Conversation Last week, from Oct. 6 to 9, the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was filled with tents, worship music and prayer for the “Awaken the Dawn”rally. The purpose […]
Source: The Economist LIKE much else in Belgium, the administration of the country’s second-largest religion is in a rather chaotic state, and things could get worse. In a kingdom of […]
Source: The New York Times By CEYLAN YEGINSU OCT. 14, 2017 Photo Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, delivering a sermon this year. He denies having learned about severe beatings at Christian […]
Source: USA Today BY Paul Singer, USA TODAY Published 10:51 a.m. ET Oct. 15, 2017 | Updated 8:38 a.m. ET Oct. 16, 2017 (Photo: Nancy Wong, photo courtesy University of Chicago) CONNECTTWEET 2LINKEDIN 14COMMENTEMAILMORE […]
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Rick Anderson Time and again, the record shows, Brother Edward “Chris” Courtney was accused of child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic schools where he […]
Source: Boston Globe By Sally Jacobs GLOBE CORRESPONDENT OCTOBER 14, 2017 MANCHESTER, N.H. — From a distance, it appears an elegant structure. It sits, unfinished, on a grassy hillside at the edge […]
Source: Reuters BY Scott Malone MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and […]
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Source: Dawn The Taliban claimed responsibility in a tweet for the attack in the centre in Gardez, capital of Paktia province which borders Pakistan. “At first, a suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives near the training centre, making way for a number of attackers to start their assault,” […]
Source: http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/15598880.Peace_exhibition_to_be_held_in_Romsley/ | Gurdip Thandi AN EXHIBITION promoting peace and unity in British communities will be held in Romsley this weekend. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is running the event at St Kenelm Church Hall, in Bromsgrove Road, on Saturday, October 21 from 12pm to 2pm. It is part of the organisation’s ‘United against […]
Source: http://www.putneysw15.com/default.asp?section=info&page=evaltonlitterpick001.htm “Cleanliness is half of your faith”, said Muhammad (PBUH) – the Holy Founder of Islam. This is in this background that Putney branch of Ahmadiyya Muslim Men’s Association UK has organised two voluntary litter picking sessions in Roehampton in the month of October. Over a dozen volunteers including 20+ […]