Democracies in trouble around the world
EMRE GÖNEN A child is carried following at Qalaat al-Madiq, some 45 kilometers northwest of the central city of Hama, after being evacuated from Eastern Ghouta, April, 2. Washington’s […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to attend Macron’s gala dinner in Paris
President and prince will work on a ‘strategic document’ involving a series of contracts Agence France-Presse April 10, 2018 Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will on Tuesday night attend a gala […]
Treasure Trove of Benefits and Variety at the Table: A Fourteenth-Century Egyptian Cookbook
By: Khaleel Shaikh The Kanz al-fawāʾid fī tanwīʿ al-mawāʾid is a 14th century Egyptian cookbook that consists of 830 recipes for a variety of different dishes and beverages… Contents 1. Overview […]
From Baghdad to Barcelona: The Anxiety of Influence in the Transmission of the Greek and Arabic Sciences
By: Glen M. Cooper Drawing on Harold Bloom’s model of poetic influence and supersession in his famous book, “The Anxiety of Influence,” and considering several historical cases of cross-cultural […]
Exercise Could Lower Your Chances of Getting Heart Disease Even if You’re Genetically at Risk
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN April 9, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. About one in four deaths in the United States are due to heart disease. But a new study suggests […]
Encourage moves toward religious freedom by Islamic leaders
By Johnnie Moore, who is a Southern Baptist minister from California and was the 2017 recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “medal of valor” for his work on behalf of […]
In Bukhara, 10,000 Jewish Graves but Just 150 Jews
Source: The New York Times By ANDREW HIGGINSAPRIL 7, 2018 Photo Bukhara, Uzbekistan, has two synagogues but few Jews. CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times BUKHARA, Uzbekistan — The ancient Silk Road […]
One community’s battle over virginity tests in western India
Source: The Washington Post By Vidhi Doshi April 8 Email the author Kanjarbhat community members demonstrate in support of the virginity ritual in Pune, India. The group demanded police action and a public […]
Cryptocurrency traders use old gold in drive to draw Islamic investors
Source: Reuters BY Andrew Torchia, Bernardo Vizcaino DUBAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – In Dubai’s decades-old Gold Souk, customers from around the world haggle over bangles and necklaces. Elsewhere in the emirate, the region’s […]
Israel ban Friday call to prayer at West Bank mosque
Source: Aljazeera Israel on Friday prohibited the Azan, the Muslim call to prayer, at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron, also known as Al-Khalil, according to Palestinian […]
Hundreds join demonstration accusing Jeremy Corbyn of ‘broken promise’ on antisemitism
Source: Independent BY Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor Hundreds of people joined a demonstration outside Labour’s headquarters, accusing Jeremy Corbyn of a “broken promise” of zero tolerance for antisemitism. A crowd waving British flags […]
Greek town ritually burns Judas as Orthodox celebrate Easter
Source: Associated Press By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS ERMIONI, Greece (AP) — As Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, a town on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula observed […]
Fighting social injustice as important as fighting abortion: pope
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday that Catholics should not give “excessive importance” to certain Church rules while disregarding others, urging opponents […]
Trial of Child-Pornography Suspect Would Be a First for the Vatican
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca April 8, 2018 3:07 p.m. ET ROME—The Vatican’s arrest of one of its diplomats on suspicion of violating child-pornography laws has […]
Muslims teach neighbours about their religion during Open Mosque Day
Source: Boston Globe By Cristela Guerra GLOBE STAFF APRIL 09, 2018 Among throngs of people touring the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center on Sunday were two lanky middle school girls who love […]
TED Talks Daily | What we can do about the culture of hate | Sally Kohn
Source: TED Talks BY Sally Kohn We’re all against hate, right? We agree it’s a problem — their problem, not our problem, that is. But as Sally Kohn discovered, we […]
Khadim Rizvi calling the shots
Daily Times April 5, 2018 The government is feeling the blowback for its earlier capitulation to the religious right-wing agenda. And the man at the centre of the row is […]
Will the real Pakistan please stand up ?
KARACHI, PAKISTAN © Asianet-Pakistan By James M. Dorsey • April 9, 2018 James M. DorseyJames M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist and commentator on foreign affairs who has […]
The myth of the Indian vegetarian nation
Source: BBC By Soutik Biswas, India correspondent What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian […]
Can you be spiritual if you do not believe in God? 21st Century Spirituality
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/spirituality More than half of the UK population identify as having no religion. But many have a spiritual side. Ten people explain what spirituality means to them. Barbara My […]