Record number of Muslims enter British parliament
Source: TRT World In spite of rising Islamophobia, a record number of Muslims were elected to the House of Commons in the UK’s recent election. Muslim candidates won 19 seats […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Pope ends ‘secrecy’ rule on child sexual abuse in Catholic church
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic church deals with cases of sexual abuse of children, abolishing the rule of pontifical secrecy […]
Ever wondered why we dream?
Dreams can be wacky, but they may actually help you learn or cope. Source: The Washington Post By Jason Bittel Dreams are weird. Most of them seem to contain a […]
Key findings: How living arrangements vary by religious affiliation around the world
Source: Pew Research Centre By Stephanie Kramer Household living arrangements – how many people share a dwelling and how these people are related – affect many aspects of daily life, […]
‘Awarding Nobel to Handke encourages Islam’s enemies’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says awarding Austrian writer with Nobel Prize is ‘shame, disgrace’ By Jeyhun Aliyev and Sibel Morrow Awarding the Nobel Prize to Peter Handke will only […]
Do Religious or Spiritual People Make More Ethical Employees?
Source: Qrius By Subramaniam Ananthram, Senior Lecturer, International Business, Curtin University and Christopher Chan, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, York University, Canada Can religion and spirituality promote ethical behaviour in the workplace? It’s […]
India: Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims
Source: Human Rights Watch Draft Law Favors Hindus, Other Non-Muslim Immigrants The Indian government’s proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association of Atlantic Canada holds an Interfaith Symposium
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Auxiliary of Atlantic Canada Region held an Interfaith Symposium at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia on December 7, 2019. The […]
New drive to honor Europe’s forgotten Muslim soldiers
Source: DW Millions of Muslim soldiers fought in Europe during World War I, but their contribution has been largely forgotten. New research has uncovered tales of courage and comradeship that […]
Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili – 3 Part BBC Documentary
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and […]
Canadians divided over the role of religion: poll
Source: Radio Canada International By Levon Sevunts While the majority of Canadians profess some belief in God or a higher power, nearly a third would like to see Canada become […]
1 in 4 Canadians believe humans were created within the last 10,000 years: poll
Source: Global News By Simon Little A new poll has found a hefty minority (23 per cent) of Canadians reject the theory of evolution, and instead believe a god created […]
Revisiting The Science Vs. Religion Paradigm
Darwin may have poked a hole in the Christian creation myth. But historically speaking, the relationship between science and religion has been far more nuanced than most people imagine. By […]
Atlantic Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association to hold an Interfaith Symposium ‘Existence of God’
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Auxiliary of Atlantic Canada Region will present an Interfaith Symposium at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia on December 7, 2019. […]
Europe’s increasing intolerance to Islam should be a genuine concern for Muslims
Source: 5 Pillars The increasing number of Islamophobic laws being introduced across Europe is a frightening indication of how supposedly “liberal” and “tolerant” governments actually perceive its Muslim minorities, writes […]
Catholic abuse legal reckoning: New wave of lawsuits could cost church over $4B
Source: Global News By Bernard Condon and Jim Mustian At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, lawyer Adam Slater gazes out the window of his high-rise Manhattan office at one of the great symbols of the […]
SC to hear pleas against polygamy, nikah halala among Muslim ..
Source: Times of India The Supreme Court Monday said it will hear after the winter break the pleas challenging practices of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims. The issue was […]
German Catholic Church Debates Sexuality, Celibacy and Women’s Roles
With the German church’s global influence, a meeting of bishops and laypeople to take up hot-button topics has led to warnings of a new schism, originating in the home of […]
Newspaper, digital ads will try to woo Quebec civil servants to Manitoba
‘We’re not big on clothing police here,’ Pallister says on eve of campaign’s launch Source: CBC The Manitoba government is taking out newspaper and electronic advertisements in Quebec that welcome civil servants there to move to Manitoba if they feel threatened by their province’s ban on religious symbols in the […]
Quebec ad campaign about standing up for individual rights, Premier Pallister says
“This is an issue of whether you’re willing to stand up and defend minority rights, minority freedoms. And we as Manitobans have that reputation and will continue to act on […]