Lutf’s Blog: Lutful Islam. Majority of the Shia Muslims dying in Pakistan at the hands of takfiri terrorists, and most of those protesting against this ongoing genocide don’t know or remember 1974. It was the first year of official takfir in Pakistan. An elected parliament which consisted for some […]
Michael Kara-Ivanov. Everything would be simple if we could stop here and conclude that science and religion have nothing in common. Further examination will show, however, that in fact there are similarities in the way we think about these two areas. The opposition between the objective and the […]
RT: “Our present capabilities are incomparable to the past. Today, our youth, banking on the past experiences and modern science, have managed to show their capabilities to the world and be prepared for any threat,” IRGC Navy Commander Rear-Admiral Reza Torabi was quoted as saying. Iran claims its capability to defend […]
Mail Online: Larisa Brown. A planning lawyer and self-styled ‘mosque buster’ claims he is fighting to stop the ‘tide of Islam’ by successfully blocking plans for the building of mosques across the UK. Gavin Boby, once linked to the far-right English Defence League, boasts he has already blocked plans for […]
ScienceDaily: Jan. 10, 2013 — Could marriage, and associated companionship, be one key to a longer life? According to new research, not having a permanent partner, or spouse, during midlife is linked to a higher risk of premature death during those midlife years. The work, by Dr. Ilene Siegler and colleagues […]
theguardian: Jason Burke. Killing throws spotlight on island’s struggle to reconcile issues of Islam, society and politics after end of dictator’s 30-year rule Though the only terrorist attack on the islands so far was a bomb in 2007, Indian, US and British officials remain worried that the Maldives could become […]
theguardian: Amanda Holpuch. After the yoga classes were introduced, the NCLP released a four-page document listing reasons why it believes the school district is promoting a religious form of the activity. Parents claim Encinitas’s classes are inherently religious, but yoga experts say program is about health. A group of California parents are campaigning for the […]
theguardian: King Abdullah grants 30 seats on 150-member parliamentary Shura council in move welcomed by rights advocates The Saudi king has granted women seats on the country’s top advisory council for first time. The move heralds a much anticipated step for women to get a foothold in a country where […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Faheem Younus (OEN-OpEdNews). Faith leaders must unite to combat a virus which follows a strict non-discrimination policy. Thus, I will continue to reach out to soup kitchens, churches, and synagogues only as a part of my civic duty. Let me guess – a flu-like illness inflicted you or […]
Ahmadiyya Times: It is only lately that Western scholars have embarked upon an objective study of the life of the Prophet of Islam. With only two or three honorable exceptions, up to quite recent times, he was represented as an embodiment of all that was vicious and despicable. Muhammad, Prophet […]
Rouse Hill Times: HUNDREDS are expected to attend the annual Australia Day celebrations organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Australia on Sunday, January 27. THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia (AMAA) are inviting residents to celebrate Australia Day at their centenary hall at Marsden Park. The association, which is actively […]
Huff Post: John Stauffer. For Douglass, there was an intimate link between individual conversion and social reform. The path of reform flowed outward from self to society. Before eradicating social evil, you first had to purify the self. Consequently Douglass and other abolitionists tried to live righteously, abstaining from tobacco, […]
Science Daily: The conventional notion of male breadwinner and female homemaker still guides at least some behaviors, even for couples in which the woman is the primary financial provider or at least one partner wishes to have a nonconventional arrangement. Working-class couples who buck the tradition of marriage are far […]
RT: A United States congressman has introduced a bill that would repeal the 22nd Amendment, which currently limits the president to serving only two terms as commander-in-chief. Should the bill become a law, it could allow President Barack Obama to run for reelection yet again in 2016. The bill, H.J. […]
Huff Post: Jaweed Kaleem. Most nones have some kind of belief in God, spirituality or a higher power without attributing it to a specific religion, but unlike followers of many religions, they don’t always have a concrete belief in the afterlife. And among the nones, the increasing number of atheists […]
Science Daily: Mar. 26, 2008 — We’ve gotten used to taking pills for everything that ails us, but medications have side effects and cost money. The April 2008 issue of the Harvard Health Letter takes a look at how to manage seven common conditions without taking medication. It takes some discipline, […]
Science Daily: Numerous studies — including a number from the 90+ Study — have confirmed that being active is important for successful aging, and it may deter the advancement of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Jan. 3, 2013 — A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans […]
Daily Times: No state, modern or ancient, secular or religious, has successfully managed to exercise thought control on its citizens. The government’s flip-flop last week over the YouTube ban has once again exposed the misplaced priorities and a profound lack of logical and rational decision making on its part. YouTube […]
Huff Post: Dave Pruett. The Church is convinced that there can be no real contradiction between science and faith. … It is certain that science and faith represent two different orders of knowledge, autonomous in their processes, but finally converging upon the discovery of reality in all its aspects… Given […]
Huff Post: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s top cleric on Friday warned against the mixing of the genders, saying it poses a threat to female chastity and society, as the kingdom prepares for the first time to grant women seats on the country’s top advisory body. Delivering his traditional […]