International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize
Source: USA Today BY Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY Published 4:16 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 | Updated 8:05 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2017 The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace […]
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‘Tinder for polygamists’: Indonesian firm angers with app for multiple marriages
Source: The Guardian A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is courting controversy in Indonesia. Photograph: ayopoligami.com BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is […]
IN EUROPE, HISTORY—AND THE POPULIST POLITICS OVER MUSLIM WOMEN’S DRESS—REPEATS ITSELF
Source: Pacific Standard By MASSOUD HAYOUN OCT 5, 2017 It appears no Austrian party could afford to stand up against the nation’s controversial new veil ban. On Sunday, the Austrian government […]
What Science Says About ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
Source: The Atlantic By BEN ROWEN After the deadliest gun attack in modern U.S. history left 59 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, both Nevadasenators, and […]
Bangladesh carving out forest land to shelter desperate Rohingya
Source: Reuters By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Hard-pressed to find space for a massive influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees, Bangladesh plans to chop down forest trees to extend a […]
Germany redeploys anti-Isis surveillance jets to Jordan
Source: The Local Germany on Wednesday moved four Tornado jets flying surveillance missions against the Islamic State group to Jordan after withdrawing them from Turkey amid a bilateral dispute, the […]
North Carolina imam urges Congress to ‘celebrate’ difference
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | October 4, 2017 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Since 9/11, only seven imams have given the opening prayer in the House of Representatives. Abdullah Antepli, from Duke University […]
Why do bad things happen to good people? Clergy tackle big questions after Las Vegas shooting
Holly Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee As law enforcement pieces together answers about the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, the suffering caused by the attack also raises deep philosophical questions about […]
With Trump’s backing, House approves ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy
Source: The Washington Post By Mike DeBonis and Jenna Johnson October 3 The House on Tuesday approved a bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, advancing a key GOP priority for the […]
French Muslims enraged by passage of Macron’s version of Patriot Act
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley October 3 PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a controversial national security bill that significantly expands the state’s power to fight terrorism, although critics say […]
Why ‘thoughts and prayers’ is starting to sound so profane
Source: The Washington Post By Kirsten Powers October 3 People hold hands in prayer while hiding inside the Sands Corp. plane hangar after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Al […]
How America Changed Its Approach to Political Islam
Source: The Atlantic BY SHADI HAMID, PETER MANDAVILLE, AND WILLIAM MCCANTS Sometimes Islamist groups succeed. Sometimes they underperform. But they almost always matter. This means that the United States needs answers for […]
What if Stephen Paddock Were al Qaeda?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Oct. 3, 2017 6:56 p.m. ET Those who say gun control is the answer to massacres like Sunday’s in Las Vegas […]
Santa Claus’s tomb may have been uncovered beneath Turkish church
Source: The Guardian BY Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Turkish archaeologists have dashed the hopes of millions of children by claiming to have uncovered the likely burial place of Saint Nicholas. Surveys […]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s stripped of ‘Freedom of Oxford’
Source: BBC News An honour granting Aung San Suu Kyi the Freedom of Oxford has been withdrawn by the city’s council because of her response to the Rohingya crisis. The […]
Netanyahu backs annexation of 19 West Bank settlements
Source: The Guardian By Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has backed legislation that would in effect annex settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories that are home to between 125,000 […]
France approves tough new anti-terror laws
Source: BBC News France’s lower house of parliament has approved a new anti-terrorism law intended to bring an end to a nearly two-year-long state of emergency. The law will incorporate […]
Muslims, Jews gather in Metro Detroit to forge bonds
Source: The Detroit News As hate crimes targeting Muslims and Jews rise across the United States, according to advocacy groups, the key to sparking change in Metro Detroit lies in […]
Iran says Tehran, Ankara to confront disintegration of Iraq, Syria: TV
Source: Reuters Ankara (Reuters) – Iran and Turkey will work together to confront the disintegration of Iraq and Syria to ease tension in the crisis-hit region, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani […]
The Double Standard In How The Media Is Portraying The Las Vegas Shooter
Source: Huffington Post As the nation reels from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, some people have noticed a double standard in how the media has portrayed 64-year-old Stephen […]