Was the Pope Wrong to Compare Refugee Centers to Concentration Camps?
Source: The New York Times By DAWN EDEN GOLDSTEIN Migrants and refugees at the Moria detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit by Pope Francis in […]
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Should France Have Its Own Version of Islam?
Source: The Atlantic By Sigal Samuel With Marine Le Pen headed to the second round of elections, a top imam says he understands why some voters fear Muslims. Marine Le […]
This Powerful Photo Series Is Showing What It Is Like To Be Black And Muslim In The US
Source: BuzzFeed News Meet Bobby Rogers, a 24-year-old visual artist from Minneapolis. Bobby Rogers He created a photo series inspired by the hashtag #BeingBlackAndMuslim. The hashtag has been used by […]
Being Socially Awkward Is Actually Awesome, According to Science
Source: Time BY Ty Tashiro When I think back to the Bumper Boat Debacle of 1984, I can see the trappings of an awkward moment: I was in middle school; there […]
China launches aircraft carrier, boosting military presence
Source: BBC China has launched a new aircraft carrier in the latest sign of its growing military strength. It is the country’s second aircraft carrier, after the Liaoning, and the […]
Turkey arrests 1,000 in raids targeting Gulen suspects
Source: BBC Police have arrested 1,000 people alleged to have been part of a movement blamed for the failed 2016 coup. Another 2,200 were being sought as authorities targeted what […]
Diet sodas may be tied to stroke, dementia risk
Source: CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN)Gulping down an artificially sweetened beverage not only may be associated with health risks for your body, but also possibly your brain, a new […]
Somalia executes four it says were al Shabaab fighters behind 2016 attack
Source: Reuters A military court in Somalia has executed four men it said were al Shabaab militants who were behind a 2016 attack that killed 80 people, a military officer […]
These men want to be the first turbaned Sikhs elected to the B.C. Legislature
Source: CBC News By Jesse Johnston This month marks 70 years since Sikhs were given the right to vote in British Columbia and two South Asian candidates want to mark the […]
UKIP seeks ban on face-covering veils, new Muslim schools
Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s anti-EU U.K. Independence Party says it will promote social unity by banning face-covering veils and barring the opening of new Islamic schools. The […]
Philosopher who argued for God wins Templeton Prize
Source: Religion News Service By Chris Herlinger | 3 hours ago (RNS) American scholar Alvin Plantinga, a pioneering advocate for theism, or belief in God, as a serious philosophical position […]
Pope to Egypt to mend ties with Islam but conservatives wary
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis hopes to mend ties with Muslims on his trip to Egypt on Friday but faces criticism from church conservatives for […]
China Bans ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Jihad’ as Baby Names in Heavily Muslim Region
Source: The New York Times By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ Walking past a mosque in Kashgar, a city in China’s western region of Xinjiang. More than 10 million Uighurs, a mostly […]
Meet the woman saving the worlds’ threatened penguins
Source: BBC By Jeremy Coles 25 April 2017 Most of us would confess to having a soft spot for these charismatic birds. Penguins permeate our daily lives, featuring on items […]
Why Cinnamon Is Insanely Good for You
BY Amanda MacMillan Scientists have long suspected that cinnamon can help prevent blood-sugar spikes and protect against insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes. But how, exactly, has remained a mystery—and […]
Fewer Americans Think President Trump Keeps His Promises, Poll Shows
Source: Time BY Ryan Teague Beckwith As President Trump approaches his 100th day in office, Americans are losing faith in his ability to keep his promises, though his supporters remain firmly […]
Could a student’s death change Pakistan’s blasphemy laws?
Source: BBC By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Mardan Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionThe mob killing has shocked many in Pakistan The brutal mob killing of a university student who was accused of […]
The Rancorous Politics of Meat in India
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Sadanand Dhume Updated April 23, 2017 5:21 p.m. ET Is it acceptable for vigilantes to beat a man to death for transporting cattle? In […]
America is abandoning independent Christians in China
Source: Religion News Service By Chloë Starr | April 21, 2017 (RNS) When Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had their first face-to-face meeting earlier this month in Mar-a-Lago, the plight of […]
Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science
Source: The Conversation BY Rosalyn R. LaPier Research Associate of Women’s Studies, Environmental Studies and Native American Religion, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University Last year five Native American tribes in Washington […]