U.S. Wrestlers in Iran Practice Hands-On Diplomacy
Source: Time By Kay Armin Serjoie / Kermanshah The applause began as Team USA walked into the crowded stadium here at the Freestyle World Cup Wrestling championships in Kermanshah, Iran. The […]
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Why Kareem Abdul Jabbar converted to Islam
Source: Aljazeera By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I was born Lew Alcindor. Now I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The transition from Lew to Kareem was not merely a change in celebrity brand name — […]
UK universities urged to tackle rising tide of antisemitism on campus
Source: The Guardian By Sally Weale Education correspondent Universities are being urged to act swiftly to tackle antisemitism on campuses after a series of incidents in recent weeks – including Holocaust […]
Pope appears to back anti-Trump protests in letter condemning populism
Source: The Guardian BY Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Pope Francis has offered his unequivocal support to grassroots organisers and activists who are fighting for social justice, migrants, and environmentalism, saying he […]
German parents told to destroy Cayla dolls over hacking fears
Source: BBC Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe My Friend Cayla doll has been shown in the past to be hackable An official watchdog in Germany has told parents to destroy a […]
Tony Blair calls for people to ‘rise up’ against Brexit
Source: BBC Tony Blair has said it is his “mission” to persuade Britons to “rise up” and change their minds on Brexit. Speaking in the City of London, the former […]
Hundreds of migrants storm fence to reach Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Source: BBC Around 700 migrants have stormed a six-metre (20 ft) security fence that separates Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Police said security cameras showed the […]
Robert Harward turns down Trump’s national security adviser offer
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump’s choice for national security adviser has turned down the job offer. Retired Vice-Admiral Robert Harward was widely tipped for the post after Mr Trump […]
Will Pak re-examine the way it persecutes Ahmadiyyas, others?
Source: The Asian Age THE ASIAN AGE. | BHOPINDER SINGH This perforce ensures that the Ahmadiyyas do not sign it and therefore are debarred from visiting Mecca to perform the […]
Pakistan says kills 100 ‘terrorists’ after suicide shrine attack
Source: Reuters By Syed Raza Hassan | SEHWAN SHARIF, PAKISTAN Pakistani security forces killed dozens of suspected militants on Friday, a day after Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing that […]
Israelis aren’t really sure what Trump just said about the future of their country
Source: The Washington Post By William Booth and Anne Gearan February 16 JERUSALEM — Just minutes after President Trump made his first detailed remarks on the decades-long conflict between Israel […]
A pastor in the Bible Belt opened his church to refugees. Here’s what happened
Source: Los Angeles Times BY David Montero Pastor David Daniels didn’t really have a choice. The refugees were desperate. He could feel that. Their need was great. He could see […]
Graham defends his tough talk, saying Jesus also ‘wasn’t real loving sometimes’
Source: The Charlotte Observer BY TIM FUNK North Carolina-based evangelist Franklin Graham, who’s made headlines with his tough talk about Muslims, LGBTQ persons and former President Barack Obama, invoked […]
Pakistan: IS attack on Sufi shrine in Sindh kills dozens
Source: BBC A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 70 people, police say. The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine […]
One person’s criminal may be another’s terrorist
Source: Aljazeera Alexandre Bissonnette was not charged with terrorism although his attack in Quebec has all the elements of a terror act. A man cries while he prays at the […]
Trump travel ban hit by new legal setback
Source: BBC A US district judge in Virginia has ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order barring entry from seven countries is unconstitutional. Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction, […]
‘He’s blue’: Louisville rattled by 151 overdoses in 4 days
Source: CNN By Sonia Moghe and Wayne Drash, Louisville, Kentucky (CNN)Ben Neal’s laptop lights up with emergency calls. A paramedic and supervisor with Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Neal activates the […]
Israel-Palestinian conflict: UN warns Trump over two-state reversal
Source: BBC The UN chief has warned Donald Trump against abandoning the idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying there is “no alternative”. It comes after Mr […]
This undocumented immigrant just announced that she is seeking sanctuary at a church. Now she waits.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey DENVER — On Wednesday morning, Jeanette Vizguerra was scheduled to show up for a check-in at the local office of the U.S. […]
‘Telephone terrorism’ has rattled 48 Jewish centers. Is anyone paying attention?
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Samantha Taylor was at Orlando’s Jewish Community Center for a morning meeting when she heard reports of a bomb threat crackle from […]