How the Women’s March United Women of All Stripes
Source: Motto By Charlotte Alter It was unlike anything Gloria Steinem had ever seen before, and she’s seen a lot. The grandmother of modern feminism, who organized countless women’s rights […]
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Pope Francis warns against populism, citing Hitler
Source: Aljazeera Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of “saviours” like Adolf Hitler. In an hour-long interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais […]
Israel approves settlement homes following Trump inauguration
Source: BBC Israel has approved hundreds of new settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem, after the staunch pro-Israel US President Donald Trump took office. Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told […]
Marchers Say They’re Going to Stay Active in Politics
Source: Time By Charlotte Alter Some will run for office. Some will register new voters. Some will badger their representatives. Some will speak up where they had previously been silent. But […]
President Trump Accused the Media of Lying About His Inauguration Crowd Size. He’s Wrong
Source: Time President Donald Trump is accusing the news media of lying about the size of the crowd that attended his inauguration. Addressing employees at CIA headquarters in Virginia, Trump […]
A Man Felt Threatened By My Book Written In Arabic
Source: Huffington Post By Hajer Sharief Co-founder of Together we build it organisation, member of the United Nations advisory group on Security Council resolution 2250 & advocate for Kofi Annan foundation with Extremely TogetherHajer Sharief Co-founder of Together we build it organisation, member of the United Nations advisory group on Security […]
The tree that shaped human hisory
Source: BBC By Mike Shanahan 17 January 2017 Over 2,000 years ago, an important tree had one of its branches removed on the order of Indian emperor Ashoka the Great. […]
Muslim Helplines Have Been Flooded With Calls Ahead Of Inauguration
Source: Huffington Post Two telephone helplines that offer counseling and support to Muslims in North America were flooded with calls during and after the U.S. presidential election, according to NBC […]
Why These People Of Faith Are Marching For Women This Weekend
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor The Women’s March on Washington emerged as a response to the election of President Donald Trump. But it is also a movement […]
Press publishing ‘consistent stream’ of inaccurate stories about Muslims
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent British media organisations have been forced to make a string of corrections and retractions over recent months relating to coverage of Muslims following […]
Donald Trump Signed Order to Prepare for Repeal of Obamacare
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller In his first official act in the White House, President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing executive agencies to begin preparing for the repeal […]
Donald Trump’s New World Order Puts Nation Over Globe
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer In the West, elites are under attack. As many of the world’s most influential political and business leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 17 to […]
President Trump Just Signaled Some Dramatic Changes for Police and Criminal Justice
Source: Time President Trump wasted little time making clear that his administration will take a drastically different approach to criminal justice than his predecessor. Shortly after taking the oath of […]
7 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin High blood pressure affects about one in three adults for all kinds of reasons, from genetics to stress. While medications can help keep it in check, […]
Pakistan vegetable market bomb kills 20 and injures 40
Source: BBC At least 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after a bomb exploded at a vegetable market in northwest Pakistan. The blast happened in the city of […]
The policemen who dressed as women to hide from IS
Source: BBC A niqab saved Abu Alawi. For more than two-and-a-half years it helped keep the middle-aged former police officer hidden from IS and safe from the bullets and knives […]
Project aims to grow a ‘city of trees’
Source: BBC By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News A project aims to plant three million trees – one for every man, woman and child – in Greater Manchester over […]
Read President Obama’s Farewell Letter to America: ‘You Made Me a Better Man’
Source: Time By Katie Reilly President Barack Obama published a thank you letter to the American people on Thursday, his last day in office, encouraging them to stay active in democracy […]
Inflammatory pastor preached to Trump before inauguration
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)A pastor with a long history of inflammatory remarks about Muslims, Mormons, Catholics and gays preached at a private service for President-elect […]
Praying at the inaugural service: An imam, a rabbi, a Hindu priest and an abundance of pastors
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The morning after he becomes president of the United States, Donald Trump will hear prayers at Washington National Cathedral from more than two-dozen […]