Norway fines hairdresser for refusing Muslim in hijab
Malika Bayan sits in a in court in Stavanger Norway Thursday Sept. 8, 2016. A Norwegian court STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian court has found a hairdresser guilty of […]
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How the burkini debate boosted sales of modest swimwear in Israel
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash September 11 at 6:00 PM HOD HASHARON, Israel — One of the most jarring images of the summer was of French police demanding […]
Weapons seized at Leamington Spa Sikh temple ‘ceremonial’
Source: BBC All but one of the “bladed weapons” seized after 55 people were arrested at a protest at a Sikh temple were ceremonial, police said. Armed officers surrounded the […]
Syria cease-fire enters into effect
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA and BASSEM MROUE In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad,… Read more BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-Russian brokered cease-fire for Syria came into effect on Monday at sunset, with monitoring groups and state media reporting clashes […]
A new crop of D.C. churches has discovered the secret to appealing to millennials
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Abrams Aaron Graham is talking to Washingtonians about power. “How do you live out your identity and have influence, not just in your personal […]
What’s free in your country?
Source: BBC By Lindsey Galloway 12 September 2016 From mineral water to water slides, things that are free in some countries often cost in others, sometimes much to the surprise […]
Hawaii’s unpronounceable treasure
Source: BBC By Shannon Wianecki 10 September 2016 When master Hawaiian feather worker Shad Kane received a commission to repair two royal standards, he didn’t know the job would spark […]
Tesla Says New Autopilot Would Likely Have Prevented Fatality
Source: Time Elon Musk cautioned the improvement “doesn’t mean perfect safety” (SAN FRANCISCO) – Tesla Motors Co said on Sunday an update of its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot would use […]
How Hiding Criminal Records Hurts Black and Hispanic Men
Source: Time By Jennifer Doleac & Benjamin Hansen Doleac is an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the University of Virginia and a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. Hansen is […]
India Muslim women ‘raped’ in fatal attack ‘over beef’
Source: BBC An Indian woman has said that she and her 14-year-old cousin were gang raped and two relatives murdered, after being accused of being Muslims who ate beef. The […]
The Day Jesus Threw God Out Of Church
Source: Huffington Post Dr. Steve McSwain Speaker, Author, Counselor to Congregations, Interfaith Ambassador, Spiritual Teacher One day, Jesus went into the temple and began throwing people out. Or, is this […]
Canada Wants the U.S. to Change Its ‘Ludicrous’ Marijuana Policy
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Canada plans to push the United States to change a “ludicrous” current policy that forbids Canadians who admit to previously using marijuana from entering the U.S. A spokesman for the Canadian government said on Friday that it has been in discussions with the U.S. government […]
Science Explains Why Anxiety Can Be So Hard to Treat
Source: Time By Alice Park New findings in this animal study could lead to better drugs Anxiety, and more broadly, stress, is a common part of everyone’s lives, and for […]
How Being Muslim In America Has Changed Since 9/11
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 reverberated around the world long after that fateful morning. Americans of all stripes grappled with the image of planes crashing into the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, and unfurling a […]
A Glimpse At Hajj, As Millions Of Muslim Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The annual hajj pilgrimage is one of the world’s largest gatherings, as some two million people flock to Mecca, […]
How Muslims Observe Eid Al-Adha, The Feast Of Sacrifice
Source: Huffington Post Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, falls on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in North America. It is one of two annual feast festivals Muslims celebrate and […]
North Korea nuclear test: South would reduce Pyongyang ‘to ashes’
Source: BBC South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack, according to reports from Seoul. A military source told the Yonhap news agency every part of Pyongyang “will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosives shells”. […]
Where did the Bible go? Author finds ‘alternative version of Christianity’ in mega-type churches
Source: The Charlotte Observer BY EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER Kenneth A. Briggs has been on the “Godbeat” for years, as a religion reporter for Newsday, as religion editor at The […]
Statin Drugs Are Safe and Underprescribed: Researcher
Source: Time By Alice Park A new review confirms the benefits of cholesterol-lowering drugs in lowering heart disease risk, and finds that side effects and risks of the medications are exaggerated, […]
A prayer for Mecca: the city that many hajj pilgrims don’t see – video
Source: The Guardian As the hajj begins once again, Saudi artist Ahmed Mater has revealed unprecedented changes to the holy city – from flashy new hotels to the loss of […]