Man Pleads Guilty After Pulling Woman’s Hijab Off on Plane
Source: Yahoo News A man pleaded guilty to religious obstruction on Friday after pulling off a woman’s hijabon an airplane last year. Gill Parker Payne, 37, was on a Southwest […]
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Heed the Call of the Wild at This Ethereal Wolf Sanctuary
Credits: National Geographic Author Becky Harlan Tucked into a lush swath of woods in Washington’s South Puget Sound—where light filters through mossy trees and ravens circle overhead—sitsWolf Haven International. The […]
A Dreamy, Photographic Pilgrimage Along the Ganges River
Credits: National Geographic Author Becky Harlan Photographer Caleb Cain Marcus began his 1,500-mile pilgrimage along the the Ganges River amid the snow-capped peaks of Gangotri, India, a Hindu pilgrim town […]
This Park in Peru Is Nature ‘in Its Full Glory’—With Hunters
Source: National Geographic By Emma Marris Photographs by Charlie Hamilton James Manú National Park is a biological wonder, protected—for now—by isolation and the indigenous people deep in its rain forest. Elias Machipango Shuverireni picks […]
Experts call for warnings on all alcohol as men refuse to believe risks
Source: The Guardian By Sarah Boseley Health editor Experts are calling for health warnings on all alcoholic drinks after data showed millions of middle-aged men drink above government guidelines and do […]
India journalist arrested over Muslim yoga ban report
Source: BBC A journalist in India is facing charges over a report he wrote saying Muslims were banned from being yoga teachers under government policy. Pushp Sharma’s report appeared in […]
Even in Liberal Communities, Transgender Bathroom Laws Worry Parents
Source: Time By Belinda Luscombe Belinda Luscombe is an editor-at-large of TIME A Manhattan rec center struggles to make its locker rooms work for everyone Girls from a swim team in […]
New Way of Attacking HIV Virus Boosts AIDS Vaccine Efforts
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers have found a new HIV weakness that could lead to a more effective vaccine The key to bringing down HIV is to find its weak […]
7 Ways To Train Your Brain To Be Happy
Source: Huffington Post Neil Pasricha is Director of The Institute for Global Happiness, a New York Times bestselling author, and a “Top 10” Most Inspiring TED Speaker. The Quiet Leadership InstituteQuiet […]
71% of Israeli Jews Deny West Bank Is ‘Occupied’
Source: Forward By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM ( JTA ) — Some 71.5 percent of Jewish Israelis say they do not view Israel’s control of the West Bank as “occupation,” a monthly survey found. The same percentage of Arab respondents to the survey called it an occupation, according to the May Peace […]
Conference on True Perspectives on Islamic Caliphate
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community By Nasir Khan President, Buffalo Chapter Buffalo New York Dear Friend, Peace be with you. I hope that you are well. The Buffalo Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will hold its next conference on Sunday June 5, 2016 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm at the […]
EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya
Source: BBC he EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its aims, a British parliamentary committee says. In a report, the House […]
Pakistan Doesn’t Owe You a Free Mansion
Source: The New York Times By MOHAMMED HANIF Mohammed Hanif is the author of the novels “A Case of Exploding Mangoes” and “Our Lady of Alice Bhatti,” and the librettist for the opera “Bhutto.” KARACHI, Pakistan — I once knew a building contractor who worked for the government of Pakistan. […]
Religion Declining, Secularism Surging
Source: Huffington Post By Phil Zuckerman Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. An ongoing spate of recent studies – looking at various countries around the world – all show the same thing: religion is in decline. From Scandinavia to South America, and from Vancouver to Seoul, […]
Netherlands sees sharp increase in people choosing euthanasia due to ‘mental health problems’
Source: Telegraph By Senay Boztas, amsterdam The Netherlands has seen a sharp increase in the number of people choosing to end their own lives due to mental health problems such as trauma […]
Sadiq Khan, London’s Muslim Mayor, Calls Trump ‘Ignorant About Islam’
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE LONDON — The new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Wednesday that his election in the face of a […]
Virginia congressman’s bill would make it illegal for Donald Trump to ban Muslim immigrants
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A Virginia congressman announced a bill Wednesday that would make it illegal for the United States to block an immigrant based on his or […]
For Haredi Jews secular Zionism remains a religious heresy
Source: The Guardian By Giles Fraser The walled neighbourhood of Mea Shearim is just a few minutes’ walk from the old city of Jerusalem. Built in 1874, it is home to […]
India’s dying mother
Source: BBC BY Justin Rowlatt Can the sacred but toxic River Ganges be cleaned up? Justin Rowlatt travelled its length, from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, to see […]
Turkey ‘needs to fulfil deal’ to gain visa-free EU travel
Source: BBC A deal to allow Turks visa-free travel within Europe will collapse if Turkey does not fulfil its commitments, the European Commission president has said. Jean-Claude Juncker said changes […]