Is God dead? At 50
Source: Time BY Lily Rothman DON HAMILTON REMEMBERS THE DAY WELL. THIS WAS BACK IN 1966. HE WAS 12 WHEN A CLASSMATE ASKED HIM THE QUESTION: “DOES YOUR FATHER THINK […]
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The Terrorists in U.S. Prisons
Source: The New York Times By HANNAH FAIRFIELD and TIM WALLACE Republican leaders have blocked the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, because they say they do not […]
Tennessee bill would allow counselors to deny service based on religion
Source: Reuters The Tennessee House passed a bill on Wednesday allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on religious grounds, the latest in a list of U.S. state […]
The incredibly gracious way Muslims welcomed a man who had drunkenly shot their mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Colby Itkowitz Ted Hakey, a former Marine, knelt in prayer, his forehead on the floor, beside his Muslim neighbors inside their Connecticut mosque last Saturday. […]
The Bible Meets the Salamander
Source: The New York Times By Gail Collins Amid all the truly awful things state legislatures do, one of the rare bright spots has been the naming of official symbols. Who was ever made unhappy by the designation of a state rock? Tennessee, alas, is screwing up the record. The governor […]
France takes dim view of burkini swimwear, unlike Brits
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan (Tom Heneghan is a correspondent based in Paris) PARIS (RNS) Burkinis aren’t showing up at the beaches on either side of the English […]
What you don’t know about U.S. Muslims
Source: Daily News BY DAVID MASCI, BESHEER MOHAMED Mohamed is a senior researcher and Masci is a senior editor and senior researcher at Pew Research Center. The recent attacks in […]
Extremists in Bangladesh publish global hit list of bloggers and writers
Source: CNN By Jethro Mullen CNN’s Saeed Ahmed and Sugam Pokharel contributed to this report. (CNN)Islamic extremists in Bangladesh appear to be taking their war on secular writers and bloggers beyond the South Asian country’s borders. A hit list purporting to be from the militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team […]
GE to Bernie Sanders: We’ve ‘never been a big hit with socialists’
Source: CNN by Matt Egan General Electric boss Jeff Immelt has fired back at Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders with an impassioned defense of his company. “GE has been in business […]
How to robot-proof your children’s careers
Source: Financial Times By Sarah O’Connor Employment Correspondent Pity school careers advisers. If economists are to be believed, vast numbers of jobs will have evaporated by the time today’s pupils […]
What being a minority in the US taught me about minorities in Pakistan
Source: Dawn By SALTANAT ANSARI She is pursuing a major in International Relations and a minor in Latina/o Studies at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. Lahore is my native city — it has always been the dearest sense of love I have felt. It was the beautiful gardens and my most […]
In Pakistan, tackling extremism is a political minefield
Source: Associated Press BY KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of banned militant groups and sympathy exists […]
Risk of Collapse at Jesus’ Tomb Unites Rival Christians
Source: The New York Times By DIAA HADID JERUSALEM — It was a typical day at the shrine around what many believe is the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem’s Old […]
France: Le Pen fined over Holocaust remarks
Source: BBC Former French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has been fined 30,000 euros (£24,000; $34,000) for calling the Nazi gas chambers a “detail” of World War Two. He was […]
First Syrians leave for US under surge resettlement program
Source: Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan — The first Syrian family to be resettled in the U.S. under a speeded-up “surge operation” for refugees left Jordan on Wednesday for Kansas City, […]
San Francisco approves fully paid parental leave
Source: MSN News The city will give new mothers and fathers six weeks of paid leave after a birth or adoption. Watch Video
TEACHING PAKISTAN’S POOR HOW TO READ
Source:Aljazeera By Hassan Ghani Pedalling through Islamabad’s leafy streets on his bicycle, Mohammed Ayub comes across as just another ordinary working class Pakistani. What he’s chosen to do with his […]
Donald Trump’s Rise Shows Religion Is Losing Its Political Power
Source: The New York Times By Eduardo Porter Donald Trump, no doubt, is the most confounding candidate produced by the American political system in decades. He offers enormous tax cuts, as […]
John Kerry Urges Business to Act on Climate Change
Source: Time By Justin Worland U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called on private businesses to move rapidly away from fossil fuels—both to prevent devastating climate change and to […]
This Is What Happens To Your Brain On No Sleep
Source: Time By Alice Park Bedtime is one of the most important parts of the day for the brain. The latest studies show that when we slumber, the brain performs important […]