Genetics of cancer tumours reveal possible treatment revolution
Source: Gulfnews London, New York: A landmark discovery into the genetic makeup of tumours has the potential to open a new front in the war on cancer, delivering potent therapies […]
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Turkish authorities seize country’s largest newspaper
Source: Al Jazeera Police using tear gas and water cannon raided the headquarters of Turkey’s largest-circulation newspaper, hours after a court placed it under the management of trustees. Police set […]
How can scientists believe evolution is compatible with religion?
Source: The Conversation Evolution and religion may not be at war after all. True, the two may sometimes seem like incompatible, competing worldviews: evolutionary science is regularly rejected by prominent […]
India denies visas to US religious freedom body
Source: The Guardian India has denied visas for a delegation from the US government agency charged with monitoring international religious freedom. The delegation from the US Commission on International Religious […]
Pell says meeting with Australia abuse survivors was ‘hard and honest’
Source: The Guardian Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, has vowed to help survivors of sexual abuse in his native Ballarat in Australia after meeting a dozen […]
‘Spotlight’ just won an Oscar. So why am I so worried about the future of religion journalism?
Source: The Washington Post By Bob Smietana A veteran religion writer based in Nashville and the immediate past president of the Religion Newswriters Association. Last night I sat on the […]
The Pedophile-Blind Cardinal Who Could Bring Down Pope Francis
Source: The Daily Beast An Australian royal commission on clerical crimes finds damning evidence that one of the Vatican’s most senior cardinals turned a blind eye to sex abuse. So […]
Child abuse allegations plague the Hasidic community
Source: Newsweek Mint-colored city buses and sherbet mid-rise apartment complexes with undulating facades. Women in polka-dot bikinis and men in wide-lapelled shirts unbuttoned halfway down their chests. Postcard-perfect white sand […]
Too drunk, can’t add: Why some Indian women are turning away grooms
Source: BBC Years ago, during a visit to my village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, I heard a female relative boast that as a high-caste Brahmin, she […]
Islamophobia in the Common Man — A Simple Cure
Source: Huffington Post By Huzaifah Salat Doctor,Internal Medicine enthusiast,Pakistani food lover. “What can Muslims do to overcome Islamophobia?” This question (also on my mind) was asked by a colleague during the grand concluding session of the Islamic awareness week of the Vanderbilt University’s Muslim Students Association event on Valentine’s day. Dr.Todd […]
How One Muslim Artist Is Challenging Society’s Stereotypes About Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Azzah Sultan, 20, has personally witnessed rampant Islamophobia since moving to America from her native Malaysia in 2013. The young Muslim […]
US election 2016: Donald Trump under attack from debate rivals
Source: BBC Presidential contender Donald Trump has come under attack from his rivals at a Republican debate, after a day in which the party’s veteran politicians urged voters to desert him. The front-runner in the Republican race was on the defensive in Detroit as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz piled […]
A Scientist Explains How Meditation And Prayer Rewire Your Brain
Source: Huffington Post By Carolyn Gregoire Senior Writer, The Huffington Post Whether you see meditation or prayer as the gateway to enlightenment or just a way to stay more focused […]
Nuclear technology provides new tool against mosquito-borne diseases: expert
Source: New China MEXICO CITY, March 2 (Xinhua) — Two UN agencies have developed a new technology involving ionizing radiation as a weapon in the fight against mosquitoes carrying Zika […]
Grand jury: 2 bishops hid sex abuse of hundreds of children
Source: Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Two Catholic bishops who led a small Pennsylvania diocese helped cover up the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by more than 50 […]
Vatican newspaper essays say women should preach at Mass
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) A series of essays in the semiofficial Vatican newspaper is urging the Catholic Church to allow women to preach from the pulpit at Mass, a […]
5 facts about abortion
Source: Pew Research Center More than four decades after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, opponents and supporters of abortion rights are still battling over the issue in court. This year, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case challenging a Texas law that requires abortion clinics in the […]
Women relatively rare in top positions of religious leadership
Source: Pew Research Center While many large religious organizations in the United States allow women to be ordained – and to hold leadership positions within the organization – few women have actually served at the very top. We looked at nine major religious organizations in the U.S. that both ordain […]
Women Justices Defend Abortion Providers in Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Source: Time The Supreme Court was divided along ideological lines in oral arguments on Wednesday in what is perhaps the most important abortion case in a generation, while swing vote Anthony Kennedy appeared to question the medical consequences of changing abortion practices in Texas. The women on the Supreme Court […]
The secret history of America’s cyber war
Source: Time By Fred Kaplan On August 9, 2013, a hot, humid Friday, shortly after three in the afternoon, the laziest hour in the dreariest month for news in the […]