Legal breakthrough for Google’s self-driving car
Source: BBC Google’s self-driving car system could soon be given the same legal definition as a human driver, paving the way for vehicles without steering wheels or pedals. The US […]
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Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World
Source: Huffington Post By Rached Ghannouchi President of Tunisia’s Ennahdha Party This post is an edited/updated version of Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi’s October 1, 2014 Lecture at Columbia University’s Institute for […]
Children with a Religious Upbringing Show Less Altruism
Source: Scientific Amercan Organized religion is a cornerstone of spiritual community and culture around the world. Religion, especially religious education, also attracts secular support because many believe that religion fosters morality. A majority of the United States believes that faith in a deity is necessary to being a moral person. […]
Why expat Americans are giving up their passports
Source: BBC How does it feel to give up your nationality, to renounce the country you were born in, potentially forfeiting the chance to ever return? “It’s not going to […]
Rosenblum: Muslim bridge-builder urges us to fight fear, ask questions
Source: Star Tribune Gail Rosenblum@GROSENBLUM Hanadi Chehabeddine understands the worries that many Americans harbor about terrorism and national security. She hopes that they also understand something. “Muslims are afraid, too,” […]
Non-Muslim Minnesotans are donning the hijab to show support
Source: Star Tribune Nade Conrad’s long black hair disappeared under the cover of a lilac hijab. “I feel different,” she said. Conrad, who is not Muslim, had donned the scarf […]
Man Accused Of Shooting At Meriden Mosque To Plead Guilty To Federal Hate Crime
Source: Hartford Courant HARTFORD — A Meriden man accused of firing a rifle at a mosque next to his home shortly after the terrorist attacks in Paris is scheduled to […]
US Catholic-Muslim dialogue launched, Chicago Archbishop Cupich to co-chair
Source: RNS (RNS) The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday (Feb. 8) that it was starting a new National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue group, an initiative driven in part by growing anti-Islamic sentiment that many bishops have denounced. “As the national conversation around Islam grows increasingly fraught, coarse and driven by […]
Pakistan approves Hindu Marriage Bill after decades of inaction
Source: Times of India ISLAMABAD: After decades of delay and inaction, the Hindu minority community in Pakistan will soon have a marriage law as a parliamentary panel has unanimously approved […]
Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town of Bad Aibling
Source: BBC Two passenger trains have collided in the German state of Bavaria, with police saying at least eight people have been killed and scores injured. The head-on crash happened […]
Viewpoint: Are Donald Trump and his rivals a big joke?
Source: BBC With the US presidential election just nine months away, American political satirist, PJ O’Rourke casts a scathing eye over the candidates hoping to make it to the White […]
Telegram: the instant messaging app freeing up Iranians’ conversations
Source: The Guardian As Iran gears up for parliamentary elections at the end of the month, an instant messaging app believed to be used by one in four Iranians is […]
Georgia proposes ‘blasphemy bill’ to outlaw religious insults
Source: The Guardian Georgia is planning a “blasphemy bill” that will make religious irreverence punishable by law, prompting concerns about freedom of expression in the devoutly Orthodox Christian society. Critics […]
What’s holding back the world economy?
Source: The Guardian Seven years after the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, the world economy continued to stumble in 2015. According to the United Nations’ report World Economic Situation […]
Turkey and Germany agree on plan to ease refugee crisis
Source: Aljazeera Turkey and Germany have agreed on a set of measures to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis, including a joint diplomatic initiative aiming to halt attacks against Aleppo, […]
State Lawmakers Look To Increase Safety For Amish Drivers
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce the number of crashes between motorized vehicles and Amish buggies and wagons. Two recent fatal crashes have brought the […]
Pope to OK use of indigenous languages for Mass in Mexico
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will issue a decree authorizing the use of indigenous languages in Mass celebrations when he travels to Mexico next week, one […]
President Obama: Religious freedom keeps us strong (RNS EXCLUSIVE – COMMENTARY)
Source: RNS (RNS) This past week, I had the privilege of visiting the Islamic Society of Baltimore, a mosque that serves thousands of Muslim American families, as well as neighbors […]
Marco Rubio downplays Muslim discrimination. So do many Republicans.
Source: Washington Post Following President Obama’s visit to a Baltimore mosque this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized the move. “Look at today — he gave a speech at a mosque,” […]
Obama to request $1.8bn to fight Zika
Source: BBC The Obama administration has said it will ask the US Congress for $1.8bn (£1.25bn) in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus. The virus, which is transmitted primarily […]