American Muslims Tackle Terrorism With Teens’ Best Tool: The Internet
Source: NPR As the Islamic State uses social media and the Internet to recruit followers, a group of American Muslim millennials are also using the same tools to clear up […]
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Why Bernie Sanders doesn’t participate in organized religion
Source: Washington Post Growing up, Bernie Sanders followed the path of many young American Jews. He went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed and traveled to Israel to work on […]
How One Sicilian Village Learned to Love Migrants
Source: Time The Sicilian village of Sutera, like many in rural Italy was dying. Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 and there was little hope of revival. […]
Zika virus ‘spreading explosively,’ WHO leader says
Source: CNN (CNN)The Zika virus is “is now spreading explosively” in the Americas, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday, with another official estimating between 3 million to […]
Sundance 2016: the birth of a nation review
Source: BBC The Sundance Film Festival has always been a friendly home for any movie that takes on the demons of racial politics. In the case of The Birth of […]
Why This Doctor Believes Addictions Start In Childhood
Source: Huffington Post What causes drug addiction? One Canadian physician argues that the problem isn’t the drugs themselves. Dr. Gabor Maté believes — based on research and his own experience […]
What Happened After A Blindfolded Muslim Asked London For Hugs
Source: Huffington Post From Prime Minister David Cameron questioning their ability to integrate into British society to facing an increasing number of Islamophobic attacks, Muslim women in the United Kingdom are finding that their personal choices and their very identities are becoming a subject for national debate. It’s no surprise, then, […]
Bernie Sanders Opens Up About God
Source: Huffington Post Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has mostly avoided discussing religion during his Democratic presidential campaign. Unlike some other candidates, he sticks to politics. But he offered a rare glimpse […]
Documentary on radical Islam raises hackles in France
Source: Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – A documentary on radical Islam has struck a nerve in France two-and-a-half months after a devastating jihadist attack in Paris and sparked a debate […]
Faith and the 2016 Campaign
Source: Pew Research Center GOP candidates seen as religious – except for Trump The conventional wisdom in American politics has long been that someone who is not religious cannot be elected president of the United States. Most Americans have consistently said that it is important to them that the president […]
Egyptian writer Fatima Naoot jailed for insulting Islam
Source: The Indian Express An Egyptian court has sentenced secular writer Fatima Naoot to three years in prison and a fine of $2,550 after being found guilty of insulting Islam, […]
Turkish journalists face life in prison over weapons truck story
Source: Daily News An indictment against Turkish journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül for highlighting weapons transfers by the country’s intelligence agency has been completed by the case’s prosecutor, with […]
Voters warm to candidates who are not religious
Source: Religious News Service (RNS) On the growing list of ways the “outsiders” election of 2016 is upsetting conventional political wisdom, here’s a new entry: A contender’s lack of strong […]
Is it better to run outside or on a treadmill?
Source: BBC Runners have always had a view on whether treadmill running is easier than doing it outdoors. Michael Mosley weighs up his options. For those of us who rather […]
French Minister Christiane Taubira resigns amid terror row
Source: BBC French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has stepped down from her job, shortly before plans to strip people convicted of terrorism of their citizenship go before parliament. Ms Taubira […]
Why Some Muslims Are Optimistic In The Face Of Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post Muslims throughout North America and Europe are increasingly living in fear as a result of rising Islamophobia. Yet, in the midst of this antagonism, some have found a silver lining. Noor Wazwaz, an NPR journalist and filmmaker, decided to use the ongoing media discourse around Islam as […]
Netanyahu says UN chief Ban Ki-moon ‘encouraging terror’
Source: BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of “encouraging terror”. Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed […]
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Bring back the guillotine for drug traffickers
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Maine Gov. Paul LePage says his state is too easy on drug crimes, suggesting it should bring back the guillotine for serious offenders. The Republican governor, known […]
Denmark approves controversial migrant assets bill
Source: BBC The Danish parliament has backed a controversial proposal to confiscate asylum seekers’ valuables to pay for their upkeep. Police will be able to seize valuables worth more than […]
Hillary Clinton Gets Personal on Christ and Her Faith
Source: The New York Times KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Hillary Clinton is Methodist, but she rarely talks about her faith on the campaign trail. On Monday, at a town-hall-style event in […]