Global stock markets fall amid oil rout
Source: BBC Stock markets worldwide have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. Europe’s main markets closed sharply […]
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Muslim boy, 10, probed for ‘terrorist house’ spelling error
Source: BBC A 10-year-old Muslim boy who mistakenly wrote that he lived in a “terrorist house” during an English lesson at school has been investigated by police. The pupil, who […]
‘Believe whatever you want,’ Rubio tells atheist
Source: USA Today WAVERLY, Iowa — Confronted by an “activist atheist,” Marco Rubio said he’ll champion a country where “no one is forced to violate their conscience.” “No one is going […]
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
Source: RNS (RNS) A California atheist who once argued against the Pledge of Allegiance before the Supreme Court has launched a federal legal challenge to the phrase “In God We […]
Jail to jihad: Indonesian prisons a breeding ground for militancy
Source: Reuters Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for Islamic State, ready to sacrifice his life for a […]
Swedish Feminists Thread Needle Between Sexism and Racism in Migrant Controversy
Source: Time A scandal over alleged sexual assaults by migrants puts Sweden—renowned for its gender equality and its liberality—in a difficult place Even as Germany has grappled with a scandalover […]
Are beards good for your health?
Source: BBC If you were in search of a new, disease-fighting antibiotic, where might you start? In a swamp? A remote island? Well, how about combing beards? Michael Mosley investigates. […]
Pakistan Charsadda: Deadly assault on university
Source: BBC Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 50 injured. Four suspected attackers also […]
Can this US company ban Muslim prayer breaks? They just did.
Source: The Monitor Muslim employees can only leave work to pray during meal breaks, according to a new policy imposed at Ariens Manufacturing in Brillion, Wisc. “It is absolutely discrimination on its […]
Muslim migrant women with poor English skills may be told to leave Britain
Source: Religion News Service LONDON (USA Today) — Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday attacked what he called “passive tolerance” of some people in Britain’s Muslim communities who support segregation and discrimination against women, and said […]
Why Western attempts to moderate Islam are dangerous
Source: Al jazeera Less than 2 percent of all politically motivated acts of violence committed in Europe are carried out by Muslims. Yet, the media narrative of a crisis with “radical […]
The tragic fate of the people who stop sleeping
Source: BBC Silvano was on a cruise ship when the family curse struck. An elegant 53-year-old with striking red hair who enjoyed wearing a tuxedo at every possible occasion, he […]
Pakistan unblocks access to YouTube
Source: BBC Pakistan has unblocked the video sharing site, YouTube, more than three years after it was banned for posting a video deemed insulting to Islam. Pakistan’s telecoms regulator said […]
Saudi Arabia: Succession of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could destabilise Middle East
Source: International Business Times The succession of the House of Saud is in doubt after 80-year-old King Salman is reported to be preparing the way for his son, rather than […]
Disgusted Young People: How Martin Luther King Predicted the Decline of the Mainline Church
Source: Huffington Post By Derek Penwell Author; Editor; Speaker; Activist So often the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. So often it is an archdefender of […]
David Cameron criticises BBC for use of ‘Islamic State’
Source: The Guardian David Cameron has criticised the BBC again for using the term “Islamic State”, saying Muslim people would be holding their heads in despair. The prime minister made […]
Iraq conflict: Civilians suffering ‘staggering’ violence – UN
Source: BBC The UN says violence suffered by civilians in Iraq “remains staggering”, with at least 18,800 killed between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015. Some 3.2 million people […]
How can you make people care?
Source: BBC He is the son and grandson of refugees and now Tamer Ismail is one himself. The 14-year-old, born to a Palestinian family in Syria, finds himself in claiming […]
UN launches $15b humanitarian aid appeal
Source: Khaleej Times Shaikh Mohammed says UAE is one of the world’s most generous supporters of international humanitarian causes. The United Nations reached out to the UAE to help generate […]
Syrian refugees welcomed on remote Scottish island
Source: Al Jazeera Isle of Bute, Scotland – In his office in Edinburgh, Michael Russell, a member of the Scottish Parliament for the district of Argyll and Bute, reflects on Europe’s […]