El Nino weather: Worries grow over humanitarian impact
Source: BBC The strongest El Nino weather cycle on record is likely to increase the threat of hunger and disease for millions of people in 2016, aid agencies say. The […]
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Sonny Bill Williams criticised for dead Syrian children photos
Source: BBC Rugby union star Sonny Bill Williams has posted graphic images of dead children on Twitter after a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. Williams, who played a […]
How “Star Wars” teaches spirituality
Source: Religion News Service Spoiler alert: “Star Wars” is an actual American religion. Consider the number of people who saw “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” during its opening weekend. That would be […]
Iraqi Victory Over ISIS in Ramadi Could Prove Pivotal
Source: The New York Times BAGHDAD — Breaking a seven-month occupation by the Islamic State, Iraqi troops on Monday retook most of Ramadi, the most populous city in western Iraq, […]
How Seeker Spirituality Is Shaping The World Of Publishing
Source: Huffington Post For some, the journey of spiritual self-discovery begins by picking up a book — and there couldn’t be a better time to do so. This fall, HarperOne, […]
Sikhs in America are still coming under attack because people think they’re Muslims
Source: The Washington Post The bearded man in the blue turban was attacked before dawn on Saturday morning, while waiting for a ride to work. Two white males in their […]
Pakistan suicide bombing kills ‘at least 22’ in Mardan
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC A suspected suicide attack at a government office in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 22 people, police say. The bomb went off outside the National Database and […]
Cleveland Police Officers Will Not Face Charges in Death of Tamir Rice
Source: Time The white police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in 2014 will not face criminal charges, the county prosecutor announced Monday. “Based on the evidence they heard, and the law as it applies to police use of deadly force, the grand jury declined to bring […]
Obama Will Host Canada’s Justin Trudeau at the White House in March
Source: Time Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau will travel to the White House on March 10for an official visit and a state dinner. “The visit […]
Gonorrhea may soon be untreatable, Britain’s chief medical officer warns
Source: The Washington Post Dame Sally Davies, Britain’s chief medical officer, has reportedly written to doctors and pharmacies in Britain sounding the alarm on antibiotic resistant gonorrhea. The sexually transmitted […]
Couple Spends $100,000 To Clone Deceased Dog, Gets Two Puppies
Source:Huffington Post Losing a dog is heart-wrenchingly sad. But what if you could bring them back after they die? If you could reincarnate your dog in a way, would you do it? Laura Jacques and her partner Richard Remde did just that and celebrated the birth of their first cloned […]
More than 70 killed in Nigeria bombings, suicide attacks
Source: China Daily LAGOS – More than 70 people have been killed and more than a hundred others injured in sporadic bombings and suicide attacks that struck northern Nigeria since […]
Drowned Syrian toddler’s family reunited in Canada
Source: CNN (CNN)Relatives of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, the toddler who tragically drowned off the Turkish coast earlier this year, have arrived safely in Canada as refugees. There were emotional scenes at […]
If I’m Your Token Muslim Friend…
Source: Huffington Post By Amani Mohsen My name is Amani, I’m 33 years old, and I just learned how to ride a bicycle this year. Best selfish moment ever. If I’m […]
Iraqi PM vows defeat of IS after Ramadi recapture
Source: BBC Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi has said so-called Islamic State (IS) will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured Ramadi. In a televised address, Mr Abadi vowed […]
Beyond Resveratrol: The Anti-Aging NAD Fad
Source: Scientific American By David Stipp A Boston science writer who has focused on gerontology since the late 1990s. His book on the subject,The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of […]
China Telecom chairman Chang Xiaobing under investigation
Source: BBC The chairman of one of China’s largest state-owned mobile operators, China Telecom, is being investigated by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog. Chang Xiaobing is “suspected of serious violation of […]
Iraq declares Ramadi liberated from Islamic State
Source: BBC The Iraqi city of Ramadi has been “liberated” from so-called Islamic State, the Iraqi military has declared. Spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasul said forces had achieved an “epic” […]
Cause of mosque fire in SW Houston declared ‘incendiary’
Source: Chron Authorities have upgraded the investigation of a Christmas Day fire at a southwest Houston mosque to “incendiary” and cited multiple points of origin in the two-alarm blaze as […]
ATF: Houston mosque fire ‘appears suspicious’
Source: CNN A Friday fire at a Houston mosque had “multiple points of origin” and “appears suspicious,” according to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokeswoman. The Islamic […]