Stacey Abrams is first black female nominee for governor
Source: BBC News A former Georgia lawmaker and author has taken a major step towards becoming the first ever African-American female governor of a US state. Stacey Abrams won the […]
#MeToo: Women take action against subway gropers
Source: BBC News After a stranger exposed himself to her on a train, photojournalist Margaret Wroblewski created the Instagram project I Was On The Metro When…to document the accounts of […]
Why Donald Trump Can’t Kill the Truth
Source: Time By ERROL MORRIS May 22, 2018 Morris is an Academy Award–winning filmmaker and the author most recently of The Ashtray (Or the Man Who Denied Reality). How many times have I […]
A Fake Site Posted an Apology for the Mormon Church’s History of Racism. Black Mormons Wish It Was Real.
Source: Slate By RUTH GRAHAM On June 1, the Mormon church will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the “revelation” that black men should be allowed to be full members of the church. […]
Bernard Lewis, Influential Scholar of Islam, Is Dead at 101
Source: The New York Times By Douglas Martin Bernard Lewis, an eminent historian of Islam who traced the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to a declining Islamic civilization, a […]
No food, no water: African migrants recount terrifying Atlantic crossing
Men rescued off the coast of Brazil after 35 days at sea tell of harrowing journey that force some to drink urine to survive Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro […]
Interview with Joschka Fischer: ‘The U.S. President Is Destroying the American World Order’
In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer talks about the danger of war against Iran, the deterioration of trans-Atlantic relations under U.S. President Donald […]
Toronto: hateful graffiti spray-painted on Muslim school in Scarborough
By Jessica Patton Web Coordinator Global News NEWS: HATEFUL GRAFFITI DISCOVERED ON WALL OF MUSLIM SCHOOL IN SCARBOROUGHX Toronto Police are investigating the cause of hateful graffiti that was discovered by a passerby early Monday morning on a wall of the Scarborough campus of the Wali ui Asr Learning Institute. Caryn Lieberman […]
Ramadhan and Fasting
O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous. [Holy Quran – 2:184] Ramzan, Taqwa and Steadfastness – Summary of Friday Sermon June 2nd, 2017 The Advent of the blessed month of Ramadhan – Summary of […]
From Burkina to Zimbabwe, U.S. aid cuts squeeze family planning services
Source: Reuters BY Tim Cocks OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The Marie Stopes Ladies who drive from village to village in the remote north of Burkina Faso offering free contraception, advice on family […]
I’m 34 Years Old and Own 8 Homes. Here’s How I Did It
Source: Time By IAN SALISBURY May 21, 2018 When Paula Pant was 27 years old, she and her future husband Will were paying $400 a month for a single bedroom in […]
Border Patrol Agent Detains 2 U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish
Source: Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS May 21, 2018 (HAVRE, Mont.) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent questioned two women for speaking Spanish in line at a gas station in […]
The End of the Concept of ‘the West’?
Vessela Tcherneva @vtcherneva 18th May, 2018 The West is more and more divided and global strategic interests are diverging. The impact of the US President on views and transatlantic trust is significant. ‘You, Europeans, come to this town to preach to us, to complain and accuse, and then expect us […]
Ramadan reflections: The core of fasting is empathy (Guest opinion)
Posted May 20 In this 2012 file photo, Yasmin Hassan, 9, front, participates in daily prayer at the Bilal Mosque in Beaverton. Islam requires that children above the age […]
Ramazan, the month of fasting – A Spiritual Spring for a Muslim
By Imam Syed Shamshad A. Nasir, Masjid Mahmood Call Office: 248 293 0072 | Mobile: 909-636-8332 Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com By the Grace of God, the Muslim world has entered the Holy […]
More than 500,000 people have visited the Museum of the Bible in its first six months
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A camera operator waits for an event to start beneath a projected star-scape at the Museum of the Bible’s November grand opening. (Bill O’Leary/The […]
Israel and Evangelicals: New U.S. Embassy Signals a Growing Alliance
Source: The New York Times By David D. Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Dias and David M. Halbfinger May 19, 2018 A night after the dedication of the new United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel convened American evangelicals to plan their next steps. In a conference room off his office, Mr. Netanyahu thanked the […]
Hillary Clinton Tells Students to Bridge the Political Divide With ‘Radical Empathy’ in Yale Class Day Speech
Source: Time By ALIX LANGONE Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged students not to give up their sense of civic spirit during a speech at Yale University’s Class Day […]
Jimmy Carter gently jabs Trump at Liberty commencement
Source: Religion News Service By The Associated Press Former President Jimmy Carter, 93, sits for an interview about his new book “Faith: A Journey For All” which will debut at no. […]
Why Harry and Meghan’s Wedding Was a Meaningful Step Forward for the Monarchy
Source: Time By DANIEL D’ADDARIO The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — or, if you prefer, of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — was a collision between the United Kingdom […]