US-led coalition denies report that ex-Daesh militants joined SDF
RAGIP SOYLU @ragipsoylu WASHINGTON AFP Photo The United States-led military coalition against Daesh has dismissed the allegation that dozens of former Daesh members and officials had joined the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) had tortured two civilians to death in Manbij. “No, the allegations… […]
Should Religious Freedom Advocates Cheer Trump On Pakistan?
Source: Huffington Post By Peter Henne, Contributor On Thursday, the U.S. State Department added Pakistan to a watch list for religious freedom violations. This follows an angry tweet from Donald Trump about Pakistan, […]
Could glowing plants replace light bulbs?
Source: CNN By Nicola Davison, CNN The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific interest. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for […]
Donald Trump denies being a racist after reported crude remark
Source: BBC News President Donald Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations. Mr […]
The Surprising Story Behind This Shocking Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Under Attack
Source: Time By OLIVIA B. WAXMAN January 12, 2018 Though such was not the case during his lifetime, it’s uncontroversial today to note that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American hero […]
How US mosques are dealing with Muslims’ mental health issues
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — They meet in a conference room on the second floor of the Islamic Association of Raleigh, a therapist and a member […]
The return of Catholic anti-liberalism
Source: The Week By Damon Linker Catholic anti-liberalism is back. Of course, it never really went away. The norms, practices, and beliefs that prevail and thrive in liberal democracies have never perfectly […]
52% of U.S. Muslims: ‘Traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern issues’
52% of U.S. Muslims say that traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern-day issues https://t.co/wNfbp5ctzu pic.twitter.com/VohmHPlyHH — Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) January 12, 2018 Suggested reading […]
She forced a crucifix down her ‘possessed’ daughter’s throat. Now, she’s convicted of murder.
Source: The Washington Post Francisco Merlos is still haunted by the image of Geneva Gomez’s lifeless body covered in blood — his ex-girlfriend’s arms spread out as though she had been crucified, […]
Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence
Source: Wall Street Journal By Michael Rothfeld and Joe Palazzolo Updated Jan. 12, 2018 3:13 p.m. ET A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged […]
Here’s the Plan Trump Was Attacking When He Said ‘Shithole Countries’
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH and MAYA RHODAN 12:57 PM EST President Donald Trump’s “shithole countries” comments ricocheted around the world, spurring criticism from U.S. allies, rebuttals from Americans with roots in those […]
Trump ‘in crude Oval Office outburst about migrants’
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out at immigrants in a foul-mouthed Oval Office outburst that a UN spokesman later condemned as “shocking”, “shameful” and “racist”. […]
U.S. grand jury indicts man accused of Manhattan terror attack
Source: Reuters BY Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in a busy New York City commuter hub in the name of […]
Muslims May Become America’s Second-Largest Religious Group By 2040, Pew Report
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla MUSLIM GIRL VIA GETTY IMAGES The Pew Research Center estimates that Muslims make up about 1.1 percent of Americans. America’s Muslim population is growing […]
Sharia for New Year’s
Source: Gate Stone Institute By Bruce Bawer, who is the author of the new novel The Alhambra (Swamp Fox Editions). His book While Europe Slept (2006) was a New York Times bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. The same reporters and commentators who insist that it is absurd to worry about sharia coming […]
Oprah: Prophet, Priestess … Queen?
Source: The New York Times In the fall of 2014, Oprah Winfrey ran a “transformative two-day live event,” a traveling roadshow that was held in eight cities around the country. For this […]
Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump Promote the Same Populist Theology
Source: Time By ELIZABETH DIAS January 9, 2018 Oprah Winfrey’s public image could not be more different from Donald Trump’s. While the longtime talk show host is famous for getting her […]
How US mosques are dealing with Muslims’ mental health issues
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — They meet in a conference room on the second floor of the Islamic Association of Raleigh, a therapist and a member […]
An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
Source: NPR BY LEILA FADEL On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men […]