What it’s like to wear the niqab in (not so tolerant) Canada
Source: The Globe and Mai By Riza Khamal “One medium French vanilla, please,” my daughter says, placing her order at a drive-through window. “Is that all?” the intercom voice inquires. […]
Former Secretary of Defense Panetta on Iran: ‘You Can Create Chaos, but You’d Better Have a Plan’
Does President Donald Trump know what he’s doing? Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has his doubts. In an interview, he discusses the crisis in Iran and Trump’s strange decision […]
Thankful this July 4 for America’s freedoms, including the freedom to worship as one sees fit: Letter to the Editor
Posted Jul 2, 2019 By Other Voices Independence Day is around the corner. As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, this day makes me even more aware of the […]
Man is charged in Twitter threat to lynch Muslim lawyer
When a Muslim lawyer in Virginia was threatened by a stranger on Twitter last year, he reported it to the social media company and to the federal authorities. The […]
Even today, we want our heroes to know right from wrong
Source: Physics.org In a world of sympathetic villains and flawed heroes, people still like fictional characters more when they have a strong sense of morality, a new study finds. Researchers found that people best liked the heroes they rated as most moral, and least liked villains they rated as […]
Evangelical :” Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches
June 5, 2019 by Roger E. Olson Why Not Polygamy? A Question to Progressive Churches Recently several churches with which I have friendly relations and that I respect as […]
UK and US bombs caused nearly 1,000 civilian casualties in Yemen, damning report finds
London, Washington under pressure to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE after new report finds their weapons were used in 27 apparently unlawful coalition airstrikes which killed over […]
American duty free owners fund controversial Israeli settlements
ASSOCIATED PRESS HEBRON, West Bank Published 01.07.2019 When travelers shop at dozens of duty free stores at airports worldwide, they may be paying for more than a bottle of vodka […]
5 facts about religion in Canada
Source: PEW Centre By Michael Lipka The Canadian province of Quebec recently enacted a new law that bans many public employees – including teachers, police officers and judges – from wearing religious symbols in the workplace. While advocates of the measure say it promotes the separation of church and state, […]
U.S. envoys on hand as Israel digs down in east Jerusalem
This content was published on June 30, 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. envoys attended the inauguration of a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem on Sunday, signalling support for […]
‘There aren’t many fairytale endings’: behind the bleak immigration exhibition
The work of 75 artists from over 15 countries is being shown at a tough, timely exhibition looking at displacement and migration on a global scale Nadja Sayej Mon […]
Jared Kushner’s ‘plan’ for peace in the Middle East is all show, no substance
Israel may be celebrating the seemingly friendlier relations with Bahrain, but the conference did nothing to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict Bel Trew @beltrew The Independent Voices It felt more like […]
Thousands of Muslims to ‘pray for Canada’ at Brampton’s biggest mosque on Canada Day
Source: Brampton Guardian The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Canada is hosting a large Canada Day event at Brampton’s largest mosque that organizers expect to draw thousands of visitor for a […]
The unsuspected link between monogamy and trust.
New Research: Why Religions Promote Sexual Conservatism Source: Psychology Today Religions provide a common moral compass for their believers. For instance, all faiths promote some version of the Golden Rule as one of their major tenets. Many also enforce dietary restrictions in the form of guidelines about what’s appropriate to […]
Unwinding the biggest enemies of religion: A conversation with Karen Armstrong
Source: CNA International Edition Source: Mubeen Saadat SINGAPORE: Not politics, not secularism and not even extremism. Religion’s biggest enemies in today’s world are unkindness, selfishness and heedlessness, according to reknowned […]
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Our Brains?
Source: The New York Times By Olivia Goldhill CONSCIENCE – The Origins of Moral Intuition By Patricia S. Churchland In “Conscience,” Patricia Churchland recounts a conversation with Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, in which he laments moral philosophers’ focus on reason. “Surely,” he said, “philosophers must know about biological […]
Unwinding the biggest enemies of religion: A conversation with Karen Armstrong
Source: CNA International Edition Source: Mubeen Saadat SINGAPORE: Not politics, not secularism and not even extremism. Religion’s biggest enemies in today’s world are unkindness, selfishness and heedlessness, according to reknowned […]
Muslims Converting to Christianity and How the Muslim Times can Help
WHY MORE MUSLIMS ARE TURNING TO JESUS | OPINION Source: Newsweek By David Garrison, who is Executive Director of Global Gates and author of A Wind in the House of […]
G20 Donald Trump praises Mohammed bin Salman for doing ‘spectacular job’
US president ignores media questions about murder of Jamal Khashoggi in meeting with Saudi crown prince at G20 Agencies Sat 29 Jun 2019 Donald Trump says the Saudi crown […]