How slaves ended slavery
While slavery would be reviled by secular and religious interests, slaves themselves finally overthrew it Fri, Jun 7, 2019, James Walvin Frederick Douglass, the towering figure in the history of […]
Putin says US-Russia relations are getting ‘worse and worse’
Source: ET “They (our relations) are going downhill, they are getting worse and worse,” Putin told the Mir TV channel, according to a Kremlin transcript. “The current administration has approved, in my opinion, several dozen decisions on sanctions against Russia in recent years.” The Russian leader contrasted Moscow’s troubled relationship […]
When Americans say they believe in God, what do they mean?
When Americans say they believe in God, what do they mean? https://t.co/oiqaJheIzA pic.twitter.com/XLRzgF52xr — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 13, 2019 Suggested reading Refuting William Lane Craig’s: ‘The Birth of God’ […]
The neuroscience of terrorism: How we convinced a group of radicals to let us scan their brains
Source: Physics.Org by Nafees Hamid And Clara Pretu The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish […]
Americans See Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse as an Ongoing Problem
Source: Pew Research Center More than 15 years after U.S. bishops pledged “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, reports of previously unpublicized misconduct continue to receive wide media coverage. A Pennsylvania grand jury last year uncovered decades of sexual abuse and coverup by Catholic leaders, and […]
Video: Louisville International Airport Named After Muhammad Ali
Suggested reading Who’s Afraid of Arabic Numerals? Book Review: Muhammad: An anticlerical hero of the European Enlightenment The Spaniards rediscovering their nation’s long-lost Islamic heritage Taj Mahal is Not Only a Symbol for […]
You’re Still ‘Alive’ After Death Say Researchers, Who’re Studying the Conscious Mind
By Li Yen, Epoch Times What happens after you die? A team of researchers in New York may have come close to solving this mystery. They’ve concluded that one remains […]
60,000 child migrants detained by US in last 40 days
Source: BBC Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan described a surge in apprehensions at the US-Mexico border. Watch the video in BBC Suggested reading Nobel Prize for a noble woman PM […]
Man who praised Quebec mosque shooter in online videos gets 30 days in jail
Source: The National Post A Quebec man who was found guilty last May of inciting hatred against Muslims has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. The sentence handed to […]
House passes bill to bolster security at synagogues, churches, mosques
Source: The Hill The House on Monday passed a bill aimed at bolstering security at synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks on houses of […]
Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korean leader, ‘was a CIA informant’
There was a ‘nexus’ between Kim, who was assassinated in 2017, and US intelligence agency, WSJ reports Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 11 Jun 2019 08.44 BST Kim Jong-nam, the […]
US envoy decries lack of response from Islamic world to China’s attacks on Uighurs
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have been silent in the face of the mass incarceration of Muslims in Xinjiang By Julian Borger in Washington […]
The US Catholic Church Spent 300 Million in a Year to Defend Against Sex Abuse
The US Catholic Church spent more than $300 million on abuse-related costs in 12 months Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Between June 2017 and June 2018 the […]
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017
Overseas investment flowed to Cadre while Trump’s son-in-law works as US envoy, raising conflict of interest questions Jon Swaine in New York @jonswaine Mon 10 Jun Jared Kushner, who is […]
Rehashing old ideas will not get Palestinians, Israelis closer to solution
Jun 08,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI The recent visit of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his accompanying delegation to Jordan and Israel was some sort […]
U.S. envoy, in interview, does not rule out Israeli annexation in West Bank
Jun 8, 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, land that the Palestinians […]
A view from Turkey: A synopsis of the current Muslim world
İHSAN AKTAŞ @ihsanaktas Published 07.06.2019 When the Age of Enlightenment began in the West, dark clouds moved in over Islamic countries. At first glance, the Enlightenment emerged as an internal […]
Facebook Canada official admits platform can fuel hate
Facebook Canada’s global director said Thursday the social media giant knew in 2018 it was being used to stir up violence and incite hatred, including against the Rohingya in Myanmar. […]
Facing the facts: Israel cannot escape ICC jurisdiction
Jun 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Chief Military Advocate General of the Israeli military Sharon Afek and the US Department of Defence General Counsel Paul Ney shared a platform […]
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
Source: NBC News By Corky Siemaszko The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, […]