Pope Francis’ Partial Response to Evolution, 150 Years Too Late
Epigraph: “The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall.” Thomas Paine, one of the Founding […]
USA: pick your own pronoun at US universities – he, she or xe
Harvard University college allows students to pick their own gender identity, pronoun Jonah Hicap 06 September 2015 Email Print More Sharing ServicesShare http://www.christiantoday.com/article/harvard.university.college.allows.students.to.pick.their.own.gender.identity.pronoun/63877.htm (Facebook/Harvard University) Harvard University’s school of arts and sciences will now allow students to register as male, female or transgender The arts and sciences college of Harvard University—an […]
Ben Carson says no Muslim should ever become US president
The Guardian: by Martin Pengelly —– 2016 hopeful: ‘I would not advocate we put a Muslim in charge of this nation’ Retired neurosurgeon says Islam is not consistent with US constitution The Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has said no Muslim should be president of the United States of America. In an […]
Fareed Zakaria GPS, Sundays at 10am & 1pm ET – CNN.com
Watch GPS, Sundays 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. ET The Global Public Square helps you make sense of the world, with insights from CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. Fareed Zakaria is host […]
USA: Why do Muslims come to America
Why do Muslims come to America, asks Virginia school chairperson? http://tribune.com.pk/story/959199/why-do-muslims-come-to-america-asks-us-school-board-chairperson/ Virginia school board chairperson has caused an uproar after posting an anti-Muslim cartoon on Facebook, questioning why Muslims wanted to come to America. The post read, “Muslims hate pork, beer, dogs, bikinis, Jesus, and freedom of speech. My question […]
Canadian elections: Stephen Harper tells tales on economy
The Conservative leader boasts that he’s a sound economic manager, but the numbers tell a very different story. Share on Facebook RYAN REMIORZ / THE CANADIAN PRESS That Conservative leader Stephen Harper has maintained the fiction of good economic management is testament to his doggedness in sticking to his story, […]
When clocks are bombs
Al Jazeera: Donning his NASA T-shirt, young Ahmed Mohamed walked into his ninth grade class Monday morning, proudly holding the clock he had meticulously assembled at home. The 14-year-old Muslim American student, with a zeal for assembling, disassembling and fixing radios, computers and go-karts, hoped to draw the praise of […]
Trump: I was not obligated to correct questioner who called Obama Muslim
theguardian: by Martin Pengelly — Republican frontrunner responds on Twitter amid controversy after he failed to correct audience member’s comment about president at rally Donald Trump on Saturday commented on his failure to correct an audience member at a campaign rally who said Barack Obama was a Muslim. Donald Trump fails to […]
The Ahmed Mohamed Case
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh A 14 year old ninth grader was pulled from his class by police officers and school principal and interrogated for about 1 ½ hours. His […]
Hundreds Gather At Louisville Mosque To Paint Over Hateful Graffiti
Source: Huffington Post Nearly 1,000 people showed up at the Islamic Center of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday to paint over anti-Muslim graffiti that appeared Wednesday night, according to a center director. […]
Young Canadian Muslims host federal debate at Aga Khan Museum Friday
Source: North York Mirror Local young Muslims are hosting a federal election debate at the Aga Khan Museum in North York Friday, Sept. 18. The debate will be live streamed. […]
Video: 3 Actions We Can All Take To Combat Islamophobia
By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor for the Huffington Post Why it’s important for everyone to #StandWithAhmed To watch 1.5 minute video go to Huffington Post The story of Ahmed Mohamed, the […]
‘How to sponsor a Syrian?’ is Canada’s top Google query on refugees
Company tracked top searches between Sept. 2 and Sept. 3. With the Syrian refugee crisis receiving renewed attention, Canadians are increasingly taking to Google to find out more about the […]
Canadian elections: Muslims urged to go out and vote
Muslim groups working hard to get out the vote in their community The grassroots organization Canadian-Muslim Vote is working to increase voter turnout in the Muslim community. Share on Facebook CANADIAN-MUSLIM VOTE One example of Canadian-Muslim Vote efforts is a poster campaign, in which they used the image of a […]
Canadian Elections: Fit to lead? Justin Trudeau adds nostalgic canoe outing
Fit to lead? Justin Trudeau adds nostalgic canoe outing to recent string of physical feats Republish Reprint Tristin Hopper | September 17, 2015 6:52 PM ET More from Tristin Hopper | @TristinHopper nationalpost.com THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau paddles a canoe down the Bow River in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Sept, 17, […]
Obama’s Nobel peace prize didn’t have the desired effect, former Nobel official reveals
Washington Post: When Barack Obama was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, even the fresh-faced president appeared a little shocked. “To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by […]
COME BE PART OF THE BIKE-A-THON AND WALK AND TAKE A BOLD STAND AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women along with our partner organizations Catholic Charities, Crisis Services, CSEA, Erie County Department of Social Services, Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence, Erie […]
Toronto: Harper government is manipulating the refugee crisis
How the Harper government is manipulating the refugee crisis: Haroon Siddiqui Harper is pandering to the dangerous stereotype that all Muslims are potential terrorists, whereas non-Muslims may be squeaky clean. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/09/17/how-the-harper-government-is-manipulating-the-refugee-crisis-siddiqui.html Share on Facebook BELA SZANDELSZKY / AP Syrian refugees cross into Hungary underneath the border fence on the Hungarian […]
Who’s behind the campaign for Ahmed, the young Muslim clockmaker?
Source: BBC A Texas college student wanted to show her support for Ahmed Mohamed. Twenty-four hours later, her hashtag has started a movement. More than 700,000 people have taken to […]
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, Builds Clock, Is Cuffed for Bomb Hoax, Then Gets Invited to White House
Source: NY Times By MANNY FERNANDEZ and CHRISTINE HAUSER SEPT. 16, 2015 HOUSTON — Ahmed Mohamed’s homemade alarm clock got him suspended from his suburban Dallas high school and detained and […]