Source: BBC Sourena Vasseghi has cerebral palsy, a condition that means he has limited motor skills, poor coordination and a severe speech impediment. But despite these challenges, Vasseghi has developed […]
theguardian: by Ryan Felton — Larycia Hawkins, a tenured associate professor at Wheaton College, made headlines after wearing headscarf following San Bernardino shooting Wheaton College has taken steps to fire Larycia Hawkins. Photograph: Stacey Wescott/AP A Christian college in suburban Chicago has launched termination proceedings against a tenured professor who […]
Source: The Independent Two teachers at an Islamic school in Birmingham have been jailed for 12 months for “brutally” beating a young boy with a stick. The 10-year-old victim was repeatedly beaten for offences such as “talking in class” or “failing to read the Koran accurately” at Sparkbrook Islamic Centre […]
Huff Post: by Imam Sohaib Sultan — As a university Muslim chaplain, I mentor and counsel young Muslim men and women everyday — on my campus and beyond — who are navigating their way through the complex and messy world that we all live in. Most young Muslims I meet […]
Dawn.com: by Shada Islam — YES, let’s make fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sexist praise of his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, for being tough on terror “despite being a woman”. Social media in India and the world over has had a field day with Modi’s comment. I’ve […]
Business Insider: by Bryan Logan — Dr. Tim Hunt, head of cell cycle control at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund is pictured after winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine in London Monday, Oct. 8, 2001. Sir Tim Hunt, a Nobel laureate and honorary professor at University College London has quit […]
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BBC News: by James Wallman — After the deluge of gifts many people have exchanged at Christmas, January seems a good time for soul-searching over the Western obsession with stuff, writes trend forecaster James Wallman. We have more stuff than we could ever need – kit we don’t use, toys […]
Dawn.com: by Farrukh Khan Pitafi — The terrorist narrative of victimhood, denial and conspiracy theories can easily be deconstructed and dismantled. The closer you want to get to eradicating the menace of terrorism, the bigger this menace seems to get. For the past week, following the attack in Peshawar, our […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Chris Deaver, Inspiration designer and HR Business Partner Powerful people think in a healthy way that invites inspiration. From when they wake up in the morning to when they close their eyes at night, they’re creating thoughts that bring the best possibilities. Check out this […]
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — US President George Bush aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in May 2003, declaring the war to topple Saddam Hussein over – with a banner declaring ‘mission accomplished’ behind him. Photograph: J Scott Applewith/AP Remember “mission accomplished”? President George Bush, standing on the deck of […]
How to praise kids: It’s a hot topic for many parents and educators. A lot of the conversation around it has stemmed from studies by Carol Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford who has been researching this specific topic for many years. Mind Shift: by Katrina Shwartz — “My research shows […]
theguardian: by Simran Jeet Singh — In the last two months, three major hate crimes have hit New York City, the most ethnically diverse place in the United States. Last week, a manchased a Muslim American woman into oncoming traffic in Brooklyn while threatening to behead her. Earlier this month, a group […]
Petflow.com — For as long as I can remember, hearing someone do anything “like a girl” was generally an insult, so how do you think it feels when you are an adolescent girl? Pretty insulting, right? Always is trying to change all that with their new commercial #LikeAGirl, which shines the light on […]
Grand Trunk Road: by aliarqam — On 23, 2010, President Asif Ali Zardari while signing “gift of life” certificate ceremony announced that his government would nominate prominent medical professional, philanthropist and founder of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT)Dr Adibul Hassan Rizvi for Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his services in the […]
The Truth Message – Part – 5.1: Prophecies about The Promised Messiah & The Mahdi of Muslims Al Imam Al Mahdi — The title given to the Promised Reformer, Messiah & Prophet of the later days by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) – it means the guided leader. Hadhrat — […]
It’s dangerous to target a minority of women for the way they dress, argues Shaista Aziz If someone asked you to list the most sinister developments of our time, I […]
It’s dangerous to target a minority of women for the way they dress, argues Shaista Aziz If someone asked you to list the most sinister developments of our time, I […]
Young children who are exposed to religion have a hard time differentiating between fact and fiction, according to a new study published in the July issue of Cognitive Science. READ MORE…
theguardian: by Owen Jones — As CNN’s Diana Magnay reported on the bombs falling on Palestinian heads from Sderot on the Israel-Gaza border last week, a crowd of Israelis whooped and cheered. Watching the missiles and explosions light up the sky was, Magnay declared on-air, “an astonishing, macabre and awful thing”, […]