Non-monogamous relationships seem to be on the rise. Is that surprising?
OpinionRelationships Mandy Len Catron We want our partners to help clean, cook, parent, and remind us to go to the gym. It’s a lot to ask of one person – […]
Americans Have Positive Views About Religion’s Role in Society, but Want It Out of Politics
Source: PEW Research Centre A large majority of Americans feel that religion is losing influence in public life, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey. While some say this […]
What 10 famous people say about the humanities
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to […]
No one is immune to suicide. But there is hope
Source: CNN By Faith Karimi Suicide affects people from all walks of life, sometimes in silence and isolation. It can reach across social, political and economic lines. That was the […]
Two mindsets that can change a child’s life
Source: The Local Thomas Edison once said, “I’ve not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. His perseverance in the face of repeated failure eventually led to the invention of the light bulb. Edison wasn’t ashamed to admit his discovery didn’t come to him in a light bulb moment. […]
Society’s gap between men and women still wide
Source: CNN By Kelly Wallace, CNN (CNN)The past two months have no doubt been a turning point when it comes to sexual harassment allegations in the workplace. Women, who are often […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First extends help for Medical Camp in Croatia
By: Zubair Khan On 12.03.2017, this time it was village Kashina in outskirts of Zagreb where medical camp was organized with cooperation between Ahmadiyya/Humanity First and Social democrats of Croatia. Blood sugar, cholesterol and related tests were carried out for needy and elderly people of the area. Money for the […]
Riace: The Italian village abandoned by locals, adopted by migrants
Source: BBC The hilltop medieval village of Riace on Italy’s south coast was almost a ghost town 15 years ago. Houses were derelict and the local school was near to closing. The village was in danger of becoming extinct as residents disappeared to northern Italy, and abroad, for jobs during […]
Muslim Women Behind The Lens
Source: Thecitizen.in : It’s a powerful film, ‘Tiryaaq’, which literally means an antidote. It’s a narrative that is meant to reach out to regular people and the patriarchal powers of polity, clergy and family with the intention of not just unravelling the insidious functioning of caste patriarchy and religious fundamentalism […]
Care homes in Swiss Jura stage ‘elderly Olympics’
Elderly people living in care homes in the canton of Jura took part in an Olympics-style event on Tuesday involving walking frame races and a darts competition. Swiss cantons team up to vie for winter Olympic games (26 May 16) The event was staged in Bassecourt by JURAnciens, the umbrella […]
The third gender
Source: ET For the vast majority in Pakistan, the third gender is an unknown. Hijras/eunuchs, transsexuals, transvestites and hermaphrodites continue to live on the social periphery, confined within their own communities and excluded from ordinary civic and social life. Our interaction with them is limited to a curious glance from […]
German populist party slams Muslim soccer player Ozil
Source. The Local The attack comes a week ahead of the start of Euro 2016 in France, and hard on the heels of racially disparaging remarks about another German footballer, Jerome Boateng, from a member of the same Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In an interview published on Sunday in […]
Is The Quran One Solution to Terror?
Source: The Huffington Post By Kabir Helminski ………………… A small minority of the world’s one and a half billion Muslims has misconstrued the teachings of Islam to justify their misguided […]
5 Muslim Contributions to Modern Society
Source: Huffington Post By Rua Wani; Writer, producer, MAX media lead Coauthored by Danyal Hameed. The inaugural Muslim Awards for Excellence (MAX) Gala, taking place in Toronto, Canada on March […]
Worldwide sexism increases suicide risk in young women
theguardian: by Jessica Valenti — If sexism impacts mental health, it makes sense that it would also impact suicide risk for young women, no matter where they live How do you explain that the leading cause of death of women aged 15 to 19, worldwide, is suicide? An internationally recognized expert on […]
Religion Doesn't Create Terrorists – Society Does.
The Huffington Post: By Dale Hansen; Political blogger, Detroit News The recent motor cycle gang violence in Texas has many wondering why the media isn’t talking about things like white-on-white crime; why […]
Religion Doesn’t Create Terrorists – Society Does.
The Huffington Post: By Dale Hansen; Political blogger, Detroit News The recent motor cycle gang violence in Texas has many wondering why the media isn’t talking about things like white-on-white crime; why […]
Freedom of speech in a civilised society
Felixonline.co.uk — Should freedom of speech be given when it threatens social peace? Last week’s heinous attacks on Charlie Hebdo caused an outpouring of grief and support from around the world for the innocents who lost their lives that day, and in the days that followed. The brazen assault was […]
230,000 Ontarians considered suicide in past year, report estimates
Source: Global News More Ontarians are reporting mental anguish and almost a quarter million have considered killing themselves in the past 12 months, according to a report from the Centre […]
China plans to oust Microsoft, Apple and Android with own software
Source: Guardian UK China is planning its own desktop and mobile software to oust imported rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Google. The unnamed desktop version is due for release in […]