Report: Breast-feeding increase could save more than 800,000 lives annually
Epigraph: And We have enjoined on man concerning his parents — his mother bears him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning takes two years — ‘Give thanks to Me […]
When the West wanted Islam to curb Christian extremism
Source: Washington Post By Ishaan Tharoor, who writes about foreign affairs for The Washington Post. He previously was a senior editor at TIME, based first in Hong Kong and later in […]
Can Humanism replace Religion?
religionandotherthings.wordpress.com: Can Humanism replace Religion? Today religion is often seen as a source of conflict and intolerance in the world with calls to do away with the theistic philosophies altogether and replace them with the so-called secular or humanist principles. So is it finally time to rid ourselves of religion? Or […]
The Religious Sources of Christian Terrorism
Huff Post: by Babak Rahimi, Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at University of California, San Diego — News reports live a short life in the media. Many seem to have already forgotten the militant organization that continues to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. But then many […]
The difference between a hijab and headscarf
The Muslim Times’ collection about Hijab Source: Huffington Post By Rawan AbuShaban: She likes hummus. Hijab has been the topic of longstanding debates in both western and mainstream Islamic discourses alike. However, how […]
50 Year Anniversary Celebration of The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada at Vaughan, ON City Hall
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Morocco summit pushes Muslim clerics to improve the lot of religious minorities
Source: RNS MARRAKESH, Morocco (RNS) After the Prophet Muhammad established the first Muslim state, he wrote the Charter of Medina to make sure his subjects lived in harmony, whether they […]
Sectarian splits are widening in Islam and lessening in Christianity
Source: The Economist ONE OF this week’s most arresting news photographs featured Pope Francis in smiling conversation with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, who is touring Europe in the hope […]
American Muslims Tackle Terrorism With Teens’ Best Tool: The Internet
Source: NPR As the Islamic State uses social media and the Internet to recruit followers, a group of American Muslim millennials are also using the same tools to clear up […]
Why Bernie Sanders doesn’t participate in organized religion
Source: Washington Post Growing up, Bernie Sanders followed the path of many young American Jews. He went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed and traveled to Israel to work on […]
How One Sicilian Village Learned to Love Migrants
Source: Time The Sicilian village of Sutera, like many in rural Italy was dying. Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 and there was little hope of revival. […]
Zika virus ‘spreading explosively,’ WHO leader says
Source: CNN (CNN)The Zika virus is “is now spreading explosively” in the Americas, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday, with another official estimating between 3 million to […]
Sundance 2016: the birth of a nation review
Source: BBC The Sundance Film Festival has always been a friendly home for any movie that takes on the demons of racial politics. In the case of The Birth of […]
Why This Doctor Believes Addictions Start In Childhood
Source: Huffington Post What causes drug addiction? One Canadian physician argues that the problem isn’t the drugs themselves. Dr. Gabor Maté believes — based on research and his own experience […]
What Happened After A Blindfolded Muslim Asked London For Hugs
Source: Huffington Post From Prime Minister David Cameron questioning their ability to integrate into British society to facing an increasing number of Islamophobic attacks, Muslim women in the United Kingdom are finding that their personal choices and their very identities are becoming a subject for national debate. It’s no surprise, then, […]
Bernie Sanders Opens Up About God
Source: Huffington Post Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has mostly avoided discussing religion during his Democratic presidential campaign. Unlike some other candidates, he sticks to politics. But he offered a rare glimpse […]
Crowdfunding enables diverse new frontier for journalism projects
Source: PEW Research Center By Amy MitchellLeave a comment In the digital age, new tools and pathways that attract the public’s eye – from YouTube to Twitter – can quickly […]
Swiss immigration slows, asylum requests boom
FOREIGNER DEMOGRAPHICS JAN 28, 2016 – 13:33 Requests for asylum in Switzerland rose by two-thirds in 2015 (Keystone) The number of foreigners moving to Switzerland fell last year as emigration rose, bringing a second consecutive slowdown in net immigration – although asylum requests jumped by two-thirds. Government data released on […]
Video: This man’s blood has saved the lives of two million babies
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and precious. Anyone who saves a life; it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) […]
10 children among 24 migrants dead after boat capsizes in Mediterranean
(CNN) At least 24 migrants — 10 of them children — drowned in the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and Greece after their boat capsized, a Greek coast guard representative told […]