4 Ways to Make Schools Safer for Muslim Students
Source: Huffington Post I am dreading the day that my young son comes home from school hurt from his first experience of anti-Muslim bigotry. At age 8, he has little […]
Francis may become first pope to visit Rome mosque
By Rosie Scammell | January 20, 2016 | 1 Comment VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis is studying an invitation to visit the Grand Mosque of Rome — extended to him several […]
Did Prophet Muhammad Warn Us of ISIS?
Huff Post: In separate attacks last week, ISIS terrorists killed 39 tourists at a beach resort in Tunisia, and close to 30 worshipers at a Shia Mosque in Kuwait. The onslaught came shortly after the group called on its militant Jihadi sympathizers to expand operations in the month of Ramadan. […]
Case made for ‘ninth planet’
Source:BBC American astronomers say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our Solar System orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto. The team, from the […]
China’s ‘Pentagon’ building lies empty
Source: BBC Chinese ghost towns are a well documented phenomenon – completely built up cities with very few people living in them. But the Pentagonal Mart has now gained the […]
Muslim man dies after protecting Christian bus passengers from al-Shabaab terror attack in Kenya
The Independent: A Kenyan man who was shot while shielding Christians from an attack by al-Shabaab militants has died of his injuries in hospital. Salah Farah was among a group of Muslim bus passengers who refused to be separated by the al-Qaeda linked terrorists last month. Knowing that the Christians would […]
Video: Fareed Zakaria’s Take I was the target of Internet trolling
After he was targeted by trolls, Fareed gives his take on how social media can encourage misinformation, rumors and radicalization online.
Global stock markets fall amid oil rout
Source: BBC Stock markets worldwide have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. Europe’s main markets closed sharply […]
Muslim boy, 10, probed for ‘terrorist house’ spelling error
Source: BBC A 10-year-old Muslim boy who mistakenly wrote that he lived in a “terrorist house” during an English lesson at school has been investigated by police. The pupil, who […]
‘Believe whatever you want,’ Rubio tells atheist
Source: USA Today WAVERLY, Iowa — Confronted by an “activist atheist,” Marco Rubio said he’ll champion a country where “no one is forced to violate their conscience.” “No one is going […]
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
Source: RNS (RNS) A California atheist who once argued against the Pledge of Allegiance before the Supreme Court has launched a federal legal challenge to the phrase “In God We […]
Jail to jihad: Indonesian prisons a breeding ground for militancy
Source: Reuters Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for Islamic State, ready to sacrifice his life for a […]
You decide: What is the most beautiful equation?
Source: BBC There is a lot of beauty in mathematical equations. They represent some of the most profound rules that govern the Universe and everything in it. Understanding the most […]
Swedish Feminists Thread Needle Between Sexism and Racism in Migrant Controversy
Source: Time A scandal over alleged sexual assaults by migrants puts Sweden—renowned for its gender equality and its liberality—in a difficult place Even as Germany has grappled with a scandalover […]
Michael Moore to join in 2016 Oscars boycott
The documentary film-maker Michael Moore is to join a growing boycott of next month’s Oscars following the announcement that no actors from black or ethnic minority backgrounds have been nominated for awards. After the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ failed to highlight the work of non-white professionals for the […]
Canadian $ – peso of the North
It’s official, the Canadian dollar changes name and appearance: Henceforth it will be called the Peso of the North. Please share.
Denmark’s New Front in Debate Over Immigrants: Children’s Lunches
By DAN BILEFSKYJAN. 20, 2016 LONDON — It is being called the “meatball war.” To be precise, pork meatballs and other pork dishes such as roasts have become the latest weapons in the culture wars playing out in Europe over immigration after a Danish town voted this week to require […]
Unholy Alliance: Christian Zionists and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
by MICHAEL WELTON Imagine thousands of people cheering and shouting for Israel in the huge Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. On stage, Ehud Olmert, the mayor of Jerusalem, proclaims: “God is with us. You are with us.” The crowd hollers, whoops and some blow the shofar. But none of […]
China publishes ‘verified living buddha’ list
Source: BBC China has published its first list of “authentic living buddhas”, saying that growing numbers of fraudulent buddhas are using their status to swindle money from believers. Beijing has […]
Religious Vanity of Muslims Draws the Ire in the Western World
Religious Vanity of Muslims Draws the Ire in the Western World By Rashid Samnakay, New Age Islam 16 January 2016 As with voluntary Americanism, or globalization as it is meant: a la baseball cap embroidered with NY that almost every young and mostly poor boy outside US, wears back to […]