Trudeau condemns pepper-spray attack outside event for Syrian refugees in Vancouver Police say a man on a bicycle rode by the Muslim Association of Canada Centre and sprayed 20 to 30 people gathered outside. VANCOUVER—Canadian political leaders including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are condemning the pepper spraying of some […]
INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOWMEN The Car Heater We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893!(Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher) 2. Monopoly This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. The […]
Source: Today Tests in mice show a possible mechanism for how it happens. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Research, support studies that suggest people who consume more sugar […]
We have to remember that on the UN Council we can find such vigorous defenders of human rights as China and Russia Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 3 January 2016 When Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council in 2013 – with Dave Cameron’s help – we all […]
Source: Huffington Post The future of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance, and Hillary Clinton wants you to know she’s the one who can save it. In an op-ed […]
Queen discusses Syrian refugee crisis with British PM By JT – Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Her Majesty Queen Rania holds talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London […]
Source: The Telegraph By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent Having a religion could be the key to avoiding work stress as a study found those with a faith are less anxious […]
Source: BBC If you are planning on driving in France, beware – one could be heading straight for you at the next roundabout. Carolyn Brown, who lives part of the […]
Source: BBC German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New Year’s Eve sex attacks on women in Cologne. […]
Source: CNN (CNN)Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is eschewing its signature sexy silhouettes for something a little more modest — for one special collection at least. For the first […]
Source:Huffington Post By Rodney Wilson A Teacher, learner, writer , holds master’s degrees in history and in religion. He teaches both at a community college in Missouri. His book, Killing God: Christian Fundamentalism […]
Source: Huffington Post We live in a beautiful, diverse world, and almost each day of the year is a sacred time for someone, somewhere. HuffPost Religion presents our annual interfaith […]
Source: Huffington Post By Dan Agin Author One of the great tragedies of American education is its control by local school boards. Yes, I know, the original idea was to prevent […]
Source: Huffington Post By Nigel Barber Biopsychologist; blogger, Psychology Today’s ‘The Human Beast’ Religion boosts health in the US. Yet, the most religious countries are the sickest. This paradox can be […]
By Tarek Fatah, Toronto, Canada The idiom “pot calling the kettle black” was perfectly illustrated by Islamic Iran’s outrage over the public executions of 47 people by Islamic Saudi Arabia on Jan. 2. As horrific and detestable as the Saudi actions that included the beheading of human rights and democracy […]
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Updated 11:01 PM ET, Fri January 8, 2016 | Video Source: CNN Rock Hill, South Carolina (CNN) A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of […]
Source: Global Issues By Neeta Lal (New Delhi) NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (IPS) – Women constitute nearly half of the country’s 1.25 billion people and gender equality — whether in […]
Source: The Guardian Barack Obama tore into the nation’s largest gun lobby on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the National Rifle Association of […]
Source: CNN (CNN)A toy-like cardboard contraption that sells for less than $20 online has helped save the life of a baby who was so sick that doctors told her parents […]
Source: The Guardian A doctor specialised in geriatrics tells me he has more and more patients presenting with conditions stemming from anxiety. “It’s somehow worse than the civil war [1975-90],” […]