What did Jesus really look like?
Source: BBC Everyone knows what Jesus looks like. He is the most painted figure in all of Western art, recognised everywhere as having long hair and a beard, a long […]
Women Pay More for Everything From Birth to Death, Report Finds
Source: Time Not just shampoo—the “pink tax” applies to baby clothes and adult diapers as well. Women’s products cost more than men’s products across dozens of categories, affecting the cost […]
24,000 Sign Letter Of ‘Radical Love’ In Support Of American Muslims
Source: Huffington Post Jaweed Kaleem; Senior Religion Reporter, The Huffington Post Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post “We must not allow fear to undermine the values that stand […]
This might be the reason a British Muslim family was kicked off the plane to Disneyland
ITVMohammad Tariq Mahmood. Mohammad Tariq Mahmood and his family were probably prevented from boarding a plane to Disneyland at Gatwick airport last week because a Facebook page linked to his address contained positive references to Al Qaeda and the Taliban, and because his brother was previously prevented from entering Israel, […]
Planned Parenthood Shooter Wants to Represent Himself in Court
Source: Time (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The man who killed three people in an attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic halted court proceedings Wednesday by demanding that he be allowed to fire his public defender and represent himself. Robert Dear, 57, announced at a status hearing that he no […]
Happiness Researcher Dispels A Big Myth About Joy
Source: Huffington Post If you were to ask people what experiences makes them happy, you’d get a variety of answers that typically center around things that make them feel pleasure. […]
Religious Leaders Stand Up For Peace Amid Anti-Muslim Attacks
Source: Huffington Post Amid a spike in anti-Muslim assaults, vandalism and death threats around the country since the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino and growing sentiment against the […]
A Message From Your Muslim Neighbors
Source: Huffington Post By Melody Moezzi Author, Attorney, Activist, UN Global Expert As someone who writes about the news, I can’t exactly ignore it. Still, lately, I have been tempted. So […]
India police say 15 charged in lynching over beef rumours
Source: Tribune LUCKNOW: Indian police Wednesday formally charged 15 suspects over the mob murder of a Muslim man suspected of eating beef in late September, a case that sparked an outcry […]
UN adopts resolution on Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources
DEC. 23, 2015 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources under Israeli occupation.The draft solution, “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian […]
96 Palestinians shot by Israeli military in Friday demos
DEC. 18, 2015 maannews.com Clashes in Bethlehem, October 2015. (MaanImages/Frederik Kaare-Andersen,File) NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Friday shot and injured at least 78 Palestinians, two critically, when clashes broke out across the occupied Palestinian territory for the second day in a row.Medical sources told Ma’an that a Palestinian […]
How To Break The Cycle Of Negative Thoughts In Your Head
Source: Huffington Post Who doesn’t know that thrumming, repetitive thinking that plays on an endless loop in our brains? It can start with anything — a grouchy look from someone […]
Newly released documents reveal U.S. Cold War nuclear target list
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)U.S. plans for nuclear war in 1959 included the “systematic destruction” of major urban centers like East Berlin, Moscow and Beijing — with the populations of those […]
UK Imam business visa revoked
A British imam whose business visa was revoked without explanation as he tried to board a flight to America has accused the US State Department of enacting the policies of Donald Trump “before he has received a single vote”. Ajmal Masroor, 44, is the second British Muslim over the past week to […]
Number of female solicitors in Scotland overtakes male for first time
Huff Post: by Severin Carroll — Just over half of practising solicitors are women, but they are still under-represented in senior roles Senior judges at the Court of Session in […]
Israel reports record immigration of Jews from France in 2015
Reuters International DEC 24, 2015 – swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A record number of French Jews moved to Israel this year, an immigration official said on Thursday, citing anti-Semitic violence […]
Source of hopelessness
Dec 24,2015 -JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) puts out a monthly report about the life condition in the occupied Palestinian territories. In its latest report, OCHA stated that a record number of Palestinians from Gaza seek Israeli exit permits for […]
European politics with an Islamic face?
Dec 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Robert Skidelsky Donald Trump’s call to bar Muslims from the United States provoked the following exchange with two young friends of mine: “If the choice was between Muslim immigration and preserving liberal moral values,” I asked, “which would you choose?” They both denied the question’s […]
Jordanians have no worries about their future — King
By JT – Dec 23,2015 – JORDANIAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah speaks to Christian leaders during a meeting on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday underscored the unity and solidarity of the Jordanian people, noting that Jordanians, Muslims and Christians, […]
Israel, on the Road to a Theocracy
Source: Haaretz.com By Uri Misgav A longtime friend told me this week about a call he made to the principal of his young son’s elementary school. He asked how it […]