The MLK Speech We Need Today Is Not the One We Remember Most
Source: Time By VIET THANH NGUYEN Viet Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam and raised in America. His novel The Sympathizer won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as five other […]
26 Billionaires Own The Same Wealth As The Poorest 3.8 Billion People
Source: Huffington Post By Laura Paddison The gap between rich and poor is fracturing society, poisoning politics and fueling public anger, according to a new report from anti-poverty nonprofit Oxfam, […]
100 Years Ago… – Tabligh in the UK
Al Fazl, 21 January 1919 As readers will have gathered from my previous report, I submitted a request for my passport to travel to Africa, however that was rejected. […]
Muslims in Philippines vote on new autonomy law
ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines Muslim women look for their names at a voting precinct in Maguindanao, on the southern island of Mindanao on January 21, 2019 (AFP Photo) Related Articles […]
To be made chief in Ghana is more relevant than to be knighted by the Queen – Jai White
by Mildred Europa Taylor, at 03:00 pm, January 20, 2019, Michael Jai White was made a chief when he came to Ghana in December for the worthwhile Full Circle […]
Patriarch Abraham’s Deism and Monotheism: The Best Paradigm For Interfaith Tolerance
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Jews and the Christians associate themselves with Isaac, the younger son of Abraham, while the Muslims, […]
Rohingya Muslim group fleeing India to Bangladesh stuck on ‘zero line’
Reuters January 21, 2019 The stranded Rohingya, including women and children, had been living in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir Many hundreds of thousands of members of […]
Tahir Homeopathic Hospital and Research Institute Outreach
Tahir Homeopathic Hospital & Research Institute is a non-profit organization located in Rabwah, Pakistan and run by MKA Pakistan. Few highlights about the hospital: · Treats cancer · […]
Surah Tein: The Fig — A Metaphor for Pluralism
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction This surah is the most concise and eloquent description of the paradigm of the Abrahamic faiths, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It describes Monotheism and accountability in […]
Catholicism has experienced a greater net loss due to religious switching than has any other religious tradition in the U.S.
Catholicism has experienced a greater net loss due to religious switching than has any other religious tradition in the U.S. https://t.co/VBRLJn14fK pic.twitter.com/o85kAqF1Wr — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) January 20, 2019 Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Americans Trust Clergy Less Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds […]
Justin Trudeau, Jane Goodall and Others on Their Big Ideas For Changing the 2020s
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a […]
Iran’s FM mocks John Bolton with ’10-year challenge’
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has mocked the U.S. national security adviser’s calls for a strike on Iran, in a play on the viral 10-year […]
‘I have lost my wallet and brother’: reuniting at Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest festival
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Prayagraj Day and night, through crackling loudspeakers, the announcements ring out. “It is Babu speaking,” says a shrill voice. “I have lost my wallet and […]
The Rise of Halal Tourism
Source: The New York Times By Debra Kamin For one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global travel industry, there is no pork on the hotel dinner menus. There are flights with […]
Ram Rahim Singh: India guru jailed for life over journalist’s murder
Source: BBC News An Indian guru has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a journalist who exposed sexual abuse of women at his sect. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, […]
Indonesia leader to free radical cleric behind Bali bombings
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from […]
Hotel dishwasher awarded $21 million after boss made her work on Sundays
Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel BY Marcia Heroux Pounds Contact Reporter A jury has awarded a Miami hotel dishwasher $21.5 million, concluding that her employer failed to honor her religious beliefs by […]
Freedom From Religion Foundation objects to worship service included in Bill Lee’s inaugural celebration
Source: THE TENNESSEAN BY Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean A national group that pushes for the separation of church and state does not think a religious service should be a part […]
‘Resign Or Be Impeached’: Dems Erupt Over Trump Obstruction Report
Source: Huffington Post BY Ed Mazza The bombshell report BuzzFeed published Thursday that said President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress lit up social media. A spokesman for special counsel Robert […]
Book Review: The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
A cutting-edge, research-based inquiry into how we influence those around us and how understanding the brain can help us change minds for the better. In The Influential Mind, neuroscientist Tali […]