Cannabis: An Unstoppable War?
THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS | August 2018 Syed Amer Safir – UK What does Islam say about the use of drugs such as cannabis, especially for recreational purposes, at […]
Melbourne attacker had passport cancelled in 2015 because he wanted to fight for Isis
Source: The Guardian By Lisa Martin The man who was killed after stabbing a passerby to death and injuring two others in Melbourne had his passport cancelled in 2015 because […]
Tanzania police arrest 10 over ‘gay wedding’ in Zanzibar
Source: BBC News Ten men have been arrested for allegedly conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. The arrests were made on Saturday night at a […]
French bishops to set up ‘independent’ review on sex abuse in Catholic Church
Source: The Local French bishops said Wednesday they were setting up an “independent” commission to “shed light on the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic church since 1950”. The […]
Dozens of Rohingya flee camps by boat, reviving memories of 2015 tragedy
Source: Reuters BY Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh have boarded boats to try to reach Malaysia, officials and aid […]
Jewish students remember “Night of Broken Glass” in Berlin
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — Jewish students in Berlin on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” when Nazis terrorized Jews […]
Apologizing for Canada’s rejection of Jews in 1939, Trudeau vows to fight anti-Semitism
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Rauhala OTTAWA — It started as an apology for a shameful chapter in Canadian history and ended with an urgent call to fight anti-Semitism here and […]
In Uganda, Catholics protest as archbishop asks government to enforce tithe
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — Thousands of Catholics in one of the world’s poorest nations are objecting after the church asked the government to collect a […]
India’s ruling BJP turns up Hindu nationalist heat with renamings, statue plan
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – From getting rid of some Muslim names of places to promising a “grand” statue of the Hindu god Ram, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Woman freed in blasphemy case still in hiding in Pakistan
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — A week after Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy, a Christian woman who had been on death row for eight […]
Fired Muslim awarded $3.2 million in discrimination suit against Loma Linda University Medical Center
Source: The OCR By SCOTT SCHWEBKE A jury has awarded $3.2 million in damages to a Muslim who claims he was harassed for years by his supervisors at Loma Linda University […]
Should You Take Aspirin Every Day? Here’s What the Science Says
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Aspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in […]
More than 100 women elected to Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By KARMA ALLEN At least 98 women will be elected to the House of Representatives — 84 Democrats, 14 Republicans — and 12 will join the Senate […]
More than 100 women elected to US Congress in historic midterms
Source: ABC News By Karma Allen A record number of women were elected to Congress on Tuesday night as an unprecedented number of female candidates ran for the first time. […]
Worldwide: ‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report […]
The long looked-for two-state solution: A truism or wishful thinking?
Nov 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat In the eyes of many around the globe, myself included, a two-state solution leading to an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on […]
Knowing the Shooter Who Killed 11 in California
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
‘You have violated the Quran’: UK judge’s rebuke of tube bomber
Source: Al Jazeerah Justice Haddon-Cave invokes Islamic theology in condemnation of Ahmed Hassan, who carried out September tube bombing. A British judge has invoked Islamic theology in the sentencing of […]
Aasia Bibi flies out of Pakistan: BBC
Source: The Express Tribune MULTAN : Aasia Bibi, a blasphemy accused who was acquitted by the apex court on October 31, flew out of Pakistan in the wee hours of […]
Agreement gives immunity to TLP leadership’s dangerous remarks
ISLAMABAD: The agreement between the government and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) gives immunity to the controversial video statement of top TLP leader Pir Afzal Qadri against the prime minister, army […]