This Is the Best Park in Every U.S. State
Source: Time By MONEY STAFF May 25, 2018 This summer, get yourself, your family, or even your pet outdoors and explore the hidden natural wonders in your own backyard. With the […]
Mamoudou Gassama: Mali ‘Spiderman’ to be made French citizen
Source: BBC News A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made […]
Saudi Arabia Told The World Its Problem Was Islam. It’s Actually Tyranny.
Source: Huffington Post Saudi authorities have arrested more than 10 prominent activists, many of them women, and are describing them as “traitors.” By Akbar Shahid Ahmed CHRIS J RATCLIFFE VIA […]
Book Review: Islam in Pakistan: A History
Princeton University Studies in Muslim Politics Source: Amazon By Muhammad Zaman (Author), Augustus Norton (Series Editor), Dale Eickelman (Series Editor) The first modern state to be founded in the name of Islam, Pakistan was the largest […]
Coffee Shop Refuses To Serve Man After Racist Rant Against Woman In Niqab
Source: Yahoo Life Style and Huffington Post By Tanya Edwards In a frightening video posted to Twitter, a man is shown making very racist, offensive remarks to a woman in […]
Why I Left an Evangelical Cult | Dawn Smith | TEDxNatick
With humor and piercing observations, Dawn Smith sheds light on growing up in a religious cult and what it takes to leave everything you’ve ever known. This poignant story will […]
How Gaslighting Affects Your Mental Health
Source: Time By JULIA NAFTULIN / HEALTH.COM June 20, 2017 Once in a while, it’s normal to have a fleeting moment where you question your own sanity, like when you’re severely sleep […]
Man Faces Charges After Pulling Knife, Stun Gun On Muslim Students At McDonald’s
Source: Huffington Post By Jenna Amatulli A man is facing criminal charges after threatening Muslim students with a knife and stun gun this week while they were eating outside a McDonald’s in St. Augustine, Florida. John Jay Smith, 60, is facing two third-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with […]
Europe’s New Privacy Law Takes Effect Today. Here’s How the World Is Handling Digital Rights
Source: Time By IAN BREMMER May 25, 2018 The European Union’s much-vaunted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this week. But Europe isn’t the only entity trying to balance […]
Harvey Weinstein Could Face Even More Charges. Here Are All the Investigations Looking Into Sexual Assault Allegations
Source: Time By SAMANTHA COONEY May 25, 2018 Harvey Weinstein turned himself in for arrest in New York on Friday on charges of rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct in […]
BBC Video: Ramadan in Iceland: Would Two Hour Fast in December be a Joke?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous. (Al Quran 2:183/184) Suggested Reading Should […]
Iraq’s new kingmaker has transformed himself into an anti-corruption, anti-Iranian nationalist
The emergence of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s group as the largest party in Iraq’s election means he holds the power in Baghdad and represents a new direction for a country beset […]
Ireland Abortion Vote: ‘It’s Not a Man’s Issue,’ but Male Turnout Is Crucial
Source: The New York Times By Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura ASHBOURNE, Ireland — Until recently, Aoife and Muiriosa O’Sullivan, 23-year-old twins from a religiously conservative family, led nearly identical lives: They wore […]
Irish Expats Travel Home to Vote on Abortion Referendum
Source: The New York Times By Matthew Haag Thousands of Irish citizens who live around the world have chronicled their journeys back there this week to vote on Friday in a divisive […]
How Christian media is shaping American politics
Source: The Conversation For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television. Aside from Sunday morning shows or occasional commercials, religious […]
‘A ticket to the next life’: the lavish Buddhist dog funerals of Bangkok
Source: The Guardian by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok Fou Fou always liked the good things in life. The pomeranian puppy had “a heart of gold” and a taste for expensive grilled pork. […]
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote: exit polls
Source: Reuters By Padraic Halpin, Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit […]
Breaking Pakistan’s Ramadan Fasting Laws Has Serious Consequences
Source: NPR BY DIAA HADID The holy month of Ramadan is meant to be a blessed time. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. But what if you can’t fast? In Pakistan, […]
Saudi Arabia arrests key activist in human rights crackdown
Source: The Guardian Mohammed al-Bajadi held along with women who campaigned for right to drive BY Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Prince Mohammed bin Salman: the arrests may be a warning […]
In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM RAFAH BORDER CROSSING, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just after daybreak, Hamed al-Shaer came down the narrow stairway of his family’s home in southern Gaza […]