More than 13 million gather in Karbala for Arbaeen
Source: Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking […]
Islamists rally near Islamabad, demand removal of minister
Source: Associated Press By MUNIR AHMED ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 3,000 Islamists camped out on the edge of Pakistan’s capital, demanding the removal of the country’s law minister over […]
Tensions as Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers
Tensions erupted Friday as French officials and residents of a Paris suburb tried to block Muslims from praying in the street — a dispute that reflects nationwide problems with […]
Video: CNN Tipping Point: Sexual Harassment in USA
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato’s Cave
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Plato Plato from Raphael‘s The School of Athens(1509–1511) Early life Works Platonism Epistemology Idealism / Realism Demiurge Theory of Forms Transcendentals Form of the Good Third […]
Ms. Payette and Mr. Scheer: Science and religion can – and should – co-exist
Source: Globe and Mail BY PETER MCKNIGHT SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL 2 HOURS AGONOVEMBER 8, 2017 Peter McKnight is a former Templeton-Cambridge fellow in science and religion at […]
Ten Commandments monument to be moved to church property
Source: Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico group that erected a monument on city-owned property honoring the Ten Commandments will move it to church property. The city […]
Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine
Source: BBC News Yemen faces the world’s largest famine in decades “with millions of victims” if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned. Mark Lowcock, the […]
Saudi Arabia Won’t Let Aid Enter Yemen. That Could Cause ‘Catastrophic’ Famine
Source: Time By Casey Quackenbush 11:52 PM EST Saudi Arabia pushed war-ravaged Yemen to the brink of the worst famine the world has seen in decades when it closed the country’s […]
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Old Age’ Anymore
Source: Time By Joseph F. Coughlin November 8, 2017 IDEAS Coughlin is founder and director of MIT’s AgeLab and the author of The Longevity Economy. There are so many older adults in […]
Beware potential signs of pancreatic cancer
Source: BBC News One in three adults might ignore potential symptoms of pancreatic cancer, according to a charity. Stomach ache, indigestion, unexplained weight loss and faeces that float rather than […]
Malaria breath test shows promise
Source: BCC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY People with malaria give off a distinctive “breath-print” that could be used as a test for the […]
Muslim father ‘ordered’ by judge not to impose Islam on his children
Source: Independent BY Samuel Osborne A Muslim father whose three children are being cared for by a Christian foster family was told by a judge he must not “pressure” them about Islam. […]
A Call for Global Free Trade in Science
Source: Resnick Institute Viewpoint By Jonas C. Peters Director, Resnick Sustainability Institute Science is a global market, one where free trade in the form of hypotheses, results, conclusions, and their […]
Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Source: Pew Research Center Concentrated in Europe, Orthodox Christians have declined as a percentage of the global population, but Ethiopian community is highly observant and growing Georrgia, Imereti region, Chiatura […]
Many Central and Eastern Europeans see link between religion and national identity
Source: Pew Research Center BY KATAYOUN KISHI AND KELSEY JO STARR Atheist regimes dominated much of Central and Eastern Europe until the fall of the Iron Curtain and collapse of the Soviet Union […]
President Carter: Lack of Universal Healthcare Should Be a ‘National Scandal’
Source: Time By Gro Harlem Brundtland and Jimmy Carter November 8, 2017 Gro Harlem Brundtland is a former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the World Health Organisation. Jimmy […]
Chilling tale of Harvey Weinstein’s spies shows Ronan Farrow’s reporting chops — and compassion
Source: The Washington Post By Margaret Sullivan Media Columnist November 7 Over the past several weeks, I’ve heard endless variations of this question: “Why did it take so long for Harvey Weinstein to […]
Claims of sexual harassment at BBC spike after Weinstein scandal
Source: The Guardian By Mark Sweney Corporation says it has received 25 complaints so far this year as bosses encourage staff to come forward Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London. The […]
Can Trumpism Survive Without Donald Trump?
Source: Time By Ryan Teague Beckwith November 8, 2017 In his ads, Ed Gillespie hit all the same notes as Donald Trump. He argued that his Democratic opponent was soft on MS-13, a brutal […]