Typhoid vaccine set to have ‘huge impact’
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher A new vaccine that could prevent up to nine-in-10 cases of typhoid fever has been recommended by the World Health Organization. Experts say it […]
Banning the niqab is bigoted and sexist. Or is it?
Source: The Globe and Mail BY MARGARET WENTE If you’re a liberal thinker, you probably know where you stand on Quebec’s controversial religious neutrality bill. You hate it. Banning women […]
Quebec’s anti-niqab law brings Trumpism to Canada: Walkom
Source: The Star By THOMAS WALKOMNational Affairs Columnist The worst of Trumpism has come to Canada. It has come in the form of a Quebec law that, under the guise of […]
The National-Security-Law Expert Who Blocked Trump’s Travel Ban
Source: The Atlantic The former federal prosecutor and deputy counsel to the Department of Homeland Security writes that the prohibition violates the Constitution. The late Justice Antonin Scalia once compared […]
Martin Luther’s daring revolution: The Reformation 500 years on
Source: DEUTSCHE WELLE On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day, DW’s Klaus Krämer explains how Martin Luther’s publication of 95 Theses against so-called “indulgences” in the Catholic Church […]
Quebec legislature’s crucifix hangs over secularism debate
Source: The Globe and Mail BY INGRID PERITZ Heritage icon to some, inappropriate religious symbol to others, the crucifix in Quebec’s National Assembly is being thrust into the centre of the […]
UK Supreme Court hears attempt to change Northern Ireland abortion law
Source: Reuters BY Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – An attempt to change the law in Northern Ireland to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest or serious malformation of the […]
Jihad: Toulouse boy’s name leads to France dilemma
Source: BBC News Is it acceptable to name your baby “Jihad” in France, which has suffered Europe’s worst Islamist terror attacks in recent years? France’s chief prosecutor now has to […]
A modern mosque without minarets stirs controversy in Tehran
Source: The Guardian BY Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent When the Tehran authorities commissioned the construction of a mosque near the City theatre – one of Iranian capital’s most distinctive buildings – it was […]
We Just Fully Blocked Muslim Ban 3.0!
Source: Huffington Post By Shayan Modarres, Contributor; Legal Counsel at the National Iranian American Council Now it’s up to Congress to pull the plug on this endless game. We just […]
Taj and bigotry
Indian Express: The Taj Mahal is easily the most recognisable icon of modern India. The monument is a cash cow for the state, drawing millions of visitors and bringing in crores of rupees annually. It has been a World Heritage Site for decades and is frequently listed as among the […]
Here Are All the Public Figures Who’ve Been Accused of Sexual Misconduct After Harvey Weinstein
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney After dozens of women came forward with accounts of sexual harassment and assault against producer Harvey Weinstein (who denies some, but not all, of the claims), more women are speaking out about their own […]
How Martin Luther Changed the World
Source: The New Yorker By Joan Acocella Luther’s reforms succeeded because of his energetic, charismatic personality. Illustration by Nick Little Clang! Clang! Down the corridors of religious history we hear this sound: […]
Justin Trudeau Tried To Honor Diwali. Instead He Offended Twitter.
Source: Huffington Post By Doha Madani Justin Trudeau might be admired around the world, but that doesn’t make him immune to mistakes. People are upset with the Canadian prime minister […]
Can Evangelicals and Academics Talk to Each Other?
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Alan Jacobs Oct. 20, 2017 10:41 a.m. ET Last year, as the fire and fury of the presidential election were intensifying and people all […]
Buddhists protest to urge Myanmar not to repatriate Rohingya
Source: Associated Press SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested Sunday to urge Myanmar’s government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to […]
A Toronto imam was accused of hate-preaching against Jews. But that wasn’t the whole story
Source: The Star By JENNIFER YANG Identity and Inequality Reporter Sun., Oct. 22, 2017 Ayman Elkasrawy got the phone call late on a Sunday night in February. An incredulous friend was on […]
‘Every attack is a massacre’: Afghanistan’s Shiite minority increasingly targeted in their places of worship
Source: Los Angeles Times By Shashank Bengali Contact Reporter Dozens of men gathered in a dust-blown graveyard Saturday to pay their last respects to 83-year-old Karbalai Mohammad Anwar Noori, one of […]
Polygamy in Islam: What It Means?
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN, USA Almost thirty years ago, I was a young man who had recently arrived in Ireland from Pakistan. Ireland was a deeply religious […]
Patients need rest, not antibiotics, say health officials
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES More patients should be told to go home and rest rather than be given […]