London’s secret underground mail rail
Source: BBC News Until 2003, when it was decommissioned, this little-known railway belonged to the Royal Mail – come July, it will be opened to the public. Source
The island that forever changed science
Source: BBC News By Theodora Sutcliffe 5 June 2017 The Indonesian island of Ternate, like its neighbour Tidore, is almost all volcano. It sprouts from the sea, an almost-perfect, yet […]
The puzzling way that writing heals the body
Source: BBC By Claudia Hammond 2 June 2017 In 1986 the psychology professor James Pennebaker discovered something extraordinary, something which would inspire a generation of researchers to conduct several hundred […]
Inside China’s incredible high-speed rail network
Source: BBC See the view from the driver cabin of China’s super-fast trains, and take a tour of the control rooms running this massive operation. This video is from the […]
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman: Creation
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman S01E04 Creation: Suggested Reading Meeting the Quranic Adam with Charles Darwin Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God A challenge for Dawkins: […]
Ted Talk: The Muslims You Cannot See | Sahar Habib Ghazi |
Growing up half time in the United States and half time in Pakistan, Ghazi finds herself joining Muslim women in being stereotyped at the same time they are expected to […]
What I’ve Seen in 30 Years of Reporting on the Israeli Occupation
Haaretz.com: Two weeks ago on Saturday, a few dozen Israelis attended the opening of a new exhibition at the Ben Ami Gallery in south Tel Aviv…. read more:
View from Turkey: What’s going on in Raqqa?
HAKKI ÖCAL@hakkioca The current developments in Raqqa have proven Turkey’s thesis right: The U.S.’s decision to cooperate with the PYD terrorists was a fatal mistake Articles According to U.S. […]
Why Secularism Is Compatible with the Quran and Sunnah — And an ‘Islamic State’ Is Not
Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Introduction Extremist Islamic groups such as ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and the al-Nusra Front in Syria, have transformed […]
Iran: Western terror policies have ‘backfired’, says Ayatollah Khamenei
Attacks by the Islamic State militant group in Europe and elsewhere show that Western policies in the Middle East have backfired, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. “Today, Daesh (IS) is being pushed out from its birthplace in Iraq and Syria and is moving to other countries […]
How Drinking Tea May Change Your Genes
Source: Huffington Post Amanda MacMillan Jun 02, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Tea has been linked to numerous health benefits, from a reduced risk of heart attacks […]
These Muslim Convert Stories Will Challenge Your Perspective Of Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Ambassador Akbar Ahmed At a time of heightened Islamophobia, Western converts could be the key to bridging cultural barriers and eliminating misconceptions. “Islam is not a […]
Why Being Black And A Hijabi Is The Hardest Job In America
Source: Huffington Post BY Abdi Ibrahim, Contributor Get up, take the transit to the office, 9-hour shift, come home, wake up, and repeat. For many American adults this is a common […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than during Ramadan. By Carol Kuruvilla, Rowaida Abdelaziz Muslims around the world are now well into Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. During this […]
Myanmar Muslims face charges for holding Ramadan prayers
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Yangon Authorities in Myanmar have charged three Muslim men for holding Ramadan prayers in the street after the local school where they used to […]
Muslim children forced to drop ‘religious’ names in western China
Source: The Guardian BY Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong Children under 16 told ‘overly religious’ names such as Saddam, Hajj and Jihad must be changed amid pro-Communist rallies across Xinjiang region […]
Philippine sectarian bloodshed unites Muslims and Christians
Source: The Guardian By Oliver Holmes in Marawi and Iligan City Saturday 3 June 2017 11.00 BST Last modified on Saturday 3 June 2017 11.57 BST They were devout Christians, but it was Islamic prayers that would ultimately save their lives. Islamist militants in black masks were stationed on bridges – the only way […]
Trump climate deal: Modi vows to go beyond Paris accord
Source: BBC News Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed his country will go “above and beyond” the 2015 Paris accord on combating climate change. Speaking at a news conference […]
Michael Bloomberg: I’ll make sure UN gets $15 million it needs for Paris agreement
Source: CNN by Jackie Wattles Billionaire Michael Bloomberg says he is ready to help foot the bill for the Paris Climate Agreement after President Trump announced his decision to pull […]
Tomorrow’s incredible inventions are here already
The world’s first virtual shopping center opened in Korea . All the products are just LCD screens that allows you to order the items by touching the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and ready to go. A cellphone you can bend as […]