Book reviews: fresh insights on Islam and Isis
Source: Guardian By Anthony Sattin Four new books give much-needed insight into a misunderstood religion, from history and philosophy to life under Isis In the years since 9/11, there has […]
BBC Video-Islam: The world’s fastest growing religion
Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, after Christianity. But this could change if the current demographic trends continue, according to research published by the US-based Pew Research Center. Video producers: Suniti Singh and Tulika Bhatnagar; Video editor: Michael Latham; Images courtesy of AP/AFP/Getty BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from […]
Trump travel ban: US judge blocks new executive order
Source: BBC A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. The ruling by US […]
30 Books You Should Read Before You’re 30
Source: Time By Sarah Begley Mar 03, 2017 Ideas Sarah Begley is a staff writer for TIME. Great literature grows out of periods of change, and there are few transitions more […]
7 Signs of a Nervous Breakdown
Source: Time Rosie McCall / Health.com Mar 14, 2017 I’m having a nervous breakdown. You may say this (or at least think it) when you’re overwrought and ready to snap. […]
Ben Affleck reveals alcohol treatment
Source: BBC Ben Affleck has said he has completed treatment for alcohol addiction. In a Facebook post, the Batman and Argo actor admitted that alcoholism was “something I’ve dealt with […]
Yemen’s children facing starvation amid conflict
Source: BBC Yemen spiralled into conflict in 2014 and, despite peace initiatives, fighting continues. Food security in the country is a major issue, with an estimated two million children starving […]
Dutch election: Voters go to the polls in key test for populists
Source: BBC Voters are going to the polls in the Netherlands in the first of three crucial eurozone elections this year. The race is dominated by Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s […]
Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return leak reveals $38m bill
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows. The two pages of tax […]
NASA Is Letting You Download Its Software For Free
Source: Huffington Post BY Adriana A. Retif Science and Space Journalist Adriana Retif is a contributor at The Huffington Post, where she covers Science, Space and other issues related to […]
President Erdogan makes Nazi Germany taunt
Source: BBC By David Molloy BBC News 14 March 2017 From the sectionWorld Image copyrightTWITTER / TGRTHABERTVImage captionAssociating someone with Nazis – as in this Turkish TV broadcast – is […]
Rapporteur ‘disappointed’ UN rights panel divided on Myanmar
Source: Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert on Myanmar says she’s “disappointed” at the lack of “appetite” at the Human Rights Council to back her call for the […]
EU headscarf ban ruling sparks faith group backlash
Source: Reuters By Alastair Macdonald | BRUSSELS Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court ruled on […]
Married Catholic priests? There are perhaps 120 in the U.S. already. Here’s how
Source: Los Angeles BY Alene Tchekmedyian Contact Reporter Pope Francis made headlines across the globe when he suggested he was open to the idea of ordaining married men as a way […]
Bomb threats again rattle Jewish centers
Source: USA Today BY John Bacon , USA TODAY Another wave of bomb threats swept through Jewish community centers across the nation Tuesday. Centers from Albany, N.Y., to Boulder, Colo., to White Fish […]
Video: Richard Dawkins on How Humans Face Death
Clinton Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University […]
History Channel Video: Bible Secrets Revealed – Lost in Translation
Source: History channel The Bible is one of the most influential and important books ever written and is considered by millions around the world to be the actual word of […]
Germany warns social media firms over illegal content
Source: BBC Social media firms in Germany could face fines of up to 50 million euros if they take too long to remove illegal content including fake news. Germany’s justice […]
‘The Ahmadis of Algeria’, By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson
Source: https://conflictcauses.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/the-ahmadis-of-algeria-the-governments-most-convenient-security-threat/ Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging […]
UK: Hundreds of volunteers, politicians & Muslims joined launch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association’s Charity Walk for Peace in Stratford
Source: http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/home/ilford_walk_for_peace_organisers_hope_to_break_previous_fundraising_records_1_4930891 By Sebastian Murphy-Bates Last year’s Charity Walk for Peace resulted in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (AMA) raising £500,000 for UK charities. With 2017 marking the walk’s 29th year, regional AMA co-ordinator Mubashir Siddiqi, of Ilford, welcomed charity representatives to a launch dinner where about 300 people were invited to sign […]