Source: Teach Don’t Preach – A campaign for secular education by atheist Ireland Today a unique secular alliance met Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, to discuss […]
Source: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_30606567/sharing-meal-message-hope Sharing a meal, message of hope Community shows support at Fitchburg mosque holiday dinner By Elizabeth Dobbins, edobbins@sentinelandenterprise.com From left, Suha Waqar, Mashal Waqar, Maryam Ashraf and Breerah Khilad show their holiday posters during the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s annual Thanksgiving meal at the Bait-ul-Zikr mosque in Fitchburg on Friday. […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Dr. Travis Bradberry Author of #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and president of TalentSmart, world’s leading provider of emotional intelligence. Your self-talk (the thoughts you have about your feelings) can make or break you. When you make a mistake, they either magnify the negativity or help […]
Omar or Farouk Omar is a historical Arab television drama miniseries-serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by Hatem Ali. Wikipedia First episode date: July 20, 2012 […]
ISLAMABAD: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1245194/qamar-javed-bajwa-appointed-new-army-chief/ An intense guessing game on the replacement of army chief General Raheel Sharif came to an end Saturday when Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa was appointed as the new Chief […]
In chaotic cities such as Bangalore, companies do whatever it takes to get packages to customers — including delivery by foot, bicycle and even boat. thestar.com, By SARITHA RAIBloomberg, Sat., Nov. 26, 2016 BANGALORE, INDIA—Abdul Saleem heaves a 25-kilogram bag crammed with foot massagers, jeans, kitchen tools and sports shoes onto […]
Source: American Thinker By Raymond Ibrahim Last month, when the battle for Mosul began, Islamic State “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly promised four extra Houris (supernatural, celestial women designed for sexual purposes) – atop the other 72 promised by the prophet Muhammad – to all jihadis who die (are “martyred”) […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Common media representations and political rhetoric would have us believe that the roughly 1.7 billion Muslims on the globe are a homogenous, monolithic group. And this couldn’t be further from the truth. In the latest episode of “The Secret Life […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Elyse Wanshel Associate Editor, Trends, The Huffington Post Chalk it up to spreading hope. Messages of love, compassion and support scrawled on the sidewalk of a mosque in Virginia is making folks on Twitter cry happy tears. On Sunday, members of the Mubarak Mosque in Chantilly, Virginia were […]
Source: Huffington Post Pope Francis on Monday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world. Francis, who has made a more inclusive and forgiving Roman Catholic Church a characteristic of his […]
Source: The Guardian Appearing on that most revered of presidential forums (also called YouTube), Donald Trump released a video this week describing his plans to “make America great again for everyone, and I mean everyone”. I’ve learned not to believe Trump’s magnanimous act, but others really want to. Henry Kissinger […]
Source: The New York Times By ADAM NOSSITER CHASSIEU, France — A patriotic sea of supporters, waving red, white and blue flags, greeted the newly ascendant presidential hopeful François Fillon this week at a soulless conference center in this suburb of Lyon. Mr. Fillon described radical Islam as a “totalitarianism […]
Source: Time By Feliz Solomon Burmese authorities are carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country’s western Arakan state, a senior U.N. official said, as the military continues to sweep the area for what it has labeled Islamic militants. The BBC reports that John […]
Source: Time BY Jeffrey Collins (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — A judge has ruled that Dylann Roof is competent to stand trial for the killing of nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church. Judge Richard Gergel made the ruling Friday after a two-day hearing behind closed doors earlier this week. The hearing […]
Source: Time HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles from Florida was […]
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom 25 November 2016 Humpback whales often leap out of the water, a behaviour known as “breaching”, and slap the water with their fins or tails. […]
By Haras Rafiq and Magnus Roar Bech. Haras Rafiq is the CEO of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank based in the UK. Magnus Roar Bech is Quilliam’s communications officer. The […]
Source: BBC By Lindsey Galloway 23 November 2016 It seems that lending a helping hand to a stranger can be more than just a good deed. In fact, according to […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan The tryptophan-packed turkey wasn’t the star during the first Thanksgiving—and that’s not the only thing that’s changed in the nearly 400 years since the holiday began. Much is unknown about the first recorded feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in the New World at […]
theguardian — Ginella Massa filled in on Toronto’s CityNews 11pm broadcast and created a buzz after the broadcast ended Ginella Massa, a Toronto TV reporter believed to be Canada’s first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf. Photograph A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada’s first anchor to […]