We have males and females all wrong
Source: BBC By David Robson Once upon a time, animal courtship was thought to run something like a Barbara Cartland novel. The rakish males battle it out for a chaste […]
Rights activists discuss violence against members of minority sects, faiths
By Zia Ur Rehman June 29, 2016 6 0 Karachi How are sectarian tensions handled and laws applicable? How severe are the issues of hate speech and discrimination against minorities? These burning questions were discussed by the participants of a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expert group meeting on Tuesday. […]
British interested in Swiss model to save Europe ties
POST-BREXIT SOLUTIONS By Simon Bradley JUN 28, 2016 – 17:42 An awkward day for British Prime Minister David Cameron, in Brussels for the first post-Brexit EU meeting (Keystone) Post-Brexit Britain is likely to opt for a Swiss-style solution – rather than a Norwegian model – to oversee relations with the […]
War and peace, and water
Jun 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – LAURA TUCK India is currently facing its worst water crisis in years, with an estimated 330 million people — one-quarter of its population — affected by severe drought. Ethiopia is also dealing with its worst drought in decades, which has already contributed to the failure […]
How to measure a dysfunctional, gridlocked Congress
Earlier this month, Brookings’s Democracy Dashboard released a new collection of indicators focusing on institutional functioning and capacity. By assembling a range of data in one place, researchers and other interested parties can assess trends in the behavior of the president, the judiciary, and Congress. Today, we’ll spend some time […]
How war drives terrorism
Editors’ Note: Terrorist groups don’t emerge out of nowhere, and wars are perhaps the richest soil for seeding and growing violent groups of all stripes, writes Dan Byman. This post originally appeared in the Washington Post. Study after study has found no common profile of a terrorist. It is […]
Istanbul airport attack: 41 dead, 200 injured, Turkish officials say
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN Istanbul (CNN)Gunshots, screams and explosions pierced the air Tuesday at […]
Gambia: Lote
In traditional medication, Lote Tree is believed to have numerous medicinal values. The leaves, fruit, roots and bark of the tree are all used for various kinds of treatments. Its valuable properties have been realised since ancient times. From research, we have understood that the leaves of the plant can […]
Indonesia: National scene-Media asked to stay balanced by Ahmadiyah
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com The Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation (JAI) has called on the mass media to be balanced in its reporting of news related to minority groups in Indonesia. Leader (Amir Nasional) of Ahmadiyah Indonesia Abdul Basit said some media outlet usually did not provide the complete story behind cases involving minority groups […]
Zuhairi Misrawi of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Indonesia says: Ahmadiyya is a Peaceful Islam
Written by Iin Qurotul Ain During the Media Gathering on Saturday June 25th 2016 at iftaar party organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Indonesia, a young intellectual Muslim figure Zuhairi […]
Christians are becoming a minority compared to atheists in England and Wales
Source: Huffington Post By Jack Sommers; Assistant News Editor, Huffington Post UK New research charts the decline in religious identity. Christians are now outnumbered in England and Wales by atheists, […]
Pakistani clerics declare transgender marriages legal in Islam
The Telegraph: by Mohammad Zubair Khan, islamabad and Andrew Marszal, new delhi — Paro, a transgender woman in Pakistan, wears bridal dress to celebrate her birthday CREDIT: MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR KHAN Fifty top Pakistani clerics have issued a religious decree declaring that transgender people have full marriage, inheritance and funeral rights […]
The tiny bird that cannot have chicks
Source: BBC By Andrew Luck-Baker 28 June 2016 Normally it is a terrible idea to steal eggs from the nests of wild birds. That is doubly true if the […]
Helium discovery a ‘game-changer’
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs Scientists have discovered a large helium gas field in Tanzania. With world supplies running out, the find is a “game-changer”, say geologists at Durham and […]
Ahead of Quartet Report, UN Chief Calls on Netanyahu to Prevent One-state Reality
Quartet report on the frozen peace process is expected to be released this week, as the UN secretary general marks his last year in office. Barak Ravid Jun 28, 2016 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a joint press conference […]
Catholic bishop apologizes for ‘betrayal’ of sexual abuse
Source: RNS By Sally Morrow KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) A single chime rang out after each abuse victim’s statement was read over the speakers at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception […]
Southern Baptists are going to need a bigger tent
Source: RNS By Heidi Hall NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention was so famously insular for so long that it earned its own joke about members believing they’re the […]
A Noah’s Ark in Kentucky, dinosaurs included
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — In the beginning, Ken Ham made the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky. And he saw that it was good […]
Fake monks? Buddhist leaders warn NYC tourists to be wary
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL BALSAMO In this Friday, June 24, 2016 photo, a man wearing an orange robe talks with a woman in New York’s… Read more NEW YORK […]
Presbyterians vote to continue pressure on Israel
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Presbyterians at their General Assembly passed several resolutions aimed to pressure Israel to leave territories it has occupied since its 1967 war with neighboring states. The votes Friday (June 24) by Presbyterian Church USA delegates angered mainstream Jewish groups, who said the measures unfairly “demonize” […]