The Exercise Benefit You Aren’t Thinking About
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin It has nothing to do with weight loss or even fitness A new small study serves as a reminder that breaking a sweat is a drug-free […]
The Earth is not round (but it’s not flat either)
Source: BBC By Adam Proctor 3 June 2016 This animation is based on an episode from BBC Radio 4’s series The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry. Listen to A […]
Migrant crisis: Hundreds rescued from boat off Crete
Source: BBC About 340 migrants have been rescued and nine bodies have been pulled from the sea after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek officials say. Others are […]
Paris floods: Seine set to peak as more rain forecast
Source: BBC Floodwaters in Paris continue to rise with the River Seine due to hit a peak of up to 6.5m (21ft) later on Friday. The world-famous Louvre and Orsay […]
Searching for remains of Dead Sea Scrolls
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Hindus from Pakistan, Bangladesh will get to claim Indian citizenship
Times of India: New Delhi: In a move that is as much political as it is humanitarian, the home ministry is ready with draft amendments to citizenship law that will exempt minority citizens of Pakistan and Bangladesh who have come to India out of fear of religious prosecution from being […]
Belgian Gov’t to Defend Muslim Women’s Right to Wear Headscarf at Work
Source: Sputnik News According to L’Echo, the lawyer of the Belgian Foreign Ministry will defend a Muslim woman Samira A. who sued her ex-employer G4S Secure Solutions for prohibiting headscarves at work. Earlier the […]
Attack on Western University Muslim student ‘a wake up call’ says Mayor
The attack on a Western University student from Iran, being probed by London police hate crime officers, is a “wake-up call” for London, Mayor Matt Brown says. “This is . […]
Schools take in Tokyo mosque to get unbiased glimpse of Islam
Source: Japan Times A recent wave of terror has fueled anti-Muslim hostility worldwide, fostering a negative image of Islam — a faith still unfamiliar in Japan. But Japan’s youth […]
Asylum seekers ‘vacation’ on Swiss mountain
SHELTER ON THE RIGI By Veronica DeVore, Rigi Klösterli MAY 30, 2016 – 17:00 The Rigi’s many panoramas attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, as well as skiers during the winter months when it’s covered in snow (swissinfo.ch) A group of asylum seekers has been temporarily housed […]
Fasting month brings happiness and joy
JAVERIA ILYAS | Published — Wednesday 1 June 2016 A boy serves plates of fruit in preparation for iftar during last year’s Ramadan. JEDDAH: There is an air of festivity even as the holy month of Ramadan is just a few days ahead. Excitement can be seen writ large on […]
Ramadan, a precious gift for Muslims
Mariam Anwer | Published — Friday 3 June 2016 THE fragrance of the blessed month of Ramadan is already in the air and almost everyone has started feeling the slight sensation of excitement that this blessed month brings with it. Isn’t it amazing how we look forward to this month […]
International law works best when applied consistently
Jun 02,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI What is the value of law? What are the consequences of applying some laws selectively, by punishing some law-breakers and ignoring others? How does or should respect for law play a role in how countries deal with each other? Several cases these […]
The even darker side of Israel
Jun 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – GEORGE S. HISHMEH The upcoming international conference to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts, sponsored by French President Francois Hollande and to be held in Paris on June 3, is rife with serious damaging problems precipitated by Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who expanded his […]
German MP explains why she said ‘no’ to Armenian Genocide bill
l 18:52, 02 Jun 2016 Siranush Ghazanchyan The only German lawmaker who voted “no” to a resolution recognizing the World War I-era killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide” has said it is not the duty of the Bundestag to vote on historical events that took place in other countries, the Hurriyet […]
Of course Germany refused to deny the Armenian genocide
Notably Angela Merkel – who still prays that Erdogan will keep back the refugees from the EU – chose to stay absent from the vote Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 2 June 2016 29 comments Genocide commemorations in Yerevan, Armenia in 2012 Getty The Turks always shout and threaten when someone […]
Ramadhan: gratitude for the gifts that God bestows
By Waqar Ahmedi June 3, 2016 07:00 BST It’s been called “the biggest act of mass-religious observance of its kind”. US president Barack Obama referred to it as a time of “gratitude for the gifts that God bestows”. And the Vatican hasdescribed it as an opportunity for “human and spiritual growth”. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/why-my-children-wont-be-fasting-this-ramadan-1563350 Next week (6 June 2016) […]
Bill Clinton delivers a sharp message to Donald Trump and his base
Source: Yahoo News BY Hunter Walker National Correspondent CRANFORD, N.J. — President Bill Clinton dismissed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s policies as “divisive” and ineffective at a Wednesday campaign event for […]
Muslim Killed by Indian Mob Had Beef in His Home, New Report Says
Source: The New York Times By SUHASINI RAJ NEW DELHI — Eight months after a mob beat to death a Muslim man rumored to have slaughtered a cow and eaten […]
C of E in ageing clergy crisis with 25% of ministers aged over 60
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England is facing a growing crisis of ageing clergy, with a quarter of its ministers aged over 60. Although the […]