Tourists join bareheaded protest against Iranian clothing laws
Source: BBC Wearing the hijab is a legal requirement for women in Iran. But a controversial Facebook campaign is calling on female tourists visiting the country to post pictures […]
The very real pain of ‘imaginary’ illnesses
Source: BBC By David Robson Soon after Suzanne O’Sullivan had left medical school in Dublin, she met a patient named Yvonne, whose mysterious illness appeared to bear little relation to […]
Huge leap to mass produced platelets
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets – the part of the blood that forms clots. The […]
WORKING FOR FREE: Is the situation picking up for unpaid UN interns?
By Simon Bradley, Geneva APR 8, 2016 – Young activists set up tents outside the UN in Geneva last month to highlight the cost-of-living problems (@UNPAIDisUNSEEN) The plight of unpaid interns hit the headlines last year amid uproar over a United Nations intern living in a tent in Geneva. Seven […]
Machiavellianism may explain dominant forms of politics in Middle East: professor
Politics April 9, 2016 TEHRAN – Professor Farhang Jahanpour, a former senior research fellow at Harvard University, says, “One school of thought that may come close to explaining most of the dominant forms of politics in the Middle East is Machiavellianism.” “While Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ was supposed to be a […]
India: Prince William, Kate to encounter Diana memories on ‘ambitious’ India visit
As the British royal couple arrive in India on Sunday, they’ll attend a grand ball where cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actors, including Shah Rukh Khan are among the guests invited. Share on Facebook VIEW 2 PHOTOS zoom TOBY MELVILLE / AP Britain’s Prince William, right and Kate, the […]
Women’s Auxiliary of Ahmadiyya Muslims Convening Another Interfaith in Buffalo NY, Today
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Saudi Arabia to build Red Sea bridge to Egypt
The bridge, which will be named after King Salman, aims to boost trade between the two countries A route of the proposed King Salman Bridge linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt, […]
The value of a desire
Nasruddin had a buffalo whose horns were very wide apart. He had often thought that if he could mount between them, it would be just like sitting on a throne. One day the animal sat down near him and he simply had to sit between the horns. He could not […]
Why some British Muslims are calling for the death of other British Muslims
Source: Washington Post By Max Bearak Last month, after being offended by a tweet, Tanweer Ahmed traveled 200 miles in an Uber car from Bradford, in England, to Glasgow, in Scotland. The seemingly innocuous, […]
7 in 10 Americans Have an Unfavorable View of Donald Trump, Poll Finds
Source: Time By Julie Pace & Emily Swanson / AP (WASHINGTON) — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the […]
Is God dead? At 50
Source: Time BY Lily Rothman DON HAMILTON REMEMBERS THE DAY WELL. THIS WAS BACK IN 1966. HE WAS 12 WHEN A CLASSMATE ASKED HIM THE QUESTION: “DOES YOUR FATHER THINK […]
FIJI AIRWAYS DIRECT FLIGHT FROM SFO: FIJISUNTV
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- Early last month Fiji Government made an official launch of FIJI AIRWAYS non-stop direct flight from SFO International Airport. Travelers can book their flights by visiting the FIJI AIRWAYS website. Our press team was there to capture the highlights of the event. Fiji was recently ravaged […]
Is God Dead? No, but belief has declined slightly
Source: Pew Research Center Fifty years ago this month, Time magazine published one of its most famous and controversial covers. Splashed in bold red print across a black background was […]
God Is Not Dead — but Our Ability to Be Aware of God Might Be
Source: Times By Sohaib Sultan is the Imam and Muslim Life Coordinator in the Office of Religious Life at Princeton University. For a Muslim, asking “Is God Dead?” begs […]
4 Responses to the Problem of Violence in the Bible
Source: On Faith Does the Bible actually endorse violence on a dramatic scale? By John Dickson, who is an Honorary Fellow of the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University, […]
The Terrorists in U.S. Prisons
Source: The New York Times By HANNAH FAIRFIELD and TIM WALLACE Republican leaders have blocked the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, because they say they do not […]
Tennessee bill would allow counselors to deny service based on religion
Source: Reuters The Tennessee House passed a bill on Wednesday allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on religious grounds, the latest in a list of U.S. state […]
The incredibly gracious way Muslims welcomed a man who had drunkenly shot their mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Colby Itkowitz Ted Hakey, a former Marine, knelt in prayer, his forehead on the floor, beside his Muslim neighbors inside their Connecticut mosque last Saturday. […]
The Bible Meets the Salamander
Source: The New York Times By Gail Collins Amid all the truly awful things state legislatures do, one of the rare bright spots has been the naming of official symbols. Who was ever made unhappy by the designation of a state rock? Tennessee, alas, is screwing up the record. The governor […]