Can Canada teach the rest of us to be nicer
Source: BBC Every August my family embarks on that great American ritual: the road trip. And we always head north. Canada may not be the most exotic of destinations, but […]
Donald Trump says “Islam hates us,” but a nine-year-old says “Many Muslims are kind”
Source: RNS By Tobin Grant A data-driven conversation on religion and politics. He is a political science professor at Southern Illinois University and associate editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. “Many Muslims are kind.” That’s how my son ended our conversation yesterday as I dropped him off […]
Texas festival apologizes after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab
Source: RNS (Reuters) Organizers of the South by Southwest (SXSW) arts festival have apologized to U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad after a volunteer said she must remove her Muslim headcovering to […]
Three years on, Pope Francis leaves conservatives feeling marginalized
Source: RNS VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Three years after the election of Pope Francis, Roman Catholic conservatives are growing increasingly worried that he is quietly unraveling the legacy of his predecessors. […]
ISIS lures with video game themes
Source: RNS (RNS) The footage, to gamers who like to play “Grand Theft Auto,” looks familiar. From the point of view of a gunman looking for targets through the speeding […]
Presidential Candidates Say Trump Set Tone for Violence at Rallies
Source: Time The violence at Donald Trump’s rally in Chicago Friday is rippling through the political world, with his Republican and Democratic rivals saying the GOP front-runner is responsible for creating the charged environment where protesters and supporters clashed for hours. “Donald Trump has created a toxic environment,” said Ohio […]
US election 2016: What does ‘Islam’ think of America?
Source: BBC “Islam hates us,” Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said in a CNN interview. on Friday. Mr Trump later stood by his claim in a televised debate in Miami, saying: […]
Something very worrying happened when a Syrian journalist called the State Department’s ceasefire hotline
By Natasha Bertrand March 2, 2016 View gallery . (Thomson Reuters) A boy looks on while residents inspect a damaged building in the rebel held besieged city of Douma, a suburb of Damascus A cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria, brokered by the US and Russia, officially came into effect last Saturday.In an […]
How I crossed a continent and scoured 70 refugee camps to find my mother
At a Dunkirk refugee camp, Sarah Whitehead hears a story of five sons who lost their mother but who refused to give up until they found her again Beshwar and […]
‘God guides those who want to be guided;’ Journey of Dr. Laurence Brown to Islam
Source: Arab News Dr. Laurence Brown, a medical doctor, describes the event that eventually led him to explore religion and become convinced about Islam, not by mere intelligence, but a […]
Gaza siblings killed in Israeli air strike
By Reuters – Mar 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester takes position during confrontations with Israeli troops, near Israel’s Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Friday (Reuters photo) GAZA — A Palestinian boy and his sister were killed in Hamas-controlled Gaza on Saturday when […]
Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention
By AFP – Mar 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this photo taken on Thursday, fighters fire weapons against the Daesh terror group in the Hawari area, south-west of the city of Benghazi, Libya (AP photo) WASHINGTON — In a rare public rebuke of two of Washington’s closest allies, […]
Syrians offered untenable solutions
Mar 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI A shimmering mirage was offered last week to the Syrian people by the United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura when he spoke about a federal structure for future Syria. He was keen to engage the Kurdish People’s Defence Units in the forthcoming Geneva negotiations. […]
Thankfully the UK’s destructive ‘special relationship’ with the United States is finally over
Obama said he was disappointed by the “s**t show” left in Libya by David Cameron Andrew Buncombe New York @AndrewBuncombe Friday 11 March 2016 55 comments There is a clear pattern about the entire thing. Every couple of years, a British or US leader will visit the other’s country, or […]
Muslim community changing public perceptions
Author Alicia Burrow, Section National, Publish Date Saturday, 12 March 2016, 5:53PM The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is raising money for the Blind Foundation in attempts to change negative perceptions from the public (Supplied). An Auckland Muslim community is stepping up its charity work in an effort to overcome negative public […]
IWD 2016: how women are finding new ways to fight inequality
theguardian: by Laura Bates — Marches will always have their place in the fight for equality. But increasingly women around the world are finding innovative methods of making their voices heard. On International Women’s Day, here are a few of them Attention grabbing … Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested in 1910. […]
Australian PM Turnbull’s message to Muslims: the words we have been yearning to hear
Source: The Guardian By Junaid Cheema Last year we felt punished for crimes not of our making; now a fresh approach gives hope to Muslims who equally love this country […]
Islam teaches good manners and behaviour, so why don’t its followers listen?
http://scroll.in: A recently passed bill by the Punjab Assembly to curb the prevalent violence against women drew an immediate and venomous response from many religious quarters. A well-known political figure ridiculed the men who passed it. Another hurled virulent abuse at the woman who made a documentary against “honour killing” […]
The Bible And Quran Are More Similar Than You May Think
Huff Post: Islamophobia has become frighteningly commonplace in the U.S. There’s a lot of hatred, misinformation and misplaced fear being directed at Muslims and the faith that they follow. And […]
US election 2016: Obama warns against campaign anger
Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has warned White House contenders to avoid raising tensions, a day after a rally by Donald Trump was called off amid clashes. Mr Obama […]