We Need to Prevent Genocide of Rohingya Muslims — Before It’s Too Late
Source: Huffington Post YANGON, Myanmar — This coming Sunday, Myanmar will hold its first “free” elections for 25 years, an event set to cement the country’s status as one of […]
Love Is the Miracle that Helped Me Deal With My Daughter’s Depression
Source: Huffington Post I sat in the doctor’s office, where I had come to get some medication for my twelve year old, whom I thought was suffering a mild depressive […]
In Saudi Arabia, women’s fitness boom defies norms
In Saudi Arabia, women’s fitness boom defies norms Operators of women’s gyms tread a fine line to avoid conservative ire http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/in-saudi-arabia-women-s-fitness-boom-defies-norms-1.1615175 Published: 21:19 November 7, 2015 By Vivian Nereim,Bloomberg SHARE RssShare on facebookShare on twitterAdd on google plusSend Email to FriendAddthis1 Riyadh: With blacked-out windows and a tiny sign, NuYu […]
Are You More Than Your Genes? All Together With Dr. Robert Klitzman
Title: Huffington Post What if you could know the future of your health — what diseases you might get and how you might die? Would you want to know even […]
Uber in Egypt to teach drivers how not to sexually harass women
Source: The Guardian Uber is teaming up with an Egyptian anti-sexual harassment initiative to train its drivers in how to “recognise, prevent and take positive action” against inappropriate behaviour, the […]
Anonymous posts Ku Klux Klan alleged sympathisers list
Source: BBC The hackers’ collective Anonymous has shared details of hundreds of alleged sympathisers of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan (KKK) on the internet. Anonymous said the data was […]
India: Intolerance in India: My mother is a Hindu and father is a Muslim, says Salman Khan
Intolerance in India: My mother is a Hindu and father is a Muslim, says Salman Khan – Oneindiahttp://partner.googleadservices.com/gpt/pubads_impl_75.js/common/js/jquery.bxslider.min.js/common/adaptive/js/article-scripts.js?v=9// http://www.google.com/jsapi?autoload=%7B%22modules%22%3A%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22search%22%2C%22version%22%3A%221.0%22%2C%22callback%22%3A%22__gcse.scb%22%2C%22style%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcse%2Fstyle%2Flook%2Fv2%2Fdefault.css%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%7D%5D%7Dhttp://www.google.com/uds/api/search/1.0/432dd570d1a386253361f581254f9ca1/default+en.I.jshttp://c14.zedo.com/utils/framework/v6/hif.js?110611http://c14.zedo.com/utils/zplayer/wrapper/v3.2/wrapper.min.js?110611http://c14.zedo.com/utils/inArticle/cssselector/v10/frdcssselector.js?110611http://c14.zedo.com/utils/inArticle/networkIds.js?110611http://c14.zedo.com/utils/inArticle/buttonsLinks.js?110611http://c14.zedo.com/utils/inArticle/eventsNetworkIds.json?110611http://c14.zedo.com/utils/inArticle/zplayer/v15/frd_zedoPlayer.js?110611http://xp1.zedo.com/asw/cr.js?cns=zedofhsblockad&jvs=zfhs_blockad&z=0.8759497337650866http://c14.zedo.com/utils/Network_Ids.jsonhttp://c14.zedo.com/utils/zplayer/wrapper/v3.2/zzobj.min.jshttp://c14.zedo.com/utils/zplayer/wrapper/v3.2/OVVAsset.min.jshttp://d6.zedo.com/utils/Receiver.js?110611 Salman added he was not “aware” of Shah Rukh’s remarks on intolerance and hence could not answer the question. When pressed for his reaction, his film’s co-star Sonam Kapoor interjected and […]
Israel Abuses Minors in Ofer Prison, says Prisoners’ Commission
RAMALLAH, November 5, 2015 (WAFA) – Minor Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Ofer prison, illegally built on land to the west of Ramallah, reported being subjected to abuse prior to and during detention by the Israeli authorities, according to the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA). Abdul-Fattah Douleh, who represents minor […]
Refugee crisis: German man takes in 24 asylum-seekers and describes his ‘disappointing’ experience
Dirk Voltz invited a group of people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to stay with him Victoria Richards @nakedvix 19 hours ago 94 comments 10K Migrants walk on the road after crossing the Austrian-German border in southern Germany CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images A German man who decided to open up his home to […]
Indonesia: Goat farts set off smoke alarm, force plane to make emergency landing
Indonesia: Goat farts set off smoke alarm, force plane to make emergency landing By Maria Khan November 4, 2015 20:37 GMT, IBTimes.co.uk 2,033 13 Singapore airlines flight makes emergency landing in Bali after 2,186 sheep on board set off smoke alarm.Getty Images A Singapore airlines cargo flight heading from Australia to Kuala […]
USA: Ben Carson makes some strange claims
Aliens, the Bible and pyramid grain stores: Republican Ben Carson makes some strange claims By Hannah Osborne November 5, 2015 11:18 GMT Updated 12 hr ago 93 2 Ben Carson says pyramids were built to store grain Reuters Ben Carson, a Republican candidate for next year’s US presidential election, has made strange claims […]
Temples of doom: Japan’s Buddhist temples are going out of business
Economist: FAR from preaching abstinence from earthly pleasures, the Buddhist priests behind the counter of Vowz, a Tokyo bar, encourage the opposite. There are different paths to Buddha, says Yoshinobu Fujioka, the head priest, as he pours a gin and tonic for a customer. “Spiritual awakening can come in any […]
Relevance of religious parties
The NEWS: The role of the once-important religious parties in Pakistani politics has undergone a transition. Until the early 1990s, all of these parties had some sort of electoral strength which in pockets could prove decisive with some significance at the national political scene too. The steady erosion in their […]
Religious Landscape
Source: Pew Research Center Adults in the New York City metro area Religious composition of adults in the New York City metro area Christian59% Evangelical Protestant9% Mainline Protestant8% Historically Black […]
Meet the 31 members of Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet
OTTAWA – The 31 members of the new Liberal cabinet were sworn in Wednesday at Rideau Hall. The list: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, also minister of intergovernmental affairs and youth; Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale; RELATED STORIES PM Justin Trudeau, new cabinet sworn in to office Rookie MP Bill Morneau named […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago was invited to Little Home Church for an Interfaith meeting
“Religious dialog brings people together and helps promoting better understanding and respect for each other and this is Islamic teachings to respect all regardless of faith, creed or color“, said […]
USA: Imam Shamshad Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim community invited to address Jewish community at the event of “Faces of Islam” interfaith series
“A separate Messiah will not come for each faith. Only one Messiah will come to unite all people & resolve all disputes and He has come“, said imam Shamshad Report […]
Why Islam does not need reformation – Christian style
Why Islam Doesn’t Need a Reformation, Ijtihad, Rethinking Islam, Mehdi Hasan, New Age Islam Why Islam Doesn’t Need a Reformation By Mehdi Hasan 17 May 2015 15 In recent months, cliched calls for reform of Islam, a 1,400-year-old faith, have intensified. “We need a Muslim reformation,” announced Newsweek. “Islam needs […]
Donald Trump’s take on burkas: Islamic women might prefer them
Source: CNN Donald Trump joked Monday that women in the Islamic world might prefer to wear burkas because it lessens the need to apply make-up. Trump, delivering a riff in […]
Thousands Flee As Rare Cyclone Hits Yemen
Source: The Huffington Post CAIRO (Reuters) – A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen’s Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country’s fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands […]