Why President Trump Could Never Go It Alone on North Korea
Source: Time Charlie Campbell / Beijing 4:08 AM ET North Korea’s nuclear program will be high on the agenda when President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Florida […]
Mormon leaders encourage more baptisms for the dead
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive […]
An anti-Muslim slur on their wall made this family think of leaving the U.S. Then neighbors came to their aid.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer When Mahrukh and Shoaib Ahmad got a call from their apartment manager, saying that their home in Fairfax County had been burglarized while they […]
Most college head chaplains are Christian. At USC, a Hindu leads the way
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Rosanna Xia Contact Reporter Varun Soni straightened his shoulders and grasped the podium, his dark suit flanked by the stately white robes of priests and ministers. A […]
Local mosques open their doors to promote understanding of faith
Source: Boston Globe By Jeremy C. Fox and Aimee Ortiz Across Eastern Massachusetts Sunday, Muslims gathered, shoulder to shoulder, to begin afternoon prayers. But at the back of the room […]
More Trouble at Fox News: Ailes Faces New Sexual Claims and O’Reilly Loses Two Advertisers. NYTimes
The sexual harassment scandal that engulfed Fox News last year and led to the ouster of its chairman, Roger Ailes, continued to batter the network on Monday, as a new lawsuit described unwanted sexual advances by Mr. Ailes and two major advertisers pulled their spots from the show of its top-rated host, […]
Houston immigrant doctors given 24 hours to leave the U.S., then a reprieve
Source: Houston Chronicle By Lomi Kriel On Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Pankaj Satija and his wife, both immigrants from India living and working legally in Houston, were abruptly told by immigration […]
Who is Fazlur Rahman Khan? Here’s why Google is celebrating his 88th birthday with a doodle
Source: Indian Express By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: April 3, 2017 1:03 pm Fazlur Rahman Khan is recognised for his pioneering work in skyscraper design. April 3 […]
Bella Hadid says she is proud to be Muslim
DESK REPORThttps://images.dawn.com/news/1177369 The model spoke out against Trump’s Muslim travel ban in her latest interview In her latest interview, model Bella Hadid has opened up about her Muslim faith and why she feels so strongly about American President Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban. Bella and her sister Gigi were […]
The US-Mexico border wall: What’s at stake?
Source: Aljazeera By Massoud Hayoun Throughout his 2016 election campaign, PresidentDonald Trump called for the construction of a bigger, more impenetrable border wall along the US border with Mexico. He also […]
Some Conservatives Are Happy Neil Gorsuch Might Be Filibustered
Source: Time BY Tessa Berenson Mar 31, 2017 As Democrats move closer to filibustering Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, some conservatives are privately cheering the plan. The filibuster will […]
Confronting Political Islam
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali March 28, 2017 It is important for the United States to tackle radical Islamist ideological indoctrination — Dawa — before it takes root to the extent it has in Europe. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently escalated his feud with the German and Dutch governments, accusing […]
Vatican says Trump risks losing climate change leadership to China
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | ROME The Vatican urged U.S. President Donald Trump to listen to “dissenting voices” and reconsider his position on climate change on Thursday, saying the […]
Trump appeals Hawaii judge’s new ruling blocking travel ban
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday appealed the latest court ruling against his revised travel ban to the same court […]
The Way We Teach Math Is Holding Women Back
Source: Time By Jo Boaler First Daughter Ivanka Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos toured the National Air and Space Museum with a group of middle school students Tuesday, encouraging […]
How Martin Luther Helped Invent Individual Freedom
Source: Time BY Frank Furedi / History Today This post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. It is unlikely that Martin Luther […]
Trump has vowed to eradicate ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’ But what about ‘Islamism’?
Source: The Washington Post By Shadi Hamid and Rashid Dar In conservative political circles in the United States, Islamism has become interchangeable with “radical Islamic terrorism,” which President Trump has vowed to […]
Sufism, the mystical practice of Islam, takes root in the City of Angels
Source: Religion News Service By Priyadarshini Sen LOS ANGELES (RNS) The rhythmic chanting of 15 “beloveds,” as they call themselves, ripples across a prayer room in a family home in […]
Rollins student, professor clashed for weeks in religion class
Source: Orlando Sentinel A Rollins College student who has accused his Muslim professor of religious discrimination has been clashing with his teacher since the semester started, court records show. Areej […]
Clergy who don’t believe in organized religion? Humanists think 2017 is their time to grow.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer March 30 at 6:00 AM Humanist clergy from as far as England and Saskatchewan gathered at Washington Ethical Society. (Julie Zauzmer/The Washington Post) […]