Obama Seeks to Pave Way to Mideast Deal After He Leaves Office
Source: New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama, resigned to his failure to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, is looking past his time in office and […]
6 Facts That Could Haunt Donald Trump From Trump University
Source: Time What TIME’s investigation into the real-estate seminars reveals The fate and reputation of Trump University, the adult education courses that carried Donald Trump’s name from 2005 to 2010, […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Heads to Washington
Source: Time The White House will host an official state visit for the Canadian Prime Minister this week When President Obama first spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last […]
Egyptian student agrees to leave US after Trump comment
Source: BBC A student pilot from Egypt has agreed to leave the US after posting on Facebook that the world would thank him if he killed Donald Trump. Emadeldin Elsayed, […]
US election 2016: Trump wins in Mississippi, Michigan and Hawaii
Source: BBC Donald Trump has won three more states, Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii, in his bid to be the Republican White House nomination. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders had […]
Donald Trump’s Nightmare Voter: Muslim and Latino!
Source: The Daily Beast By Dean Obeidallah Think Muslims would have it hard under Trump? Latinos? Try being both. Yep, they do exist. And they’re pretty nervous. Think your life […]
Will America’s Olympic Flag Bearer Be Wearing a Hijab?
Source: The New Yorker Growing up, in Maplewood, New Jersey, where her father was a narcotics detective and her mother a special-education teacher, Ibtihaj Muhammad competed in softball, tennis, volleyball, […]
Former President Jimmy Carter No Longer Needs Cancer Treatments
Source: Time He’s been cancer-free for about two months Former President Jimmy Carterno longer needs cancer treatments. The 91-year-old made the announcement at a Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist […]
Bernie Sanders’ Long History With Alternative Medicine
Source: Time From his college readings to legislation in Congress, the Vermont Senator has had unusual views on health. On the day of his crushing victory in the New Hampshire […]
North Korea Threatens U.S. With Nuclear Strike Over War Games
Source: NBC News SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea issued another threat Monday, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction […]
Best Lines of the Democratic Debate in Flint, Michigan
Source: ABC News On Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders faced off against each other at the seventh debate of the primary season in Flint, Michigan. […]
Apple head of software engineering says FBI’s demands compromise the safety of all iOS users
Source: Tech Crunch Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering (and one of its most popular WWDC presenters) says the FBI’s demands on the company will make all […]
A Year After Murder of Three Muslims; The Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Has Gotten Louder
Source: Patheos A year ago, in my own neighborhood of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, three Muslims students lost their lives to a hate crime. I feel the pain and anguish of […]
The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine, Says New Study
Researchers say there were shocked to learn that Islam receives more negative coverage than cancer. The New York Times portrays Islam and Muslims more negatively than cancer, cocaine and alcohol, according to a report that studied the newspaper’s headlines. “Since 9/11, many media outlets began profiteering from the anti-Muslim climate. Though you […]
Louis C.K. on Donald Trump: ‘The Guy Is Hitler’
Source: Time “He’s an insane bigot. He is dangerous” Comedian Louis C.K. urged voters to stop supporting Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Saturday, including a lengthy and impassioned plea […]
American Christianity Is Dying and the Republican Presidential Candidates Are Showing Us Why
Source: Huffington Post The Barna Group has been putting out research for years about the decline of Christianity in America. A recent study in 2015 found that “In just two […]
How To Create A Sacred Space In Your Home
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Make room for wonder, no matter what your beliefs are. Even if you can only stop by it for 10 seconds every day, having a space for quiet reflection in your home is a reminder to check in with yourself. Whether you’re religious, non-religious, or […]
Genetics of cancer tumours reveal possible treatment revolution
Source: Gulfnews London, New York: A landmark discovery into the genetic makeup of tumours has the potential to open a new front in the war on cancer, delivering potent therapies […]
‘Spotlight’ just won an Oscar. So why am I so worried about the future of religion journalism?
Source: The Washington Post By Bob Smietana A veteran religion writer based in Nashville and the immediate past president of the Religion Newswriters Association. Last night I sat on the […]
Donald Trump beginning to learn about Geneva Convention
Donald Trump reverses position on torture, killing terrorists’ families Washington (CNN) Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Friday that he would not order the U.S. military to violate international laws to […]