Climate change now too serious to be left to the activists
JEAN PISANI-FERRY AND SELMA MAHFOUZ December 04, 2022 The outcome of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference — COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt — was a true disappointment. In the […]
Beyond beliefs: does religious faith lead to a happier, healthier life?
The ObserverReligion The stress-reducing, life-extending benefits of religion can offer useful strategies even for non-believers, say scientists David RobsonSat 3 Dec 2022 In his Pensées, published posthumously in 1670, the French philosopher […]
Munafiqeen: How to identify and deal with hypocrisy – Part I
25th November 2022 Last Updated on 2nd December 2022 Rizwan Khan, Missionary, Connecticut, USA Munafiqat – hypocrisy – within Islam is not a new topic, it was munafiqat that was the source of the disorders […]
The greatest threat to the human race is the human race itself
HASSAN BIN YOUSSEF YASSIN December 02, 2022 Short Url The history of our universe goes back 13.8 billion years to the occurrence of the Big Bang. Our relatively young planet […]
Islamic history from 1683 to the present: reform, dependency, and recovery
naryQuizzesMoney SubscribeLogin Islamic world Fast Facts Media More Islamic history from 1683 to the present: reform, dependency, and recovery The history of modern Islam has often been explained in terms of the impact of […]
Britannica: Conversion of Mongols to Islam
For a time the Il-Khans tolerated and patronized all religious persuasions—Sunni, Shīʿite, Buddhist, Nestorian Christian, Jewish, and pagan. But in 1295 a Buddhist named Maḥmūd Ghāzān became khan and declared himself Muslim, compelling other Mongol […]
Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all
OpinionFood George Monbiot Never mind the yuck factor: precision fermentation could produce new staple foods, and end our reliance on farming Thu 24 Nov 2022 So what do we do […]
COP requires comprehensive reform ahead of UAE meet
ANDREW HAMMOND November 24, 2022 Short Url In typical COP fashion, world governments seized a last-minute agreement on Sunday in summit overtime, including a breakthrough on the loss and damage […]
World Faiths: Parents & Children
MAGAZINE: EDITION APRIL 2022 World Religions 22nd November 2022 Add Comment Thy Lord has commanded, ‘Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them […]
Make COP27 a turning point for food systems
Nov 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Naoko Ishii and Joshua Omonuk TOKYO — Decades of progress on reducing food insecurity are being reversed. The number of undernourished people is rising […]
Islam and the West: The entire binary is false
Hamid Dabashi 9 November 2022 13:19 UTC | Last update: 1 week 4 days ago The false divide between Islam and the West has little to do with the lived experiences of Muslims across […]
Switzerland denounces COP outcome
After going into a second straight night of deliberations, the climate conference ended with an agreement to set up a long sought-after fund to pay developing countries for loss and […]
Nuclear war will stem from ‘ineffective law’
BY MEHMET AKIF USLU NOV 21, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015. (Reuters Photo) In the spirit of the law, […]
Is the world ready for mass migration due to climate change?
Share using EmailShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Linkedin (Image credit: Alamy) By Gaia Vince18th November 2022 bbc.com With up to three billion people expected to be displaced by the effects […]
Deep rift over climate cash clouds end of COP27
Related Topics By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent UN climate talks head to a conclusion on Friday with nations deeply divided over cash to help poor countries cope with the impacts […]
World faces worst food crisis in modern history
BY KEREM ALKIN NOV 12, 2022 – DAILY SABAH The recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meetings regarding the ongoing global energy and food supply crisis have presented […]
Global cooperation is not necessary to fight climate change
Nov 13,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Arvind Subramanian PROVIDENCE — This week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt highlights the growing consensus that multilateral cooperation is necessary to […]
As the world burns, faith leaders urge ‘civilizational acquaintance’
BARIA ALAMUDDIN November 07, 2022 Short Url The shocking, racist comment that “Europe is a garden … Most of the rest of the world is a jungle, and the jungle […]
Is Bitcoin Halal or Haram? Here’s What Islamic Scholars Are Saying
Alex Lielacher @alex-lielacher Bitcoin and other crypto assets have Islamic scholars racking their brains as they attempt to discern how this new technology fits into Islamic finance, a concept that […]
I predicted the 2008 crash – these are the global ‘megathreats’ I can see now
Nouriel Roubini Life as we know it is under threat, as short-term-thinking politicians ignore the signs that point to a dystopian future Sat 5 Nov 2022 10.00 GMT In the […]