In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
Canadian solo traveller Rosie Gabrielle converts to Islam after spending time in Pakistan
Source: Dawn Canadian solo traveller Rosie Gabrielle, who spent a notable amount of time in Pakistan last year has announced that she has converted to Islam. Taking to Instagram, Gabrielle […]
Researcher says only 25% of Canadian drinkers know alcohol causes cancer. A B.C. campaign wants to change that
Source: CBC Many people don’t know that alcohol can cause cancer. Now you do. This sobering message from Fraser Health Authority appeared Monday on ads in Lower Mainland transit stations […]
How the Trump administration saved the Islamic Republic
The Iranian leadership was struggling with a major legitimacy crisis when Trump came to its rescue. by Ahmad Sadri 8 Jan 2020 In the days after the events of 9/11 […]
Good offices ” How ‘messenger’ Switzerland deals with the US and Iran
By Thomas Stephens Jan 7, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch As tensions rise between the United States and Iran, Switzerland’s role as intermediary between the two countries has returned to the spotlight. […]
Tolerance in Islam – by Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam
There are five divine guidelines that the Qur’an clearly presents to Muslims for building tolerance and understanding among differing religions. • Everyone’s God-given human dignity must be respected, regardless of […]
Indonesia: Demak regent restricts visits during sunset to respect Islamic prayer
News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Thu, January 9, 2020 Demak regent H.M. Natsir started the new year by issuing a letter prohibiting social visits during maghrib […]
How shared Islamic identities boost Russia-Gulf ties
Diana Galeeva January 08, 2020 Under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, especially since 2013, Russia has used “religious soft power” as a pragmatic tool toward the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states […]
Saudi Arabia’s standing in the Muslim World
OP-ED Daily Sabah > SHAKIR HUSAIN Published 09.01.2020 Saudi Arabia’s tantrums are age-old and its sense of entitlement only a pretense. Two types of countries are normally unaffected by Saudi […]
Trump simply wants to impose his personal will on Middle East
Jan 08,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN US President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s cultural sites in retaliation for attacks on US forces in the region makes him a […]
A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel
The Guardian What links an eccentric Oxford classics don, the millionaire US evangelicals with money to burn and a tiny, missing fragment of an ancient manuscript? Charlotte Higgins unravels a […]
Iran doesn’t want Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ — and its revenge tactics go far beyond official warfare
At a press conference, Trump called on the UK, Germany, France, Russia and China to come back to the negotiating table with him alongside Iran. He’s bold, but he’s also […]
Killing a people’s heritage is the weapon of choice among dictators
Trump, in his warmongering stupor, has proposed the same destruction dictators have used for centuries: ‘culturecide’, where future generations must grieve for their very essence, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 19 […]
Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition
Source: The Guardian By Reverend William Barber No one who has read US history can be surprised by the hypocrisy of Evangelicals for Trump but it also tells us how their undoing will inevitably come ast Friday the Trump 2020 campaign held its first rally at a megachurch. King Jesus […]
The Secret Power of Idleness
The brain does some of its best work when we take a break. Source: Psychology Today By Nigel Barber Ph.D. Most people want to work hard, be productive, and make […]
House to vote Thursday on war powers resolution after Iran attacks
Source: MSN The House will vote Thursday on a resolution to limit President Trump’s ability to take future military action against Iran without congressional authorization, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced […]
Five years after terror attack : ‘The Charlie Hebdo spirit has completely disappeared’
By Katy Romy Jan 7, 2020 French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo survived the attack that decimated its editorial office in Paris on January 7, 2015. But the “Charlie […]
Two years after it counted population, Pakistan silent on minority numbers
msn news powered by Microsoft News Divya Goyal More than two years after conducting its population census in 2017, Pakistan has failed to release the data pertaining to minority […]
White House skewered for failing to disclose meeting Trump had with Saudi deputy defense minister
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business January 7, 2020 New York (CNN Business)The White House faced sharp criticism from journalists on Tuesday after they learned that an Oval Office meeting […]
President Trump addresses the nation from the White House
January 8, 2020 Krishnadev Calamur President Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops on […]