by Charles Burnett When a sixteenth-century medical writer referred to Phoenicians, alongside Arabs, as exceptionally important medical sources, he was probably referring to the Muslim and Jewish doctors of Qayrawan, […]
. By Samuel Jaberg Aug 31, 2016 Switzerland is considering several options against jihadis, including the application of a law stripping them of their Swiss nationality (AFP) Should a young […]
Analysis by Brandon Tensley, CNN Washington (CNN) It was a study in contrasts. Over the weekend, at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum hosted at the historically black Benedict College in […]
Source: CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion Sunday at a Catholic church in South Carolina over his support for abortion rights. Father Robert Morey, the […]
Source: NPR BY Scott Neuman Pope Francis is hoping to give the Vatican Secret Archive an image makeover by changing the name of the ancient collection to something less mysterious. […]
Source: Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A spokesman for Pakistan’s minority Ahmadis says authorities demolished a 70-year-old mosque belonging to the sect in a remote village in eastern Punjab […]
Source: CNN By Lisa Drayer, CNN (CNN) Slashing soft drinks from your diet is a quick way to improve your health and lose weight — that much you probably already know. […]
Source: CBS News Ohio High School Athletic Association is looking into changing uniform regulations after they disqualified a teen from a race for wearing the hijab. Original Story
Source: The Guardian The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10bn cloud computing contract, beating out favourite Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism from US president Donald Trump and its business rivals. Bidding […]
Some young Muslims in London are turning to speed dating to find love. A recent session was billed as a “super fun speed dater” with organisers Mmm Dating stating […]
Oct 29,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate. The world’s most ancient Christian community is moving elsewhere. And the reason for […]
Hariri says he intends to make ‘positive shock’ to country gripped by mass protests Martin Chulov in Beirut Tue 29 Oct 2019 Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, has announced […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Leaders from three of the world’s major religions have joined forces against assisted suicide and euthanasia, in a declaration issued at the Vatican. The declaration, backed by […]
CHICAGO (RNS) — This Thanksgiving, 5,888 families in Illinois’ Cook County will receive a card with the names of several congregations belonging to different Protestant Christian denominations throughout the city […]
As for claiming that the world ‘is now a much safer place’, well let’s wait and see. These Islamist cults usually have a chrysalis leader waiting to take the place […]
Suspect in incident in Bayonne, south-west France, once stood as candidate for far-right Front National in local election Angelique Chrisafis in Paris @achrisafis Mon 28 Oct 2019 An […]
Syrian Democratic Forces also claim they played a key role in tracking down Baghdadi to a compound in northern Syria Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov in Beirut Mon […]
Source: The Guardian Simon Stevens says practice is ‘fundamentally flawed’, in letter to standards authority Pills for homeopathic remedies. Stevens said the accreditation of the Society of Homeopaths gave a […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic […]
Source: New York Times By Zia ur-Rehman and Maria Abi-Habib RATODERO, Pakistan — Nearly 900 children in the small Pakistani city of Ratodero were bedridden early this year with raging […]