Pope Francis May Not Change the World. But He Is Reshaping the Church.
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — Pope Francis and his push for openness — toward migrants, Muslims and gay people — may no longer have influence […]
Jagmeet Singh: ‘Cut your turban off,’ voter tells NDP leader
Source: BBC News A Canadian political leader has been told to cut off his turban to look more Canadian during a campaign stop. Reporters filmed the encounter between NDP leader […]
Canada’s political leaders agree Quebec’s religious symbols ban is discriminatory. They’ve also agreed not to do anything about it.
Source: Washington Post By Amanda Coletta Here’s one thing the leaders of Canada’s major political parties agree on: They oppose Quebec’s new ban on public employees wearing hijabs, turbans or yarmulkes on the […]
Leading anti-mafia prosecutor appointed head of Vatican court
Source: The Guardian BY Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Pope Francis has appointed one of Italy’s leading anti-mafia prosecutors as president of the Vatican court, days after five senior officials were suspended in an […]
Opposition to Amazon synod spurs new right-wing coalition in Brazil
Source: Religion News Service BY Eduardo Campos Lima SÃO PAULO (RNS) — While the most vocal opponents of the Catholic Church’s upcoming Amazon synod have been conservative Catholic cardinals such […]
The Climate Crisis Is Global, but These 6 Places Face the Most Severe Consequences
Source: Time BY TARA LAW Climate change is expected to affect every country in the world, but its impact will not be felt equally across all regions and some will be worse […]
I Created a System to Make Sure My Husband and I Divide Household Duties Fairly. Here’s How It Works
Source: Time BY EVE RODSKY Eve Rodsky is the author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live). I was just […]
Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One: A Robot and a Team of Irish Scientists Walk Into a Senior Living Home
Source: Time By Corinne Purtill It’s karaoke-rehearsal time at Knollwood Military Retirement Community, a 300-bed facility tucked away in a leafy corner of northwest Washington, D.C. Knollwood resident and retired U.S. […]
Op-Ed : Don’t trust Maulana Fazlur Rahman
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH October 14, 2019 As Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s so called Azadi March fast approaches, it is important for both PMLN and PPP to recall the historical antecedents […]
US ‘medical tourists’ seek cheap healthcare abroad
By AFP – Oct 14,2019 -JORDAN TIMES TIJUANA, Mexico — When Veronica Merrill decided to undergo stomach surgery for weight loss, she found two options: pay $12,000 at home […]
3 Million Pilgrims Cross Iran’s Border with Iraq for Arbaeen: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs said so far, three million pilgrims have crossed the country’s four borders with Iraq during the Arbaeen season, which marks […]
Science and religion: A bittersweet relationship
By Ataul Fatir Tahir, London Source: Al Hakam Earlier this week, in Paris, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V most eloquently panned out before UNESCO how Muslim scientists, scholars and philosophers shaped […]
This is true integration ! Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V aa addresses the inaugural reception of Mubarak mosque
14th October 2019 Wiesbaden, Germany, Monday, 14 October: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, presided over the inaugural ceremony of Mubarak Mosque, Wiesbaden, Germany. Following the arrival […]
We don’t talk enough about the impact social media has on parents’ mental health
There is now plenty of discussion about how harmful platforms can be for children. Isn’t it about time we also owned up to the impact it has on the […]
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders The US is pursuing aggressive policies that place the humanity […]
India bars public gatherings in temple town as court verdict nears
Oct 14, 2019 – 08:29 FILE PHOTO: People look at a model of a proposed Ram temple that Hindu groups want to build at a disputed religious site in Ayodhya […]
Saudi visit signals Putin’s growing Middle East influence
Oct 14, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Olesya Astakhova and Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signalled Moscow’s growing Middle East clout on Monday on his first visit to […]
Trump is right to take troops out of Syria. Now they must leave Iraq and Afghanistan
Simon Jenkins The president’s motive for abandoning the Kurds is unclear, but the continued US presence in foreign wars is a disaster Mon 14 Oct 2019 Donald Trump is right […]
Like the US before it, Iran is learning the perils of foreign intervention in Iraq
America has learned and relearned its lesson the hard way several times over the last 50 years, now it’s time for another nation to get a taste of its own medicine Borzou Daragahi @borzou Some four years ago in Iraq’s Anbar province, a leader of a local Shia militia […]
Abdus Salam: the Muslim science genius forgotten by history
The Pakistani physicist’s work led to the discovery of the Higgs boson, but he was disowned in his home country for his faith. Now a Netflix film is […]