Dangerous, complex, vast: UK troops’ challenges in Mali
Deployment of 250 troops in one of most dangerous regions in the world is planned for 2020 Ruth Maclean West Africa correspondent and Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor Thu […]
‘Look where we’ve got to – defeated and dominated’: my generation’s failure to liberate Palestine
Ramallah, my home city, has been utterly transformed during its half-century of struggle against occupation. But what has really been achieved? By Raja Shehadeh Thu 8 Aug 2019 It must […]
Why does white America struggle to talk about its racist mass murderers?
Andrew Buncombe El Paso @AndrewBuncombe The Independent Voices One travelled two hours to attack a black church, the other drove ten hours to open fire in a supermarket he knew […]
Is Christianity dying; 70% don’t believe in Eucharist?
Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood of Christ Source: Pew Research Center Transubstantiation – the idea that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the body and blood of Jesus Christ – is central to the Catholic faith. But […]
When CSIS comes knocking: Amid reports of Muslim students contacted by spy agency, hotline aims to help
Creators of University of Toronto-based student support line say spy agency often on ‘fishing expeditions’ By Shanifa Nasser at CBC When Ramz Aziz received a nervous phone call from his mother-in-law two years ago, it wasn’t to check in on his new baby. Instead, two men were at her door, looking […]
Edmonton Imam ousted from local community centre
Source: City News An Edmonton Imam has been ousted from leading prayer at a local community centre after critics say he used alleged “hate speech” online and during his sermons. Rachelle Elsiufi reports. Read Further Suggested reading and viewing for proper understanding of universal brotherhood and anti-Semitism BBC Video: The […]
Dear God, Are You There?
Source: New York Times By George Yancy, who is a philosopher, teacher and an author. We are in a deep spiritual crisis that can’t be relieved by politics, or philosophy. […]
Hajj chiefs launch two smart apps to help pilgrims
The Manasikana app was launched by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. (Social media) AMEERA ABID August 07, 2019 The app is available in 9 languages JEDDAH: Hajj authorities have […]
In the face of mass shooting in USA — Hajj: The Best Symbol for Our Universal Brotherhood
Epigraph: And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes
Aug 5, 2019 HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Despairing of the corpses and debris littering the streets, many Iraqis have left their homes in areas liberated from Islamic State […]
War with Iran is the mother of all wars – Iran president
Aug 6, 2019 – 14:08 GENEVA (Reuters) – War with Iran is the mother of all wars, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV, warning once again that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz oil waterway. Tensions have […]
Opinion: The (im)perfect timing of the UNRWA report
By Daniel WarnerAug 5, 2019 – 12:08 A damaging internal report has cast a very dark shadow over the ethical behavior of top officials of the United Nations Relief […]
Texas police department apologizes after photos emerge of officers on horseback leading a handcuffed black man
Source: CNN (CNN)A Texas police department is apologizing for its treatment of an African-American man that the police chief said caused the man “unnecessary embarrassment.” Photos show two mounted officers from the Galveston Police Department escorting a handcuffed man. One officer is leading the man, identified as 43-year-old Donald Neely, […]
From India’s perspective, the conundrum of Kashmir has been resolved – but in reality, the worst is yet to come
By revoking the state of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the BJP government has needlessly stirred a hornet’s nest, with dubious benefits to either the state or to India, and […]
We Already Have the World’s Most Efficient Carbon Capture Technology
Empress trees mature several times faster than your average oak or pine and absorb about 103 tons of carbon a year per acre. To help battle global warming, companies around […]
Beto O’Rourke slams Trump in wake of El Paso shooting
WASHINGTON – 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, who is from El Paso, Texas — the location of a mass shooting where more than 20 people were killed in an apparent racist […]
Trump often blames mass shootings on mental health. When the perpetrator is Muslim, he blames Islam.
Source: The Washington Times By Aaron Blake President Trump invoked “racism, bigotry and white supremacism” in his speech Monday about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. That’s […]
Religion Could Help Solve America’s Loneliness Problem, if Only People Would Pay Attention
The numbers tell a powerful story, one in which religious adherents of all sorts are, in fact, far more connected and generous than their non-religious counterparts. Source: mosaicmagazine.com For over […]
Hajj trip may help Christchurch mosque victims heal
By Nick Perry CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The scars from the nine bullets the gunman fired into Temel Atacocugu run down his left side like knotty rope. But […]
Timeline Video: The Mary Magdalene Conspiracy
Suggested reading and viewing Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians 65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross Three Videos: Debates about Jesus’ Crucifixion and ‘Resurrection’ Debate: Did […]