Judge considers whether terror watchlist is unconstitutional
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW BARAKAT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge says he will rule in the near future on the constitutionality of a government watchlist that includes […]
LDS Church dumps its controversial LGBTQ policy, cites ‘continuing revelation’ from God
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack For LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their allies, it’s been a long 3½ years. In November 2015, The Church of Jesus Christ of […]
NZ suspect donated money to French branch of far-right group
Source: Aljazeera By James Kleinfeld 6 Apr 2019 The man accused of attacking two mosques in New Zealand and shooting dead 50 worshippers donated more than 2,000 euros ($2,245) to the French far-right group […]
Newfound tiny planet may be a glimpse of Earth’s ultimate fate
Source: MSN News BY Catherine Zuckerman In 1995, a cosmic question was answered when a ground-based telescope picked up on a faint, wobbly signal coming from hundreds of light-years away. The […]
Brexit: UK asks EU for further extension until 30 June
Source: BBC News Theresa May has written to the European Union to request a further delay to Brexit until 30 June. The UK is currently due to leave the EU […]
How Putin Built a Ragtag Empire of Tyrants and Failing States
Source: Time BY SIMON SHUSTER APRIL 4, 2019 Even in the worst of times, Russia had been a reliable friend to the Sudan of Omar al-Bashir. It continued selling him weapons […]
Harvard Is Investigating a Report That a Student Was Admitted After His Father Bought the Fencing Coach’s Home
Source: Time BY HILLARY LEUNG Harvard is investigating allegations that a student was admitted after his father bought the university fencing coach’s home for almost double market value, the latest accusation of college […]
The Congressional Black Caucus Has Sworn In Its Largest Number Of Members
Source: Blavity BY Milan Harris Despite a turbulent political climate and an active government shutdown, there have still been some inspiration-worthy happenings swirling about within the legislative branch of the […]
Meditation is For the Whole Day: The Right Recording to Play
Suggested reading Zikr Illahi (remembrance of Allah) and the human mind Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S. Doctor’s Orders: 20 Minutes Of Meditation Twice a Day – How […]
If Quran was revealed today, rules will be different
Specifics of the Rules Would Be Different If the Qur’an Was Being Revealed To a Different Culture or In a Different Time By Pamela K. Taylor June 6, 2018 Qur’an: Surah Alaq, verses 1-5 The first verses of the Qur’an revealed to Prophet Muhammad, Surah Alaq, verses 1-5 The story […]
UK: May’s failure to tackle Tory Islamophobia sends a dangerous message
BY Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Theresa May and the Conservative party are refusing to take the action needed to tackle the growing problem of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment among Tory members and politicians, and in our wider society. At a time when hate crime against all minority communities is […]
Dalai Lama lauds New Zealand PM for handling mosque attacks
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — The Dalai Lama on Thursday praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her compassionate handling of a recent attack […]
Australia Passes Law to Punish Social Media Companies for Violent Posts
Source: The New York Times By Damien Cave Australia passed sweeping legislation Thursday that threatens huge fines for social media companies and jail for their executives if they fail to […]
Mosque massacre suspect to face 89 charges in court Friday
Source: Associated Press By Nick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder […]
At ‘historic’ ceremony, Utah governor signs new hate crimes bill into law
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Taylor Stevens As he watched Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sign a bill to give the state’s unenforceable hate crimes law some teeth, Luis Lopez […]
Holcomb signs hate crimes bill void of explicit protections for gender, gender identity
Source: Indy Star BY Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star “Our goal was to achieve a comprehensive law that protects those who are the targets of bias crimes, and we have accomplished […]
She Wears a Head Scarf. Is Quebec Derailing Her Career?
Source: The New York Times By Dan Bilefsky MONTREAL — Maha Kassef, 35, an ambitious elementary schoolteacher, aspires to become a principal. But since she wears a Muslim head scarf, […]
Why Ancient Rome Needed Immigrants to Become Powerful
APR 3, 2019 The Caesars embraced newcomers, less out of idealism than out of self-interest. BARRY STRAUSS How “Roman” was the Roman Empire? Well, by some measures: not very. As the Roman emperors sought to expand and strengthen their empire, they recognized that immigration was a means for both. Although […]
Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
Source: Associated Press By ANNABELLE LIANG SINGAPORE (AP) — New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death […]
‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have drawn criticism after they burned books, including from the “Harry Potter” […]