Eastern Libyan force says it killed senior al Qaeda operative
This content was published on January 18, 2019 By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said on Friday they had killed a senior al Qaeda figure in […]
Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end U.S. government shutdown
This content was published on January 20, 2019 By Steve Holland and Jan Wolfe http://www.swissinfo.ch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on […]
Ignorant wishful thinking has harmed our approach to Brexit – much as it did during the Arab Spring
The media scrum around College Green allows a sanitised version of events to rotate though the Westminster bubble Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent Voices In the Arab Spring of 2011 […]
Paperback writers: Can ‘pop-lit’ give literary classics a run for their money?
In the traditional pantheon of ‘great literature’ there is no room for authors such as Maeve Binchy and Len Deighton, whose rollicking reads meet with mass-market appeal but critical snobbery. […]
Iran’s FM mocks John Bolton with ’10-year challenge’
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has mocked the U.S. national security adviser’s calls for a strike on Iran, in a play on the viral 10-year […]
‘I have lost my wallet and brother’: reuniting at Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest festival
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Prayagraj Day and night, through crackling loudspeakers, the announcements ring out. “It is Babu speaking,” says a shrill voice. “I have lost my wallet and […]
The Rise of Halal Tourism
Source: The New York Times By Debra Kamin For one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global travel industry, there is no pork on the hotel dinner menus. There are flights with […]
Ram Rahim Singh: India guru jailed for life over journalist’s murder
Source: BBC News An Indian guru has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a journalist who exposed sexual abuse of women at his sect. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, […]
Indonesia leader to free radical cleric behind Bali bombings
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from […]
Hotel dishwasher awarded $21 million after boss made her work on Sundays
Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel BY Marcia Heroux Pounds Contact Reporter A jury has awarded a Miami hotel dishwasher $21.5 million, concluding that her employer failed to honor her religious beliefs by […]
Freedom From Religion Foundation objects to worship service included in Bill Lee’s inaugural celebration
Source: THE TENNESSEAN BY Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean A national group that pushes for the separation of church and state does not think a religious service should be a part […]
‘Resign Or Be Impeached’: Dems Erupt Over Trump Obstruction Report
Source: Huffington Post BY Ed Mazza The bombshell report BuzzFeed published Thursday that said President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress lit up social media. A spokesman for special counsel Robert […]
Book Review: The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
A cutting-edge, research-based inquiry into how we influence those around us and how understanding the brain can help us change minds for the better. In The Influential Mind, neuroscientist Tali […]
Trump Promotes Unfounded Claim That Islamic Prayer Rugs Are Littering The Border
Source: Huffington Post There is no credible evidence that this is the case. By Sara Boboltz With no resolution in sight in his fight for a wall on the southern […]
Justin Trudeau Passionately Defends Refugees After Islamophobic Town Hall Question
POLITICS 01/11/2019 The Canadian prime minister was confronted by a man who claimed Muslims “want to kill us.” By Carol Kuruvilla At a town hall in Saskatchewan on Thursday, […]
The chilling details of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination and how he was dissolved in acid
Since January 17, 1961, no one has been held accountable for the brutal murder of Congo’s independence leader and first prime minister Patrice Lumumba who was shot dead with […]
Prince Whipple, the African slave who served in the U.S. army
Pince Whipple has been identified by some as the African American figure in the familiar painting of Washington crossing the Delaware River. Pic credit: Now I Know If you have […]
Greece sells Turkish-Muslim properties, accused of erasing legacy
DAILY SABAH ISTANBU Greece’s controversial policy of selling properties belonging to foundations has angered citizens of Turkish origin who claim that the country is trying to end the Turkish-Muslim legacy […]
Want to be Danish? You’d better shake hands
This content was published on January 17, 2019 COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Afghan-born Sakandar Khan, 30, was among the first nine new Danish citizens who shook hands with Denmark’s immigration minister […]
Divisions overshadow Lebanon’s Arab summit as few leaders come to Beirut
Jan 18, 2019 By Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) – Divisions among Arab states over Syria, and internal Lebanese disputes, have overshadowed a summit to be held in […]