Millions of People Wrongly Believe They Have Food Allergies
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME January 8, 2019 These days, it can seem like just about everybody has a food allergy. But according to a new study, about 11% of American adults actually […]
The Shutdown Isn’t Really About the Wall. It’s About Trump’s Future
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and TESSA BERENSON At several points in his brief political career, Donald Trump has tried, as he calls it, to be presidential. He’s tamped down his freewheeling speaking style to […]
‘Buddha boy’ under investigation in Nepal over missing devotees
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Kathmandu A Nepali spiritual leader believed by his followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha is under investigation over the disappearance of several devotees, […]
Russian church head: Smartphones could precede Antichrist
Source: Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Orthodox Church says the data-gathering capacity of devices such as smartphones risks bringing humanity closer to the arrival of […]
Saudi Arabia’s enduring male guardianship system
Source: BBC News Saudi Arabia drew international plaudits last year when it lifted a longstanding ban on women driving. However, restrictions on women remain – most notably, the “male guardianship […]
Christian workers in Somalia worship in secret, fear al-Shabab
Source: Religion News Service BY Tonny Onyulo MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — In a small single-room house in the Banaadir district of Somalia, dozens of Christians worship in secret out of fear […]
‘You saved Rahaf’s life’: online outcry kept ‘terrified’ Saudi woman safe, says friend
Source: The Guardian BY Jamie Fullerton in Kuala Lumpur and Helen Davidson Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the Saudi Arabian woman who fled her family and is now under UN protection in Thailand, has been […]
India’s lower house passes citizenship bill despite protests
Source: Associated Press By WASBIR HUSSAIN GAUHATI, India (AP) — India’s lower house of Parliament approved a bill Tuesday that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslims who entered […]
Belgium’s Kosher and Halal Ban Is Another Win for Europe’s Right-Wing Extremists
Source: GQ BY LUKE DARBY On the first day of 2019, a new ban on kosher and halal meat went into effect in Belgium. Specifically, the law bans the slaughter of […]
Complaints prompt Amazon to remove products that are offensive to Muslims
Source: CNN By Alaa Elassar (CNN)Amazon has pulled more than a dozen products off its website after receiving complaints that the items are offensive to Muslims. The Council on […]
Probe over Frankfurt police neo-Nazi network widens
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES Istanbul Amid an ongoing probe over a neo-Nazi network within the Frankfurt police force, a German police officer in Hesse was identified as a suspect for […]
Why Trump’s absence could benefit Davos
Press Reactions Why Trump’s absence could benefit Davos This content was published on January 11, 2019 The US government has already spent millions in Davos If this year’s World […]
Trump’s shutdown could wear out his welcome in the Senate once and for all
Elaine Kamarck Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK) has joined three other Republican Senators—Thom Tillis (NC), Susan Collins (ME), and Cory Gardner (CO)—to call for an end to […]
Australian immigration and asylum: Rahaf and Hakeem: why has one refugee captured the world’s attention while another is left in jail?
The Guardian Australian immigration and asylum Rahaf and Hakeem: why has one refugee captured the world’s attention while another is left in jail? Helen Davidson When it comes to Rahaf […]
Asylum seekers, migrants or refugees: Which word is correct?
By Rick Kelsey Newsbeat reporter 11 January 2019 The way we all talk about people moving to a different country can be confusing. You’ll have heard the different terms: […]
What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought?
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:21/22) Written […]
Russian Church Leader: Smartphones Foreshadow The Arrival of The Antichrist
Source: Huffington Post The Russian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch Kirill claims the Antichrist is someone who will control humanity through the internet. MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Orthodox […]
The US media has lost one of its sanest voices on military matters – so let’s hope William Arkin’s absence is brief
Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices I hate television “experts”, the infamous “analysts” who know all – and support all – about the military, the televisual ex-generals with vain presidential […]
Is the IDF Ready for All-Out War?
By Yaakov Lappin January 10, 2019 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,060, January 10, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli military’s state of readiness has dramatically improved, but it has a […]
Whenever the Atheists And the Christians Debate, the Muslims Win
Suggested reading and viewing If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Religion and Science: The Indispensable God-hypothesis 65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross We are saving […]