Harmful innovations in religion
Friday Sermon: Harmful innovations in religion October 29th, 2010 Hudhur gave an exposition on harmful innovations in religion in his Friday Sermon today. He began by reciting the following Quranic […]
Sufism: ‘a natural antidote to fanaticism’
Source: The Guardian By Jason Webster Jason Webster on why the republication of Idries Shah book about Sufism – whose enthusiasts have included Winston Churchill, Ted Hughes and Doris Lessing – […]
‘Through Our Ignorance, We Are Branding Everything Concerning Islam As Anti-Women’
indiaspend.com: Mumbai: In July 2018, when the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) announced its intention to expand a little-known 25-year-old network of around 50 darul qazas (counselling centres based on the teachings of sharia or Islamic law) to every Indian district, right-wing Hindu commentators were outraged. Meenakshi Lekhi, a Bharatiya Janata […]
ALMOST HALF OF U.S. JEWS DON’T ASSOCIATE WITH RELIGION, STUDY FINDS
The study only includes Jews who define their religion as Judaism, or “Jews by religion.” BY JTA, JEREMY SHARON AUGUST 30, 2018 Share on facebook Share on twitter An American […]
Brett Kavanaugh: Second woman alleges sexual misconduct by Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Deborah Ramirez, 53, alleges incident took place while both were Yale students – Mr Kavanaugh denies the accusation, calling it a ‘smear’ Chris Stevenson The Independent US A second woman has come […]
Nepal doubles its tiger population, raising hope for global recovery of endangered big cats
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EDITORIAL: Local church does its bit to heighten mutual understanding of different faiths
Sep 18, 2018 A Facebook and Twitter meme in circulation these days holds that the only thing any American need know about Muslims can be summed up in the 9/11 […]
Swiss region of St Gallen votes to ban ‘burqa’ in public places
Source: Aljazeera.com The Swiss region of St Gallen has voted in favour of a “burqa ban”, prohibiting all face-covering garments in public spaces, a decision that a local Islamic organisation has termed “Islamophobic”. In a referendum on Sunday in the northeastern canton of St Gallen, nearly 67 percent of voters approved […]
The European day of action against Islamophobia and religious intolerance
FARID HAFEZ@ferithafez Published September 21, 2018 A Turkish-run mosque damaged by an explosion in Dresden, Germany, which is one of many attacks in the country that comes amid concerns of rising […]
Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage, says Mahathir
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia June 19, 2018. […]
Macron honours Algerians who fought for colonial France
By AFP – Sep 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced honours on Friday for Algerians who fought alongside French troops in Algeria’s war of independence, […]
Hungary slams UN, insists it will ‘never be a country of migrants’
By AFP – Sep 19,2018 -JORDAN TIMES People attend a demonstration against Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday (Reuters photo) GENEVA — Hungary’s foreign minister accused […]
Does Thinking Burn Calories? Here’s What the Science Says
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID You spent Sunday on the couch, skimming your social feeds and watching HGTV. Monday at work was a different story; your job involves creative problem solving […]
The Science behind Jet Lag
Source: Time By MELISSA LOCKER September 18, 2018 Traveling abroad can be exhilarating. But sometimes it’s easy to discount the crippling jet leg that can set in after traversing multiple time […]
Trump Directly Attacks Kavanaugh Accuser By Name
Source: Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS September 21, 2018 (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is challenging by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, saying if the attack […]
Women and Leadership 2018
Source: Pew Research Center Wide gender and party gaps in views about the state of female leadership and the obstacles women face BY JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ, RUTH IGIELNIK AND KIM PARKER Two years after […]
In Private Letters, Benedict Rebukes Critics of Pope Francis
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — The remarkable letter last month calling on Pope Francis to resign for allegedly shielding an abusive American cardinal also served […]
Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in ‘quality of tourists’
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Authorities in Bali have vowed to stop westerners in bikinis posing in front of sacred temples as they lament a decline in the “quality of […]
Catholic priest in Slovakia challenges celibacy rules
Source: Associated Press By KAREL JANICEK KLAK, Slovakia (AP) — A priest in the conservative Roman Catholic stronghold of Slovakia has challenged the church’s celibacy rules, voicing his dissent at […]
Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
REPORT from UN Human Rights Council Published on 17 Sep 2018 —View Original 17 September 2018 Hears Address by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United […]