Source: Reuters LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – An Islamist party in Pakistan called for the expulsion of the Dutch ambassador on Wednesday as it launched a protest against a far-right Dutch politician’s plan for a cartoon competition featuring caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. Several thousand activists gathered in the eastern […]
Source: The Guardian Farhad Meysami accused of having badges saying he was against the compulsory hijab BY Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Farhad Meysami faces multiple charges, including threatening national […]
‘I ward them off with a cricket bat’: Indian farmers despair over marauding cows Source: The Guardian By Amrit Dhillon in Uttar Pradesh By day, Munidev Tyagi is a farmer, growing […]
Source: USA Today TEHRAN, Iran – In a large room off a courtyard decorated in places with Islamic calligraphy and patterned tiles featuring intricate geometric shapes and patterns, men wearing tunics, cloaks […]
Yazidis seek church asylum as Europe’s empathy for refugees wanes Source: AlJazeera In a German convent, the church is now being used as a last-resort shelter for a group of […]
Source: New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — At 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò showed up at the Rome apartment of a conservative Vatican reporter with […]
Intimate portraits show the diversity of America’s Muslims Source: CNN Written by Bard Wilkinson, CNN “When you look at my series,” said photographer Carlos Khalil Guzman, “the stereotype that Muslims can […]
Source: Vox By Tara Isabella Burton Reeling from new claims of unfettered sexual abuse at the hands of priests and cover-ups by high-ranking officials, the Catholic Church is facing one of […]
Source: Science Daily Date:August 28, 2018 Source:University of Texas at Austin Summary:New research proves writing letters of gratitude, like Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Thank You Notes,’ is a pro-social experience people should […]
By Faith Karimi and Emanuella Grinberg, CNN (CNN) A Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to 15 years in prison Wednesday night for the shooting death of an unarmed […]
Source: Wikipedia Moustapha Al Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد; July 1, 1930 – November 11, 2005) was a Syrian American film producer and director, best known for producing the original series of Halloween films and directing Mohammad, Messenger of God and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Al Akkad Monla in the 2005 Amman bombings.[1][2] Contents […]
Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in “Stairway to Heaven”? Using video, images and music, professional skeptic Michael Shermer explores these and […]
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) How Puerto Rico’s death toll climbed from 64 […]
‘I ward them off with a cricket bat’: Indian farmers despair over marauding cows Source: The Guardian By Amrit Dhillon in Uttar Pradesh Herds of cows abandoned by dairy farmers […]
Source: BBC News By Leo Kelion Image copyrightFACEBOOKImage captionFacebook hopes Watch will encourage users to spend longer within its app Facebook’s Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over […]
Americans Are Getting STDs at Record Rates Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates in the U.S. are at a record high for the fourth year in a […]
Source: The New York Times By Rick Rojas SYDNEY, Australia — At a regular Sunday morning service, before the praise songs and a sermon on resilience, a pastor at one […]
Source: Associated Press By SYLVIA HUI LONDON (AP) — An Irish government Cabinet minister has told Pope Francis that the Catholic Church “should contribute substantially” to funding reparations for survivors […]
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse The Vatican has rolled back on a recommendation by Pope Francis that parents seek psychiatric help for children who show homosexual tendencies. The pope made the comments […]
Source: Associated Press By VICTORIA MILKO YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Facebook said Monday that it is banning Myanmar’s powerful military chief and 19 other individuals and organizations from its site […]