Whitewashing India’s Religious Freedom
Mike Ghouse, is president of the Center for Pluralism and is committed to fostering cohesive societies where no human has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. His […]
Exercising for two to six hours a week is the optimum duration for improving mental health.
Exercise Is Good For Your Mental Health—But Only To A Point Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Given the many benefits of exercise — ranging from physical fitness and chronic disease prevention to improved mood — it may […]
More than 647,000 people join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, during last year
Source: Press Release The 52nd Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 5 August 2018 with a powerful and faith-inspiring address […]
Ottawa mosque loses charity status for promoting ‘hate and intolerance
Mosque says allegations are about guest speakers from before 2013 The federal government has stripped one of Ottawa’s largest mosques of its charity status over “activities that promote hate and intolerance,” Global News has learned.Liberal MPP John Fraser (second from left) and Liberal MP David McGuinty (second from right) at […]
Pakistan poised for $4bln loan from Islamic Development Bank
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to borrow more than $4 billion from the Saudi-backed Islamic Development Bank (IDB) as part of its attempts to restore dangerously low stocks of foreign currency. Two […]
Silicon Valley sets out a path for Saudi women high-flyers
Ahmad Alsaidlani August 09, 2018 Invested is a women and business empowerment event to inspire and equip the next generation of female leaders Invested set out to give Saudi students […]
Imran Khan officially nominated for PM
In this file photo, Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general […]
Quran does not cause terrorism and is no more violent than the Bible, expert says
Source: Independent By Lizzie Dearden; @lizziedearden “The source of the problem is the Quran itself…anyone who reads it either leaves it or becomes a terrorist.” That claim, made on a […]
The social media outlets: a haven or a curse?
Aug 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat In an age dominated by hi-tech and supreme digital advances, social media outlets (websites and other applications that enable users to […]
The Eton education and Boris Johnson
The real victims of Boris Johnson’s remarks about Muslim women are the people who paid for his Eton education Boris Johnson has a point when he criticises the ridiculous […]
The true history of the Great War
On the anniversary of the end of the First World War, even photographs cannot speak of our true history Francois Bost, a war photographer, is being celebrated in a new exhibition […]
U.N. SG Nominates Michelle Bachelet As U.N. High Commissioner For Human Rights
Aug 09, 2018 New York Times: Michelle Bachelet, Ex-President of Chile, Picked as Next U.N. Rights Chief “The leader of the United Nations said on Wednesday that he had picked […]
Rashida Tlaib is set to be the first Muslim American woman in Congress
Source: Vox By Li Zhou Former state Rep. Rashida Tlaib is on track to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress, after winning the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th […]
Many Americans are religiously unaffiliated because they question a lot of religious teachings
Why America’s ‘nones’ don’t identify with a religion Source: Pew Research Center By Becka A. Alper, who is a research associate focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. A growing […]
Six years prison sentence for Anti-muslim Sri Lankan Buddhist monk
Hard-line Sri Lankan Buddhist monk sentenced to 6 years Source: Associated press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced a hard-line Buddhist monk to six […]
Fighting intolerance, Ahmadi Muslims have won unlikely allies
Source: Religion News BY Aysha Khan ALTON, United Kingdom (RNS) — Johnnie Moore, one of President Trump’s evangelical advisers, stood before the Ahmadi caliph and tens of thousands of his Muslim followers on […]
A Dream Ended on a Mountain Road: The Cyclists and the ISIS Militants
Source: The Washington Post By Rukmini Callimachi Asked why they had quit their office jobs and set off on a biking journey around the world, the young American couple offered […]
Arab leaders file a petition against the new nation-state law in Israel
Deluge of opposition to Israel’s nation-state law builds with new court petition Source: The Washington Post By Loveday Morris JERUSALEM — Israel’s Arab leaders filed a petition to the high […]
Spread of Wahhabism was done at request of West during Cold War – Saudi crown prince
Published time: 28 Mar, 2018 11:58 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. © Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters The Saudi-funded spread of Wahhabism began as a result of Western countries […]
Indian Tamil leader Karunanidhi dies: outspoken atheist crusader for social justice
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – M Karunanidhi, five-time chief minister of India’s Tamil Nadu state and one of the dominant figures in the politics of southern India for half a century, […]