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, […]
Ex-Irish president: Vatican sought deal to keep church archives closed
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Mary McAleese says approach came while inquiries into child abuse involving Catholic church were under way A mass grave for children who died in […]
Amid rising anti-Semitism, German teachers fear revealing their Jewish identity
Bullying, death threats and violence: German schools grapple with a string of anti-Semitic incidents Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack and Luisa Beck BERLIN — “Should I tell my […]
Boris Johnson ‘won’t apologise’ for burka comments
Source: BBC News Boris Johnson has stood by his remarks about the burka after the Conservative Party chairman told him to apologise. The former foreign secretary has been criticised for […]
Survival stories from devastated Lombok
Buried in Indonesia Earthquake, He Dug Out With Chunk of Debris Source: The Washington Post By Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono LADING-LADING, Indonesia — He was in the […]
Argentina’s senate rejects bill that would have legalized abortion
Argentina’s Senate rejects bill legalizing abortion during the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy Source: The Washington Post By Max Radwin and Anthony Faiola BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s upper house […]
Rashida Tlaib may be the first Muslim woman in Congress
Michigan Democrat likely to be first Muslim woman elected to Congress Source: Time Rashida Tlaib will likely be the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after CNN has projected her […]
Millions of Americans Can’t Afford a Checking Account. The Post Office Could Fix That
Source: Time By Abby Vesoulis Leonard Edwards, 57, doesn’t have a checking account. He can’t afford one. Once a month, the Social Security Administration adds money to his Direct Express […]
Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, despite other tech giants dropping him
Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones Source: BBC News The CEO of Twitter says it will not ban InfoWars or its founder Alex Jones because their accounts […]
UK: The burka looks ridiculous, and those who defend it do Muslim women like me no favours
Suad Farah – The Telegraph UK https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/08/burka-terrifying-defend-do-muslim-women-like-no-favours/?li_source=LI&li_medium=li-recommendation-widget LOL” was the reply I got from my niqab-wearing best mate when I sent her the article that Boris Johnson wrote for this newspaper on Monday. I don’t like the veil, and like Boris I would never seek to ban it. But the growth […]