Hampshire village welcomes global Ahmadiyya Muslim convention
More than 30,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims from more than 100 countries are gathering on a farm near a small Hampshire village for a three-day religious festival. The event – the biggest […]
BRICS, the 85 World and the future of the Middle East
Afshin Molavi August 03, 2018 When British economist Jim O’Neill dubbed the fast-growing, large, emerging market economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China as “BRICs” in 2001, few could have […]
Investigation report of sexual abuse by Priests to be made public
Source: NPR In Pennsylvania, Shadow Of Secrecy Lifting From Decades Of Abuse By Priests BY CAMILA DOMONOSKE For decades, the Catholic Church has grappled with sexual abuse of children by priests— through […]
What you’re getting wrong about mindfulness
Source: BBC News By Jessica Brown Meditation has long shed its Buddhist roots to become a secular answer to all of our ills in the West, with numerous studies finding […]
Retired Pope Benedict accused of anti-Semitism after article on Christians and Jews
Source: USA Today BY Tom Heneghan (Photo: Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images) PARIS – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering […]
The role of fake news in spreading Islamophobia
American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts Source :Huffington Post This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Arnold R. Isaacs […]
The play “Tomorrow Inshallah” aims at dispelling misconceptions about Muslims in America
HuffPost’s Islamophobia Reporting Adapted Into Play In Kansas City Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Christopher Mathias KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― It was just after 8 p.m. last Friday […]
Religious Americans less likely to support gene editing
Science may one day guarantee smarter kids. Here’s why many Americans think that’s a problem Source: Deseret News By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — Strong religious commitments lead to less […]
Eight characteristics of great leaders
What makes a great leader, explained in eight counterintuitive charts Source: Quartz By Shane Snow A couple of years after starting my most recent company, I had a scary realization. I […]
‘My ex secretly took our child out of the country’
Source: BBC News By Sue Mitchell A mother from Yorkshire has spent 18 months fighting for access to her daughter, who was taken abroad by her ex. Custody battles are […]
This High School Teacher Quit His Job to Deliver Groceries. Now He’s Making $100,000 a Year
Source: Time By JULIA GLUM For the past two decades, Ed Hennessey has spent his days teaching high school and his nights picking up shifts at Blockbuster, Steak ‘n Shake and Target — […]
Denmark: women charged for wearing face veil
Denmark veil ban: First woman charged for wearing niqab BBC.COM Image copyrightAFPImage captionHundreds of people protested against the ban on Wednesday A woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged with wearing a full-face veil in public, after a ban came into effect on Wednesday. The 28-year-old […]
Is Western democracy suitable for the rest of the world?
Zimbabwe should make us question whether the form of democracy the West extols is such a good idea How quickly the mood, and the forecasts, can change. Last weekend, Zimbabwe […]
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
By AFP – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian child plays in an impoverished area of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel […]
What happened to democracy in South East Asia?
Southeast Asian fall? Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer A quarter-century before the Arab Spring of 2011, there was a democratic spring in South-East Asia: The Philippines in […]
Corbyn of UK Speaks Up against Anti-Semitism and Promotes Pluralism
Source: Guardian I will root antisemites out of Labour – they do not speak for me Jeremy Corbyn, the MP for Islington North, the leader of the Labour party Yes, there […]
From slavery to Windrush, when will the discrimination end?
Windrush is a chance to end British intolerance dating from slavery Guy Hewitt On the anniversary of abolition, we must end the discrimination that is the legacy of that horrific […]
Death of Bishop ceases intake of new monks in Egypt monasteries
Egypt Coptic Church stops accepting monks after bishop death By MENNA ZAKI Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said Thursday it will not be taking in […]
Tommy Robinson, anti-Muslim activist, is freed on bail in UK
Source: The New York Times By Palko Karasz LONDON — Tommy Robinson, the jailed British far-right activist backed by the former Trump aide Stephen K. Bannon but reviled by others […]
High-ranking Chinese Buddhist monk under investigation for sexual abuse
China investigates high-ranking Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s religious affairs administration said on Thursday it would investigate claims a high-ranking Buddhist […]