Strong men, caring women
Source: Pew Research Center By Kristi Walker, Kristen Bialik and Patrick van Kessel Honesty. Strength. Beauty. What traits does society value most in men and in women? What traits does society say men and women should […]
The rise, fall and rise again of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s next leader
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman LAHORE, Pakistan — Imran Khan, a charismatic cricket star who has fiercely criticized American counterterrorism policy in a region plagued by extremism, appeared […]
How one minority group could undermine Israel’s new Jewish identity law
Source: Los Angeles Times By NOGA TARNOPOLSKY Barely a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won passage of a controversial measure underscoring his country’s Jewish identity, the coalition that helped […]
‘Even monks get impatient’: Buddhist priest sorry for anger at tourist reviews
Source: The Guardian BY Daniel Hurst in Tokyo A Buddhist priest whose grumpy responses to negative hotel reviews went viral this week has taken a swipe at tourists who fail to do their […]
Muslims Urged to Undertake Jihad Of Peace to Win Hearts and Minds
PRWeb July 26, 2018 Global convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to tell Ahmadi Muslims to become ambassadors for peace LONDON (PRWEB UK) 26 July 2018 • More than 35,000 […]
Munich replaces ‘disrespectful’ Holocaust memorials
Source: BBC News The authorities in Munich have begun installing new Holocaust memorials to replace brass cobblestone reminders of the Nazis’ victims. The cobblestones are considered disrespectful by Bavarian Jewish […]
Nigeria farmer-herder conflict now deadlier than Boko Haram
Source: Associated Press By SAM OLUKOYA LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria now faces a deadlier threat than its own Boko Haram insurgency, with fighting between farmers and herdsmen over scare […]
Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN DIRIAMBA, Nicaragua (AP) — A pro-government mob shoved, punched and scratched at Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes and other Catholic leaders as they tried to enter […]
Pakistan elects first non-Muslim in modern history to general national assembly seat
Source: Independent Pakistan has elected a non-Muslim to a general seat in the national assembly for the first time in its recent history, even as the victory of ex-cricketer Imran Khan raises some concerns […]
Trump Threatens Sanctions Against Turkey Over Detained Pastor
Source: The New York Times By Julie Hirschfeld Davis WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly announced on Thursday that the United States would impose “large sanctions” on Turkey for detaining an […]
Hungarian PM sees shift to illiberal Christian democracy in 2019 European vote
Reuters International This content was published on July 28, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks to the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in […]
With anti-Muslim laws, Europe enters new dark age
Source: Politico By PINCHAS GOLDSCHMIDT LONDON — What has become of Europe? New laws targeting Muslims are reminiscent of a time when innocent Jewish children were abducted by masked monks […]
The Dilemma of Jewish Privilege
Source: THE NEW REPUBLIC By JOSHUA LADON July 27, 2018 I am visibly Jewish. I wear a yarmulke; I have a beard. My tzitzit—ritual fringes—occasionally sneak out from under my shirt. […]
This may be the biggest shoe to drop from the Trump-Michael Cohen tape
Source: MSN News Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg has been subpoenaed, the Wall Street Journal reports. That should come as little surprise; he was invoked twice in Michael Cohen’s taped conversation […]
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran
Reuters International This content was published on July 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart of military hardware sales as he welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince […]
Toronto: Danforth shooter was ‘armed for war,’ sources say
Jul 26, 2018 Toronto Sun https://torontosun.com/news/crime/warmington-danforth-shooter-was-armed-for-war-cops-say?video_autoplay=true “He was very proficient. I can’t imagine he could change magazines on the run, avoid jamming and hit targets as accurately as he did, had he not had some firearms training and experience.” “I heard the reports of him being mentally ill, and I […]
Anger and misunderstanding fuel Turkey-U.S. standoff
Reuters International This content was published on July 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they talk at the start of the […]
Israeli police raid al-Aqsa mosque after clashes; two dead in Gaza
Reuters International This content was published on July 27, 2018 Palestinian demonstrators gather during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu […]
Inside Geneva: Can the City of Peace resolve trade wars?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on July 16, 2018 There’s nervousness in the WTO corridors. (© KEYSTONE / MARTIAL TREZZINI) In the grand corridors […]
Pakistan’s Khan in coalition talks with small party, independents
Reuters International This content was published on July 28, 2018 Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gives a speech as he declares victory in the general election […]