Expat life: Why do Swiss people move abroad?
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on July 10, 2018 Around one in seven Swiss expats is an ‘explorer’, who finds it easy to settle down in their new […]
How Does Pew Research Center Measure the Religious Composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
July 5, 2018 We regularly are asked about how we measure religion. Here are answers to some of the questions we get most often. Question 1: Measuring religious identity How […]
Heat and power cuts force Gazans onto polluted beaches
By Reuters – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians swim to cool off in the Mediterranean Sea as others enjoy their time on a beach in the northern Gaza Strip […]
Children among eight migrants who suffocated in Libya truck
By AFP – Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants, who according to the Libyan navy were rescued by the country’s coast guard, arrive at the naval base of […]
Thank you, Ireland
Source: Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES James J. Zogby, who is president of the Washington-based Arab American Institute On Wednesday morning, I watched an amazing debate unfolding in the Irish […]
He said he was ‘going to burn down the building with all the f—— Jews,’ Miami Beach cops say
Source: Miami Herald BY HOWARD COHEN A resident at a Miami Beach condo was angry after learning he was about to be evicted so he planned to burn down the […]
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP MARCELO and JEFF KAROUB SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long […]
Southern Baptist officials knew of sexual abuse allegations 11 years before leader’s arrest
Source: Star-Telegram BY SARAH SMITH The missionary arm of the Southern Baptist Convention knew about allegations against Southern Baptist leader Mark Aderholt more than 10 years before he was arrested July […]
He Preyed on Men Who Wanted to Be Priests. Then He Became a Cardinal.
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein and Sharon Otterman As a young man studying to be a priest in the 1980s, Robert Ciolek was flattered when his brilliant, charismatic bishop in […]
Apple is helping bring education to girls in Brazil
Source: CNN By Heather Kelly Forty students learning how to code in a classroom on the third floor of Pontifical Catholic University in downtown Rio de Janierio got an unusual […]
China’s second quarter growth meets expectations at 6.7%
Source: BBC News China’s economy grew at an annual pace of 6.7% in the three months to June, official data showed, meeting forecasts for the period. That marked a slight […]
Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam
Source: Dawn News Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer do boys flit through their stone courtyards […]
Drinking Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Study Says
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME A new study provides more good news for coffee lovers. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of early death — virtually regardless of how […]
There’s More Good News About Immune Therapies for Cancer
Source: Time By ALICE PARK There has been welcome excitement in the cancer field lately about immune-based treatments, which co-opt the body’s own immune system to fight tumors. The so-called immunotherapies have […]
All Christians Are Problematic, Even Me And You
Source: Huffington Post By Brandi Miller, Columnist Let’s be honest, Christians. For professing a belief in a relatively unpredictable God, we have incredibly predictable defensive patterns whenever people question or critique […]
Australian Archbishop Sentenced To 1 Year For Covering Up Child Sexual Abuse
Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson was sentenced to 12 months in detention on Tuesday after being convicted in May of covering up a priest’s sexual […]
Politician offers kids 2,000 Swiss sausages after outcry over pork-free school picnic
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 6 July 2018 Switzerland’s finest Cervelat. Photo: Popo le Chien – CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Right-wing politician Andrea Glarner has offered to donate 2,000 Cervelat […]
Somali mother first to be sentenced under new law in Switzerland for genital mutilation of daughters
Alex Macbeth alex.macbeth@thelocal.com @alexmacbethtoc 16 July 2018 A court in Neuchâtel last week found a Somali mother guilty of submitting her two daughters to female genital mutilation in a landmark […]
Afghanistan: A blow to the last vestiges of pluralism
Kabul Despatch | International Ruchi Kumar July 14, 2018 Afghan Sikh men carry the coffin of one of the victims of the July 1 blast in Jalalabad. | Photo […]
Imam Husain (ra) – An Inspiring Narration of Courage and Conviction to Make the Ultimate Sacrifice
Husayn Imam of Muslims Shrine of Imam Husayn ibn Ali. Native name الحسين ابن علي Born 10 October 625 (3 Sha’aban AH 4)[1] Medinah, Hijaz Died 10 October 680 (aged 55) (10 Muharram AH 61) Karbala, Umayyad section of Mesopotamia Cause of death […]