Cardiff University receives £850k gift for study of Islam
A philanthropist has donated £850,000 to a university in a bid to help promote a better understanding of Islam in society. Yousef Abdul Latif Jameel is supporting MA and […]
Why 80% of American Muslims fast during Ramadan. (It’s not about the food.)
By Omar Suleiman May 10, 2018 What is Ramadan? 01:06 Imam Omar Suleiman is the founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and an adjunct professor of […]
Beneath the headscarf — Local Muslims hope to educate others about Islam
May 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 2 Comments By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Rabail Sajjad Even when she is surrounded by friends, Rabail Sajjad notices stares from strangers […]
Gambia Gov’t Approves TV Licence For Ahmadiyya Jamaat
WRITTEN BY Jollof Media Network May 10, 2018 Baba Trawally, head of the Gambia Ahmadiyya Jaamat The Government of the Gambia Thursday approved an application made by the country’s Ahmadiyya […]
‘Haifa is essentially segregated’: cracks appear in Israel’s capital of coexistence
Guardian: For decades, Haifa has been Israel’s model of what a ‘mixed’ Jewish-Arab city could be. But as the country’s 70th anniversary nears, the strain is showing. Haifa is Israel’s third largest city – and its biggest ‘mixed’ one. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Ben-Gurion Boulevard climbs from the bustling port […]
Depression Has Spiked By 33% In the Last Five Years, a New Report Says
Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme Diagnoses of clinical depression — also known as major depression — have risen by 33% since 2013, according to a new report from health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield. […]
Happiness Isn’t a Feeling — It’s a Skill That Can Be Learned
Source: PopSugar By NATALY KOGAN For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.” At 13 years old, I […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad sworn in after shock comeback victory
Source: BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionDr Mahathir has indicated he may only serve two years Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia after his shock election […]
Cocaine breathalyser ‘one step closer’
Source: BBC News Researchers in the US say they have developed a low-cost chip that can detect cocaine in minutes. The team hopes it will lead to the development of […]
Can Beto O’Rourke Turn Texas Blue?
Source: Time By NASH JENKINS / LAREDO May 8, 2018 Something is happening here in south Texas. On a hot May afternoon, dozens of people have assembled in a border-town beer […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad Will Become the World’s Oldest Leader After a Shock Election Win
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON / LANGKAWI Updated: May 10, 2018 12:45 AM ET In a stunning election upset, Malaysia’s 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad has defeated his one-time protégé, the incumbent Najib […]
Potential new cure found for baldness
Source: BBC News By Ian Westbrook Health reporter, BBC News A potential new cure for baldness has been discovered using a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis. Researchers found the […]
Trump’s Pick For CIA Director Won’t Say Torture Program Was Morally Wrong
Source: Huffington Post Gina Haspel pledged not to revive the spy agency’s interrogation operation — but she wouldn’t condemn it. By Jessica Schulberg and Igor Bobic WASHINGTON — Gina […]
The number of refugees admitted to the U.S. has fallen, especially among Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf receives a kiss from her mother, Fattoum Haj Khalaf, in February 2017 shortly after the family had […]
Blacks more likely than others in U.S. to read the Bible regularly, see it as God’s word
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT (Stephen Morton/Getty Images) This is one of an occasional series of posts on black Americans […]
Israel has hit nearly all Iranian infrastructure in Syria, military claims
Most intense Israeli incursion since 1973 follows Iran’s alleged firing on Golan Heights Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Saeed Kamali Dehghan Thu 10 May 2018 0:36 Syrian military video shows […]
Plastic tops: Swiss Guards renew their heavy headgear
This content was published on May 5, 2018 The metal helmets will be replaced by a lighter version made of PVC with a 3D printer. (Keystone) The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear: plastic PVC helmets made with a 3D printer. The first hard hat prototypes, […]
Myanmar policeman who said Reuters reporters were framed details sting operation
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 Detained Police Captain Moe Yan Naing (C) escorted by police arrives for a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar May 9, […]
Turkey acts against French studies at universities amid Koran row
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 By Gulsen Solaker and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Thursday suspended the opening of any new French studies […]
War in SyriaL Del Ponte settles old scores with UN
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44106344&locale=en Embed code This content was published on May 9, 2018 Carla Del Ponte, the Swiss former prosecutor of the United Nations war crimes tribunal, has strongly criticised the […]