US judge opens door for thousands to apply for asylum
Source: MSN News By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle opened the door Thursday for thousands of immigrants to apply for asylum, finding that the […]
The brain-changing benefits of exercise
Source: TED Talk What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki […]
The Wrong Way for Germany to Debate Islam
Source: The New York Times By Jochen Bittner March 29, 2018 HAMBURG, Germany — It was a warm June day in a northern German village, and I was talking to a […]
Pope Rejects Call for Apology to Canada’s Indigenous People
Source: The Washington Post By IAN AUSTEN and JASON HOROWITZ Photo Pope Francis, above in Rome this week, will not apologize for the church’s role in a Canadian system that forced generations of […]
Johan van Hulst, Dutch schoolteacher who saved hundreds of Jewish children during Holocaust, dies at 107
Source: The Washington Post An inspector from the Dutch education ministry arrived at Johan van Hulst’s teacher training institute in Amsterdam on the morning of June 19, 1943. He noticed […]
German Muslim leader proposes sending imams and rabbis together into schools to combat anti-Semitism
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) — After a public outcry over the bullying of a Jewish schoolgirl in Berlin by Muslim classmates, the head of Germany’s main Muslim association has […]
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette says he’s ashamed of his ‘senseless act’
Source: CBC News 28-year-old changes plea to guilty, saying he wants to spare survivors and families further anguish Melinda Dalton, Julia Page, Catou MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Mar 28, 2018 9:52 AM ET | […]
French vegan convicted for comments on butcher killed by Islamist militant
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – A vegan in France who posted a Facebook message offering “zero sympathy” for a butcher killed by an Islamist militant during an attack last week […]
Ireland sets May date for historic abortion referendum
Source: The Guardian Henry McDonald , Ireland correspondent Ireland will vote in a referendum on 25 May on liberalising its strict abortion laws, the government has confirmed, in an announcement that officially […]
Cardinal’s Australian court hearing on sex charges ends
Source: Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian magistrate on Thursday closed a monthlong court hearing of evidence on whether the most senior Vatican cleric ever charged in the […]
China-Vatican deal seen soon, Chinese paper says
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – An agreement between China and the Vatican could be signed as soon as the end of this month as talks have reached the final stages, […]
Arabs give billions to charity. It might be better spent
Marketplace Middle East by Zahraa Alkhalisi @CNNMoney May 25, 2017: Arab-American business owners: We create jobs & wealth In the oil-rich Gulf, public displays of private wealth are […]
Islamic finance must be proactive to reduce poverty, says Sultan Nazrin
Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah says the Maqasid al Shariah, often viewed as the foundation of Islamic finance, should form the basis for structuring a strategic roadmap for the […]
Book Review: HOSPITALITY AND ISLAM – Mona Siddiqui
View Inside Price: $38.00 December 8, 2015 288 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 ISBN: 9780300211863 Cloth Also Available in: Paper Description Reviews A groundbreaking examination of a crucial concept […]
My descent into America’s neo-Nazi movement & how I got out
Source: TED Talk Christian Picciolini At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist — and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in the United […]
How China Could Use ‘America First’ to Its Advantage
Source: Time By JUSTIN WORLAND March 28, 2018 Just days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, that China would now take […]
The secret world of babies
Source: BBC News By Sophie Hardach 28 March 2018 I am sitting in a lab in London, holding my wriggling baby son in my arms, while two scientists gently try […]
Me and my endometriosis: 12 women share their stories
Source: BBC News Endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. These incredible ladies are speaking out after spending years in agonising pain, fighting to get a diagnosis. Filmed by Lucy […]
Area around Jesus’ baptism site being cleared of land mines
Source: MSN News QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank — Pilgrims seeking serenity during a visit to Jesus’ traditional baptism site may be rattled to discover they are surrounded by thousands of […]
Demographic realities
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL According to Israeli sources, the number of Jews and Arabs living between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is now at or near […]