Polish Jews stunned, scared by eruption of anti-Semitism
Source: Associated Press By VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Matylda Jonas-Kowalik has spent most of her 22 years secure in the belief that she would never know the discrimination, […]
Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his […]
Macy’s decision to sell hijabs sparks debate among Muslim women
Source: CNN By Katy Scott, CNN Clothes from the Verona Collection which is being stocked at department store Macy’s. (CNN)American department store Macy’s sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when […]
Texas city council members censure colleague over anti-Islam Facebook post
Source: Religion News Service By Bobby Ross Jr. | February 18, 2018 Demonstrators in Plano, Texas, on Feb. 18, 2018, outside a city council meeting called to address council member Tom Harrison’s anti-Islam […]
The Peculiar Position of India’s Third Gender
Source: The New York Times Hijras occupy a special place in Hinduism. But their relationship to modern Mumbai, where transgender people are legally recognized, remains fraught. Photographs by Sara Hylton Text […]
India is paying the price for its obsession with billionaires
Barkhat Dutthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/ Indians are furious over a $1.8 billion bank fraud case involving Nirav Modi, a billionaire and the man whom Vanity Fair called (in an astonishingly poor sense of timing) “the atelier of India’s most ambitious luxury jewelry brand.” The diamond merchant, who boasts showrooms from Mumbai to Macau, and whose ornaments […]
‘Manuscripts’ Encourages Readers To Approach The Bible Like A Novel
Source: NPR BY JUAN VIDAL The first Bible I ever purchased was a New International Version Student Life Bible; it was black with neon pink and green lettering. I picked it […]
The importance of rethinking religious education
Source: The Economist NOT enough people want to teach the subject, and there are plenty of pupils, tax-payers and even head teachers who are highly sceptical about its benefits. And […]
Billy Graham, preacher to millions, adviser to presidents, dies at 99
Source: MSN (Reuters) – U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 […]
Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia in France 2008–13: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Source: The Lancet BY Michaël Schwarzinger, MD Correspondence information about the author MD Michaël Schwarzinger,Prof Bruce G Pollock, MD, Omer S M Hasan, BA, Carole Dufouil, PhD, Prof Jürgen Rehm, PhD,for the QalyDays Study Group† Background […]
Children more likely to be caring if their siblings are: study
Source: Xinuha Net WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Children are more likely to be kind and caring if their siblings are, a Canadian study showed. The study was published Tuesday […]
Abbas urges international community to recognize Palestinian state
Source: Xinhua Net UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to convene an international conference that would result in […]
Study finds alcohol use to be the biggest risk factor for dementia
Source: Lancet Courtesy: Bilal Aslam, Germany Summary Background Dementia is a prevalent condition, affecting 5–7% of people aged 60 years and older, and a leading cause of disability in people […]
Billy Graham: Influential US evangelist dies at 99
Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, beginning his worldwide mission in large arenas in London in 1954. He died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said. In a 60-year career, he is estimated to have personally preached to […]
We need to increase the foreign aid budget following the Oxfam Haiti scandal
Organisations whose net contributions to humanity are overwhelmingly positive can never be judged by the misdeeds of a few Matthew Norman @IndyVoices Sunday 11 February 2018 64 comments Penny Mordaunt […]
Indonesia: Mataram city government preparing rental houses for Ahmadiyah refugees
“We hope Ahmadiyah members can accept one of the options handled by the government, because they have been evicted too long.” Source/Credit: Antara News By Nirkomala/Monalisa | February […]
Abbas calls for Mideast peace conference in rare UN speech
By AFP – Feb 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, the US, […]
There goes the ultimate deal
Feb 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – By Hasan Abu Nimah For US President Donald Trump to say that the Palestinians “are not looking to make peace” is not unusual. The […]
Study: At least 78% of aid intended for the Palestinians ends up in Israeli coffers
Author: Jonathan Cook. March 8, 2016 (well, nothing has changed much since then)… Diplomats may have a reputation for greyness, obfuscation, even hypocrisy, but few have found themselves compared to a serial […]
Trudeau in India, meets Bollywood mega stars
Source: NDTV and others Written by Shruti Shiksha Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday met top business leaders and Bollywood celebrities in Mumbai during his week-long visit to India. […]