How did food from the West Midlands end up in Isis-controlled territory in Syria?
Robert Fisk in Totah, Central Syria @indyvoices It’s below zero degrees on the vast dirt hillside above Totah but through the mist and freezing rain, I can see the […]
Why some African Americans are moving to Africa
by Azad Essa 18 Jan 2018 Muhammida el-Muhajir says as an African American in the US, she felt she could ‘never win’ [Courtesy of Muhammida el-Muhajir] Accra, Ghana – They have […]
Two mindsets that can change a child’s life
Source: The Local Thomas Edison once said, “I’ve not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. His perseverance in the face of repeated failure eventually led to the invention of the light bulb. Edison wasn’t ashamed to admit his discovery didn’t come to him in a light bulb moment. […]
‘He was just a kid’: the boy who became a symbol of Spain’s migration crisis
Four-year-old Samuel Kabamba died a year ago trying to reach Europe with his mother Sam Jones in Barbate @swajones Fri 26 Jan 2018 Among the immaculately tended, flower-bedecked graves of […]
When the Sultan took in Jewish refugees
By +972 Blog |Published January 25, 2018 Bayezid II, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, saved my family’s life during the Spanish Inquisition. The Israeli government could learn a […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya Opens New Mosque in Lagos
By Shakirah AdunolaThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has commissioned a new central mosque located near the ancient mosque (built in 1945) in Agindingbi area of Ikeja, Lagos State. Speaking at […]
Davos 2018: George Soros launches blistering attack on Trump – ‘The survival of our entire civilisation is at stake’
Billionaire Democrat donor argues the President has set US on course for nuclear war Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim Soros says the US president was keen to create a ‘mafia state’ […]
At Davos, President Trump sold out candidate Trump
If Steve Bannon watched the speech, he would have probably cried. By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Jan 26, 2018, Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in […]
How saving a writer’s life helped my dialysis app go global
Source: BBC News By Natasha Lipman When Javier Artigas began needing kidney dialysis and found himself jobless, he developed an app to make it easier for people to get treatment […]
Arnoud van Doorn: from anti-Islamic film-maker to hajj pilgrim
Source: The Guardian Why is a former member of Geert Wilders’ anti-Islamic Party for Freedom – who made a film claiming Muslims are violent – tweeting from Mecca? Name: Arnoud Van […]
India marks 69th Republic Day with colourful parade
dawn.com India’s Constitution came into effect in 1950. The celebrations included aerial displays and floats from Indian states. APPublished 3 minutes ago India on Friday celebrated 69th Republic Day to mark the anniversary of its national constitution taking effect. Marching bands, floats, camels and stunt performers on motorbikes were paraded from […]
Hong Kong is so expensive that architects are building 100-square-foot ‘tube homes’ made from concrete water pipes
Source: Business Insider BY Leanna Garfield For the past seven years, Hong Kong has held the title of the world’s priciest city for home-buyers, according to the 2017 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. James […]
Modern fossil discovery rewrites human history
Source: CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN)Scientists have discovered the oldest known modern human fossil outside of Africa, estimated to be between 177,000 and 194,000 years old, according to a new study in […]
USA: Mom Says NJ School Assignment Recruited for Islam
January 24, 2018NICK RUMMELL A New Jersey mom included this still from an “Intro to Islam” video in her federal complaint against the School District of the Chathams.https://www.courthousenews.com/mom-says-nj-school-assignment-recruited-for-islam/ NEWARK, N.J. (CN) – A New Jersey middle school that caught flak last year for requiring students to watch videos on Islam […]
I Was Tortured in Gay Conversion Therapy. And It’s Still Legal in 41 States.
Source: The New York Times By SAM BRINTON In the early 2000s, when I was a middle schooler in Florida, I was subjected to a trauma that was meant to erase […]
German bishops reject pope suggestion to tweak Lord’s Prayer
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Roman Catholic bishops in Germany say they’ve debated Pope Francis’ suggestion to tweak the translation of the Lord’s Prayer, but will leave it unchanged. […]
Thin crowds greet Bollywood film after rumors set off anger
Source: Associated Press By MUNEEZA NAQVI NEW DELHI (AP) — There was anger about a rumored romance between a Hindu queen and a Muslim invader. There were death threats. There […]
Amid #MeToo, Evangelicals Grapple With Misconduct In Their Own Churches
Source: NPR BY TOM GJELTEN Tennessee pastor Andy Savage confessed before his congregation to what he called “a sexual incident” in 1998 with a 17-year-old girl, Jules Woodson. Highpoint Church/Screenshot […]
China ‘holding at least 120,000 Uighurs in re-education camps’
Source: The Guardian BY Tom Phillips in Beijing At least 120,000 members of China’s Muslim Uighur minority have been confined to political “re-education camps” redolent of the Mao era that are springing […]
Monkey see, monkey 2: Scientists clone monkeys using technique that created Dolly the sheep
Source: CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN)For the first time, scientists say they created cloned primates using the same complicated cloning technique that made Dolly the sheep in 1996. Shanghai scientists created […]