Trump, Pence and many evangelical leaders mourn Billy Graham at his funeral
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey The Rev. Billy Graham is laid to rest CHARLOTTE — About 2,000 people filled a huge white tent on Friday for a private […]
A preacher to millions took comfort in a local church pastor
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — If Billy Graham was “America’s pastor,” as so many headlines pronounced following his death, who was Billy Graham’s pastor? It […]
Trump-Graham power nexus flows through Franklin
Source: Associated Press By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The preacher and the president, seated side-by-side in the lit-for-television Capitol Rotunda, leaned a few inches closer. The Rev. Franklin Graham […]
Ted Talk: Preventing Depression and PTSD
The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment […]
First-edition Book of Mormon sells at auction for $80,000
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) — In a nail-biting, down-to-the-wire bidding war, a version of a book that can be had for free in many hotel room […]
Ted Talk: To learn is to be free
Shameem Akhtar posed as a boy during her early childhood in Pakistan so she could enjoy the privileges Pakistani girls are rarely afforded: to play outside and attend school. In […]
War on terror is all faiths’ fight against ideology of hatred – King of Jordan
Source: Jordan Times – March 2, 2018 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday underlined that the global anti-terrorism war is not a fight between different religions or peoples […]
Huawei’s AI phone tested by driving car at dog
Source: BBC News Huawei has turned one of its phones into a dog-collision avoidance system for cars as part of an unusual publicity campaign. The Chinese firm invited BBC’s Rory […]
Why Vladimir Putin’s ‘Invincible’ Missile Claim Comes at a Bad Time
Source: Time By W.J. HENNIGAN Standing before a fiery video simulation of nuclear warheads raining down on the state of Florida, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Moscow ready to deliver a swift response […]
Trump Wants to Impose Steel Tariffs. It Didn’t Work for Bush
Source: Time By JUSTIN WORLAND Updated: March 1, 2018 10:19 PM ET President Trump told business executives gathered at the White House Thursday that he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum next […]
AutoSaw: Robot carpenter makes custom furniture
Source: BBC News BY Dave Lee Researchers have repurposed existing robotic technology so it is able to create custom wooden furniture, a move they say will greatly improve safety. The […]
The ‘exorcism’ that turned into murder
Source: BBC News At dawn, Vilma Trujillo was led out of the Celestial Vision church – a dark wooden cabin where she had been held captive for almost a week […]
Egypt’s chief prosecutor wants close monitoring of the media
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s chief prosecutor told his staff Wednesday to closely monitor the media and move against any they consider to be “hurting […]
Three publications are suing the EU over fake news allegations
Source: Poynter The European Union’s efforts to fight against online misinformation have come up against legal action. Last week, three media sites in The Netherlands filed a lawsuit against an […]
Billy Graham Wouldn’t Have Supported Rosa Parks
Source: Huffington Post BY Anthea Butler Evangelical preacher Billy Graham was lain in honor Wednesday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Graham is the first American religious leader to be […]
Far-right extremists preparing for ‘war against Islam’, report warns after terror plots exposed
Far-right extremists are preparing for what they believe is a “war against Islam”, a report has warned in the wake of police alerts over attempted attacks. Hope Not Hate’s annual report forecast further violence emanating from various factions following the Finsbury Park terror attack on Muslims and neo-Nazi murder of […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya begins Garri production
•Orders members to produce what they consume Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria (AMJN) has started the production and sale of its Garri (Cassava Flakes) in the country, under the brand name […]
BBC Video: The Big Questions: Secularism and UK Schools?
Suggested reading Shariah and Constitution: A Personal Journey Shariah and Constitution by Zia H Shah How Islam Taught Medieval Christian Europe Religious and Political Tolerance How Europe came to forget about its Arabic heritage
What it means to be a black Saudi
ASEEL BASHRAHEEL | ARAB NEWS STAFF | Published — Thursday 1 March 2018 Black Saudi model Faisal Falattah was raised by a single mother from the age […]
iQiyi, the Netflix of China, is going public in the US
Source: CNN News By Sherisse Pham The Netflix of China is ready for Wall Street. Video streaming site iQiyi is getting ready for an IPO on the Nasdaq under the […]