Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
Source: The Atlantic BY MATTHIEU RICARD AND WOLF SINGER Can training the mind make us more attentive, altruistic, and serene? Can we learn to manage our disturbing emotions in an optimal way? […]
Indonesia clerics want boycott of US products over Jerusalem
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of […]
Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta before Christmas, killing nine
Source: Reuters BY Gul Yousafzai, Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding up […]
A Christmas Tribute: The Islamic Jesus
By Dr. Moin Qazi, India (A Christmas day tribute) This Christmas, let us take a moment to reflect on the true message of Prophet Jesus who is cherished and venerated by both Muslims and Christians alike. While there are differences between Islam and Christianity, there is also a tremendous bridge […]
‘Merry Chrismukkah:’ How interfaith families celebrate the holidays
Source: USA Today Meredith Newman, The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal WILMINGTON, Del. — When Marc Insinga was a teenager, he frequently wrapped holiday gifts for his brothers and cousins in […]
After Alabama, abortion may be backseat issue in 2018 races
Source: Assoicated Press By BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama, one of the most conservative states in the country, with one of the most evangelical electorates, is sending an abortion-rights […]
CDC gets list of forbidden words: Fetus, transgender, diversity
Source: The Washington Post By Lena H. Sun and Juliet Eilperin December 15 The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or […]
Bill Gates gives Akshay Kumar’s (Toilet: Ek Prem Katha) a shout-out on Twitter
Even Bill Gates has a list of things he looked back on this year and one of them is a Bollywood film. https://images.dawn.com/news/1179087 The Microsoft Corporation co-founder posted a list of eight things on Twitter which served as inspiration for him, including Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. Gates went down […]
Maajid Nawaz explains the difference between Islam and islamism to Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins
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PAKISTAN :why didn’t the Muslims choose a ‘Maulana’ as the founding father of Pakistan?
There is no denying the fact that while many religious scholars actively participated in the Pakistan Movement, it was Jinnah who became Quaid-e-Azam. He did not need piety to enhance his persona and preferred human rights over Islamic jurisprudence Naba Fatima, DECEMBER 20, 2017 dailytimes.com.pk The amendment in the constitution of […]
Quebec Terror Trial: Djermane not guilty, Jamali convicted on explosives charge
The couple was accused of preparing to leave Canada to travel to Syria to join the terrorist group ISIL PAUL CHERRY, MONTREAL GAZETTE More from Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette Published on: December 19, 2017 | Last Updated: December 19, Montrealers Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali were in their late teens […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Fazl-e-Umar mosque recognized & awarded for loyalty to the American flag
“Islam is the Religion of peace and tolerance but unfortunately it is very wrongly understood religion today,” said Imam Ahamshad Nasir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Midwest region Report by Dr Abdul-Qudoos Shahid, Dayton, Ohio. Event: “Proudly We Hail” The Fazl-e-Umar Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was recognized by […]
Debate: Western Democracy Is Threatening Suicide?
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta holds its First Jalsa Salana – A Report
Source: https://ahmadiyyamalta.org/2017/12/12/first-jalsa-salana-malta-2017/ First Jalsa Salana Malta – Annual Convention – 2017 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta held its First Jalsa Salana – Annual Convention – on Sunday 10th December 2017, in Gzira, Malta. Local members of the Community, guests and dignitaries attended this convention. A special message from the current Worldwide Head […]
Washington train crash: Rail carriage falls on US motorway
Source: BBC News A train carriage has plummeted on to a motorway in Washington state and there are reports of casualties. The Amtrak train car fell from an overpass, landing […]
Nikon v Kodak: 360 cameras go head-to-head
Source: BBC News Nikon’s KeyMission 360 and Kodak’s 4KVR360 cameras have been put to the test by the BBC Click team. But which one came out on top? Video Here
Linda Sarsour Accused Of Enabling Sexual Assault Against Woman Who Worked For Her
Source: MSN news By Benny Johnson The inspiration behind the Women’s March on DC, Linda Sarsour, has been accused of enabling the alleged sexual assault and harassment of a woman who […]
BBC Video: The Big Questions: Is There Life After Death?
Epigraph Is he who prays devoutly to God in the hours of the night, prostrating himself and standing, and fears the Hereafter and hopes for the mercy of his Lord, like him who does not […]
Mainstreaming jihad: why now?
Source: Dawn FOR three decades Pakistan’s military establishment has stoutly denied supporting violent religious groups irrespective of whether a group’s target lay across national borders or, instead, its goal was to achieve specific political objectives within Pakistan. But today the military’s attitude is more ambivalent. Both serving and retired senior […]
Google Reviewed 2017 And It’s Enough To Make Us All Cry
Source: Huffington Post By Lee Moran 5.4k It’s been quite a year. And Google’s stirring review of 2017 will make you laugh, cry and experience pretty much every emotion in between: The […]