And they don’t even pay taxes: Texas churches want taxpayers to fund the rebuilding of their houses of worship after Hurricane Harvey. In an attempt to overturn long set legal precedent and the separation of church and state, some churches in Texas are suing FEMA for disaster relief funds to rebuild. […]
For 200 days now, Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel has been held in jail in Turkey. But the madness won’t become routine just because time has passed. An Editorial By Barbara Hans derspiegel.com In some quarters, people tend to exaggerate when they speak of the importance of journalism. It is true, though, […]
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Faith Karimi, CNN As Hurricane Irma’s eye roars away from the tiny island of Barbuda and toward St. Martin, residents along its path scrambled […]
REUTERS LUXEMBOURG Reuters Photo The top court of the European Union roundly rejected complaints from Slovakia and Hungary about the EU migration policy Wednesday, upholding Brussels’ right to force member states to accept asylum seekers. In the latest twist to a divisive dispute that broke out two years ago […]
Sep 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah There is no question that the war in Syria is approaching its end. The certain outcome is a military victory for the Bashar Assad regime that stood its ground, with support from regional and international allies, against all the forces that […]
Abraham Lincoln who said: ‘Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.’ His quote sadly now seems to fit Aung San Suu KyI […]
By SHINAN GOVANIColumnist Fri., Sept. 1, 2017 thestar.com The globe-trotting superstar will precede the celebrity onslaught to host TIFF’s annual fundraising gala on Sept. 6. She’s got Tabasco in her handbag, and the world on a string. Next stop: Toronto. Among the flotilla of stars coming to town at September’s behest, […]
Source: Huffington Post By Elise Foley “This is about whether we are a people who kick hopeful young strivers out of America, or whether we treat them the way we’d […]
Ted Talk: How to have better political and religious conversations We have slightly modified the topic. Robb Willer studies the forces that unite and divide us. As a social psychologist, […]
Source: Rabwah Times When 14-year-old Geeti Ara moved to Malaysia from Pakistan as a refugee she dreamed of becoming a teacher. But Geeti’s dream was nearly impossible, as she and her parents belonged to the severely persecuted Ahmadiyya community. Now the 17-year-old Pakistani refugee is fulfilling her dreams by helping […]
Source: Rabwah Times Over three months, Stuff journalists Adam Dudding and Chris McKeen followed a family of Ahmadi refugees from Pakistan as they arrived in New Zealand and went through an immigration […]
This is an Urdu video. Suggested Reading about Evolution and Religion Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, Tahir ul Qadari, Yusuf Estes and Harun Yahya Encyclopedia Britannica: Just How Old Is Homo sapiens? […]
Source: BBC News By Gwyneth Ho In four prominent cases in recent months, Chinese students at Australian universities have complained about teaching materials being incorrect or insulting to China. The […]
Source: BBC News An Obama-era scheme to protect young undocumented immigrants is being scrapped, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced. No first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood […]
Source: The Washington Post BY Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Congress returns to work this week for the first time since blood was shed in Charlottesville. […]
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police evicted a Palestinian family from their home in east Jerusalem on Tuesday to make way for new Jewish tenants […]
Source: The New York Times By MUJIB MASHAL KABUL, Afghanistan — Nobody really knew what to do with the pile of shoes left outside a Kabul mosque targeted by a suicide […]
Source: BBC News By Georgina Rannard A man has reacted with surprise to seeing his photograph used in a fake story spread on social media that an Imam kept a […]
Source: Washington Post By Frances Stead Sellers September 4 at 6:51 PM Pastor Jentezen Franklin looked at President Trump across his desk in the Oval Office last week and made an impassioned […]
Source: Independent BY May Bulman The number of Britons who say they have no religion has hit a record high, new data has revealed. More than half of the British public […]