By FAISAL DEVJI AUG. 15, 2017 OXFORD, England — The conversion of Muslims to liberalism, secularism or atheism has become something of a meme in the West, with arguments raging among scholars, in the press and on social media about the possibility of Islam’s undergoing a “reformation” or becoming “modern,” […]
The UN human rights office urges international investigation as new figures reveal an escalation in hostilities, with children as young as 10 recruited to fight Boys stand in front of an artillery shell partially buried in the ground following an airstrike in Sana’a. Photograph: Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Reuters Global development is […]
‘This is your home and you have nothing to worry about,’ says Rahm Emmanuel Harriet Agerholm @HarrietAgerholm a day ago https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIndependentUS%2F&width=450&layout=button&action=like&size=large&show_faces=false&share=false&height=35&appId=235586169789578 Click to follow The Independent US Pause 0:00 / 0:00 Share Fullscreen Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel tells ‘dreamers’ they are welcome in his city VIEW HERE: http:/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chicago-mayor-trump-free-zone-rahm-emanuel-daca-dreamers-programme-us-president-sanctuary-city-a7931646.html/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chicago-mayor-trump-free-zone-rahm-emanuel-daca-dreamers-programme-us-president-sanctuary-city-a7931646.html
Source: Pew Research Center BY GENEIVE ABDO Muslim women attend a prayer service celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Ramadan month of prayer and fasting, on June 25 in Stamford, […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND CLAIRE GECEWICZ Some people may see the term “spiritual but not religious” as indecisive and devoid of substance. Others embrace it as an accurate way to describe […]
Source; Pew Research Center As Protestants prepare to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, new Pew Research Center surveys show that in both Western Europe and the United States, the theological differences that split Western Christianity in the 1500s have diminished to a degree that might have shocked Christians […]
Source: Real Simple By Jeffrey Kluger August 31, 2017 Paul Bradbury/Getty Images If you’ve had more than a few bosses in your career, you’ve likely had at least one stinker. […]
While we’re all waiting for Trump to start World War Three, we’ve not spotted that the military map of the Middle East has substantially, bloodily changed. It will be years before Syria and Iraq (and Yemen) are rebuilt – and the Israelis may have to go to Putin to clear up […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns in the strongest possible terms the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) It is being reported that scores of Muslims are being killed and tortured, whilst many thousands have been driven out of their homes and forced to flee. Such treatment can only […]
Guardian: An Indian politician drew robust applause from the Q&A audience when comparing Winston Churchill to “some of the worst genocidal dictators of the 20th century” because of his role in a catastrophic famine in Bengal. Shashi Tharoor’s emphatic critique of British rule in India resonated during a discussion in which global […]
09/01/2017 LONDON—It went up in July, a 100-foot-tall testament to the fearless and fearsome warrior who became a god. And now it’s wrapped in a gigantic white sheet. The statue of Guan Yu – a third-century Chinese General revered for his bravery and loyalty – met its undignified fate last […]
“The story of Ahmadiyah is similar; they are also being chased and some are killed. They are now displaced in their own country without a solution.” Times of Ahmad | News Watch | AU Desk Source/Credit: Gema Rakyat By Gema Rakyat | September 2, 2017 PDIP Politician Zuhairi Misrawi reminded […]
Source; BBC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online 5 September 2017 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES A harmful virus that can cause devastating brain damage in babies could offer […]
Source: BBC News Hurricane Irma has destroyed buildings and caused major flooding on several French island territories in the Caribbean. The four “most solid” buildings on Saint Martin, shared by […]
Source: The Washington Post By Colby Itkowitz September 5 at 5:42 PM Demonstrators hold signs during a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in front of […]
Source: Popular Science By Claire Maldarelli June 7, 2017 Thanks for the memories. Binge and excessive drinking almost always get a bad rap—and for good reason. Heavy alcohol consumption is known to lead to a multitude […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 5 at 5:46 PM The Rev. Bill Shillady. (John Minchillo/AP) Hillary Clinton said that the email her spiritual adviser, the Rev. Bill Shillady, sent […]
Source: Associated Press By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Baylor University settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football […]
Source; The Guardian BY Michael Safi in Delhi A senior Indian journalist and activist has been shot dead outside her home in Bangalore. Gauri Lankesh was the editor of a Kannada-language […]
Source: The Guardian By Ruth Michaelson in Alexandria Alexandria’s historic synagogue has very few visitors. In a city once home to almost 25,000 Jews, Alexandria’s Jewish community is now said to number […]