Ignorant People Made Me Want To Wear Hijab
Source: Huffington Post BY Kaya Gravitter, Contributor Kaya is an activist for change and speaking for the voiceless. The way a woman dresses can express what she wants you to see […]
Millions of Muslims across the globe celebrate Eid
NYTimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/world/eid-al-adha-muslims.html?module= Millions of Muslims across the globe — including in countries like India, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia and Pakistan — are celebrating Eid al-Adha, Islam’s most revered observance. Known as the Feast of Sacrifice or “big Eid,” it is one of the two major religious festivals of Islam. The other, Eid al-Fitr, occurs at the end […]
Ted Talk: Success, failure and the drive to keep creating
Elizabeth Gilbert was once an “unpublished diner waitress,” devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ she found herself identifying strongly with […]
Melaka woman converts to Islam, marries sweetheart diagnosed with stage four colon and liver cancer
https://acdn.adnxs.com/ib/static/usersync/v3/async_usersync.html Adrianna Law Abdullah and Alfian Rizal was pronounced husband and wife after their akad nikah (solemnisation of marriage) ceremony on Saturday August 26, 2017. Alfian suffers a stage four […]
Muslims at haj are worried about Trump’s policies towards them
Reuters International PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 Muslim pilgrims leave after casting stones at a pillar that symbolises Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mena, Saudi Arabia September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad and Stephen Kalin MECCA/RIYADH (Reuters) – Even at Islam’s holiest sites and […]
How India’s leather tanners pay the price of Hindu nationalism
Sanjay Kumar | Published — Sunday 3 September 2017 More than 100,000 families are involved in the tannery industry, and 65 percent of them are directly affected by the ban on slaughterhouses and the decree on cattle trade. (AN photo) DELHI: With sadness in his eyes, a forlorn Hafiz-ur-Rahman surveys […]
Turkey to Bangladesh: Open your doors to Rohingya Muslims, we’ll cover all expenses
Source: The Daily Sabah Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on Bangladesh to open its doors to Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. Speaking at […]
Mosque in the Netherlands targeted by far-right attack
ANADOLU AGENCY VENLO, the Netherlands AA Photo An under-construction mosque in southeastern Netherlands was targeted by a group of far-right extremists, head of the mosque said Saturday. The far-right ‘Identitair Verzet’ movement hanged anti-Islam banners at the roof of Tevhid mosque which is under construction in Venlo city. Speaking to […]
TED Talk: Dare to Refuse the Origin Myths that Claim Who You Are
By Chetan Bhatt, who teaches and writes about the numerous dangers human rights face today from resurgent Far Right movements We all have origin stories and identity myths, our tribal […]
Pope Francis Says Therapy Helped Him ‘Clarify Some Things’ Earlier In Life
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Pope Francis recently disclosed that he once attended therapy for six months to help him “clarify some things” in his life. The pontiff […]
Strong religious beliefs are only one part of Muslim American identity
Source: Pew Research Center BY GENEIVE ABDO Nearly all Muslim Americans (97%) say they take pride in being a member of the Islamic faith. But their devotion to core religious beliefs […]
Human Enhancements
Source: Pew Research Center BY David Masci Human enhancement is at least as old as human civilization. People have been trying to enhance their physical and mental capabilities for thousands […]
Trump Declares ‘National Day of Prayer’ For Hurricane Harvey Victims
To Whom Are We To Pray? The God who caused Hurricane Harvey, or the God who did nothing to stop it? Trump declares “National Day of Prayer.” September 1, 2017 by Michael Stone, 6 Comments Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/trump-declares-national-day-prayer-hurricane-harvey-victims/#PBIrwoHSm5k4O6kD.99 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/trump-declares-national-day-prayer-hurricane-harvey-victims/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 President Trump has declared Sunday a “National Day of Prayer” in honor […]
Qatar says no sign Arab states willing to negotiate over rift
By Reuters – Aug 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after a joint news conference in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) DOHA — Qatar’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country was […]
Book Review: Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West
by Mansoor Ladha In August 1972, Idi Amin demanded that all Asians exit Uganda in 90 days. In the neighbouring countries of Tanzania and Kenya, Asians – or Muhindi as they were known – found themselves on edge. In his second book, Calgary-based author Mansoor Ladha recounts this experience, and […]
Can the world live with a nuclear North Korea?
Source: BBC The North Korean regime, many analysts argue, is not quite as crazy as it seems. There is a logic behind its behaviour and there are things that it wants. A peace deal on the Korean peninsula; economic development; a commitment by the US not to seek regime change; […]
U.S. public opinion on the future use of gene editing
Source: Pew Research Center BY CARY FUNK, BRIAN KENNEDY AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC The potential genetic modification of humans and its ramifications have long been debated, but a recent scientific breakthrough in gene editing […]
Everything You Need to Know About Indigenous Peoples Day
Source: Time BY Lisa Marie Segarra Aug 31, 2017 Los Angeles just became the latest city to adopt Indigenous Peoples Day in favor of Columbus Day. The holiday has been gaining […]
6 Secrets to a Happier Life
Source: Time BY Emma Seppälä Aug 07, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Happiness, which is available at Amazon. […]