Why Loneliness Is a Public Health Threat
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Aug 07, 2017 Americans are increasingly becoming more isolated, and public health experts are concerned. In the United States, about a quarter of the population […]
Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust
Source: CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump’s overall approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN polling, while three-quarters of Americans say […]
Is this the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles?
Source: The Mail Israeli and American archaeologists say they have likely uncovered Julias near the banks of the Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Tiberias. First century Roman historian Flavius Josephus wrote that Julias was built around 30 AD on the ruins of Bethsaida, where the Gospel of John says Peter was born. Christians […]
Air passenger is found guilty of trying to smuggle a working pipe bomb onto Ryanair flight from Manchester to Bergamo in his hand luggage
Source: The Mail An air passenger has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a Ryanair flight, from Manchester to Bergamo, in his hand luggage. Nadeem Muhammad, 43, was attempting to board a flight to Bergamo, Italy, on January 30 when security officers at Manchester Airport […]
Sea bug attack: Why was a wading teenager left covered in blood?
Source: BBC What could leave a person’s ankles and feet covered in blood as they stood, unaware of what was happening, in shallow water on a popular beach? Images of 16-year-old Sam Kanizay’s injuries in Melbourne, Australia, have seized attention around the world. His father, Jarrod Kanizay, said his son […]
Sunni-Shia Unity, message of ‘Imam Mehdi’ huge rally in Islamabad
Source: ABNA The huge gathering was organized by Majlis-e-Wehdat Muslimeen(MWM), a Shia group in Pakistan, on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of martyrdom of Allama Arif Hussain Hussaini, one […]
Duisburg anti-litter campaign accused of racism over use of Turkish names
Source: The Local Some members of Duisburg’s Turkish community say a new trash can campaign encouraging “Mehmet” and “Gülcan” to throw away garbage is racist. The western German city of Duisburg launched a campaign about a month ago to encourage people to throw away their trash, posting motivational slogans on […]
Trump advisers at odds over president’s foreign policy
Source: TOI Trump adviser Steve Bannon have targeted McMaster as insufficiently supportive of Israel and insufficiently tough toward Iran. They’ve expressed outrage about the firings of several aides regarded as sympathetic to their views. An online campaign – under the hashtag #FireMcMaster – prompted Trump to declare his support for […]
New class of antibiotic raises hopes for urgently-needed gonorrhoea drug
Source: The Guardian By Sarah Boseley and Nicola Davis With the sexually transmitted disease fast becoming drug resistant, successful lab tests of closthioamide show potential as an effective new treatment A new class of antibiotic has been found to work in the lab against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea, which can cause […]
Frustrated with your spouse? These scientists suggest a specific kind of prayer
Epigraph And those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us of our wives and children the delight of our eyes, and make us a model for the righteous. It is such as will […]
Explaining ‘Rakshabandan’ – a Hindu festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond
Source: The Conversation This year, Monday, August 7 marks one of the most important celebrations for Hindus throughout the world: Rakshabandhan, a ceremony honoring the bond between sisters and brothers. […]
The Continuing Threat to Religious Liberty
Source: National Review by RYAN T. ANDERSON What’s at stake and what to do about it Two years to the day after the Supreme Court redefined marriage in Obergefell, the Court announced that it would hear a case about the extent to which private parties may be forced to embrace […]
Why Are There No New Major Religions?
Source: The Atlantic BY JON EMONT Cipinang prison stands like a huge fortress in East Jakarta, its massive walls and guard towers separating the city’s bustling traffic from the criminals held […]
Pakistan names first Hindu minister in government for more than two decades
Source: Independent BY Jeff Farrell A Hindu politician has been ushered into the highest level of government in Pakistan for the first time in more than two decades in the predominantly […]
‘Mark of the beast?’ Microchipping employees raises apocalyptic questions
Source: USA Today BY Holly Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee The apocalyptic “mark of the beast” prophecy in the Bible makes some wary of a Wisconsin company’s recent decision […]
Minnesota mosque explosion ‘deeper and scarier’ than threats
Source: Associated Press By JEFF BAENEN MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis, like other U.S. mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls and emails. Its leaders say […]
Dayton calls Bloomington mosque blast “act of terrorism”
Source: Star Tribune By Rochelle Olson The attack on a Bloomington Islamic center is “an act of terrorism” and a hate crime, Gov. Mark Dayton declared Sunday during a visit to […]
“Islam guarantees peace & security in the world | Considers all people equal”, the Caliph of Islam Ahmadiyya
Source: http://rozscott.com/ On a cold, wet July day I joined the international Ahmadiyya Community to discuss peace, justice and security while wading through mud in our wellies at East Worldham (previously Oaklands Farm.) The event was the Ahmadi Muslim’s annual convention known as the “Jalsa Salana.” Unsure what to expect, I […]
After the bomb: SURVIVORS OF THE ATOMIC BLASTS IN HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI SHARE THEIR STORIES
Source: Time PHOTOGRAPHS BY HARUKA SAKAGUCHI | INTRODUCTION BY LILY ROTHMAN When the nuclear age began, there was no mistaking it. The decision by the United States to drop the world’s first atomic weapons on two […]
Learning true Islam from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/opinion/commentary-have-questions-about-islam-let-talk-about-them/tAHlHJPPmGrY6XlMaDrdIJ/ | By Ateya Qureshi Courage is facing fear head on. One does not have to go through heroic situations to show courage; it can be found in the simple everyday actions. In this day and age, when the words “Islam” and “terrorism” have unfortunately become synonymous, I had a unique […]