Reflecting On Religious Freedom This Independence Day
Source: Huffington Post By Whitney Buchanan, who is an American analyst and commentator on MENA affairs. She is also the founder of Middle East Collective. Whitney is currently based between […]
‘Spiritual abuse’: Christian thinktank warns of sharp rise in UK exorcisms
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood, who is the Guardian’s religion correspondent. She was previously Jerusalem correspondent, foreign editor and home editor Report by Theos says vast majority of exorcisms […]
A New book: A Secret to Enhance Your Creativity
How can we inspire our creativity? Rachel Carson, Abdus Salam, Einstein and others—exploring some unique ways of making connections! Two experts say: “….successful innovation depends less on how smart you are than how connected you are….” ———-Mark Thomas and Stephen Shennan, University College London A new book (about 11000 words) […]
Narendra Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit Israel
Source: BBC News Narendra Modi has arrived in Tel Aviv, becoming the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel. Mr Modi, who recently said India and the Jewish state share a “deep […]
North Korea missile test: Russia and China urge freeze in launches
Source: BBC News Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. Both […]
The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet
Source: Time For our third annual roundup of the most influential people on the Internet, TIME sized up contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to […]
A Syrian Refugee in Greece Learning Her Future Gets a Reminder of the Past
Source: Time BY Aryn Baker/ Athens Jul 03, 2017 After fifteen months as a refugee in Greece, Nour Altallaa has come to recognize many of her fellow Syrians as they attempt to […]
Man who ripped off woman’s veil while shouting “You f***ing stupid Muslim” is jailed
Source: Independent By May Bulman A man who ripped a niqab from a woman’s face while shouting “You f***ing stupid Muslim” has been jailed over the attack. Peter Scotter, 56, targeted the 21-year-old woman, who describes herself as a practicising Muslim, outside a shopping centre in Sunderland on 3 July last […]
North Korea hails ‘ICBM test’ success
Source: BBC News North Korea says it has successfully tested its first “intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM). A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan […]
Italy-Austria tension over border troops at Brenner Pass
Source: BBC News Italy has summoned Austria’s ambassador after the government in Vienna announced it was ready to deploy border troops to block any migrant influx. Austrian Defence Minister Hans […]
‘Don’t take away our healthcare’ says Trump country
Source: BBC News By Laura Bicker Image copyrightMALCOLM J WILSON / HUMANS OF CENTRAL APPALACHIAImage captionDr Breeding works 16 hours a day The Central Appalachian mountain ranges in Kentucky are […]
BBC making £34m investment in children’s services
Source: BBC News The BBC is to spend an extra £34m on children’s content over the next three years. The investment comes as plans were announced to reinvent the corporation […]
Ahmadiyya Population in World (2016)
Source: Ahmadiyya Media Library According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, the Ahmadiyya movement is the fastest growing sect within Islam as of the early 21st century. The country with the largest Ahmadiyya population is Pakistan, with an estimated 4 million Ahmadi Muslims. Excluding small nations, the country with the largest […]
Spotlight on Ahmadiyya, a globally-persecuted Muslim community
Source: Business Standard The Ahmadiyya community, which is being persecuted in Islamic nations across the world from Pakistan to Indonesia and from Africa to West Asia, traces its origins to India. Though scattered across India, the Ahmadiyyas are concentrated in Qadian in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab where the community’s founder was […]
Know Your Universe and Your Creator: Peering into Space
Source of Talks: NPR’s TED Radio Hour Brian Greene: How Did A Mistake Unlock One Of Space’s Mysteries? Phil Plait: How Can We Defend Earth From Asteroids? Jill Tarter: Are […]
Qatar news LIVE: Latest updates on crisis – Doha rejects Gulf demands as deadline looms
QATAR has just hours left to give in to a list demands from Gulf Arab states or face further sanctions and isolation from its neighbours. Here is the latest news and live updates. By ALICE FOSTER PUBLISHED: 13:50, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:59, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 4 […]
The tabloids published my teenage tweets and implied I’m a fanatical Muslim – so let me set the record straight
When I wrote these tweets, I was 16 years old and still working out who I was. They were happy to publish them, but failed to mention all the positive […]
Syrians living under Isis accepted the jurisdiction of Islamist courts – does that make them collaborators?
Exclusive: Documents recovered from a ‘Sharia’ court in the town of Deir Hafar show even minor disputes were brought before religious judges Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent Almost exactly four years ago, a Syrian called Abu al-Zein, from the village of Katbiya in Aleppo province, appeared before the ‘General Court of the Revolutionary […]
Children as young as nine branded terrorists in wake of attacks, NSPCC said
Harriet Whitehead Reporter Around 300 people attended Witton Park, Blackburn to run/walk 3 miles in memory of the Manchester attack. PICTURE: Shafiq Khan. 0 comments CHILDREN as young as nine have been branded terrorists following recent attacks, according to research by Childline. The charity has been holding hundreds of counselling sessions […]