Is a Buddhist Group Changing China? Or Is China Changing It?
Source: The New York Times By IAN JOHNSON A statue of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, the leader of the Buddhist organization Fo Guang Shan, in Yixing. CreditGilles Sabrie for […]
Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Umar Farooq As the time for afternoon prayers approaches, Onder Soy puts on a white robe and cap and switches on the microphone in a small 19th century room adjoining the Hagia Sophia. Soon, Soy’s melodic call to prayer rings out over a square filled […]
President Trump Thinks the Senate Health Care Bill Is ‘Mean.’ But He Still Supports It
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Updated: 8:36 AM ET | Originally published: Jun 25, 2017 President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he had characterized the House’s version of the Obamacare […]
How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet
Source: Time By Joel Stein Aug 18, 2016 This story is not a good idea. Not for society and certainly not for me. Because what trolls feed on is attention. […]
Nice guy or tough guy? The two faces of Pope Francis
Religion News Service: He’s rescued refugees, opened the Vatican’s doors to the homeless and told Catholics there’s no sin God won’t forgive. But there is another streak to the Argentine pontiff that has been on display in recent days: A willingness to flex papal muscle and lay down the law. […]
6 Tips to Reduce Your Daily Stress and Anxiety
Source: Time By Daniel Keating Apr 24, 2017 IDEAS Keating, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, is the author of Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early […]
The science is in: God is the answer
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: Macleans By Brian Bethune and Genna Buck Research shows kids raised […]
Eid al-Fitr: What you need to know
Source: CNN (CNN) More than one billion Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, as the month-long Ramadan fast ends and the festivities begin. This year’s Eid comes amid […]
22 Retailers That Are at Serious Risk of Bankruptcy
Source: Time BY Brad Tuttle Jun 13, 2017 Things just seem to keep getting worse for the troubled brick-and-mortar retail world. After years of struggling to compete with all-powerful Amazon, […]
Donald Trump’s travel ban allowed ‘in part’, Supreme Court rules
Source: Metro President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries will be reviewed, the Supreme Court has ruled. The ban, which sparked a wave of protests at airports across America, led to chaos as people with green cards and visas found themselves caught up in it. It restricted […]
Donald Trump breaks White House tradition by not holding Eid dinner
Source: Metro The president is the first leader not to host a dinner for nearly two decades after the tradition was started by Bill Clinton and then continued by George W. Bush and Barack Obama.Instead, the Republican chose to release a statement wishing ‘warm greetings’ to those celebrating Eid.In a […]
Pilot urges prayers as ‘technical issue’ forces turnaround
Source: CNN An AirAsia X flight to Malaysia from Perth, Australia, was forced to turn back Sunday after the twin-aisle Airbus A330-300 aircraft began shaking due to what the airline called a “technical issue.” A spokesman for the Perth Airport said, “The pilot identified a technical issue with the engine. […]
Eid Gift: A Beautiful Ghazal – Poem for Urdu readers of TMT
Poem by Ibn Insha Ibn-e-Insha (Punjabi, Urdu: ابن انشا) born Sher Muhammad Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: شیر محمد خان) on 15 June 1927, died on 11 January 1978,[1][2][3] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best […]
Donald Trump breaks White House tradition by not holding Eid dinner
Donald Trump has broken White House tradition by not hosting a dinner to mark the end of Ramadan. The president is the first leader not to host a dinner for nearly two decades after the tradition was started by Bill Clinton and then continued by George W. Bush and Barack […]
250,000 Muslims flock to Moscow’s cathedral mosque for Eid prayer
Source: Russia Times Over 250,000 Islamic faithful came to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque for the morning prayer celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, police reported. Smaller public gatherings took place throughout […]
Trump gift leaves Australian PM Turnbull bemused
Source: BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionRepaired ties: Mr Turnbull and Mr Trump have reportedly put the past behind them Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been left somewhat bemused after […]
The woman helping Mongolians die with dignity
Source: BBC News By Anu Anand BBC World Service, Ulan Bator Fifteen years ago there was no such thing as palliative care – care for the dying – in Mongolia. […]
In pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival
Source: BBC News The Islamic world has begun marking the holiday which ends the Ramadan fast. EPA Egypt and other Arab countries began celebrating on Sunday, based on an official […]
EU prepares to move two agencies from London
Source: BBC News By Laurence Peter BBC News, Brussels Image copyrightAFPImage captionBoth agencies are currently headquartered in Canary Wharf in London EU leaders have officially launched the competition between member […]
Qatar demands difficult to meet, says US
Source: BBC News Some demands set by four Arab states on Qatar in return for lifting sanctions will be “difficult to meet”, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says. However, […]