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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Source: BBC News A lorry carrying fuel has burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur East, killing at least 150 people, local officials say. Villagers had gathered, reportedly to collect fuel leaking from the crashed tanker, when it caught fire. Dozens are being treated in hospital. It appears […]
Source: CNN By Samira Said, CNN Montreal (CNN)A free meal and a friendly smile aren’t easy to come by. But a pair of Muslim immigrants changed that for some […]
Source: Time By Yuval Noah Harari Jun 23, 2017 IDEAS Harari is the internationally best-selling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of […]
Source: Time BY Justin Worland Jun 23, 2017 Extreme heat struck across the Southwest U.S. this week, sending temperatures in Phoenix soaring to near 120°F and grounding airplanes that were […]