India is becoming a Hindu Pakistan
Source: The Indian Express Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Updated: June 27, 2017 12:31 am Junaid Khan’s brother Shaqir, who was stabbed five times, at AIIMS It was the day […]
Trump causes ‘major’ shift in global view of US: Pew
Source: BBC News Donald Trump’s presidency has had a “major impact on how the world sees the United States”, a large new study says. The survey, by the Pew Research […]
Canada’s Secret to Resisting the West’s Populist Wave
TORONTO — As right-wing populism has roiled elections and upended politics across the West, there is one country where populists have largely failed to break through: Canada. The Interpreter By AMANDA TAUB JUNE 27, 201 NYTimes The raw ingredients are present. A white ethnic majority that is losing its demographic dominance. A sharp […]
Trump ponders crackdown on Pakistan over terror ties despite experts’ warnings
The Trump administration is considering taking a harder stance against Pakistan for supporting terrorist groups in Afghanistan, but experts warn that pressure alone will not bring peace. Similar tactics have failed in the past, and analysts warn that the US can only influence the south Asian country by coupling force […]
Trump causes ‘major’ shift in global view of US: Pew
Source: BBC Donald Trump’s presidency has had a “major impact on how the world sees the United States”, a large new study says. The survey, by the Pew Research Center, interviewed more than 40,000 people in 37 countries this year. It concluded that the US president and his policies “are […]
Why President of Croatia so fond of Trump?
Source: Right Side News Recently, the news has been largely about body language and a supposed push by Trump, (Scott Adams debunks this story in his periscope posted below) but there appears to be one person in particular who is showing favorable body language towards him; Croatian President, Grabar-Kitarovic. More:
‘Islamic Law’: A Myopic Reading of the Quran
The commentary written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The article, the Quran as source of Islamic Law, by Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyib This is my […]
US warns Syria over ‘potential’ plan for chemical attack
Source: BBC News The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to the Syrian government. The White House said […]
Supreme Court Takes Up Travel Ban Case, and Allows Parts to Go Ahead
Source: The New York Times By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ADAM LIPTAK Photo Protesters and bystanders outside the Supreme Court on Monday. The court will hear arguments in October on […]
Jewish groups cancel meetings with Netanyahu in protest
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Two high-profile groups of Jewish leaders on Monday canceled meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his government’s decision to […]
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 […]