Religion, power and politics in Indonesia
Source: BBC A former minister has won the race for Jakarta governor after a divisive campaign that has tested Indonesia’s multi-faith society. As BBC Indonesian’s Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta reports, […]
Australia unveils major changes to citizenship process
Source: BBC Australia will make it more difficult to gain citizenship in a major overhaul of its migration process. Aspiring citizens will undergo tougher tests on their English language skills […]
US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ amid nuclear tensions
Source: BBC The US secretary of state has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilising the Middle East and undermining America’s interests. “An unchecked Iran has the potential […]
Cornwall teen disciplined for ‘extreme hairstyle’
Source: BBC A teenager who shaved his head for a cancer charity has been removed from classes. Taylor Jones, 15, was told that his “extreme hairstyle” was inappropriate when he […]
Facebook team working on brain-powered technology
Source: BBC BY Dave Lee North America technology reporter Facebook says it is working on technology to allow us to control computers directly with our brains. It is developing “silent speech” […]
West to East
Source: Medium By Alex Hacillo The US continues to flag as the world’s last superpower, and critics fret that China is poised to take over the reins. Should its perceived […]
Turkish-financed mosques in Europe allegedly spying for Erdogan
Source: RNS By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s drive for near absolute power — which last weekend’s controversial referendum advanced — may have been aided by a […]
Algeria Islamists cause upset with “faceless” election posters
Source: Reuters By Lamine Chikhi | ALGIERS Two Islamist opposition parties in Algeria have posted faceless portraits of female candidates for May’s legislative election, upsetting state authorities which have ordered […]
Pence tours Southeast Asia’s biggest mosque, talks trade in Indonesia
Source: Reuters By Roberta Rampton | JAKARTA U.S. Vice President Mike Pence toured Southeast Asia’s largest mosque on Thursday during a visit to Indonesia, calling the Muslim-majority nation’s tradition of […]
Judge tosses charge against pastor in faith-healing death
Source: Associated Press By MARK SCOLFORO BERNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ruled there was insufficient evidence to charge the leader of a church that rejects modern medicine, […]
Audio: This Islamic school teaches how to be Muslim, and American
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN Like any good fifth-grade teacher, Mike Matthews wants to make his social studies unit on the American West as exciting as possible. So he’s planning […]
Sub-Saharan Africa will be home to growing shares of the world’s Christians and Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MCCLENDON If demography is destiny, then Christianity’s future lies in Africa. By 2060, a plurality of Christians – more than four-in-ten – will call […]
‘Allahu akbar’: We have a double standard when it comes to religion and violence
Source: The Washington Post By Qasim Rashid April 19 at 2:58 PM A collection of guns and rifles, displayed at a news conference in Brooklyn. (Colleen Long/Associated Press) Three people […]
Nova Documentary on Mystery of Mathematics
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Yoga isn’t an all-Hindu tradition – it has Buddhist, even Sufi, influences
Scroll In: Yoga is not a culturally homogenous, all-Hindu, Vedic tradition, as is often portrayed by revivalist demagogues and those who have set up a raucous campaign to reclaim its roots. It is, in fact, a liberal, eclectic tradition that absorbed freely from Buddhist, Jain, even Sufist ascetic practices. Roots […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadis continue to suffer, between dictators and democrats
By Lutful Islam, 15 April, 2017 17 years after losing his home in a mob attack, Malik Saleem Lateef, an Ahmadi Muslim, was gunned down in broad daylight on 30 March. 1989 was a historic year for many reasons. The cold war culminated with Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and […]
Emirates to cut US flights after Trump travel restrictions
Source: BBC Emirates will reduce flights to five US cities from next month, after new security rules targeted travellers from the Middle East. The Dubai-based airline said the change was […]
Working from home may actually hurt your career
Source: BBC By Eric Barton 18 April 2017 When Ian Wright started working from his home in London last November, he thought he had the ideal setup. He could spend […]