Will Pope Francis Allow Married Men to Become Priests?
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN In an interview with the German magazine Die Zeit this week, Pope Francis spoke about the Roman Catholic Church’s priest shortage, which has left Catholics […]
Reza Aslan and the Risks of Making Religion Relatable
Source: The Atlantic By SIGAL SAMUEL Reza Aslan’s new show has come at the best possible time and the worst possible time. Believer, a six-part television series airing Sunday nights on […]
Videos: Is Morality from Reason or Religion or Both?
Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life: Sin – Richard Dawkins Viewer discretion is advised for this video, as there is some nudity in it. This thought-provoking series is not […]
Camel racing
Source: CNN Deep in the heart of the United Arab Emirates, the ancient sport of camel racing is enjoying a resurgence. In keeping with the region’s rapid development from gulf outpost to economic hotspot, prize money for winning camels can now be upwards of $2 million. One bull camel was reportedly sold […]
Worse than Wilders?
Source: CNN Amsterdam, the Netherlands (CNN)Khalid Jone is — in theory — one of the lucky ones. He fled bloodshed in Sudan after his family was killed in bomb attacks, and made it to safety in the Netherlands. “You’re not looking for work, or to start a new life. You’re […]
Chinese Communist Party stresses anti-Islam narrative
Source: ET China’s ruling Communist Party is tightening its narrative on Islam with top officials emphasising the effects of global religious militancy and the possibility of losing Chinese identity. Chinese President Xi Jinping has focused to ‘Sinocise’ the country’s minorities in the last one year. At the same time, leaders […]
In headscarf ruling, EU court allows religious symbol bans
Source: The Express Tribune BRUSSELS: Private employers may bar staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday. In its first ruling on what has become a major political issue across Europe, the Court of Justice (ECJ) found […]
An Islamic system?
Source: Dawn By Dr. Niaz Murtaza, who heads INSPIRING Pakistan, a progressive policy unit, and is a senior fellow with UC Berkeley. MANY people say Pakistan’s problems today stem from the […]
Use it all: Anna Jones’s recipes that waste nothing
theguardian: by Anna Jones — ‘Throwaway’ veg tops become a zingy pesto for a tray of roasted roots, and a pot of beans is made with the liquid they were cooked in We usually throw away perfectly edible bits of beetroot, squash, beans, seeds and carrots. Photograph: Matt Russell for […]
Nike’s Pro Hijab: a great leap into modest sportswear, but they’re not the first
theguardian: by Shireen Ahmed — Nike’s move to highlight the intensity and passion of veiled Muslim athletes speaks volumes in an age of renewed xenophobia, but it’s hardly groundbreaking Nike said it was inspired to introduce a performance hijab line after watching Sarah Attar of Saudi Arabia at the 2012 […]
Canada: Brampton mayor condemns ‘hateful’ campaign against Muslim prayer in Peel schools
@JustinTrudeau for Nobel Peace Prize for refusing burkini ban and a lot more https://t.co/CXujKSEkFF @POTUS pic.twitter.com/ot3pHljuF4 — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) August 23, 2016 Source: The Star By Peter Goffin […]
Muslim History of the Theory of Evolution: A Challenge to Traditional Adam Story
Source: New Age Islam By T.O. Shanavas, New Age Islam 12 November 2015 According to the theory of evolution, all living beings share a common ancestry, and therefore they are […]
Imam: There’s an atmosphere of intolerance that says, ‘That’s okay, that’s acceptable now’
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner March 10 Abdelillah Dribigi, chief of security at the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., outside the mosque after Friday prayers […]
Prosecutors in AP report on church abuse no longer employed
Source: Associated Press By ALEX SANZ and MITCH WEISS SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina district attorney says two assistant prosecutors no longer work for him amid charges they […]
Turkey-Netherlands row: Dutch warn citizens after Erdogan threat
Source: BBC The Netherlands has warned its citizens over travel to Turkey as a row between the countries shows no sign of abating. Turkish attempts to hold rallies in Germany, […]
Syria war: 2016 deadliest year yet for children, says Unicef
Source: BBC Syria’s children “hit rock bottom” in 2016, with more killed than in any other year of the civil war, the United Nations children’s organisation says. At least 652 […]
Big data unites the study of stars with cancer research
Source: BBC By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionThe Milky Way can be analysed by algorithms The study of the stars and the fight against cancer may […]
‘LED street lights are disturbing my sleep’
Source: BBC By Brian WheelerBBC News, Washington DC In towns and cities across the world, the colour of night is changing. Traditional yellow sodium street lights are steadily being replaced […]
America’s most popular national parks are …
Source: CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN)The National Park Service recorded a record-breaking 331 million visits during the National Park Service’s centennial year in 2016, a 7.7% increase over 2015, […]
Interfaith communities come together with strength in numbers
Source: The Daily Texan BY HANNAH PLANTOWSKY Though the anti-Muslim flyers stapled across the West Mall and the vandalism of the Texas Hillel building were clearly intended to frighten, religious […]