Sufi leader shot, hacked to death in Bangladesh
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Unknown assailants have shot and hacked to death a Sufi spiritual leader and his adopted daughter in northern Bangladesh, police said Tuesday. Local […]
The Guardian view on the headscarf ruling: the toughest decisions have been left to national courts
Source: The Guardian The right of Muslim women to wear the headscarf and full-face veil in workplaces and public spaces has never been under greater scrutiny. It is a right […]
The first solar eclipse to cross America in 99 years is coming. To some, it’s an act of God.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer March 15 Everyone in the continental United States will need safety glasses for looking at the sky during the August 21 eclipse. (Mark […]
167 House members ask Trump to retain ambassador to combat anti-Semitism
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe | March 14, 2017 (RNS) Following a report that President Trump is thinking of scrapping the ambassador position assigned to combat global anti-Semitism, a bipartisan […]
MormonLeaks reposts LDS Church apostasy presentation, rebuffs faith’s copyright violation claim
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By BOB MIMS The MormonLeaks website on Tuesday reposted an LDS Church PowerPoint presentation dealing with the roots of apostasy, such as pornography, campaigns to […]
Mother Divine, Who Took Over Her Husband’s Cult, Dies at 91
Source: The New York Times By WILLIAM GRIMES Photo Mother Divine with her husband, Father Divine, in September 1953.CreditPeter Stackpole/The LIFE Picture Collection, via Getty Images It came as a […]
Italian rabbis accuse biblical conference of fueling anti-Judaism
Source: RNS By Josephine McKenna | March 14, 2017 ROME (RNS) Two leading Italian rabbis have accused a Bible organization of promoting anti-Semitism by inviting scholars to debate the roots of […]
HYDERABAD WOMAN PUSHED BY SAUDI EMPLOYER FROM 3RD FLOOR OF THE BUILDING
March 16, 2017 Hyderabad, News, siasat.com . exploitation Hyderabad: In an appalling incident, a woman from Sanathnagar in the city was pushed off the third floor of a building by her employer in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Both her legs got fractured while she suffered injuries in the back. In a video […]
This Muslim U.S. Marine Is Traveling The Country With An ‘Ask Anything’ Sign
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles and videos to refute Islamophobia Source: Huffington Post He’s hoping to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman One Muslim […]
Book reviews: fresh insights on Islam and Isis
Source: Guardian By Anthony Sattin Four new books give much-needed insight into a misunderstood religion, from history and philosophy to life under Isis In the years since 9/11, there has […]
BBC Video-Islam: The world’s fastest growing religion
Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, after Christianity. But this could change if the current demographic trends continue, according to research published by the US-based Pew Research Center. Video producers: Suniti Singh and Tulika Bhatnagar; Video editor: Michael Latham; Images courtesy of AP/AFP/Getty BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from […]
Ahmadiyya mosque construction, Activists in German town protest with crucifixes
Source: RT The cross was later torn down by unknown persons, but re-erected shortly afterwards by the initiators – along with six more wooden crosses of varying sizes. The move came after the Ahmadiyya community announced plans to construct a mosque on the undeveloped grounds in a commercial zone in […]
US judge blocks new executive order
Source: BBC A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin after midnight on Thursday. US District Judge Derrick Watson cited “questionable evidence” in the government’s argument that the ban was a matter of national security. President Trump described […]
The hidden costs of Asia’s ‘walking dead’
Source: Asia Time Anywhere you go in major cities in Japan, China or other Asian countries, you will see office workers slumbering in public areas – in metro trains, parks or even in restaurants. The cozy big armchairs at Starbucks are highly sought-after spots during lunch hour. Studies shows that […]
Hindu ritual forces Nepali women into monthly exile
Source: Asia Times: The small thatched hut in western Nepal has no walls to keep out the cold. Inside is a raised platform where Pabitra Giri sleeps during her period, banished from her home by a centuries-old Hindu ritual. Below the hut, known as a chhau goth, Giri lights a small […]
Asian Americans look to self-defense amid rising violence
Source: Asia Time: Shootings in the US that have left two Indians dead and a widersurge in violence against immigrants following the election of Donald Trump as president have spurred Asian American and other groups to organize self-defense and bystander intervention classes in major cities. The training, which taps the help of local experts, focuses […]
Dutch election: Europe’s far-right populists fail first test
Source: CNN Far-right populism has failed its first test in Europe this year after conservative party leader Geert Wilders came a distant second in the closely-watched Dutch election. Prime Minister Mark Rutte took to the stage in the Hague Wednesday night to claim victory, amid wild cheering and whistling from […]
Trump travel ban: US judge blocks new executive order
Source: BBC A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. The ruling by US […]
30 Books You Should Read Before You’re 30
Source: Time By Sarah Begley Mar 03, 2017 Ideas Sarah Begley is a staff writer for TIME. Great literature grows out of periods of change, and there are few transitions more […]
7 Signs of a Nervous Breakdown
Source: Time Rosie McCall / Health.com Mar 14, 2017 I’m having a nervous breakdown. You may say this (or at least think it) when you’re overwrought and ready to snap. […]