States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect
Source: Associated Press By CHRIS GRYGIEL SEATTLE (AP) — More than a half-dozen states trying to block President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban moved forward Monday with a pair of […]
The Netherlands Warily Takes Center Stage as a Pivotal Election Nears
Source: Time By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson / Kerkrade, The Netherlands Mar 13, 2017 They were hardly the headlines the Dutch ruling party would have wanted days before they contest general elections. First, […]
Obamacare Helped Working Moms Breastfeed — And It’s One Thing Republicans Might Keep
Source: Time By Tessa Berenson | Madeline Farber From the outside, the lactation room looks like any other door in the office building, except for the sign. “Breastfeeding Is Welcome […]
The 10 Most Addictive Foods and How to Stop Eating Them
Source: Time BY Selene Yeager / Health.com It’s not your imagination. There are foods that give you such a rush of pleasure from the very first bite that your brain screams […]
EU workplace headscarf ban ‘can be legal’, says ECJ
Source: BBC Workplace bans on the wearing of “any political, philosophical or religious sign” such as headscarves need not constitute direct discrimination, Europe’s top court has ruled. But the ban […]
Saudi Arabia launches girls’ council – without any girls
Source: BBC It was an encouraging initiative for a country not known for giving women a platform in public life. But when Saudi Arabia wanted to show off its inaugural […]
A Former Mormon Launched A WikiLeaks-Inspired Site. Now It’s Trying To Expose The Church
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Jim Dalrymple II In November 2015, a local leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — better known as the Mormon church — was […]
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 […]