Bipolar And Creativity: A Study Of Poet Robert Lowell
Source: NPR Fresh air Author Kay Redfield Jamison’s new book describes how Lowell’s manic-depressive illness influenced his life and work. “His manias tended to lead him into writing a fresh […]
Montreal: No bombs found after Concordia buildings evacuated because of threats against Muslims
ANDY RIGA, MONTREAL GAZETTE More from Andy Riga, Montreal Gazette Published on: March 1, 2017 | Last Updated: March 1, 2017 5:15 PM EST Montreal police are investigating after a letter was sent to media outlets Wednesday morning threatening to set off bombs targeting Muslim students in two Concordia University buildings. […]
Trump Is Planning These Cuts to Make Way for a Military Spending Surge
Source: Time President Donald Trump is proposing a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big […]
President Obama Put an All-Gender Bathroom in the White House. Trump Kept It
Source: Time BY Zeke J Miller, Katy Steinmetz 1:19 AM PKT The Trump Administration is maintaining a gender-neutral restroom at the White House, despite recently rolling back a key Obama-era policy designed to protect transgender youth. The White House’s “All-Gender Restroom” was established during the Obama Administration in 2015 in Room […]
Donald Trump’s Inaugural Pastor Creates ‘Safe Haven’ for Immigrants
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias The Sacramento church of an evangelical pastor who led a prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration is offering beds for congregants who need a safe haven from […]
President Trump Delays New Travel Ban After Speech to Congress Gets High Marks
Source: Time by Zamira Rahim President Trump has delayed the announcement of a new version of his travel ban, after his first address to Congress was warmly received. The new travel […]
Swedish mum’s battle against sugar goes viral
Source: BBC Swedish mother’s successful stand against sugar has turned her into a social media sensation. Anna Larsson decided to cut out sweet treats after realising how bad her young […]
Life on Earth began ‘earlier than thought’
Source: BBC By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightM DODDImage captionAncient life: These clumps of iron and filaments show similarities to modern microbes Scientists have discovered what they […]
Murderer Tanveer Ahmed inspires Pakistani hardliners from Scottish jail
Source: BBC By Secunder Kermani and Sajid Iqbal BBC News Image captionTanveer Ahmed claimed that he murdered Mr Shah as he had “disrespected” Islam When Tanveer Ahmed was sentenced to […]
Muslim ban: Japanese and Muslim Americans join forces
Source: Aljazeera Japanese Americans remember discrimination they endured during WWII and say they will defend Muslim Americans. Children at the Weill public school in San Francisco pledge allegiance to the […]
The Muslim Brotherhood and Trump’s terror list
Source: Aljazeera Outlawing the Brotherhood reflects a total failure to understand the historical complexities of the group’s evolution. Previous attempts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation were […]
Failing Quebec’s Muslims
Source: The New York Times By MARTIN PATRIQUIN MONTREAL — “Where is it written in the criminal code that I don’t have the right to leave someone a pig’s head? […]
Middle East regimes are using ‘moderate’ Islam to stay in power
Source: The Washington Post By Annelle Sheline Muslim clerics from around the world gathered in Morocco in January 2016 to draft the Marrakesh Declaration on religious tolerance. A reaction to […]
Tariq Ramadan: ‘Muslims need to reform their minds’
Source: The Guardian The academic believes Islam and the west shouldn’t be at odds, but was banned from the US and slated in the Sun. Isis hates him, too – […]
Thousands defy rally ban to celebrate Pakistani blasphemy murderer
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayeed | ISLAMABAD Thousands of religious hardliners in Pakistan defied a ban on demonstrations to rally on Wednesday in support of a man executed for murdering […]
Four Mosques Have Burned In Seven Weeks — Leaving Many Muslims and Advocates Stunned
Source: BuzzFeed News By Albert Samaha and Talal Ansari On January 7, the Islamic Center of Lake Travis, in Austin, Texas, which had been under construction, caught on fire. A week later, on […]
Plans move forward on proposed Muslim cemetery in Farmersville
Source: Dallas News BY Claire Z. Cardona, Breaking News Producer The basic concept plans for a Muslim cemetery outside Farmersville were approved unanimously Monday night. The cemetery has been a contentious […]
Threats and Vandalism Leave American Jews on Edge in Trump Era
Source: The New York Times By ALAN BLINDER, SERGE F. KOVALESKI and ADAM GOLDMANFEB. 28, 2017 A toppled headstone at Mount Carmel, a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. CreditJacqueline Larma/Associated Press […]
Soft-toned Trump reaches out to religious and other minorities
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) President Trump, long chided for failing to address a surge in hate crimes, began his first address to Congress by invoking […]
Wave Of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers Soars To 100 This Year
Source: BuzzFeed News “The level of threats and incidents is astounding, and must not stand,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt said. BY Mike Hayes BuzzFeed News Reporter and Claudia Koerner BuzzFeed […]