President Trump Announces He’ll Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Source: Time Zeke J Miller 4:23 AM PKT President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Saturday that he will skip this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “I will not be […]
Germany hate crime: Nearly 10 attacks a day on migrants in 2016
Source: BBC Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says. A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including […]
Understanding other religions is fundamental to citizenship
Kenneth Primrose is head of religious, moral and philosophical studies at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also runs The Examined Life. Edited by Sam Dresser REPUBLISH Will religious literacy help in a multicultural society? David Evers/Flickr By walking down the street of any major city, you are likely to […]
Nearly 10 anti-migrant attacks a day in Germany:
Source: ET BERLIN: Germany saw more than 3,500 attacks against refugees and asylum shelters last year, interior ministry data showed, amounting to nearly 10 acts of anti-migrant violence a day as the country grapples with a record influx of newcomers. The assaults left 560 people injured, including 43 children, the […]
A return to confusion
Source: Dawn Military operations work. Where they are meant to recover territory, they do. Swat is steady and North Waziristan no more terror central. Where operations are meant to deny free movement to militants, they do. Bajaur, Mohmand, South Waziristan — none of them truly normal, but a long way […]
One dead, two injured in Germany car attack
Source: The Local One person was killed and two injured Saturday when a man rammed a car into pedestrians in the southern German city of Heidelberg, said police, adding that it did not appear to be a terror attack. After the crash, the driver, a 35-year-old German man, fled on […]
Kim Jong-nam killing: Suspect ‘was paid $90 for baby oil prank’
25 February 2017 From the section Asia Image copyrightEPAImage captionSiti Aisyah “met some people who looked Japanese or Korean”, Indonesian officials said An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90; £72) to carry out a prank. […]
This Tween Fashion Brand Just Took A Big Step For Inclusivity
Source: Huffington Post “America’s beauty comes from the diversity of its people.” By Carol Kuruvilla JOHN GREIM VIA GETTY IMAGESJustice is a tween specialty retailer with over 900 locations around […]
They Escaped The Holocaust As Children. Now They Have A Message For Trump.
Source: Huffington Post “Keep the doors open,” Kindertransport survivors warn. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman For HuffPost’s #LoveTakesAction series, we’re telling stories of how people are standing up to hate and supporting […]
Catholic leader says not ‘remotely enough’ supervision to prevent child sexual abuse
Source: The Guardian Sydney archbishop Anthony Fisher says he can’t be assured priests are ‘not misbehaving again’ and struggles with financially supporting abusers Anthony Fisher told the royal commission the […]
Will Mahershala Ali be the first (Ahmadi) Muslim actor to win an Oscar?
Source: https://mic.com/articles/169016/will-mahershala-ali-be-the-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar When he took the stage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in January to accept his best male actor in a supporting role prize for Moonlight, Mahershala Ali had a choice. He could deliver a safe, warm, gracious speech that would earn him kudos in the moment but would […]
Second Florida Mosque Hit by Arson Attack in 5 Months
Source: NBC News By NIKITA BIRYUKOV and ALEXANDRA BACALLAO A fire at a Florida mosque was ruled arson Friday, the second time an Islam house of worship was set on […]
Saudi’s Adel Al-Jubeir makes surprise visit to Baghdad
Source: Aljazeera Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister made a rare visit to Baghdad in an attempt to mend the kingdom’s tense relations with Iraq. Adel al-Jubeir’s surprise trip on Saturday marked […]
Olathe shooting: My husband loved America, says widow
Source: BBC The widow of an Indian man killed in a suspected race crime in the US has said her husband “loved America” and came to the country “full of […]
This Kind of Food Is Both Filling and Insanely Good for You
Source: Time Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 05, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Not all carbs are created equal — and thank goodness for that. New research suggests that […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada Stands In Solidarity With Jewish Community
SourcE: http://www.publicnow.com/view/2A3CFD927058B5A263FCA5F023AE5F6A14F41841?2017-02-24-13:00:40+00:00-xxx231 THE CENTRE FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH AFFAIRS 24/02/2017 | News release | Distributed by Public on 24/02/2017 16:56 From our partners in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at community: Canadian Muslim Community Condemns Anti-Semitic Act in Toronto The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada denounces the act of Anti-Semitism that took place in […]
Fresh Air episodes are available online
Source: NPR Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio’s most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today’s biggest luminaries. MOST RECENT EPISODES FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Best Of: Neal Brennan / ‘High Noon’ […]
Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’
Source: BBC By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightSPL The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. […]
VX nerve agent used to kill Kim Jong Nam, police say
Source: CNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN)The chemical substance used to kill Kim Jong Nam was a VX nerve agent, an internationally-banned chemical weapon that can kill within minutes, according […]
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Lloydminster host Coffee campaign to dispel misconceptions about Islam at the Vermilion Public Library
Source: http://www.vermilionstandard.com/2017/02/22/local-voices-heard-during-muslim-event By Taylor Hermiston, Vermilion Standard VERMILION, Alta. – Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Lloydminster, Alta./Sask. have been welcomed with respect and solidarity, according to Imam Tariq Azeem. Azeem has been hosting Coffee and Islam, a national campaign intended to dispel suspicions and misconceptions regarding Islam, at the Vermilion Public […]