Would you travel 700mph in a tube
Source: BBC By Bryan Lufkin 10 November 2016 In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates, one of the most futuristic, fantastical technologies could find footing at last. Hyperloop, the […]
‘Mud dragon’ dinosaur unearthed by dynamite at Chinese construction site
Source: CNN By Reed Alexander, CNN Updated 0547 GMT (1347 HKT) November 11, 2016 Hong Kong (CNN)The fossilized remains of a new species of winged dinosaur have been discovered in […]
Dealt a body blow, atheists and humanists regroup
Source: RNS By Kimberly Winston (RNS) For the last decade, atheists, humanists and others secularists have worked hard to organize a “secular vote” that would counter the political clout of […]
African-American faith leaders mourn Trump’s election but remain resolute
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks RNS) Back when so many thought Hillary Clinton would be the next president, two dozen African-American leaders wrote to the Democratic nominee asking her […]
For American Muslims: Shock, fear and resolve
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor 3 mosques with many concerns about the rhetoric of 2016 02:51 (CNN)Dilshad Ali had never felt the fear. Not when Donald Trump proposed banning Muslims from entering the United States, a plan his own running mate called “offensive and unconstitutional.” Not when […]
US: Denounce The Hate, Mr. Trump
In his victory speech early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump pledged that he “will be president for all Americans,” and he asked those who did not support him “for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.” Here’s some guidance right off the […]
US: First Somali-American Voted In
Ilham Omar, who escaped Somalia and spent years in a Kenyan refugee camp, thanked her grandfather who taught her the importance of democracy. Thu, November 10, 201 clarionproject.com Making U.S. election history, a Somali-American was elected to public office as a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota. Ilhan Omar, […]
Two Pakistani Brothers drowned in Oakville (Ontario) man made pool
BY NEWS STAFF POSTED NOV 10, Toronto, November 10, 2016 4:51 PM ESThttp://www.citynews.ca/2016/11/10/police-confirm-two-missing-oakville-brothers-drowned/ Peel Regional Police have confirmed that the bodies pulled from a Mississauga pond on Tuesday night are those of two missing Oakville brothers. An autopsy conducted on the bodies of 22-year-old Hamza Khan and 20-year-old Shahruka Khan showed […]
Muslims likely have nothing to fear from Trump, leader of world’s Ahmadiyya Muslims tells Calgarians
Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says Trump’s anti-Muslim talk was likely campaign rhetoric CBC News Posted: Nov 09, 2016 Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, leader of the world’s Ahmadiyya Muslims, says he thinks Donald Trump’s anti-Islam rhetoric was simply a campaign tactic. (Kate Adach/CBC) Related Stories ‘It’s very scary’: Election […]
Earn Our Respect
Source: The Daily Beast Khizr Khan, the father of slain Muslim-American U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, had some advice for Donald Trump on Thursday. Khan, who has been outspoken about his contempt for Trump throughout the presidential race, said the president-elect would have to “earn” his position in the White House […]
Taliban car bomb hits German consulate in northern Afghanistan
Source: CNN A suicide car bomb targeted the German consulate in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Thursday, according to local police and officials. Monir Ahmad Farhad, a provincial spokesman, said Friday four people were killed and more 100 people were injured when the attack happened at 10:45 p.m. in Mazar-e-Sharif, the […]
Indian banks to exchange scrapped Rs500, Rs1,000 notes over weekend
k Khaleejtimes.com Web Report/New Delhi Filed on November 11, 2016 Assuring people that their hard earned money is safe, the Finance Ministry on Friday said there is no need to panic and depositing junked Rs 500/1,000 notes of up to Rs 2.50 lakh in bank accounts will not be reported to the […]
Prominent Muslim leader urges calm after Donald Trump’s surprise election win
The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, November 9, 2016 7:43PM EST CALGARY — A prominent Muslim leader is urging calm after Donald Trump’s surprise U.S. election win. Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad told reporters Wednesday he does not believe the Republican president-elect will go ahead with a campaign promise to crack […]
How the faithful voted: A preliminary 2016 analysis
Source: Pew Research Center BY GREGORY A. SMITH AND JESSICA MARTÍNEZ; 9 COMMENTS The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups. Those who […]
World Muslim leader responds to Trump victory during Calgary visit
Source: Calgary Herald and YouTube MICHAEL LUMSDEN, POSTMEDIA A world-renowned Muslim cleric is dismissing the campaign rhetoric of Donald Trump, a day after the real estate mogul was elected as the next […]
How to stop stressing about the news and get a good night’s sleep
by Roisin O’Connor in newsUPVOTE ‘Grab ’em by the pussy’ should have been the line that ended Donald Trump’s bid for US presidency. But it didn’t: the Republican who said Mexicans were rapists; threatened to deport all undocumented immigrants but bring the “good” ones back legally; build a giant wall; […]
Michael Moore’s terrifying quote that predicted Donald Trump’s election
by Narjas Zatat in news Following the news that Donald Trump has been elected as president of the United States, here’s a reminder that Michael Moore predicted this would happen… Despite several polls putting Hillary Clinton as much as 14 points ahead of her Republican rival Donald Trump, some people […]
The troops from around the world that served Britain in WWI
by indy100 staff in newsUPVOTE Approximately six million soldiers in the UK were mobilised during the First World War, but millions of troops from overseas also responded to the call to arms. These are some of the countries that contributed to the British war effort. Source: ICM Research and British […]
It’s not Donald Trump who matters now in the Middle East – it’s Putin
It is easy to say that the Arabs are appalled that an Islamophobe has won the White House. But did they think Obama or any of his predecessors – Democrat or Republican – had any special concern for Islam? Of course not Robert Fisk @indyvoices Donald Trump has been talking […]
4 Indian-Origin Candidates Sail to Victory in U.S. Elections
Democrats Pramila Jayapal, Kamala Harris, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi win seats NEWLEY PURNELL Nov 9, 2016 7:16 pm IST Wall Street Journal 4 COMMENTS Several Democratic Indian-origin candidates have clinched victory in U.S. elections, as Republican candidate Donald Trump swept to power in the presidential poll. Indian-born Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who […]