A new use for Saddam Hussein’s palace
Source: BBC By Husna Haq 1 November 2016 When Yazan Fadhli introduces himself to people and mentions that he’s from Iraq, his homeland conjures questions about the Islamic State, sectarian […]
Zika Virus Reduces Male Fertility in Mice
Source: Time By Alice Park The Zika virus is known to influence developing fetuses and pregnant women, and now researchers are turning their attention to the possible effects on men. There is growing evidence that Zika can be sexually transmitted from an infected man to another partner, and studies show […]
What It’s Like to Be Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 30
Source: Motto By Krysta Rodriguez “At least you caught it early.” If you have ever had cancer and lucked into surviving, as I did, you will hear this phrase almost daily. It’s well-meaning, it’s comforting and it makes everything seem OK. That is, if you’re the person saying it. If […]
Centuries before trying to deny it, Muslims carved Jewish link to Jerusalem into mosque.
Source: T of Israel The previously overlooked dedicatory inscription from the Mosque of Umar in Nuba, a village nearly 26 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of Jerusalem, mentions the village as an endowment for the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. But what’s striking is that the Dome of the […]
‘Original limestone bed’ on which Jesus was buried said uncovered
Source: Times of Israel Research team claims extraordinary discovery was made as they completed first work in centuries in cave revered as Jesus’s tomb at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. More:
Ahmadiyah leaders demand government protection
Bambang MuryantoThe Jakarta Post Yogyakarta | Mon, October 31, 2016 | Vandalism: Books are seen scattered through the ruins in a corner of Ahmadiyah congregation’s Al Kautsar Mosque following mass rioting on Sunday in Purworejo village, Kendal, Central Java. (Courtesy of Ahmadiyah congregation/File) Leaders of Ahmadiyah Muslim communities from Indonesia […]
Why Palestinians want to sue Britain
Why Palestinians want to sue Britain RAMZY BAROUD | Published — Tuesday 1 November 2016 Ramzy Baroud Last July, the Palestinian Authority took the unexpected, although belated step of seeking Arab backing in suing Britain over the Balfour Declaration. That “declaration’ was the first-ever explicit commitment made by Britain, and […]
Interview of Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslims about Women Rights, Hijab and Extremism
The middle section of this interview is about women rights, segregation and Hijab in Islam, starting at minute 11 of this video. Peter Mansbridge One on One with Hazrat Mirza […]
Islam and Blackness: A Crossroads
Source: Huffington Post By Mohamud Awil Mohamed; Student of History and the Islamic Sciences, passionate about social justice, mental health and the liberating power of storytelling. Existing at perhaps the […]
Religion may be a miracle drug: Column
Islam and Psychology: A Collection of ArticlesSource: USA Today By Tyler J. VanderWeele and John Siniff Church attendance is correlated with longer life and a sense of meaning. If one […]
Does the Reformation still matter?
Source: RNS By Jacob Lupfer (RNS) On Monday (Oct. 31) in Sweden, Pope Francis will take part in an ecumenical service commemorating the beginning of the Protestant Reformation’s 500th year. […]
The Smithsonian now has its first religion curator since the 1890s
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Peter Manseau was born for this job. The son of a priest and a nun, Manseau was meant to be a scholar making […]
The public and private faith of Hillary Clinton
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories on the religious beliefs of the presidential nominees. Read about the faith of Donald Trump here. (CNN)At a Catholic charity event this month, Hillary Clinton, a onetime Sunday school teacher, made a small […]
What’s scarier than a haunted house? At Judgement House, it’s eternal damnation.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer SOUDERTON, Pa. — She stepped into the pitch-dark room, illuminated only by eerie flames, as the sound of moans and shrieks rose over the ominous music. A hooded figure, dressed in black, leapt from the darkness to hiss in her ear. Shadeilyz Castro burst […]
Toronto PD’s Muslim Chaplain: Wives Must Be Available for Sex
The city police department’s new chaplain to its Muslim officers holds rather archaic and sexist views when it comes to the role of women. BY MEIRA SVIRSKY, Mon, October 31, 2016 http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/toronto-pd%E2%80%99s-muslim-chaplain-wives-must-be-available-sex Musleh Kahn (Screenshot) The Toronto police department has appointed a new chaplain to service its Muslim officers. […]
Mosul battle: Iraqi forces near city’s eastern outskirts
Source: BBC Iraqi special forces are now less than 1.5km from the eastern outskirts of Mosul and are preparing to enter the city held by Islamic State fighters. Hundreds of Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) troops entered Bazwaya, the last village before the city limits, after launching a dawn assault on Monday. […]
Diwali fireworks choke Delhi, angering Indians
Source: BBC Angry residents of the Indian capital, Delhi, are sharing images of smog, one day after Diwali celebrations saw huge quantities of fireworks set off. Levels of pollutants in […]
Clinton emails: FBI chief may have broken law, says top Democrat
Source: BBC Harry Reid accused FBI director James Comey of violating an act which bars officials from influencing an election. News of the FBI inquiry comes less than two weeks […]
The secret of how life began
Source: BBC By Michael Marshall How did life begin? There can hardly be a bigger question. For much of human history, almost everyone believed some version of “the gods did […]