What has Jesus got to do with ISIS? A lot
Source: Religion News Service By Tahir Nasser (RNS) This week, the assault on Mosul — the last stronghold of ISIS — began. As a student of religious history, it reminded me of […]
Channel 4 presenter says hijab ruling means it’s ‘open season’ on Muslims
Source: The Guardian By Matthew Weaver The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned whether the press regulator will ever prohibit hate speech on the grounds of religion after it cleared the Sun […]
Effects of news addiction
İBRAHIM ALTAY PublishedOctober 17, 2016 Illustration by Necmettin Asma – twitter.com/necmettinasma As we enter the third part of the debate surrounding the concept of news addiction, another perspective shows us that even the usage of the word addiction is not agreed upon, though negative aspects seem, regardless, to affect the […]
Prevent is failing. Any effective strategy must include Muslim communities
Source: The Guardian By Miqdaad Versi There is no doubt that the threat from international terrorism is real and that it requires proportionate and evidence-based strategies to confront it. Muslims in […]
A Muslim Woman Is Documenting All The Strange And Wonderful Places Muslims Pray
Source: The Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Six years ago, Sana Ullah went up on a mountain to pray. The young Muslim woman, born and raised in South […]
Meet The Muslim Woman Running For State Legislature In Minnesota
Source: Huffington Post Ilhan Omar is making waves in Minnesota. By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Ilhan Omar is a former refugee, a Somali-American activist, and a proud Democrat. On November […]
An Open Letter To Marvel On Muslim Superheroes
Source: The Huffington Post Maha Sarfraz A 17 year old high school student from Baltimore, Maryland. Dear Marvel, My affixation with your superheroes began when I was seven years old. […]
The first planet ever discovered around another star
Source: BBC By Marcus Woo 20 October 2016 On a winter’s night in January 1995, rain fell on the Haute-Provence Observatory in southern France. Didier Queloz, an astronomy graduate student, […]
The US’ one-million-acre secret
Source: BBC By Zack Frank A bypassed world The Allegheny Forest region, spread across northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York, is one of the most bypassed sections of the eastern […]
Janet Jackson spotted for first time in full Islamic dress since announcing pregnancy
Mirror Geraldine McKelvie Previous SlideNext Slide © Provided by Trinity Mirror Plc Credits: XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM Singer Janet Jackson was this week spotted in public for the first time since announcing her […]
Currumbin mosque backers double money after selling property on Gold Coast (Australia)
Protestors gathered to protest against the Currumbin Mosque. Photo: Kit Wise QLD News Alister Thomson, Gold Coast Bulletin October 19, 2016 A GOLD Coast Muslim group which had its plans for a mosque rejected after community protests has sold the site, almost doubling its money. The Salsabil Charity Organisation […]
Donald Trump Says He Will Sue Sexual Misconduct Accusers. Law Experts Have Doubts
Source: Time BY Katie Reilly @katiemacreilly Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said he will sue the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, making the announcement during a speech aimed at outlining his plans for the first 100 days of his potential presidency. “Every woman lied when they […]
Chelsea Handler Destroys Trump’s Racism Defense In One Sobering Tweet
Source: Huffington Post BY Cole Delbyck Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post Here’s a fun game! If Donald Trump is the least racist person you’ve ever met, then you’ve: A) Learned to live in […]
2,000-year-old Roman bath discovered in central Turkey to be opened for tourism
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published October 22, 2016 AA Photo A 2,000-year-old Roman bath, also known as ‘Basilica Therma,’ located in Central Anatolian Turkish province of Yozgat is expected to be open to tourism in the next few years, officials have said on Saturday. The excavation site contains significant statues and Christian […]
Muslims protest in front of Colosseum over mosque closures
Published October 21, 2016 Associated Press Muslim men gather for a prayer and demonstration near Rome’s ancient Colosseum, seen in the background Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. The Muslim community of Rome gathered by the Colosseum to pray and demonstrate against the alleged shutting down by police of unofficial places of […]
Anti-Islam Group PEGIDA Suffers Massive Fall In Protestors
Ruth Gledhill CHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR17 October 2016 Supporters of the anti-Islam movement PEGIDA march to protest against the German government during celebrations marking the German Unification Day in Dresden on October 3.Reuters The latest march in Germany by the anti-Islam protest group PEGIDA drew a fraction of the supporters […]
Exhibit of rare Korans seeks to restore Islam in US eyes
October 21, 2016 View photos More than 60 Korans and Koranic texts will be featured in “The Art of the Qur’an,” running through February 20, 2017 (AFP Photo/Ashraf Shazly) More Washington (AFP) – A first US showing of rare old Korans opens Saturday in a Washington museum, highlighting a different […]
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Child refugee arrivals in UK ‘sparks last-minute panic’ because Home Office refused to make plan
Growing anger after some children are placed in foster care – and even a detention centre – because background checks on family members have not been carried out Rob Merrick Dep @Rob_Merrick The refugee camp in Calais, which is due to be demolished tomorrow Getty The arrival of child refugees […]
Iraqi PM Abadi: Thank you, but we don’t need Turkey’s help in Mosul
By Rudaw Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (right) meeting with US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in Baghdad on Saturday. Photo from AP video. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq has declined Turkey’s offer of assistance in the offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS rule. “I know that the Turks want […]