Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi set to open in 2017
Source: MSN By Neha Bhatia A Hindu temple currently under construction in Abu Dhabi will be completed in 2017, its development team has announced. B R Shetty, vice chairman and […]
The Guardian view on blasphemy in Pakistan: a dark moment for religious freedom approaches
theguardian — The killing and jailing of people on accusations of insulting Islam is shameful. Pakistan’s supreme court should spare the life of Asia Bibi and curb future convictions Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court. ‘Her freedom would send a powerful […]
The Corleones of Kabul : The U.S.–Afghan Divorce and the Karzai Family
By Jonah Blank In This Review A Kingdom of Their Own: The Family Karzai and the Afghan Disaster Joshua Partlow Foreign observers of Afghanistan tend to think of former President Hamid Karzai’s government as a clan of corrupt thugs, led by a feckless, petulant whiner. In this narrative, Karzai was […]
UK:We dressed visibly as Muslims for a month – here’s what it taught us about UK Islamophobia
Many bystanders saw us being threatened and harassed but did not intervene. By Imran Awan , Irene Zempi October 12, 2016 13:53 BST , Updated 7 hr ago Britain is a nation of real diversity, tolerance and multicultural vibrancy. But for those who have suffered hate crime, it can be an alienating and terrifying place. […]
Counternarcotics, Terrorism & Intelligence Report: US Must Address Massive Revenue Streams Funding ISIS
By: Amanda Vicinanzo, Online Managing Editor 10/12/16 US efforts to curb the explosive growth of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be futile if the nation fails to address the diverse revenue streams fueling the terrorist organization, according to a new report released by Homeland Security Chairman […]
PARALLELS BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND ETHICAL BANKING
Professor Rodney Wilson, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham Islamic banks often describe themselves as being providers of ethical financial services, but they do not spell out explicitly what is meant by this or its significance. The word ethical is used as a label, and equated […]
China targets parents with religion rules in Xinjiang
Source: Aljazeera Parents and guardians in China’s heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said […]
Evangelical magazines decry Trump: ‘Someone who violates all that is sacred to us’
Recent events have shown that not only Trump is a disgrace but so are Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell Jr. Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Earlier in this […]
New digital Clinton ad targets Mormon voters
Source: Review Journal Hillary Clinton to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday, one week before UNLV debate By BEN BOTKIN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a digital ad on Tuesday reaching out to Mormon voters in Nevada and Utah. The move demonstrates the high hopes the Democratic presidential candidate’s […]
Judge rules religious rites trump animal rights, for now
Source: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur began Tuesday night, a federal judge lifted a temporary restraining order against a California synagogue performing a ritual where chickens are twirled in the air before they’re slaughtered. Judge Andre Birotte Jr. had granted the […]
Rabbis Consider Presidential Election In Yom Kippur Sermons
Source: NPR NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, about how rabbis are addressing the election in their high holiday sermons. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, starts tonight. Rabbis are putting the finishing touches on their sermons and […]
US to work with private firms on Mars plan
Source: BBC President Barack Obama says the US will work with private companies on its plan to send humans to Mars in the 2030s. President Obama announced his proposals for […]
US election: Obama blasts Trump with 7-Eleven jibe
Source: BBC President Barack Obama has blasted Donald Trump’s recent remarks about women, saying they would be intolerable even for someone applying for a job at a 7-Eleven convenience store. At a rally supporting Hillary Clinton, Mr Obama also urged senior Republicans to formally withdraw their endorsement of Mr Trump […]
How ISIS Twisted the Meaning of ‘Caliphate’
Source: Time By Hugh Kennedy Kennedy is a professor of Arabic at SOAS, University of London, and the author of Caliphate What is caliphate? What does the term mean? What […]
Sports Illustrated Partnering to Produce First Complete Mt. Everest Climb in Virtual Reality
Source: Time Sports Illustrated will partner with Endemol Shine Beyond USA to produce the first documentary series of a complete climb of Mt. Everest to be presented in virtual reality. The […]
Video: Obama Breaks Down How Republicans Ended Up With Trump
President Obama explains how the behavior and rhetoric of the Republican party over the last decade has left the country with an ignorant Republican nominee for the President of the […]
Russian Government Officials Told To Immediately Bring Back Children Studying Abroad
by Tyler Durden Oct 12, 2016 In Europe, when it gets serious, you have to lie… at least if you are an unelected bureaucrat like Jean-Claude Juncker. In Russia, however, when it gets serious, attention immediately turns to the children. Which is why we read a report in Russian website […]
Trump would be ‘dangerous’ if elected: UN rights chief
Source: MSN The UN’s rights chief warned Wednesday that Donald Trump’s statements pointed to a “dangerous” figure emerging on the world stage if he won the US presidency. At a […]
Dr Moiz Shams, eye doctor who has performed 1000 free eye surgeries
By Shaheen Nazar, Aligarh India AN eye-specialist by training and a campaigner against blindness by choice, Dr. Abdul Moiz Shams is an Aligarian and a true follower of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. In an age when the medical profession has become highly commercialized and doctors have generally become money-minting machines, […]
Obama vows to send people to Mars by the 2030s
Source: MSN.com (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu) U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to help send people to Mars within the next 15 years, pledging to […]