The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer
Source: BBC By Hannah Fry From the time we pick up a chunky crayon and start scribbling as children, it begins to become clear whether we’re right- or left-handed. But […]
The Racial Confidence Gap in Police Performance
Source: Pew Research Center Blacks, whites also have dramatically different views on causes of fatal encounters between blacks and police BY RICH MORIN AND RENEE STEPLER The deep racial tensions seen in many areas of American life 1 underlie how blacks and whites view police in their communities, as well […]
More than half of Unite’s female officers bullied or harassed, study finds
theguardian: by Rajeev Syal — Leaked internal study details claims of sexual harassment and reveals that quarter of officers said reports of bullying were handled badly Unite’s senior officials have been considering the findings of the report for four months. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA More than half the female officers in […]
Ahmadi Muslims’ leader arrives Monday in Toronto
Thestar.com Federal minister to greet sect’s Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on Monday in Toronto at start of Canadian visit. The religious leader of around 100 million followers is coming to Canada on Monday, but don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of him. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, world head […]
Bulgaria imposes burqa ban – and will cut benefits of women who defy it
Bulgaria has become the latest European country to ban women from wearing veils covering their faces in public. Under the controversial new legislation, women who breach the ban will have their benefits cut. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bulgaria-burka-ban-benefits-cut-burkini-niqab-a7340601.html The Bulgarian parliament approved the law, backed by the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition. The party’s co-leader […]
How America’s separation of church and state is fraying
Economist: “THE wall between state and church”, Justice Hugo Black wrote in Everson v Board of Education, a case from 1947, “must be kept high and impregnable”. Justice Black was […]
Israel imposes ‘general closure’ on Palestinian territory for Jewish holiday
OCT. 2, 2016 10: Palestinians walk through the Erez border crossing with Israel in the northern Gaza Strip as they cross into Gaza, on June 09, 2010. (Mahmud Hams-AFP-Getty Images) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities announced Saturday evening that a general closure would be imposed on all passage between the […]
Dutch photographer Oerlemans killed in Libya – employer
Reuters International OCT 2, 2016 – AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans has been shot dead by a sniper in Sirte, Libya, according to a report on Sunday on the website of the Belgian newspaper he had been working for. Knack said it had been informed of Oerlemans’ […]
Pope agrees to expedite sainthood process for murdered priest
Reuters International OCT 2, 2016 – Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun is seen next to a picture of Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants in July, during a media conference at the Vatican, September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (reuters_tickers) PARIS (Reuters) […]
Complex US-Pakistan relations
MUHAMMAD WAQAS | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Muhammad Waqas On the bilateral relations front, it is not just Pakistan’s simmering tensions with India that is making the headlines. Pakistan’s long and complicated relationship with the US is also back in the news. In a recent move, two […]
A slap Congress is beginning to regret
LINDA HEARD | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Saudi Arabia’s response to legislation permitting the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Kingdom for compensation, which US President Barack Obama has characterized as setting a “dangerous precedent”, has been diplomatically low-key. “The erosion of sovereign immunity will have a […]
2016 Nobel Prize in medicine proves the theory of evolution once again
2016 Nobel Prize in medicine proves the theory of evolution once again; by showing shared genes between baker’s yeast & humans Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize in medicine for work […]
Trump’s magical economic thinking
Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – SIMON JOHNSON Donald Trump has finally put out a detailed economic plan. Authored by Peter Navarro (an economist at the University of California-Irvine) and Wilbur Ross (an investor), the plan claims that a president Trump would boost growth and reduce the national debt. But […]
Iraqi officers train in Jordan ahead of battle for Mosul
By Mohammad Ghazal – Oct 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi troops are seen during a training session at the Jordan-based KASOTC facility on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of NATO) AMMAN — As the Iraqi army gears up to liberate Mosul from the terrorist group Daesh, First Lieutenant Samir Mansour hopes […]
Bosnian Journalist: To wear a burka, niqab or any other religious sign on your head is the same as wearing a strap-on in public.”
After writing her objections to Islamic headgear for women, the Bosnian woman journalist has been threatened with rape and death. A Bosnian woman journalist who criticized Islamic headscarves, veils and burqas in graphic language has been forced into hiding due to threats of rape and death, reported the UK’s Express. In an […]
SERIOUSLY? Pentagon Paid for Fake ‘Al Qaeda’ Videos
Source: The Daily Beast A controversial foreign PR firm known for representing unsavory characters was paid millions by the Pentagon to create fake terrorist videos. THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM […]
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination
Source: Pew Research Center Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]
In Their Own Words: Why Voters Support – and Have Concerns About – Clinton and Trump
Source: Pew Research Center Major factor in candidate support: Disliking the opponent Voters who support Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offer a variety of reasons why they do so, ranging from the candidates’ issue positions to their personal backgrounds. But a major factor for both groups, beyond their candidate’s […]
Digital Readiness Gaps
Source: Pew Research Center Americans fall along a spectrum of preparedness when it comes to using tech tools to pursue learning online, and many are not eager or ready to take the plunge BY JOHN B. HORRIGAN For many years concerns about “digital divides” centered primarily on whether people hadaccess […]
How a London soccer club tries to save kids from the Islamic State
By Rick Noack October 1 LONDON — A 14-year-old girl received a photo on Snapchat that showed a man holding a black placard with the message: “Are you British, […]