Source: Times of Israel The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has now come under criticism for agreeing to Iran’s strict clothing requirements for women.US Women’s Champion Nazi Paikidze said she would not be attending,telling the Telegraph “It is absolutely unacceptable to host one of the most important women’s tournaments in a […]
Source: RNS By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some Kenyan churches are demanding premarital HIV testing before weddings, a trend activists warn is infringing on the rights of people living […]
Source: Times of Israel Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that Washington has not honored the agreement and “Russia no longer thinks it possible to carry out the conditions of the agreement alone” due to “general tension” between the two countries. “It’s a symbolic gesture that demonstrates that the sides […]
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE Pope Francis on Sunday advised U.S. Catholics who feel they are torn between two imperfect candidates for president to study […]
Source: Time By Sam Frizell / White Plains, N.Y. @Sam_Frizell & Philip Elliott When Hillary Clinton’s blue-tinged 737 touches down in Ohio on Monday morning for the first time in 29 days, locals will greet a changed Democratic nominee in a much changed race. The last time she campaigned in the battleground state, […]
Source: ET One such event was witnessed in the city a few days back. A group of lawyers, under the leadership of Lahore High Court Bar Association President Rana Zia Abdur Rehman and LHCBA Secretary Anas Ghazi, and enraged clerics from different seminaries barged in the office of Pakistan Electronic […]
God knows every single letter, and perhaps God will accept my excuse and forgive my stumbling in His bounty, generosity, munificence and excellence –there is no God but Him. — Ibn Rushd-12th century Andalusian philosopher By Dr. Moin Qazi, India The issue of triple talaq or instant divorce has […]
Source: Time BY Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel is Israel’s Minister for Social Equality It was British Prime Minister Theresa May who astutely said: “You can’t solve a problem as complex as […]
Source: Time By Nikhil Kumar The Paris climate change agreement to curb rising global temperatures moved closer to coming into force on Sunday, after India, the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, formally signed on to the pact. India, which accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, became […]
Source: BBC To preserve the ancient site of Petra for future generations, archaeologists and locals are re-excavating earlier archaeological “dumps” in search of lost treasures. Petra is located about three hours […]
A University of Toronto student detained in Bangladesh for weeks in connection with a terrorist attack has been released on bail, his family confirmed. Tahmid Hasib Khan, 22, is healthy, safe and living under the supervision of his parents in the capital city of Dhaka, said his brother Talha Khan. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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) […]