Hate Crimes Against American Muslims Most Since Post-9/11 Era
Source: The New York Times By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON — Hate crimes against American Muslims have soared to their highest levels since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, […]
“Hating a Muslim is becoming a fashion”, Grand Forks Islamic leader speaks out
By Neil Carlson | Posted: Mon 12:08 PM, Sep 19, 2016 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) A local Islamic leader is calling them lunatics, saying people who commit acts of terrorism or violence are not really part of the Islamic faith. … that today after, reports a Muslim man who […]
Prayer and politics in Congress
Source: The Christian Science Monitor By Francine Kiefer, Staff writer WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher Coons doesn’t get much sleep. Unlike most senators, the lawmaker from Delaware commutes to the capital […]
What Does Trump’s Promise Of A Nation ‘Under One God’ Really Mean?
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMON Talking about God is pretty standard for American politicians. But a line that has been popping up often in Donald Trump’s recent campaign speeches seems to […]
JK Rowling Slams Nicolas Sarkozy In Burkini Ban Row
Source: Huffington Post BY Sara C Nelson Senior Editor, The Huffington Post UK Harry Potter author JK Rowling has taken a swipe at former French presidentNicolas Sarkozy after he added fuel to the burkini ban row. Sarkozy, who this week announced he is running for the presidency again in next spring’s election, declared the […]
The Death of the Most Generous Nation on Earth
FEATURE The Death of the Most Generous Nation on Earth Little Sweden has taken in far more refugees per capita than any country in Europe. But in doing so, it’s tearing itself apart. BY JAMES TRAUB FEBRUARY 10, 2016 The Swedish Migration Agency in Malmo, the southern port city on […]
Should you change your name to get a job?
Source: BBC By Vikram Barhat In a world where assumptions based on ethnicity can often hamper job opportunities for minorities, Terence King feels like he got a raw deal. He […]
What is a flower, anyway?
Source: BBC By Claire Asher 17 September 2016 Flower is one of the earliest words we learn, and a fundamental part of our every day lives. Flowers may be the […]
How to go from 0 to 60
Source: BBC By Colin Barras If you try to imagine a speedy predator, you might envision the muscular body of a cheetah at full sprint, or the aerodynamic pose of […]
Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Body’s Internal Clock
Source: Time BY Michael J. Breus Dr. Breus is a board-certified sleep specialist and the author of The Power of When When you do things is important to your health and wellness In our relentless quest to live healthier, happier, longer, more productive lives, we often overlook a powerful tool that’s […]
Five People Questioned as Investigation into NYC, N.J. Blasts Continues
Source: Time By Jake Pearson and Alicia A. Caldwell / AP NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities questioned several people early Monday after a car stop in New York City as they worked to determine whether there was a connection between several explosive devices found in two states in two days. An […]
Hillary Clinton Launches ‘Aggressive’ Push for Millennials
Source: Time By Philip Elliott / Athens, Ohio Millennials outnumber baby boomers The president of the College Democrats at Ohio University first realized there was a problem several weeks back during […]
Italy’s constitutional conundrum
Source: BBC By Mark Mardell The Italian political system is a joke. Quite absurd. Not my judgement but that of the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Laws are made at a […]
Burkini Wearing Australian ‘Chased Off Beach By French Locals’ Despite Ban Being Overturned
Source: Huffington Post By Sara C Nelson; Senior Editor, The Huffington Post UK A Muslim woman from Australia has revealed how she was forced off a French beach – for […]
New York bombing suspect named as Ahmad Khan Rahami
Source: BBC New York officials are looking for Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalised US citizen who was born in Afghanistan for questioning over Saturday’s blast in the Chelsea area of Manhattan. The bomb injured 29 people and another unexploded device was found nearby. Early on Monday, a backpack containing up […]
Sugar industry secretly paid for favorable Harvard research
Source: Stat News By MELISSA BAILEY As nutrition debates raged in the 1960s, prominent Harvard nutritionists published two reviews in a top medical journal downplaying the role of sugar in […]
Jeremy Helan set to retire from football in order to follow religion
Source: Sky Sports By Rory O’Callaghan Sheffield Wednesday defender Jeremy Helan is expected to announce his retirement from football at the age of just 24 in order to devote his […]
Faisalabad: Christians subjected to brutal torture on account of their faith
Source: Christians in Pakistan Posted by Madeeha Bakhsh Christians subjected to ruthless torture on account of their faith. The incident took place in Samundari a city in District Faisalabad. Local Christians have approached police in pursuit of justice. Victims reportedly hail from meager background, “who had been tortured and beaten […]
Christian woman hacked to death in India: Pakistan blasphemy law creeps
Source: Pakistan Christian Post India: September 17, 2016. A mentally disabled Christian woman has been hacked to death outside her home in India for allegedly desecrating a Sikh holy book. […]
New York bombing suspect named as Ahmad Khan Rahami
Source: BBC New York officials have identified a suspect wanted for questioning over Saturday’s blast in the Chelsea area in which 29 people were injured. The man has been named as Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a naturalised US citizen who was born in Afghanistan. The New York Police Department (NYPD) […]