‘The birthplace of Islam in Britain’: Kensington’s Victorian mosque reopens
Source: BBC By Chris Long and Jerry Chester The first mosque founded in England, which has stood as a derelict shell for many years, has been refurbished and reopened to […]
Nine very compelling reasons to come to Germany to study
A lecture hall at Leipzig University. Photo: DPA Published: 09 Sep 2016 Sick of the expense of studying in the UK, the USA or Canada? Germany offers an affordable and highly esteemed alternative, argues Melissa Lawrence. Nine life-saving tips for foreign students in Germany (03 Aug 16) German unis offer […]
Turkey wants to join U.S.-led operation against Islamic State in Raqqa – Erdogan
Reuters International SEP 25, 2016 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey wants to join the United States in a military operation to push Islamic State […]
Sad legacy
Sep 24,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL US President Barack Obama delivered his farewell speech before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, having reached close to the end of his last term in the White House. Obama seemed to blame everybody for the growing malaise in world and regional affairs except himself, as […]
Quartet warns that Israeli settlements eroding two-state solution
By Reuters – Sep 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian Malek Al Qadi, 20, who recently ended a 69-day hunger strike to protest his administrative detention by Israel, flashes victory signs after his release from an Israeli prison as he arrived for treatment in a hospital in the city of […]
Indian PM Modi says Pakistan ‘a safe haven for terrorists’
The Toronto Star. Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will work to isolate Pakistan internationally. People of Pakistan should ask their rulers, India exports software, and Pakistan exports terrorists. By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated Press Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 NEW DELHI—India’s prime minister said Saturday that he would work to isolate Pakistan internationally, […]
Europe needs deals to send migrants home: Merkel
Source: The Local “We want to stop illegal immigration while living up to our humanitarian responsibilities,” Merkel said after talks in Vienna with counterparts along the Balkan migrant route.”It is necessary to get agreements with third countries, especially in Africa but also Pakistan and Afghanistan… so that it becomes clear […]
Meditations on The Philosopher King, Plato, and if Utopia is possible.
Source: bigthink.com Many great thinkers have devoted their time to trying to understand the ideal society; laying out a system of government, values, and behavior, practiced in their utopia. Few, if any, of these thinkers ever had a chance to directly enact their ideas. While the ideas of great thinkers are […]
Religious People Are Less Smart but Atheists Are Psychopaths
Source: Big Think By Paul Rainer Science and religion are fighting it out in your brain, not just in a metaphorical sense, but in a real, physical altercation. That’s […]
Unity gives Jerusalem a prayer: Jews, Muslims and Christians join for worship
Source: The Guardian By Hannah Ellis-Peterson Eight religious leaders brought their congregations together for eight days in one room. It was a dangerous move In a small building in the […]
‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin May Enhance Feelings Of Spirituality
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “Oxytocin appears to be part of the way our bodies support spiritual beliefs.” The same hormone that helps mothers […]
Pigeon with Words Written In Urdu Found In Indian Punjab: Police
Pigeon with Words Written In Urdu Found In Punjab: Police September 24, 2016 Chandigarh: A white pigeon, apparently from across the border, with “some words written in Urdu” has been found in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, police said on Friday. Naresh Kumar, a resident of Motla village in the district, had […]
White House Invites Taliban Sympathizer to Speak At Interfaith Campus Challenge
White House Invites Taliban Sympathizer to Speak At Interfaith Campus Challenge September 23, 2016 The U.S. Department of Education and the White House invited a Taliban sympathizer to speak at PICSCC (President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge). The PICSCC was introduced by President Obama in 2011 to build bridges […]
Revenge for Uri: Don’t worry Mr PM we are ready says Indian Army
By: Vicky Nanjappa Updated: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11:35 [IST]Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/-newsletter&utm_campaign=24092016New Delhi, Sept 24: Don’t worry Mr Prime Minister, we are prepared and can hit them. This is the line that the India army has taken following the Uri attack in which 17 soldiers were martyred by four […]
This Interactive Virtual Reality Experience Relaxes You in Minutes
Source: Time Imagine leaving a stressful day behind and slipping into a magical forest of calming lights and sounds. That’s the vision of LUMEN, a relaxing virtual reality experience that […]
Dramatic Footage Shows Syrian Girl’s Rescue From Rubble
Source: Time Dramatic footage of a young Syrian girl’s rescue from the rubble following an airstrike emerged on Friday, the latest in a string of videos highlighting the human toll of war on civilians in the rebel-held areas of Aleppo. The video obtained by Sky News shows men, including rescuers […]
Police Hunt Gunman Who Killed 5 at Washington Mall
Source: Time (BURLINGTON, Wash.) — Police searched Saturday for a gunman authorities said opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy’s store at a mall north of Seattle, killing four females and one man, before fleeing toward an interstate on foot. People fled, customers hid in dressing rooms and […]
Guam leader Oks bill ending time limits in child sex cases
Source: Associated Press By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo said Friday he signed a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on child […]
Israeli Chief Rabbinate nixes 4 conversions approved by top US Orthodox rabbi
Source: JTA (JTA) — The Chief Rabbinate of Israel rejected four conversions approved by a prominent Orthodox American rabbi without providing explanations. The haredi Orthodox-dominated rabbinate rejected the conversions approved by Rabbi Gedalia […]
Creation of Amish history museum in Illinois underway
Source: Associated Press ARTHUR, Ill. (AP) — Efforts to open an Amish history museum in Illinois are underway after the oldest-known Amish house in the state was moved to the […]