This Man Is Paying The Fines For Women Ticketed Under France’s Burkini Ban
Source: Huffington Post By Willa Frej, who is a reporter at The Huffington Post based in New York. Fluent in French and proficient in Spanish and Arabic, she focuses on […]
Searching for Jesus in India – with a camera
Scroll.in: There is an old belief that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion and spent his last years in Kashmir. Those who subscribe to this theory cite as evidence the Rozabal shrine in Srinagar, which is purported to maintain the earthly remains of the Christian prophet, and a minor body of […]
Insight – Indonesia’s most-wanted awakens new generation of jihadis
Reuters International AUG 26, 2016 – www.swissinfo.ch Police remove the body of a suicide bomber from the scene of an attack in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia on July 5, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Maulana Surya/via REUTERS/File photo (reuters_tickers) By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor SOLO, […]
Whether Isis jihadis or government soldiers, speak to fighters in Syria and you will discover infinite sadness
In a military prison in Damascus, a 34-year old Muslim who wanted to be an Islamist fighter breaks down in tears as he tells us how he lied to his wife. Another man tells me his life is so framed by war that his biggest fear is peace Robert Fisk […]
A suggestion for Tehran and Riyadh
Aug 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI My affection and respect for my good friend and colleague from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with whom I discussed current events in the Middle East over a leisurely Lebanese lunch last week. We had very different analyses of how tensions […]
How reading Shakespeare could help stop conflict in the Middle East
There is a lack of humanist studies in the universities of the Arab world, and an absence of the texts which flourished in the very golden age which Islamists so often proclaim Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 14 July 2016 Two good friends were telling me at dinner a few nights […]
Donald Trump Is Going To Be Elected
08/21/2016 Michael Rosenblum Founder of Current TV, Past President NY Times TV CARLO ALLEGRI / REUTERS Donald Trump is going to be elected president. The American people voted for him a long time ago. They voted for him when The History Channel went from showing documentaries about the Second World […]
Hillary Clinton Defines Race Relations in Nevada Today – Exposing Trump
Hillary Clinton’s speech starts around minute 34 of above video and you can watch all of it Hillary Clinton Says ‘Radical Fringe’ Is Taking Over G.O.P. Under Donald Trump Source: […]
Anti-Muslim fury greets proposals for U.S. mosques
By DANIEL DALEWashington Bureau Wed., Aug. 24, 2016 WASHINGTON—Noise, traffic, parking, the usual. When residents of Atlanta-area Newton County found out that imam Mohammad Islam was planning to build a mosque and cemetery on vacant land near a rural highway, they cited the standard list of benign objections. Then Monday’s public […]
Cow is mother of not only Hindus but also of Muslims: Swaroopanand
August 23, 2016 India, Haridwar: Head of Dwarkashardapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati today said cow is the mother of not only Hindus but also of Muslims as its milk is as much beneficial for believers of one faith as for those of another. In a statement here, Swami Swaroopanand said […]
Jordanian Prince, Jewish Academic Call on Muslims, Jews to Unite Against ‘Savage’ ISIS Assault on Christians
AUGUST 25, 2016 Author: Lea Speyer A Jordanian prince and a Jewish academic are calling on Jews and Muslims to unite in religious tolerance to stop the spread of ISIS-perpetrated hatred against Christians in the Middle East. In an op-ed in the UK’s Telegraph on Tuesday, Prince Hassan of Jordan, founder and president […]
Muslim convert guilty of assaulting teen who was hugging girlfriend
Source: The Guardian Michael Coe, an associate of hate preacher Anjem Choudary, told by judge that he faces substantial jail term Michael Coe has also been known as Mikaeel Ibrahim […]
In Israel, women-only beach days allow the religious to relax
Source: RNS TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) It was Sunday — women’s-only day — at the so-called religious beach in this Israeli city on the Mediterranean, and several hundred women and […]
Hajj stoning to be shortened after deadly stampede
Source: Yahoo News Riyadh (AFP) – A stoning ritual which led to the deaths of about 2,300 people during last year’s hajj will be more tightly controlled during next month’s […]
Factbox: Troubled Europe debates burqas, niqabs and burkinis
Source: Reuters Restrictions on face and full-body veils are back in the spotlight in parts of Europe after some French cities banned the burkini swimsuit, saying the garment, which leaves […]
French burkini bans face legal challenge as tension mounts
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative authority is studying whether local bans on full-body burkini swimsuits are legal, amid growing concerns in the country […]
Busting the billion-dollar myth: how to slash the cost of drug development
Source: Nature A non-profit organization is proving that new drugs don’t have to cost a fortune. Can its model work more broadly? By Amy Maxmen First, there was the pitching and […]
Self-driving taxi trial kicks off in Singapore
Source: BBC By Andreas Illmer Business reporter Self-driving cars and taxis are the buzz of the industry. Everyone seems to be doing it, trying grab headlines with every step forward […]
Orlando club shooting: Survivors’ medical bills waived
Source: BBC Hospitals in the US city of Orlando say they will not charge for treatment provided to survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre in which 49 people were killed […]
What Donald Trump Knew About Undocumented Workers at His Signature Tower
Source: Time By Massimo Calabresi In the summer of 1980, Donald Trump faced a big problem. For six months, undocumented Polish laborers had been clearing the future site of Trump Tower, […]