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, […]
Nine families raised children who all went on to extraordinary success. Here’s what they have in common
Source: Time By Charlotte Alter Every night for 20 years, Gino Rodriguez knelt beside his three daughters’ beds and whispered an incantation. As rats the size of footballs skittered along […]
Sarkozy calls burkinis a ‘provocation’ that supports radical Islam
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Martin Farrer French presidential hopeful earns sharp rebuke from burkini designer Aheda Zanetti, who says French don’t understand her creation The […]
USA: Domino’s to start pizza drone deliveries this year
Successful test in Auckland and New Zealand paves the way for Domino’s to deliver pizzas by drone. By Alistair Charlton August 25, 2016 11:20 BST , IBTimes.co.uk Updated 4 hr ago The Domino’s pizza chain is to start delivering orders by drone later in 2016. The announcement came after it successfully demonstrated how […]
Mayor fires refugee project intern for wearing headscarf
Source: The Local Mayor Elisabeth Herzog-von der Heide of the town Luckenwalde, in Brandeburg, fired an intern after one day because she would not take off her headscarf.“The Islamic headscarf is a means of expressing a religious worldview,” Herzog-von der Heide said on Wednesday.The mayor said that therefore, wearing a […]
Germany mulls pullout from Turkish airbase
Source: The Local Germany’s military is preparing to pull out from a Turkish airbase as a row between the two NATO partners escalates, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday. More:
Teens ‘Stole Alcohol, Diplomatic Van’ From Indonesia’s Consulate in NYC
Source: The Daily Beast Two teenagers have been arrested in New York City for allegedly breaking into the Indonesian consulate and stealing clothing and booze before making off with a diplomatic vehicle. Police say 18-year-old David Rivera and a 16-year-old girl who has not been identified face charges of burglary, […]
China gears up for missile warfare with US
Source: AT And one of China’s most secret missile programs is a revolutionary hypersonic strike vehicle that skims the upper atmosphere and can maneuver in a bid to defeat U.S. strategic defenses.China for years has denounced U.S. missile defenses as destabilizing. But for the first time last month, the Chinese […]
N Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile toward Japan
Source: Asia Times: The U.S. Strategic Command said it had tracked what it believed to be a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile and confirmed it flew about 300 miles. “I think it was probably successful,” said Jeffrey Lewis of the California-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies. “We don’t know the full […]
Muslim YouTuber Spells Out Exactly Why France’s Burkini Ban Is So Problematic
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor British YouTuber Dina Torkia had a few choice words about the temporary “Burkini bans” that have swept through several French cities in […]
Punishing the messenger: Israel’s war on NGOs takes a worrying turn
AUG. 24, 2016 Israeli, Palestinian, and foreign activists march to protest the demolition of the Palestinian village of Susiya in July 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader, File) By: Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud is an internationally-syndicated columnist, author and the founder of PalestineChronicle.com. His latest book is My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: […]
Geneva advises teachers on religion in school
File photo: C Carlstead Geneva advises teachers on religion in school Published: 24 Aug 2016 12:03 GMT+02:00 As children start the new school year, the secular canton of Geneva has issued guidelines for teachers on how to deal with religious issues in the classroom. Italian ‘ignored’ by Swiss schools in […]
Haj and its important rituals
SHEIKH MOKHTAR | Published — Thursday 18 August 2016 This is the concluding part of article on Haj. AS you near the miqat, your heart will tremble and tremor. Is this really happening? Is my heart getting closer and closer to His House? Soon you will enter Allah’s haram. It […]