Source: Aljazeera When Turkey shot down a Russian military jet last November, business ties between the two countries hit rocky terrain, with Russia slapping trade sanctions on Turkey. Instead of polarising, it’s time to unite people and look forward. That’s [Turkey’s] biggest challenge. I see more of a political challenge […]
Source: BBC By Bryan Lufkin Cars that run on sun and not petrol still seem fantastical, even in 2016: They’re expensive and slow to make, and seem stuck in university […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The U.S. declared the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico a public health emergency on Friday, which U.S. Health and Human Services says means the virus is a “significant threat” to the territory. The declaration comes amid massive spread of Zika through Puerto Rico, infecting well […]
Source: Time By Gretchen Elke MILWAUKEE (AP) — Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee’s predominantly black north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was […]
Source: Time By David Rising BERLIN (AP) — The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday, as did […]
Source: Huffington Post By Kerry Walters Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Gettysburg College; Catholic priest I can think of nothing that’s done more damage to American Christianity than the Religious Right. Despite what the movement’s prophets sanctimoniously shout from their pulpits, it’s not secular humanism, gay marriage, abortion, the ACLU, evolution, porn, […]
Source: Huffington Post By Lori L. Fazzino Sociologist and Interfaith Action Faculty, Claremont Lincoln University I try to live by a number of mantras, one of which is: Give credit where credit is due. I was motivated to write this piece after reading Zoha Qamar’s Huffington Post piece, “An A-Z […]
Source: Huffington Post and Youtube By Sam Stein; Senior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post A spokesperson for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has blamed PresidentBarack Obama for invading Afghanistan ― a foreign […]
Source: BBC The largest Islamic gathering in the UK has opened with a call to end “hate incidents” among Muslims. Around 30,000 Ahmadi Muslims from dozens of countries are holding […]
Source: BBC An imam and his assistant were shot dead as they walked along a street in the New York borough of Queens. The men were approached from behind by […]
Fareed offers his take on why Donald Trump fits the definition of a B.S. artist.
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor I couldn’t tell you exactly when I started losing my faith. I can only describe it like this: It’s something like standing […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY ALEKSANDRA SANDSTROM All states prosecute parents whose children come to severe harm through neglect. But in 34 states (as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and […]
Source: Huffington Post By Roy Speckhardt; who is executive director of the American Humanist Association. Religious freedom isn’t an excuse to be a bigot, it isn’t a free license to discriminate, […]
Source: BBC By Shannon Wianecki 12 August 2016 Paul Banko has an enviable commute: he rides his bike through cooled lava flows and dense fern forests to reach his office […]
Source: BBC By Pierangelo Pirak 14 July 2016 In a special series, BBC Earth has recreated the last days of the last Neanderthal on Earth. It is a story based […]
Source: BBC Residents in the northern Syrian city of Manbij have been celebrating new freedoms after being liberated from the rule of so-called Islamic State. They have poured into the streets enjoying basic rights they had been denied for two years, including shaving off their beards and smoking. US-backed Kurdish […]
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett They arrived in their thousands. Hardened by months of war with ferocious natives, near-starvation and exotic diseases, Hernan Cortez and his Spanish army marched into […]
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias Donald Trump’s campaign is preparing to announce an Hispanic advisory board of evangelical pastors to help mobilize support for the GOP nominee. Several evangelical Hispanic pastors […]
Source: Time By Alice Park/Rio de Janeiro Michael Phelps may collect gold medals like they’re Brazilian centavos, but he’s not the only swimmer dominating the all-time medal tally. While no other […]