US election: Trump blames media for ‘gun threat’ row
Source: BBC Republican Donald Trump has blamed the media after being accused of urging supporters to kill his Democratic rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton. He told Fox News […]
Former Secret Service Official: Donald Trump Is ‘Pretty Close to the Edge’
Source: Time BY Will Drabold Donald Trump’s comments Tuesday about “Second Amendment people” could be considered a “veiled threat” against Hillary Clinton, a former top Secret Service official told TIME. The official said that if they were still working at the U.S. Secret Service, they would contact someone on Trump’s campaign […]
FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs reorganizing sect from prison, feds say
Source: CNN By Ann O’Neill, CNN (CNN)From inside a Texas prison cell, polygamous prophet Warren Jeffs is orchestrating a shakeup of his embattled sect, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, federal prosecutors allege in court documents filed Monday. Jeffs, who is serving a life prison sentence […]
U.S. court revives Ten Commandments monument lawsuit against NK-A School District
Source: Trib Live By Liz Hayes A federal appellate court reinstated a New Kensington-Arnold School District parent’s lawsuit over a Ten Commandments monument in front of Valley Junior-Senior High School. […]
Glasgow murder of Asad Shah spurred by sectarianism in Pakistan
Source: The Guardian Tanveer Ahmed was understood to have been offended by a remark Shah made where he allegedly purported to be a prophet of Islam. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock By Nazia Parveen […]
Turkey suspends 2,500 more from religion agency after coup bid
Source: Yahoo Ankara (Turkey) (AFP) – Turkey suspended over 2,500 more staff from the powerful religious affairs state agency on Tuesday in the latest purge after last month’s failed coup […]
The Spirit of a Scientist
Source: Huffington Post By Raeya Maswood Ph.D. Student in Cognitive Science and Science Blogger at Cognitive Ties This past June was full of deadlines and work towards my Master’s thesis. My days were spent analyzing data, reading articles, writing, revising and writing more (and revising more). As a Ph.D. student who […]
Baltimore police have racial bias, Justice Department reports
Source: CNN By Emanuella Grinberg (CNN)A Justice Department investigation found that the Baltimore Police Department engages in unconstitutional practices that led to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests of African-Americans, and excessive use of force against juveniles and people with mental health disabilities. The Department of Justice monitored the […]
Will Smith Shuts Down Islamophobia And Donald Trump At ‘Suicide Squad’ Press Event
Source: Huffington Post By Carly Ledbetter; Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post Will Smith showed up to a Dubai press event for “Suicide Squad” and shut down two things: Islamophobia and Donald Trump. […]
First-ever ‘pizza ATM’ opens in US
Source: TOI The pizza ATM, which opens for public on August 10, has a temperature-controlled refrigeration system that allows the pizza to stay fresh and a convection oven that enables it to be served nice and hot in just three minutes. Once users decide what type they want, the ATM then […]
Chinese tourist loses wallet, becomes refugee by mistake
Source: The Local Quite how the 31-year-old ended up spending over a week in a refugee home in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, is not totally clear,broadcaster WDR reported on Monday. But it appears that he has the German Red Cross (DRK) to thank for finally freeing him from his ordeal. Indeed, if […]
Refugee’s internship stopped ‘due to attacks in Germany’
Source: The Local An 18-year-old Syrian refugee who was offered a traineeship with a logistics company in Nuremberg was later informed that the offer had been rescinded “due to serious attacks in Germany”, news siteNordbayern.de reported on Tuesday. The refugee, who arrived in Germany 11 months ago, wanted to secure an internship […]
Doctor-patient trust at risk in new anti-terror proposals
Source: The Local Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière is set to publish a draft law on Thursday which would create major changes, including the abolition of dual citizenship and softening […]
How House Speaker Paul Ryan Broke the Right Wing Fever Dream
Source: The Daily Beast Despite breathless, reverential, tender, loving coverage for his opponent from a few corners of the right-wing media world, Paul Ryan isn’t going anywhere. He handily bested his primary challenger, businessman Paul Nehlen, by upwards of 80 points at press time. There was no reason to expect […]
Turkey warns US not to ‘sacrifice’ relations for sake of Gulen
Source: TOI Turkey has repeatedly pressed Washington to extradite the 75-year-old cleric to face trial over the attempted putsch, which saw a rogue military faction try to oust President Recep […]
Licensed agents of intolerance
Source: Dawn THERE can be no doubt that we are wading through an uncertain era of religious atavism. But let us also not ignore another by-product of this apparent iodine deficiency — cultural cretinism. It is steadily shrinking our life skills, including the ability to bond with people from different […]
Trump under fire for suggesting violence against Clinton
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: White House hopeful Donald Trump, already deserted by some fellow Republicans, came under sharp scrutiny Tuesday over controversial comments that some people interpreted as a threat of […]
Is Pakistan isolated?
Source: Dawn Pakistan is far from isolated. It enjoys a very close strategic relationship with its largest neighbour China, the emerging superpower. Relations with Iran are complex, but not hostile, and can become cooperative. Relations with regional neighbours Saudi Arabia, the GCC and Turkey remain friendly, with considerable potential for […]
Threat emanates from India-managed Afghan soil, generals told
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: Top military commanders believe that the terrorist threat is transforming because of a growing nexus between hostile actors in the neighbourhood and ‘facilitators’ within the country. At a corps commanders’ conference held at the General Headquarters on Tuesday, the generals reviewed the threat perception and discussed measures for […]
India: The Salafisation of Kerala’s Muslims
The Salafisation of Kerala’s Muslims By Nabeel Hassan August 06, 2016 The impact of the Salafi ideology which has been gaining a strong foothold among Muslims in Kerala, in recent years, is visible particularly among the youth and women. Muslim parents today face considerable anxiety about their children entering adulthood. […]