How Nature Can Help Prisoners
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Inmates who watch nature videos have fewer violent infractions Watching videos of nature can reduce levels of aggression among prisoners, and possibly lead to fewer aggressive […]
#MENINHIJAB: IRANIAN MEN POST SELFIES WEARING HIJABS TO PROTEST VEILING LAW
Source: World Religion News IRANIAN MEN ARE SHOWING SUPPORT WITH WOMEN AGAINST THE HIJAB LAW. Iranians are protesting the conservative laws of the country that restrict a woman’s freedom. Ever […]
“THE FORCE” IS A RISING RELIGION IN AUSTRALIA AND IT’S BECOMING A PROBLEM
Source: World Religion News AUSTRALIANS CLAIMING ‘JEDI’ AS THEIR RELIGION IS A PROBLEM FOR ATHEISTS. In what has been labeled an absurd move by the people of Australia, close to […]
This Simple Gratitude App Was Inspired By A 22-Year-Old Who Died Of Cancer
Source: Huffington Post Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Shalin Shah died of cancer at the age of 22, but before his death he made sure to send […]
The Wisconsin Sikh Temple Attack And Why Post-Tragedy Rhetoric Matters
Source: Huffington Post By Manjot Singh Fellow in Public Affairs at Coro Pittsburgh I don’t like the idea of reflection pieces. It makes me think that there is a prescribed time in which we must reflect. Mourning should not be reserved just for anniversaries. We can try to intellectualize hate as […]
Human rights and American hypocrisy
Source: Newindian Express: Every time I hear about atrocities on Dalits, I feel ashamed. In spite of hundreds of years of social reforms, the Hindu society continues to be plagued by this scourge. I am also disgusted by the sheer hypocrisy on the part of the US when it pontificates […]
It’s against tenets of Islam
Source: Newindian Express: ALLAHABAD: A school here has refused to allow recital of the national anthem by students and staff members on Independence Day, claiming that its words violated the tenets of Islam, following which eight teachers, including the principal, have quit in protest against the diktat. Authorities said that […]
Jihad verses to be recited in schools all over Pakistan. CII
Source:ET The Council of Islamic Ideology is at it again. After suggesting that men should gently beat their wives, it now wants jihad verses to be recited in schools all over Pakistan. According to Maulana Sheerani, this is being done at the behest of the Americans who need mercenaries to […]
Russian Paralympic athletes banned from competing in Rio
Source: CNN (CNN)The International Paralympic Committee banned Russia from participating in the 2016 Paralympic Games for allegedly violating international doping rules. During his announcement, International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven put the blame squarely on Russia’s government. More:
Dirty business of ‘Kafir-calling’ must be stopped
By Bilal Farooqi July 17, 2016 KARACHI: In Pakistan, calling another Muslim a ‘Kafir’ (an infidel) sells really well and is as easy as buying an over-the-counter drug. Not only is it a lucrative affair, but ensures power and dominance too, so the merciless killing of hundreds as a consequence […]
Why Turks who dislike Erdogan do not trust Gulen
Secretiveness and cult-like practices of the organisation surround it in a thick cloud of suspicion Image Credit: AP Fethullah Gulen, a 77-year-old cleric, runs schools, charities and businesses in Turkey and more than 100 other countries. He has lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 1997. Published: 16:25 August […]
Turkey’s Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
Sun Aug 7, 2016 By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday summoned by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup – a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread purges and detentions. […]
Women in the Muslim World exerting freedom fighting oppression by ISIS
Syrian Women Burned a Burqa after Being Freed From the Islamic State August 3, 2016 Women in the Syrian city of Manbij celebrated their liberation from the Islamic State by burning a Burqa, the full-body covering they had been forced to wear in public under the militant group’s rule. In […]
Serious reason to worry (for Jordan)
Aug 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES The Golan Heights give reason to the region to worry. The deteriorating situation there, whereby 1,000 jihadists affiliating with Daesh chose Golan as their base, poses a tangible threat that requires prompt action. And with another 1,500 jihadists calling themselves Jabhat Al Nusra — which […]
Samia Omar, the displaced but determined Olympic athlete who drowned trying to cross the Med
Living in a country rocked by war and unable to train, Omar attempted to reach Europe by boat to secure a trainer and a chance at her Olympic dream Heather […]
Syrian refugee crowned wine queen in Germany
Source. The Local At family gatherings back in Syria, Ninorta Bahno had always been a wine-drinker. After arriving in Germany three-and-a-half years ago, she took a crash course under wine experts, and now she’s the first ever refugee wine queen in Germany after she was crowned Trier’s wine queen on […]
Sacrificial animals carrying Congo virus pour into cities ahead of Eid
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: As sacrificial animals pour into urban centres ahead of Eidul Azha, health experts warn of the risk of contracting Congo virus from cattle after five people suffering from the illness died in Punjab, with three others now in stable condition. Health expert Dr Gulzar Malik said that […]
Planned ‘burkini pool day’ stirs debate in France
Source: Aljazeera Plans by a water park in the southern French city of Marseille to hold a pool day for Muslim women who wear full-body swimsuits, known as burkinis, has […]
State Bank to issue special coin to honour Abdul Sattar Edhi
Source: Tribune By Kazim Alam KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue a commemorative coin in honour of humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi, who passed away last week. Speaking to The Express Tribune […]