Source. Newindian Express: COLOMBO: The Vatican appears to disapprove of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s statement of July 25, that it is right to give to Buddhism the “foremost place” in the Sri Lankan constitution and that it is not right to declare Sri Lanka a secular state. The Vatican Radio’s website […]
Source. The Daily Beast. He lost his gamble on Brexit, and left office soon afterward. Now Britain’s former PM is rediscovering the fruits of upper-class life. David Cameron, the former British prime minister forced to resign after his catastrophic failure of judgment in calling a referendum on Britain exiting the […]
Source: Asia Times. Han Son Ik, first secretary of the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, is the country’s second senior diplomat to have been expelled from Bangladesh in as many years for allegedly bringing contraband into the country. “The Bangladesh government has asked the North Korean embassy to expel the concerned […]
Source: Asia Times. Although a change in name of the terrorist group Jabbat al Nusra to Jabbat Fatah al Sham signifies nothing, Beltway pundits are pushing for arming and legitimizing various al-Qaeda groups under such nicknames to overthrow the Syrian government. Since 2015, Idlib and parts of Aleppo have become the base of anti-Chinese Turkistan Islamic […]
At least 60 people killed in blast and scores wounded as suicide bomber targets gathering of lawyers in emergency room. A suicide attack at the accident and emergency department of a hospital in Pakistan’s Quetta, where a group of mourning lawyers were gathered to accompany the body of a murdered […]
Jonathan Liew, rio de janeiro 7 AUGUST 2016 • 9:02PM. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/07/rio-olympics-2016-ibtihaj-muhammad-set-to-become-the-first-ameri/ There are still a few people out there who claim that Ibtihaj Muhammad is not truly American, which when you consider the facts of the matter is a pretty ambitious argument. She was born and raised in Maplewood, New Jersey; […]
Source: Aljazeera By Nikolia Apostolou Lesbos, Greece – Before sunrise, 45-year-old fisherman Kostas Pinteris launches his small boat eastwards with a plan to drop his nets near the Greece-Turkey border in […]
Source: Time BY Markham Heid Too little sleep and too much stress can make you hungry.Watching TV can make you hungry. Your hormones and moodand even the wrong-sized fork can make you hungry. “Hunger is not as simple as needing food to meet physical needs,” says Aner Tal, a research associate […]
Source: Fortune By Madeline Farber And hopes to change the subject from his comments last week. In a new economic blueprint that is set to unveil next week, Donald Trump will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]