Source: RNS By Trevor Grundy CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A counterterrorism expert charged by the British government with investigating the spread of Islamist extremism warned of a threat to national security […]
Source: RNS By David Gibson PHILADELPHIA (RNS) If there is one constant in this unconventional presidential campaign it is the unpredictability — and importance — of the Catholic vote. Once […]
Source: Yahoo News By Amy Sullivan Television viewers who watched day two of the Democratic National Convention may have noticed signs with the words “Do All the Good” blanketing the crowd in the Wells Fargo Center. If they tuned in to day three, they probably heard vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine […]
Source: CNBC By Fred Imbert Abdul-Jabaar: Trump’s ideas on Muslims ‘tyrannical’ PHILADELPHIA — The NBA’s all-time leading scorer had some harsh words about Republican nominee Donald Trump‘s views and ideas pertaining […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Igor Bobic Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post PHILADELPHIA ― The father of a Muslim American war hero addressed the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, delivering a […]
thedailybeast.com The regulation headstone at grave 7986 in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery bears a crescent moon and a star in keeping with the fallen soldier’s faith. The inscription is precisely what it would have been had his religion been signaled by a cross or a star: KHAN, HUMAYUN […]
Ahmed Shaaban /Dubai Filed on July 29, 2016 According to Islam, a dog may be kept out side the house for useful purposes like guarding, hunting, leading a blind person, […]
Jewish community leader condemns remarks by Sweden Democrats politician as ‘good old rightwing antisemitism The leader of Sweden’s Jewish community has condemned as “good old rightwing antisemitism” remarks by a far-right leader who said Jews cannot be Swedes unless they abandon their Jewish identity. Lena Posner Körösi, president of […]
Manuel Valls, under fire after recent attacks, says he is open to idea of banning foreign financing of mosques Manuel Valls meeting religious representatives at the Elysee Palace in Paris earlier this week. Photograph: Messyaz/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock Agence France-Presse in Paris Friday 29 July 2016 France’s prime minister has said he would […]
Source: BBC By Erin Block Wildland firefighter Grant Davis is called to fight some of the most remote fires in the US – but to reach them, he must first […]
Source: BBC By BBC’s Travel Show From the UK’s Alton Towers to Six Flags in the US, virtual reality is being used to rejuvenate old rollercoasters. Thrill Engineer Professor Brendan […]
Source: Fortune By Leena Rao Amazon continued to wow Wall Street with record profits in its second quarter earnings, blowing past analyst expectations on profit and revenue. Here are the five […]
Source: Time Hillary Clinton strode into history books Thursday night with a call for Americans to rally behind her. “Join us” was a refrain as she moved toward the end […]
Exclusive: Prime Minister accused of helping create the ‘hostile environment’ that paved the way for ‘F*** off to Poland’ messages, excrement through letter boxes, and racist abuse from children as young as ten Adam Lusher The full extent and true nature of the “blatant hate” that has beset post-Brexit Britain is […]
‘It is true that we found only their heads,’ the Archbishop of Algiers said quietly to me on a hot afternoon, the sound of police sirens echoing over the city, as he spoke of monks being slaughtered. ‘Three of their heads were hanging from a tree near a petrol station’ Robert Fisk […]
Turn it into a respectable army of ‘moderates’, give it a spanking new name, and then the Americans and Russians will stop bombing the daylights out of it and Qatar’s loyal militia will destroy the Assad regime and… Well, if that happened, Qatar would control the future of Syria Robert […]
Our travel correspondent outlines the key issues on alcohol and air rage Simon Calder @SimonCalder For many people, having a drink before they fly is part of the travel experience. Getting to and through an airport is one of the most stressful activities in everyday life. A beer, glass of […]
For the fourth time in weeks, Christians were attacked in Egypt by a Muslim mob after rumors circulated that a Christian house that was being built was going to be turned into a church. During the attack, which occurred on July 22 in Saft AL-Kharsa village in the Beni Suef governorate, four […]
JULY 25, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urged the Arab League to help the Palestinian Authority to sue the United Kingdom over the Balfour Declaration of 1917 on Monday.Speaking on behalf of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, al-Maliki delivered a speech Thursday at the Arab League’s annual […]
JULY 29, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Ma’an TV channel was banned from playing inside Israeli prisons on Friday, as the Israel Prison Services (IPS) claimed the channel was inciting Palestinian prisoners against Israel. The alleged ban was first reported by the head of the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, […]