WHY WE SHOULD TEACH THEOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Source: Religion Dispatches BY JONATHAN SHEEHAN What do you know about theology and where did you learn it? Most of you will answer, “not very much,” and “at home” or […]
Stop celebrating Sadiq Khan’s victory, Pakistan, you have no right to celebrate
Source: The Express Tribune By Farooq Mahmood Sadiq Khan is now the mayor of London. There are countless reasons to celebrate this feat. On a personal level, it is indeed a […]
President Obama Will Bring a Mixed Nuclear Message to Hiroshima
Source: Time President Obama will end his Presidency pretty much the same way he began it: with a call to the world to rid itself of nuclear arms—this time at Hiroshima, the site of the first atomic weapon used in war. Too bad he did so little to reach that […]
The Case Against Artificial Sweeteners Is Getting Stronger
Source: Time By Alice Park They’re supposed to be a way to have the proverbial cake and, literally, eat it too: all the sweet taste without the calories and the metabolic […]
Military school denies Muslim’s request to wear headscarf
Source: MSN CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel military school in South Carolina has denied a request by a newly admitted student to wear a traditional Muslim headscarf. The Citadel said […]
Missing the Sacred: Why This Atheist Came Back to Faith
Source: Huffington Post By Mette Ivie Harrison Mormon in progress, mother of 5, author of ‘The Bishop’s Wife’ and ‘His Right Hand,’ Princeton PhD, All-American triathlete As I sat in church […]
For Haredi Jews secular Zionism remains a religious heresy
Source: Guardian By Giles Fraser The continuing rejection of modern Zionism by some ultra-orthodox Jews disrupts the argument that anti-Zionism is always antisemitism The walled neighbourhood of Mea Shearim is […]
Princess Revives Swati Culture One Stitch At A Time
December 31, 2010 JULIE MCCARTHY Princess Mussarat Ahmed Zeb displays a piece of traditional Swati embroidery from her collection. The “happy colors” of the embroidery are part of the heritage of a land that has seen its share of sadness. Ahmed Zeb is reviving the heritage of Swati textiles while […]
Citadel military college bans prospective Muslim student from wearing headscarf
theguardian — South Carolina institution official cites school policy of having cadets look similar as its president says ‘uniformity is cornerstone’ of program The Citadel military college has barred a newly accepted Muslim student from wearing a headscarf. Photograph: Alamy The Citadel military college has decided a newly accepted Muslim […]
Not Every Woman Who Wears The Headscarf Is Oppressed
Huff Post: The headscarf is a controversial and widely-discussed issue today. It has been perceived as a political symbol, a symbol for oppression, as well as a fashion statement. So, what is it? No one can really decide. Can’t we just call it like it is? It’s a headscarf. There […]
Reality Check – United States: Democracy or oligarchy? Mehdi Hasan on how money and racism undermine US democracy
Watch as Mehdi Hassan takes down the USA Listen here in Twitter United States: A ‘flawed democracy’?@AJUpFront @mehdirhasan‘s Reality Checkhttps://t.co/Nmvxu1THnk — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 12, 2016
Donald Trump softens stance on Muslim ban
Source: BBC Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on temporarily barring Muslims from travelling to the US. Responding to remarks by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, […]
Translation of holy Quran helps Bulgarian scholar embrace Islam
May 11, 2016 – A Bulgarian university professor who has translated the Holy Quran into Bulgarian said the translation helped him and some others in his country to find the right path and convert to Islam. AhlulBayt News Agency – A Bulgarian university professor who has translated the Holy Quran […]
Germany:Dozens saved as huge refugee home burns to ground
Firefighters stand in the burned-out shell of the inflatable tent. Photo: DPA Published: 10 May 2016 www.thelocal.de A large temporary refugee home in western Germany was completely burned down on Monday night, but a prompt evacuation allowed all the inhabitants to escape unharmed. “We can be thankful that despite the large […]
Switzerland: Rejected asylum seekers who go into hiding
NO STATUS see video report: http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:42046214 EMBED CODE APR 4, 2016 – 15:45 Sometimes asylum seekers go underground, as they have no hope of getting official refugee status. They’re known as “sans papiers” (without papers). (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Asylum is only granted to those who face persecution or imprisonment in their country […]
The waves created by electing a Muslim mayor for London
Source: Swiss Info channel By Marta Dominguez Diaz What does London’s election of Sadiq Khan, a Muslim, and son of Pakistani migrants, as mayor mean for Europe amidst the prevailing […]
Britain’s enemy within
May 10,2016 – THE JORDAN TIMES – HAROLD JAMES Democracy everywhere is facing serious challenges. The United States is gripped by the most bizarre presidential primary campaign in living memory, with populist outsiders threatening to topple established party machines. Brazil is paralysed by constitutional crisis. Europeans trace their malaise to […]
Remembering forgotten Gaza
Remembering forgotten Gaza May 10,2016 -OSAMA AL SHARIF It has been almost two years since Israel waged another war on Gaza, one that remains the centre of controversy until today, even within Israeli security and military circles. The 51-day aggression in the sweltering summer of 2014 against one of […]
Beware of Israeli doublespeak
May 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD There is a witch hunt in the British Labour Party. Britain’s opposition party leader Jeremy Corbyn is being hounded for not rooting out alleged anti-Semitism in his party. Those leading the charge are pro-Israel Zionists and their supporters within the party, who are, […]
Anti-Semitism vs. anti-Zionism
May 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Anti-Semitism is generally defined as hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jews, for no other reason than being Jews. Any such attitude should be condemned. No individual or community should be the target of any form of prejudice or discrimination for what […]