Source: RNS By Rosie Scammell (RNS) A German Catholic leader’s defense of religious freedom has triggered a backlash after anti-Muslim statements by far-right politicians in the country. Editor-in-Chief Ingo Brueggenjuergen of […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Some young Bulgarian Muslim women are reviving traditional wedding customs that were suppressed during the communist era. Love is one of the most common human […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA The death of superstar musician Prince has prompted many reflections on his life – including his religious faith. Prince, who was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist, became a Jehovah’s Witness as an adult and attended services in his home state of Minnesota. Jehovah’s […]
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger The hardware is shaping up for a trip to the Red Planet—and soon NASA has some exciting news: a crewed landing on Mars is less than […]
Source: Time By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue / AP (DAMASCUS) — The Syrian army and rebels unleashed deadly new attacks on each other Friday in Aleppo, with insurgents shelling a mosque during weekly prayers and government airstrikes hitting opposition neighborhoods in escalating bloodshed the U.N. decried as a “monstrous disregard […]
Source: Time Hannah Beech / Shanghai Anti-Western rhetoric heats up amid a climate of ideological tightening A Japanese child exemplifies honesty. A Russian one acts as a great friend. These […]
Source: Time By Rabbi David Wolpe David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. After several Labour officials made anti-Semitic comments, it’s time for self-examination […]
Source: Time Sam Frizell Bernie Sanders is losing the primary battle, but he’s still waging a war for the soul of the Democratic Party. Now all-but eliminated from winning the […]
For years, oil analysts have suggested that Saudi reserves are nothing like the kingdom claims them to be Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 28 April 2016 Just like his adventure in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s young Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman got it all wrong this week. It’s not Saudi Arabia […]
Source: BBC By Yalda Hakim BBC News, Kabul When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in the 1990s they were quick to ban television, along with music and theatre. The […]
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom 29 April 2016 Five hundred thousand years ago a hyena was munching on the remains of one of our early human ancestors. It was damaged, […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists say they have made a leap in knowing why some people retain their youthful looks while others age badly. […]
Source: The New York Times By JAMES GLANZ and IRIT PAZNER GARSHOWITZ GIVATAYIM, Israel — During a boisterous Passover Seder with her extended family, Sabiha Ziluf, 75, paused and said […]
This letter needs no explanation. Albert Einstein Today the word “Einstein” is synonymous with genius, but young Albert didn’t speak fluently until he was nine-years-old, causing teachers to think he was slow. He was expelled from school for his rebellious nature and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. […]
To keep young people away from being radicalized, “We need to understand them, value them, appreciate them & engage them in positive activities”, says CBE, OBE, and MBE Dr. Hari Shukla, Ambassador of peace in Newcastle. Interview by Nabeela Ali, Bureau Chief, Newcastle upon Tyne Dr. Hari Shukla, who has […]
News courtesy: Imam Shamshad, Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque 2 S 510 Route 53, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Call: 909-636-8332 | Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com “Ahmadiyya Muslim Comunity Stands for peace” – Ahmadiyya Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir. Imam SHAMSHAD A Nasir was invited in a Turkish American Society at 1415 Hill Ave Wheaton […]
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson APR 29, 2016 – 22:49 Technicians working in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, as seen earlier in the year (Keystone) The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at Cern, just outside Geneva, has been immobilised temporarily after a short […]
You’re just trying to summon up the moral wherewithal to die with dignity. By My Catbird Seat – May 23, 2015 “Israeli troops go on a rampage in the West Bank, kill Palestinians, demolish Palestinian homes” Posted May 20, 2014 Transcript Part 1 PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome back […]
April 30, 2016 TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Expediency Council Center for Strategic Research, said on Thursday that Tehran won’t allow the U.S. to rob $2 billion of Iranian funds. “The Islamic Republic has shown it will never waive its rights… and the Iranian people won’t allow […]