The spirit of Mandela in Palestine
May 03,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD I had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid leader. On one hand, […]
Keeping Iraq from disintegrating
May 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Iraq’s political system is on the verge of collapse and the events of the past few days raised serious questions about the viability of the state amid the popular backlash that has crippled the government and divided lawmakers. Leading the rebellion […]
Self-mutilating sectarianism: Pakistan’s murderous anti-Ahmadiyya takfir has reached the UK
Source: The Nation Just over a month ago, on March 24th, the British media reported that a Muslim man was stabbed to death in a particularly savage attack in Glasgow shortly after he wished Christians a happy Easter on his Facebook profile. British Muslims took to social media to express their outrage and […]
Religious education is a matter for parents, not schools
Telegraph UK: Parents should be prohibited from withdrawing their children from religious education classes, so the headteachers union has just resolved. Sounds reasonable? Not to me it doesn’t, because every child has a right to be peculiar. “The Bible and Shakespeare, which are to be found, we’re told, on every […]
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
NY Times: They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement in Indonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in all sizes, shapes and colors — and with […]
Pakistan’s multiple woes
Source: ET The impediments that Pakistan is facing in the procurement of a meagreeight F-16 fighter aircraft are a sad reflection of the current state of Pakistan-US relations. For Pakistan, in the 1980s, the F-16 symbolised its strong alliance with the US and the West. It fed the Pakistan military’s […]
Wave of the future in USA: Interfaith Studies in colleges
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Technology: coolest bracelets can be your iPad
Now this is simply amazing This is the coolest bracelet going and will be very marketable soon. Are you ready for this? And it’s waterproof too. Look what they have developed in Israel. Forget everything you think technology can do. This goes beyond that!! This will be available next year. […]
The real reasons nothing can go faster
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk It was September 2011 and physicist Antonio Ereditato had just shocked the world. The announcement he had made promised to overturn our understanding of the […]
These are the simple steps that made us human
Source: BBC By Pierangelo Pirak 3 May 2016 Over the course of several million years, apes gradually transformed into humans. This video shows you the key changes along the way. […]
German Jews divided over fears of 1 million Muslim newcomers
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — When the leader of Germany’s Jews spoke out against the flow of Muslim migrants to Europe, a rabbinical student denounced his […]
The Afghan war and the feeling of abandonment
The conflict with the Taliban looks unlikely to end any time soon. Afghans are losing hope their situation will improve. 03 May 2016 00:47 GMT The 2001 US invasion dramatically changed the way Afghans live in a way they could not have imagined [EPA] ABOUT THE AUTHOR Qais Azimy Qais Azimy […]
2015 Saw A Decrease In Religious Freedom Around The World, Says Annual Report
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN The global refugee crisis, political strife and economic dislocation all contributed to a worldwide deterioration of religious freedom in 2015 and an increase in “societal intolerance,” according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. “At best, in most of the countries we cover, religious […]
A Laboratory for Interfaith Studies in Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Source: The New York Times By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — As a high school student, James Spearman excelled in math and science, and for a hobby at home, […]
Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests
Source: Crux By Nirmala Carvalho Crux Contributor MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including […]
‘Jew.’ Why does the word for a person of my religion sound like a slur?
Source: The Washington Post By Susan Sommercamp My first boss right out of college was terrific — ambitious, warm and open to friendly lunches outside the office. Then one day in December, the topic turned to her plans for Christmas. She asked where I would be celebrating the holiday, and […]
Bangladesh war crimes court sentences 4 to death
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A special war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced four men to death Tuesday for killing, torture, arson and looting during the nation’s independence […]
Italian court rules food theft ‘not a crime’ if hungry
Source: BBC Stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime, Italy’s highest court of appeal has ruled. Judges overturned a theft conviction against Roman Ostriakov […]
Two Words: Driverless Boats
Source: Huffington Post By Casey Williams Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post Remote-controlled ships could hit the high seas within a decade. While they might end up putting sailors out of a […]
How GPS Is Messing With Our Minds
Source: Time By Greg Milner Greg Milner is the author of Pinpoint. Reliance on GPS erodes our ability to build our own cognitive maps “Your GPS is WRONG,” the sign proclaims. […]