Source: The Guardian By Tom Phillips A Chinese judge has rejected a gay couple’s attempt to secure the right to marry in the country’s first same-sex marriage case. Sun Wenlin, 27, from the central province of Hunan, had sued the civil affairs bureau in the city of Changsha for the right […]
Source: The Guardain By Philip Oltermann Asylum seekers face cuts to support if they reject mandatory measures such as classes in language and culture Germany has announced new legal measures requiring migrants […]
Source: The Guardian By Helena Smith Pope Francis has taken a dozen highly vulnerable refugees who faced deportation from the Greek island of Lesbos back to Rome, offering them refuge in […]
In 1838, the Jesuit priests who ran the country’s top Catholic university needed money to keep it alive. Now comes the task of making amends. By RACHEL L. SWARNSAPRIL 16, 2016 WASHINGTON — The human cargo was loaded on ships at a bustling wharf in the nation’s capital, destined […]
By David Wright, CNN Source: CNN Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin mocked Bill Nye on Thursday, using the premier of a film that criticizes climate change scientists to call into question Nye’s credentials. “Bill Nye is as much a scientist as I am,” the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee said, […]
Source. Independent. A Muslim woman was asked to get off a plane without any explanation after she asked her neighbour to switch seats. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for an investigation of a possible “bias motive” as the woman was of Somali descent and was wearing […]
Alislam.org: Ahmadi Muslims hold the unique belief that Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and travelled towards India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel. […]
Source. Independent It was no secret that Mohandas Gandhi had an unusual sex life. He spoke constantly of sex and gave detailed, often provocative, instructions to his followers as to how to they might best observe chastity. And his views were not always popular; “abnormal and unnatural” was how the […]
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that religious Americans are overall happier with their lives. Those deemed “highly religious,” or who say they pray daily and […]
Source. Newsmaker.com.au The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia will commemorate ANZAC Day 2016 by taking part in various volunteer activities, selling ANZAC badges and by joining ‘Dawn Service’ on 25th of April in all major states of Australia. Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims, young and old, will be part of ‘Dawn Service’ […]
Source: Independent By Waqar Ahmedi As a young boy, I attended the mosque – and now I take my children. My wife proudly wears the hijab. I pray and eat halal […]
Don’t get me started:’ Trudeau delivers impromptu quantum computing lesson Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | April 15, 2016 | Last Updated: Apr 16 6:42 AM ET More from The Canadian Press Nathan Denette/ The Canadian PressPrime Minister Justin Trudeau walks on stage to make an announcement at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.ERLOO, Ont. […]
The Cambridge student had spotted that trade unionism is the greatest threat to dictatorship Robert Fisk @indyvoices Giulio Regeni’s tortured body was found dumped by the Cairo-Alexandria motorway We’ve all grown so used to the “Muslim terror” narratives of our favourite dictators – I’m talking about Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak and […]
Germany Turkey: Merkel allows inquiry into comic’s Erdogan insult Source: BBC Germany will allow the potential prosecution of a top comedian after the Turkish president filed a complaint. Jan Boehmermann […]
HuffPost: by Antonia Blumberg — Based on these trends, the future of religion in America probably isn’t a church. Nearly a century after German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche first proclaimed “God is dead,” TIME magazine released a controversial cover on its April 8, 1966 edition with the related provocative question: “Is […]
Muhammad Umar Naseem, seen at his Don Mills-area apartment. Naseem claims he was not paid for thousands of hours of overtime he worked at a Toronto Petro-Canada station in 2009-2015. By: Robert Cribb Foreign, Brennan Leffler Global 16×9, Published on Fri Apr 15 2016 When Muhammad Umar Naseem came to Canada from Pakistan in 2008, […]
Recently Humanity First was at the United Nations showcasing its Syrian Refugee Resettlement Model to the world. UNHCR invited Humanity First to attend its High Level Meeting of Member Countries […]
By: Sarah-Joyce Battersby Staff Reporter, Published on Thu Apr 14 2016 thestar.com hakimquick.com Just days after celebrating cultural bridges, a Toronto imam has been targeted in a Daesh hit list. The self-declared Islamic State called out Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick along with other Muslims in the West, urging followers to kill them for […]
Source: Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio congressman said it’s unacceptable that a Bible was removed from a POW display at a military base medical center. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner sent a letter Wednesday to the top general at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base objecting to the Bible’s […]