Real Peace on Earth
Review of Religions: The political, economic and social unrest in the world is indeed the most critical issue of our time. The disturbances in the Middle East, tensions between North […]
Why the British media is responsible for the rise in Islamophobia in Britain
The Muslim Times has the most extensive collection to refute Islamophobia Source: The Independent By Miqdaad Versi Monday 4 April 2016 67 comments Less than 0.5 per cent of journalists […]
Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman?
On the dates January 29-31, 2016, Bart D. Ehrman gave three separate lectures to attendees, a series that highlighted his book, “How Jesus Became God.” Rev. Megan Smith opened each […]
Intellectual secularism: The sickness of all times
The human nature and its knowledge is entirely and linearly entwined, overlapping each other and inseparable from each other. With the passage of time, social evolution, in a sense, has […]
Canada Announces Halal Labeling Regulations
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently unveiled new regulations for labeling of halal food products. The regulations require halal claims on food labels, packaging or advertising material to include the name of the certifying body, but will not come into force until April 2016. It is important to note […]
Anti-Zionists Thrive in Israel, Why Not in the U.S.?
Source: The New York Times By Lisa Goldman A contributing editor and co-founder of +972 Magazine, a Tel Aviv-based digital magazine. UPDATED APRIL 4, 2016, 3:20 AM Zionism is a political ideology. It is not a religion. But for Jewish-Americans, more so than ever for Jews in Israel, Zionism is a […]
Young artists paint ‘Wall of Tolerance’ in Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park
Source: Tribune A group of young Lahoris are using art to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the tragic Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park attack. Organised by Rohama Malik and […]
Charlie Hebdo under fire for calling Brussels attacks tip of Islam ‘iceberg’
Source: Tribune The editors of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have come under fire for linking the Brussels terror attacks to ordinary Muslims. In an editorial titled ‘How did we […]
Turkish ‘Ministry of Religion’ promotes martyrdom to children in colorful comic strips
Source: RT The latest issue of a children’s magazine published by Diyanet, the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs, which is a government agency and the highest national religious body, contains a series of cartoons glorifying Islamic martyrdom. A colorful cartoon titled “may god bless our martyrs, may their graves be […]
How did evil evolve, and why did it persist?
Source: BBC By Lucy Jones Evil, it can seem, is all around us. Hitler. The Rwandan genocide. Ted Bundy. Every time you read the news or watch television, bad behaviour […]
Faith leaders ask candidates to give poor ‘living wage’
Source: RNS (RNS) On the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dozens of faith leaders are calling for the U.S. presidential candidates to include a […]
Zoroastrian temple erected in New York
Source: USA Today By Peter D. Kramer, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News RAMAPO, N.Y. — Drive along Pomona Road in Ramapo, and you’ll find the new home for followers of one of the […]
Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?
Source: The New York Times When the University of California regents condemned “anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism,” supporters of Palestinian rights said the university was suppressing criticism of Israel. In New York, […]
Mormon leader on refugees: ‘Their story is our story’ — Monson announces more temples
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By PEGGY FLETCHER STACK In a stirring speech Sunday, an LDS British general authority called on the Mormon faithful to see themselves in the suffering […]
Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
Source: BBC The first boats carrying migrants being deported from Greece have arrived in Turkey as part of an EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Europe. Most of […]
Why babies all over the world are now sleeping in boxes
Source: BBC By Vanessa Barford BBC News Magazine Nearly three years ago, the Magazine reported on the Finnish baby box – a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys the […]
Guantanamo is being emptied – but its legacy of making the guilty innocent and the innocent guilty will continue
Almost half the remaining inmates are Yemeni, but I have to say that I don’t remember many Yemenis in Osama bin Laden’s camps – and I met the man twice in Afghanistan Robert Fisk @indyvoices Friday 1 April 2016 They could go on hunger strike. They could talk to […]
Religious Divisions over Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Source: Tony Blair Faith Foundation Yasser Latif Hamdani The recent execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated the governor of Punjab, shines a spotlight on Pakistan’s religious puzzle. The recent execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the police guard who shot and killed Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer in 2011, has once […]
Campaign Exposes Fissures Over Issues, Values and How Life Has Changed in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center Just 38% of GOP voters say party would ‘solidly unite’ behind Trump The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between – and within – the two parties on a range of major policy issues. But these divisions go well beyond the issues and extend to […]
Man offers free hugs at Sanders and Trump rallies and gets shockingly different responses
Source: Salon By JANET UPADHYE Ken Nwadike, founder of Free Hugs Project, attended both a Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders rally and offered attendees free hugs. The reception he received from the two parties is shockingly different. The Trump rally attendees denied the hugs, claimed there is “no love in this world” […]