Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite’s tax havens
Source: BBC By Richard Bilton A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Eleven million documents were leaked […]
Here’s Why Uncertainty Makes You So Miserable
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin People like to know what’s coming for them, even if it’s bad, a new study suggests. A small study published Tuesday found that people are more stressed out when there is the possibility they will experience discomfort as opposed to when they knew for sure […]
Obama Acknowledges Civilian Deaths by U.S. Drones
Source: Time WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday that “civilians were killed that shouldn’t have been” in past U.S. drone strikes, but said the administration is now “very cautious” about striking where women or children are present. Obama was asked at a news conference about an increase in the number of […]
My Voice Is My Right, Not “Your Gift”
Source: Huffington Post By Zoha Qamar Student at Columbia University The caramel dunes and rocky hills melt up into the sky. It is night, almost morning; it is dark, but not quite black-almost the last sparkling shade of heavy purple that bleeds from the spectrum between blue to black. A thick […]
Me, My Phone and Mecca
Source: Huffington Post By Zoha Qamar Student at Columbia University The black silk was cold and soft. The protruding layers of thread that spelt out “Allah” in neat Arabic curls absorbed the tears and prayers sprayed at the cloth’s delicate font, while still reflecting the flood of light that shone from […]
Laughter the best medicine
A PANEL OF DOCTORS –WERE ASKED for their opinions concerning a proposal to build a new wing to their hospital. The allergist voted to scratch it The neurologists thought the admin had a lot of nerve The podiatrist thought it was a step forward The ophthalmologists considered the idea short […]
Does Monotheism Breed Religious Violence?
Book Review:Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself Source: Amazon Why have the monotheistic religions failed to produce societies that live up to their ethical ideals? A prominent […]
How Pakistan’s Religious Right Uses ‘Blasphemy’ to Usurp Political Power
Huff post: The horrific suicide bombing at a park in Lahore on Sunday that killed over 70 people, mostly women and children, is one of many assaults by religious hardliners in Pakistan who are striving to remain politically relevant and in the media limelight. Attacks on soft targets like parks […]
Today’s new terrorists were radical before they were religious
Washington Post: The attacks in Brussels, on the heels of those in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., have stoked an already white-hot debate about Islamic terrorism in the United States. Many in the West, including the two Republican presidential front-runners, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), urge a campaign […]
Book Review: ISIS: A History, by Fawaz A. Gerges
Source: Princeton University Press Read the Introduction of the book online: Introduction The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the […]
‘Offensive question in Hajj applications will be amended’
Source: Tribune LAHORE: The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday gave an undertaking at Lahore High Court (LHC) that the government would amend a question, deemed offensive by the Shia community, […]
Can Racism Be Eradicated?
Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith Writer, author, musician, pastor, preacher and social justice advocate. I keep wondering if racism can be eradicated here in America. I think […]
PREFACING ISLAM IN AMERICA: INTERFAITH AMERICA NEW
Fremont-based Pakistani Muslim activist Ms. Moina Sadiq , one of several panelists addresses the forum. Moderated by Interfaith America chair Hanif Koya editor publisher of The Muslim News dealt with a frequent allegation of Prosleying Islam as seen at various forum . The word Proselytize is not part of […]
Mystery Painter Turns Vile Anti-Muslim Graffiti Into Message Of Love
Source: Huffington Post By Lee Moran Trends Editor, The Huffington Post A few simple brush strokes is all it took to transform vile anti-Muslim graffiti that appeared in Ireland following the terrorist attacks in Belgium. The message “All Muslims Are Scum” was daubed on a wall near Croke Park […]
Army Rules Sikh Officer Can Keep His Turban, Beard On Active Duty
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post A Sikh army captain who sued the U.S. military for discrimination in March has won the right to continue […]
The Bionic Pancreas Is Getting Closer to Reality
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The invention could seriously change the management of type-1 diabetes The race is on for what may be the biggest innovation in decades for Type 1 […]
Obama Says Trump ‘Doesn’t Know Much’ About the World
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan President Barack Obama took a jab Friday at Donald Trump’s understanding of foreign policy and “the world generally.” Speaking at a nuclear summit in Washington D.C, Obama said statements the Republican frontrunner made about nuclear proliferation earlier this week indicate he is ignorant about the […]
Sikh man viciously attacked in Quebec city
Josh Elliott and Josh Dehaas, CTVNews.ca Staff Published Friday, April 1, 2016 2:48PM EDT Last Updated Friday, April 1, 2016 10:06PM EDT A Toronto-area Sikh man says he was verbally abused and beaten while vacationing in Quebec City by a group of men who targeted him because of his brown […]
Pentagon Confirms U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia
Source. The daily Beast. The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Somalia on Thursday with the help of the Somalian government, the Pentagon confirmed. According to a spokesman, the operation targeted Hassan Ali Dhoore, a senior leader of al Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabaab. While the Pentagon has yet to confirm whether […]
Obama: Trump Doesn’t Understand Nuclear Policy
Source. The daily Beast. During a press conference following his nuclear security summit Friday in Washington, D.C., President Obama told the media that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump “doesn’t know much about foreign policy, or nuclear policy, or the Korean Peninsula, or the world generally.” Trump has come under fire in […]