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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
Source: Pew Research Center By D’VERA COHN and ANDREA CAUMONT At its core, demography is the act of counting people. But it’s also important to study the forces that are driving population change, and measure how these changes have an impact on people’s lives. For example, how does immigration affect U.S. population growth? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]