ISIS Turns Saudis Against the Kingdom, and Families Against Their Own
Source: The New York Times By BEN HUBBARD BURAIDA, Saudi Arabia — The men were not hardened militants. One was a pharmacist, another a heating and cooling technician. One was […]
A Syrian Refugee’s Message to the European Union
Source: The New York Times By LAILA Laila is a licensed hairdresser. She asked that her surname be withheld because she fears telling her story could endanger her family in […]
Prior to Lahore bombing, Pakistanis were critical of Taliban and other extremist groups
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER A senior researcher focusing on global attitudes at Pew Research Center. The bombing that took place on Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan, was a devastating reminder that the scourge of terrorism is not confined to the recent headlines from the Middle East and […]
How ISIS Built the Machinery of Terror Under Europe’s Gaze
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Reporting was contributed by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt from Washington, Laure Fourquet and Aurelien Breeden from Paris, Katrin Bennhold from […]
China official says Dalai Lama ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism
Source: Reuters Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is “making a fool” of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful […]
Donald Trump’s Abortion Logic Is Totally 100% Right
Source: Time By Jill Filipovic A lawyer and writer The success of Donald Trump stems from one major factor: the perception that he tells it like it is because he’s beholden […]
Scottish mosque leaders probed over Pakistani terror links
Police have launched a probe into alleged links between two leading figures in two of Scotland’s most prominent mosques and a banned sectarian group responsible for terrorist attacks against minority communities in Pakistan.Hafiz Abdul Hamid and Sabir Ali have been linked to the proscribed group A BBC investigation has revealed […]
Urdu poem lamenting on the state of Watan-e-aziz Pakistan
او دیس سے آنے والے بتا کس حال میں ھیں یارانِ وطن؟ کیا اب بھی یونہی پہلے کی طرح اٹھتا ھے دھواں، جلتے ھیں چمن؟ کیا اب بھی وہاں لوگوں کے دل ملا کے دیں سے ڈرتے ہیں اور خودکش حملوں میں وحشی حوروں کی خاطر مرتے ہیں؟ کیا اب […]
Obama at last prayer breakfast: ‘We heal hatred with love’
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks production editor and a national reporter for RNS WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama hosted his last Easter Prayer Breakfast with Christian leaders, pausing to reflect on […]
Trump’s Tragic Flaw May Finally Send Him Down In Flames
Source: Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has defied the laws of political physics from the moment he rode down that gold-toned elevator in his own Manhattan tower to announce […]
A meal that spans two continents
Source: BBC By Julie Bensman 30 March 2016 No matter what language you speak or where you come from, sharing a meal with friends is the best way to spend […]
Trump abortion row: Republican front-runner changes stance
Source: BBC US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has withdrawn a call for women who have abortions to be punished, only hours after suggesting it. He had proposed “some form of punishment” for women who have abortions if they were made illegal. But after strong criticism, Mr Trump repeated the Republican […]
‘Drastic’ Antarctic melt could double global sea-level rise
Source: BBC By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Global sea levels could rise by more than double the current best estimate, according to a new analysis of climate change in Antarctica. […]
Build 2016: Microsoft proposes helper bot boom
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk Technology reporter Microsoft has unveiled a new system of bots that can represent businesses and interact with users via Skype. Social bots are automated programs […]
15 Christian Women Get Real About The Role Of Women In The Church
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor In her book, Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women, author Sarah Bessey writes about the stereotypes that the […]
Anti-terror police launch probe into Glasgow Central Mosque leader’s Pakistani terror link
Source. Evening Times. In documents uncovered by the BBC, the organisation’s own publication suggests that both Ali and Hafiz Abdul Hamid, a leader at Edinburgh’s Polwarth Mosque, had connections with SSP after it was banned. More.
An open letter to Muslim men from an angry Muslim woman
Source: Independent UK I recognise the irony of the fact that the first university in the world was established by a Muslim woman, yet today many are denied an education. […]
The Most Popular Letter to Donald Trump in Facebook: Refuting His Islamophobia
Source: Humans of New York An Open Letter to Donald Trump: Mr. Trump, I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. […]
Shmila Ghyas interview: blogger, writer and activist from Pakistan
Shamila Ghyas is a young Pakistani blogger and writer who is challenging Islamism in Pakistan through her writing and on social media. BY ELLIOT FRIEDLAND, Mon, March 28, 2016 Shamila Ghyas. (Photo: © Shamila Ghyas) Shamila Ghyas is an author, blogger and satirist from Pakistan. She writes for The Nation, Dawn and the Express […]
He didn’t understand white privilege until he married a Muslim woman
Source: Fusion By Alaa Basatneh If you saw someone on the street sitting next to a sign that read “Ask A Muslim,” what would you ask? Sebastian Robins has probably […]