Debate: The World Would Be Better Off Without Religion?
In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.” Does religion breed intolerance, […]
Leonard Pitts: Why should a Muslim love America?
The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia Source: Miami Herald By Leonard Pitts Jr. An open letter to American Muslims: In April 1944, a Cpl. Rupert Trimmingham […]
Asad Shah family fear for safety after killing linked to sectarian tensions in Muslim community
Exclusive by Peter Swindon, Group Investigations Writer Sunday 27 March 2016 / News The family of a Pakistan-born man who died following a suspected “religiously prejudiced” attack linked to sectarian tensions within the Scottish Muslim community have spoken of their fears for their own safety. Shopkeeper Asad Shah, 40, […]
Israeli Education Minister: Even if the soldier made a mistake of judgment, he is not a murderer
PNN/ Jerusalem/ The chief of the Yisrael Beytenu right-wing party, Avigdor Liberman, has requested to visit the Israeli soldier who executed a wounded Palestinian in Hebron on Thursday. According to […]
Saudi narrates his custody battle with American ex-wife
SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Sunday 27 March 2016 ALKHOBAR: When a Middle Eastern man falls in love with an American woman, not only do their cultures clash, but they also embark on a whirlwind adventure that spans continents and countries. If their relationship ultimately fails, a custody battle over the […]
Islamic State driven out of Syria’s ancient Palmyra city
Reuters International MAR 27, 2016 – SWISSINFO.CH By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces recaptured Palmyra on Sunday, state media and a monitoring group said, inflicting a significant defeat on the Islamic State group which seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples. Syrian television quoted […]
A Swiss call to action on refugees
ONLINE ACTIVISM A Swiss call to action on refugees MAR 26, 2016 – 17:15 (Keystone) Some Swiss politicians and personalities pressured the government on Saturday to accommodate 50,000 refugees to help ease a crisis in Europe inflamed by the five-year-old war in Syria. In an online petition posted at change.org, […]
Justice delayed, not denied, in Bosnia
Mar 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – DAVID SCHEFFER On March 24, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentenced Radovan Karadzic — the political leader of the Bosnian Serbs during the 1990s war in the Balkans — to 40 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity and […]
Real or imaginary threat?
Mar 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL Iraq could be facing a human and environmental disaster of great proportions if the Mosul Dam, on the Tigris River, is not attended to, and fast, US experts say. The deteriorating dam, which needs daily maintenance work, according to one of the engineers […]
Japan Opens First Bullet-Train Service to Island of Hokkaido
TOKYO—Japan on Saturday opened its first bullet-train service to the northern island of Hokkaido, part of an extension of high-speed rail to more corners of the country frequented by tourists. The trains will travel through the Seikan Tunnel, one of the world’s longest, and connect Tokyo with some ski areas in Hokkaido […]
RCMP arrest Ontario man on terrorism fears
cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/terrorism-rcmp-1.3508257 Kevin Omar Mohamed is alleged to have encouraged terrorist activity through social media, his lawyer says A man has been detained in a “preventive” arrest on fears of terrorism following an RCMP national security investigation in Toronto that police say is unrelated to the attacks in Brussels. Kevin Omar […]
Mr. Cruz’s irresponsible rhetoric on Muslims in America
Washington Post editorial 2016/03/26 AFTER TUESDAY’S terrorist attacks in Belgium , it took no time for Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) and Donald Trump to compete over who could be tougher on Muslims. Aside from the usual rhetoric about locking down the borders and halting refugees, Mr. Cruz called for […]
Canada urged to rethink approach to sexual assault after Ghomeshi acquittal
Toronto: The acquittal of former radio star Jian Ghomeshi has prompted fresh calls for a sweeping overhaul of the way Canada deals with allegations of sexual violence. Protesters stand outside of the courthouse after an Ontario judge found former Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi not guilty on four sexual assault charges and […]
Religious groups take on government in supreme court battle over contraception
Source: The Guardian The second case to thrust the supreme court into a showdown over religious beliefs, contraception and Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law unfolded on Wednesday, in a tense […]
Leading Irish theologian condemns Easter Rising as unchristian
Source: The Guardian One of Ireland’s leading theologians has accused the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule of using Catholicism in an unchristian way to attract people to the cause. As Ireland prepares for the 100th anniversary of the uprising this Easter Sunday, the Jesuit intellectual Father […]
Trial aims to ‘stall’ type 1 diabetes
Source: BBC A trial has begun in London of an immunotherapy treatment aimed at halting the progression of type 1 diabetes. Twenty-four volunteers are being recruited for the study in […]
Is old tech putting banks under threat of extinction?
Source: BBC You put your card in the cash machine but nothing comes out. The bank’s IT systems have crashed again. But you need money fast, so what do you […]
Scotlands wee but wild road
Source: BBC A 516-mile route that passes through spooky ruins, fairytale glens, toothy castles, rugged fairways and shingle-sand beaches. Not to mention distilleries. Locals call it the “wee mad road”: […]
The Science of Crying
Source: Time Science is close to solving the mystery of why humans shed tears (and why some don’t) Michael Trimble, a behavioral neurologist with the unusual distinction of being one […]
This Theory Explains Why the U.S. Economy Might Never Get Better
Source: Time Why hasn’t America’s economy recovered more robustly? Economists have an unsettling answer In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, conventional wisdom among economists, business leaders, and policy […]