How many people can our planet really support?
Source: BBC Overpopulation. It is a word that makes politicians wince, and is often described as the “elephant in the room” in discussions about the future of the planet. You […]
Syria conflict: Russia’s Putin orders ‘main part’ of forces out
Source: BBC In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the “main part” of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He said the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives. The comments come amid fresh peace talks in Geneva aimed at resolving the […]
Egyptian man sentenced to 3 years in prison for calling women immoral
Source: CNN (CNN)An Egyptian man was sentenced to three years in prison for saying some of the nation’s married women are unfaithful, state media reported. In addition to prison time, Taymour el-Sobky will also get hard labor. He made the assertion during a television show in December, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram […]
Egypt’s justice minister sacked after comments criticised as blasphemous
Source: Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister sacked Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend on Sunday after he was criticised for saying he would jail Islam’s Prophet Mohammad himself if he broke the law. Zend’s comments came in a televised interview on Friday. He immediately said “God forgive me”, and […]
Man Accused in Anti-Islam Cartoon Attack Awaits Verdict
Source: The New York Times PHOENIX — Jurors on Friday began deliberating the fate of a Muslim convert accused of financing, training and motivating the two men who tried to […]
These Christian teachers want to bring Jesus into public schools
Source: The Washington Post Finn Laursen believes millions of American children are no longer learning right from wrong, in part because public schools have been stripped of religion. To repair […]
Exclusive: President Obama Talks Race and Youth with Misty Copeland
Source: Time The first African American president and the first black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater have much more in common than their success. Both have risen to […]
Turkey bombing: President Erdogan vows to bring terror ‘to its knees’
Source: Ghanaweb Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to bring terrorism “to its knees” after an attack in the capital Ankara that killed at least 35 people. Mr Erdogan […]
Blasphemy Laws Fuel the Ideology of Violent Extremism
Source: Huffington Post As the United States expands its efforts to counter the threat presented by violent extremism, it continues to emphasize the need to confront the ideology that motivates and enables it. In the case of violent Islamist extremism, this includes the few militant Muslims, who carry out or […]
Rafael Nadal: 14-time Grand slam champion to sue over doping claims
Source: BBC Rafael Nadal plans to sue an ex-French government minister who said his seven-month absence in 2012 was “probably due to a positive doping test”. The Spaniard is upset […]
Córdoba rejects Catholic church’s claim to own mosque-cathedral
Source: The Guardian By Stephen Burgen, from Barcelona Building does not belong to any individual or organisation, according to council report on long-running row Local authorities in Córdoba have dealt […]
Reality Check: Israeli double standards? By Mehdi Hassan
Aljazeera: Netanyahu claims only Palestinians, not Israelis, ‘glorify terrorists’. I show he’s wrong: watch:
Trump Says ‘Islam Hates the U.S.’, but Why Do Americans Hate Islam?
Source: Haaretz By Haroon Moghul; Author of The Order of Light and How To Be a Muslim: An American Story. Public speaker. Broadcaster. Essayist. It’s hard to keep track of all […]
Is Pakistan Saudi Arabia’s gun for hire?
Dawn: Heads of state do not typically flock to oversee military exercises in which their country’s troops are participating. But war games in Saudi Arabia are clearly an exception. Our prime minister and army chief last week joined dignitaries ranging from Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to Sudanese President Omar […]
Captors freed Taseer’s son of their own will, says inquiry
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD / QUETTA: An inquiry committee has concluded that Shahbaz Taseer was not rescued in a security operation, rather he was freed by his kidnappers of their own will. […]
The ugly truth about Muslims: they have great frittata recipes
Source: The Guardian The Muslims have come for New York City’s subway system in a coordinated attack affecting 144 stations across the borough. Authorities were alerted to the plans of […]
New York’s Muslims struggle to bury their dead
Source: AlJazeera New York, US – Ahmet Kargi, 40, rolls up his sleeves, revealing a tattoo on his right arm – a white crescent and star inside a red shield. “It’s […]
Explosion in Turkey’s Ankara kills dozens
Source: Aljazeera At least 27 people have been killed and 125 more wounded after a strong explosion struck the Turkish capital, Ankara, officials say. A bomb-laden car exploded on Sunday […]
Can Canada teach the rest of us to be nicer
Source: BBC Every August my family embarks on that great American ritual: the road trip. And we always head north. Canada may not be the most exotic of destinations, but […]
Donald Trump says “Islam hates us,” but a nine-year-old says “Many Muslims are kind”
Source: RNS By Tobin Grant A data-driven conversation on religion and politics. He is a political science professor at Southern Illinois University and associate editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. “Many Muslims are kind.” That’s how my son ended our conversation yesterday as I dropped him off […]