Bonsai apple tree growing a full sized apple
From Wikipedia Bonsai (盆栽?, lit. plantings in tray, from bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings, pronunciation (help·info))[1] is a Japanese art form using miniature trees […]
Canada: How has ‘Allah’ become code for ‘terrorism’?
Azeeza Kanji, The Toronto Star As facts gradually emerge about Monday’s stabbing at a Canadian Forces recruitment centre in Toronto, one detail in particular has attracted special attention. “Allah told me to do this, Allah told me to come here and kill people,” the accused allegedly said, prompting conjecture that […]
Enshrined discrimination: No Ahmadis for Chenab Nagar plots
Tribune: LAHORE: The Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHTPA) on Tuesday auctioned residential and commercial plots in Chiniot district following the placement of an advert that excluded Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya adherents from the proceedings. Chenab Nagar, the headquarters of the JA, is situated in the district. The agency’s regional office in Jhang […]
The Electoral College could still stop Trump, even if he wins the popular vote
Source: Washington Post By Derek T. Muller; who is an associate professor at Pepperdine University School of Law. Donald Trump will be the GOP’s presidential nominee. Within the party, talk […]
Another word for division and partition
Mar 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The dread word “federalism” is back on the forked tongues of politicians and diplomats in discussions of the shape of Syria, if and when the war ends. UN mediator Staffan de Mistura should be ashamed to have put “federalism” on the agenda […]
Canada must face the threat of Jihad
By Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun 2016/03/15 By now, most of us are familiar with the sullen-looking face of Ayanle Hassan Ali, who, according to Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, said he was inspired by Allah to kill infidels in his name. What may be the latest chapter in Canada’s […]
Epiphany: Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump
Source: The Guardian When there is upheaval within China’s own borders – riots, protests, vicious political power struggles – hardly a sniff of it will be found in the pages […]
Albert Einstein On The Spirituality That Comes From Scientific Inquiry
Epigraph: In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of the night and the day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding; those who […]
1/4 of French Teens are Muslim
Source: Front Page Magazine An investigation of the French youths’ religious beliefs was conducted last spring by Ipsos. It surveyed nine thousand high school pupils in their teens on behalf […]
The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad
The Farewell Sermon Source: Bhatkallys.com Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration […]
THE TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT ISLAM
Source: Siasat Ever since the Muslims swept out of Arabian Peninsula to establish the Islamic Empire there have been myths and misconceptions surrounding the Islamic way of life. Nearly 1500 […]
Pakistan parliament adopts resolution for Holi, Diwali, Easter holidays
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-parliament-adopts-resolution-for-Holi-Diwali-Easter-holidays/articleshow/51423609.cms Hindu Devotees light oil lamps in a temple in Pakistan’s Multan on the eve of Diwali festival. LAMABAD: For the first time, minority communities in Pakistan will have public holidays on Holi, Diwali and Easter festivals after the country’s parliament on Wednsday adopted a resolution to this effect.The National […]
Drought and rising temperatures ‘leaves 36m people across Africa facing hunger’
Source: The Guardian More than 36 million people face hunger across southern and eastern Africa, the United Nations has warned, as swaths of the continent grapple with the worst drought […]
The Hidden Religion and Science Conflict
Source: Huffington Post More than 150 years have passed since Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, and we’re still arguing about science and religion. Outrageous public statements from religious and scientific leaders reinforce the impression of endless conflict, whether it’s Richard Dawkins claiming that religion is a “God delusion,” or […]
Merrick Garland’s record on religious freedom cases, including the contraception case now before the Supreme Court
Source: The Washington Post Some of the most hotly contested issues that come in front of the Supreme Court are based in religion. Our national debates over the death penalty, […]
Stephanie Kurlow: Young Muslim girl hopes to be world’s first hijab-wearing ballerina
Source: Independent A young Muslim girl is hoping to become the world’s first hijab-wearing ballerina. After converting to Islam in 2010, Stephanie Kurlow gave up performing as she believed ‘there […]
‘I see colours you cannot perceive or imagine’
Source: BBC A few years ago, the artist Concetta Antico discovered that she was carrying a genetic mutation that gave her astonishingly sensitive perception of colour – seeing a spectrum […]
Why attending an Indian wedding can be dangerous
Source: BBC Wedding celebrations are supposed to be happy events but in northern India, a shocking number end tragically, thanks to a surprisingly tenacious tradition of celebratory gunfire. Take the […]
Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing
Source: BBC The Kurdish militant group TAK says it carried out Sunday’s deadly attack in the Turkish capital, Ankara. In an online statement it said the attack, which killed 37 […]
Turkey has European Union over a barrel
Source: BBC Even as people struggle and drown on the river border between Greece and Macedonia the proposed solution to Europe’s migration crisis is dissolving before our very eyes. European Council […]