Kids Are Facing Criminal Charges for Using Emoji
Source: Time Cops are taking postings of gun emojis as legitimate threats Emojis are quickly becoming the language of the Internet, but with that power comes a raft of new […]
This Is How March Became Women’s History Month
Source: Time “Women’s history is women’s right” Many things have come to womankind surprisingly recently: The right to vote. The right to own property. And, perhaps less surprisingly, the existence […]
Indonesia: Unmarried couple publicly caned for spending time together
INDONESIA: Eighteen people were publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia’s Aceh province, including a young unmarried couple who were caught spending time alone together. A hooded man meted out lashings with a rattan cane on a stage next to the mosque in Banda Aceh, the capital of the […]
The world’s most secretive places
Source: BBC The most alluring things in life are often those that are off-limits. And as travellers, this means that we’re fascinated by places that we’re not allowed to visit. […]
Video: Australia Beauty Queen Rachael Finch wears Hijab for a day
Islam in Australia is a minority religious affiliation. According to the 2011 census, 476,291 people, or 2.2% of the total Australian population, were Muslims.[1] This made Islam the fourth largest […]
US election 2016: Day one of the Republican civil war
Source: BBC Well, that’s it then. The Republican Party has come unglued. It’s been a long time in the making, but the day of reckoning is finally here. For decades […]
Labeling Myself ‘Muslim’ For What It Really Matters
Source: Huffington Post By Falak Zaffer Ghatala Writer, Community Leader, and Do-gooder. Wars, killing, genocide in the name of religion have never really been in our control, i.e. you and me, everyday individuals, who live our life in simple ways believing in love and respect for all, but what about things […]
Stupid Questions Asked to Muslim Women
Source: Huffington Post By Asmaa AbuMezied Researcher, Economic Development and Social Change Fellow As a Muslim woman, I had my share of questions regarding my religion, my culture and my so […]
Celebrating the wonderful wildlife of Wales
Source: BBC March 1 may be the meteorological first day of spring, but it’s also Saint David’s Day – the national day of Wales – which has been celebrated since […]
The places where you can walk through the universe
Source: BBC Last summer, I saw the multiverse open up. It happened in the wilds of the Scottish Borders near Crawick, 50 miles (80km) south of Glasgow. It was June, […]
Pakistan Salman Taseer murder: Thousands mourn at Mumtaz Qadri funeral
Source: BBC The funeral is taking place in Pakistan of the former bodyguard executed for killing Punjab’s governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws. Security was tight as about 50,000 […]
On This Day in History in 1872 Yellowstone Park established in USA
Source: History.com President Grant signs the bill creating the nation’s first national park at Yellowstone. Native Americans had lived and hunted in the region that would become Yellowstone for hundreds […]
‘Mad Max’ Is A Lot Scarier When You Realize That’s Where We Could Be Headed
Source: Huffington Post Two winners at Sunday night’s Academy Awards used their time on stage to warn audiences about the dangers of climate change — and it turns out that science […]
Video: On this Day in 1692 Salem Witch Hunt begins
Epigraph: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. (Exodus 22:18) Source: History.com In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave […]
Mosque of Mary: The True Purpose of a Mosque
Review of Religions: ADDRESS BY WORLDWIDE HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY AT OPENING OF THE MOSQUE OF MARY IN GALWAY, IRELAND On the evening of 26th September 2014, the Worldwide […]
Video: One Filmmaker’s Mission To Humanize Women Who Wear The Hijab
Huff Post: Faiza Ambah joins HuffPost Live to discuss her critically-acclaimed film, “Mariam.” Her film tells the story of a veiled Muslim teenager who must decide between keeping her hijab, […]
Pakistan: An execution, Not a Policy Turnaround
Huff Post: The execution in Pakistan of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri — the bodyguard who in 2011, under influence of religious zealots, killed secular Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer — has strategically coincided with the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue taking place in Washington DC. Given Pakistan’s history of embracing Islamist extremism, the […]
Evangelical Christians are so sick of losing that they’re voting for Trump
Source: The Washington Post Donald Trump won the white evangelical Christian vote in the South Carolina primary and the Nevada caucuses. This support has been evident for months, causing evangelical leaders to wring their hands. Last year, Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s influential Washington organization, the Ethics […]
Clinton preaches ‘love and kindness’ at Memphis churches
Source: CNN Memphis (CNN) Hillary Clinton took to two pulpits in Memphis on Sunday to preach a message of inclusion and a rejection of divisiveness, in the wake of her […]
For clergy sex abuse survivors, ‘Spotlight’ Oscar win brings joy and tears
Source: Boston Globe For decades, clergy sex abuse survivors were alone, silenced by shame and by a sweeping conspiracy in the Catholic Church hierarchy. On Sunday night, the movie that […]