Kalamazoo Shooting Suspect Was an Uber Driver, Company Says
Source: Time The gunman who killed at least six people Saturday during a random shooting spree in Kalamazoo, Mich. was a driver for Uber, the company said. Jason Dalton, 45, […]
The blasphemy law and terrorism
Source: Daily Times By Saad Hafiz Asking for the repeal of the blasphemy laws is not about wishing to deny people the right to feel offended or to defend their beliefs; these rights should be available for the religious and the non-believer alike. And this is what it finally comes […]
How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body
Source: The New York Times The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various diseases, improved well-being, a […]
The surprising way butterflies sense their enemies
Source: BBC Moths and butterflies are delicious. At least, a flycatcher called the Eastern phoebe thinks so. Almost ten metres from her nest,Jayne Yack, from Carleton University in Canada, ties […]
Severe droughts explain the mysterious fall of the maya
Source: BBC When the Spanish conquistadores sailed for Central America in 1517, their goal was to vanquish the resident Maya civilisation. But the colonists arrived to find that much of […]
Video: Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life
Viewer discretion is advised for this video, because there is some nudity in it. This thought-provoking series is not about whether God exists or not. It explores more challenging questions […]
Harvard launches free online class to promote religious literacy
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Sales of the Quran skyrocketed in the United States following 9/11. Perhaps it was a search for answers, […]
Fit for a Pope: Pope’s Swiss Guards show devotion to food
RECIPES FROM ON HIGH By Jo Fahy OCT 26, 2014 – From the pope’s favourite sweet treats to the Swiss Guards’ pasta preferences, it’s all in the book (Katarzyna Artymiak ) When a young cook from Zurich chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Swiss Guard, he […]
German Intel Should Monitor Anti-Migrant AfD Party – Justice Minister
“Whoever wants to let refugees, men, women and children be shot at the border, they represent inhumane positions,” according to Germany’s Justice Minister Heiko Maas, who says there is a […]
The illegal migrants leaving ‘paradise’ for a slice of France
A Comoran beach. Photo: David Stanley, via Flickr Published: 21 Feb 2016 In her house made of palm tree leaves and plywood rotting from the humidity on a tropical Comoros island, Aicha has hanging on the wall a map of her El Dorado, Mayotte. Pregnant, she’s ready to risk her […]
Voices: The story of a teacher evicted from Raqqa illustrates so much about the conflict in Syria
Can Syria be put back together again? Soon life after Isis will have to be contemplated here Robert Fisk @indyvoices It is about 18 months since Isis took control of Raqqa, imposing its strict rules on citizens. Now the group Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered is fighting back against its […]
Social media divided on religion in school
READER RESPONSE Social media divided on religion in school By Stefania Summermatter and Gaby Ochsenbein POLITICS Education Religion FEB 18, 2016 – Potential for conflict: religion at school (Keystone) Do pupils have a right to pray in state schools? An article on this issue published by swissinfo.ch in ten languages […]
Israel to Demolish Three Residential Structures, Barns South of Hebron
HEBRON, February 22, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli armed forces Monday delivered a demolition notice to three Palestinian families in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron. Coordinator of the national committee against the wall and settlement activities Rateb Jabour told WAFA Israeli soldiers notified Palestinians of notices to demolish three residential structures, […]
Born to Die: Daesh Shows Off its Child Fighters
© Photo: Screenshot MIDDLE EAST 12:50 22.02.2016 These young boys are part of the twisted strategy of Daesh terrorists who have sent dozens of kid recruits to their death and boast about this on social networks, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel wrote on Saturday citing a new study on the […]
The GOP has a Muslim problem
Source: CNN from 2012, equally applicable in 2016 By Dean Obeidallah, Special to CNN A Catholic priest, a rabbi, an evangelical minister, a Sikh, a Greek Orthodox archbishop and two […]
Assad: 80 Countries Provide ‘Unlimited Support’ to Terrorists in Syria
© REUTERS/ SANA MIDDLE EAST 12:40 22.02.2016 More than 80 nations, particularly Turkey and Saudi Arabia, have provided financial, logistical and material assistance to terrorist groups, who are fighting in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad told Spain’s El Pais newspaper. The Syrian leader described foreign sponsorship as “active” and “unlimited.” Some […]
‘I am you:’ American Muslims on faith — and fear
For our extensive collection to refute Islamophobia, please click here. (CNN) In a time of terrorism, suspicion and doubt have put a sharp focus on American Muslims after violent attacks rocked […]
Obama signs law to increase military support to Jordan
By Khetam Malkawi – Feb 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah greets US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of their meeting in Aqaba, on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — The US has finalised a law that will allow the administration to increase military […]
Can Islamic Economic Theory Prevent the Looming Global Recession?
By Syed Muhammad Saleh Nasser & Syed Muhammad Tahir Nasser Economic inequality is bad news for both rich and poor, as economists are slowly realising. House of Debt, acclaimed by the Financial Times as the “most important economics book” of 2015, by Princeton’s Professors of Economics, Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, demonstrated […]
Canada: Hateful graffiti scrawled on Calgary school targets Syrian newcomers
Clara Ho First posted: Saturday, February 20, 2016 04:58 PM MST | Updated: Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:07 PM MST A police car is is reflected in smashed-out windows at Wilma Hansen School in the Queensland area of Calgary, Alta., on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Many windows in the school […]