Source: Huffington Post By Muhammad Abdul Bari: Educationalist, community activist, author and parenting consultant Ignorance of others in a pluralist democracy is a big enemy. In recent decades the lack of […]
Anuja Jaiswal, Times of India Notwithstanding the call for withdrawal of Jat reservation agitation in Haryana, traffic, both rail and bus, remained affected from UP for the second consecutive day, as nearly 300 trains, passing through Western UP, and hundreds of buses were cancelled, stranding thousands of passengers. Services to […]
Source: BBC Fernando Cardenal, a Nicaraguan priest who defied Vatican orders to leave the revolutionary Sandinista government in the 1980s, has died aged 82. Father Cardenal was one of several […]
Source: Los Angeles Times Three months ago, most Canadians had never heard of Harjit Singh Sajjan. But after newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped him to be defense minister […]
Source: Yahoo News Bangladesh police have arrested three local Islamists over the decapitation of a top Hindu priest, the latest attack targeting religious minorities in the Muslim-majority nation, officers said […]
Source: Reuters The leader of a group that successfully sued Kentucky to get tax incentives for a Noah’s Ark-themed attraction said on Saturday that the religious organization may hire individuals […]
Source: Maryland Reporter By Alessia Grunberger In an emotionally charged, eight-hour hearing Friday, more than 30 advocates made heartfelt pleas to lawmakers in an effort to make Maryland the sixth […]
Source: CNN (CNN)After lengthy debate, Georgia’s state Senate passed an amended version of a religious freedom bill Friday, sending it back to the House and infuriating critics who slam the revised measure as anti-gay and lesbian. If the Republican-led House agrees with the Senate version, it will go to Gov. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]