Should your family unplug from smartphones?
A program called Family Day Unplugged is trying to convince people in Alberta to unplug from their smartphones and other devices and instead spend time focused on their family. Could […]
Quote of the Day by Galileo Galilei
“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” Galileo Galilei On This Day in History, Feb 13, Galileo in Rome […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims offer prayers in memory of Lord Avebury
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK pays tribute to humanitarian champion London, United Kingdom (PRWEB UK) 15 February 2016 Ahmadi Muslims across the UK offered their heartfelt condolences to the family of […]
Scandinavia’s first women-only mosque opens in Denmark
For our posts promoting women rights, please click here Source: The Local The female imam at Mariam Mosque, which is opening at an undisclosed location in Copenhagen this week, hopes […]
Belgian photographer challenges mindsets about Islam
Tribune: In a world increasingly gripped by fear and rising apprehensions against Islam, Belgian photographer Francois Struzik dares you to see things differently. In his exhibition titled ‘Voyage Sacre’, Struzik takes us on a journey through, Kosovo, Morocco, India, Kashmir, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Though his interactions in these countries are […]
President Jimmy Carter wins Grammy Award
(CNN) Former President Jimmy Carter on Monday won his second Grammy Award, this time for the audio book version of his memoir, “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.” This is the […]
Scientists Just 3D Printed a Transplantable Human Ear
Source: Gizmodo Scientists have developed an innovative 3D bioprinter capable of generating replacement tissue that’s strong enough to withstand transplantation. To show its power, the scientists printed a jaw bone, […]
Boycotting Israeli goods is about to become a criminal offence – so much for ‘power to the people’
Source: Independent News has emerged this week that “shunning Israeli goods” is about to become a criminal offence for public bodies and student unions in the UK. Put simply, the […]
Can You Put All 44 Presidents in the Right Order?
Source: Time For Presidents’ Day, put your knowledge of American history to the test With all eyes on the people running to replace President Barack Obama in the White House (and the annual holiday celebrating our Presidents around the corner), now’s as good a time as any to test your […]
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Lead in South Carolina Poll
Source: Time Clinton has strong support from black voters in the state Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are leading their respective primary rivals in South Carolina by wide margins, according to a new poll. The billionaire businessman is currently the top choice among likely Republican primary voters in the state, […]
Donating organs and blood is Christian duty, C of E synod to be told
Source: The Guardian Blood and organ donation is a Christian duty and congregations should be encouraged to act, a motion to a three-day general assembly of the Church of England […]
The truth about Muslims and sex slavery – according to the Quran, rather than Isis or Islamophobes
Source: Independent By Mariam Hakim Monday 15 February 2016 17:12 BST There are references to sex slavery in the Quran – but when you read them in context, the meaning […]
Australia doctors refuse to discharge refugee baby for detention on Nauru
Published on: Feb 14 2016 | by Billy Solomon Protests over the proposed return of “Baby Asha” to Nauru, the fate of 267 asylum seekers also facing removal, and Australia’s offshore processing regime in general, continued across the country on Saturday. The 12-month-old, Darwin-born daughter of Nepalese asylum seekers was […]
Divided Libya proposes new national unity government
. View photo Presidential Council meeting headed by Libyan businessman Fayez al-Sarraj (C) is held in the capital Tripoli on February 4, 2016 (AFP Photo/) Skhirat (Morocco) (AFP) – Libya’s UN-backed council announced the formation of a revised national unity government on Sunday, with the internationally-recognised parliament to vote on […]
Religion, patriotism, partisanship: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s Presidents’ Day history lesson
Source: Salon If the vague, yet oft-touted, religiosity of presidential wannabes remains a factor in elections these days, there may be a good historical explanation for why that is, beyond […]
Isis fighters’ pay halved ‘because of low oil prices’
Source: Independent It’s not only massive oil companies Shell and BP that have been forced to cut jobs because of low oil prices. Now even Isis fighters are feeling the […]
Many of the 5,000 migrant children who have vanished in Germany have been forced into prostitution or had their organs harvested, says chairman of country’s Muslim council
Source: Daily Mail Aiman Mazyek, the chairman of the Central Council of German Muslims, said that immediate changes need to be made to the asylum system to protect children and […]
Yunnan: 9 things to do in China’s wild subtropical wonderland
Source: CNN Yunnan, China (CNN)If there’s a downside to visiting Yunnan, it’s that one trip simply isn’t going to be enough. China’s southwestern province is its most ethnically diverse. It’s […]
Ehud Olmert jail term: Israel ex-PM begins sentence for bribery
Source: BBC Ehud Olmert has begun a 19-month jail sentence, becoming the first former Israeli prime minister to go to prison. Olmert was handed a six-year sentence in 2014 after […]
John Paul letters reveal ‘intense’ friendship with woman
Source: BBC Hundreds of letters and photographs that tell the story of Pope John Paul II’s close relationship with a married woman, which lasted more than 30 years, have been […]