Source: Economist BY M.D. AND ERASMUS | OTTAWA SHOULD Western democracies make the defence of religious freedom around the world a separate, fenced-off part of their foreign policy? Or is […]
Source: Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday pledged Britain will never become part of a “European superstate” thanks to a hard-fought deal for a less intrusive European Union which he hopes will sway voters in a referendum to keep the island nation in the 28-nation […]
Source: Time Be strategic and intentional about your friendships When my wife and I moved to New York City in 2001, recently graduated from college and newly wed, we were […]
Source: Business Insider Here’s a story you’ll be hearing about a lot this year. Chinese companies have beenbuying up foreign businesses — including American ones — at a record rate, […]
Source: Independent Forty state-run Iranian media outlets have jointly offered a new $600,000 bounty for the death of British Indian author Salman Rushdie, according to the state-run Fars News Agency. Fars […]
Source: NPR “The commandment, ‘Thou shalt not kill,’ has absolute value, and concerns both the innocent and the guilty,” Pope Francis said Sunday, urging that the death penalty be abolished. […]
Source: The New York Times COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday, ending a quest for the White House that started with a war chest of $100 million, a famous name and a promise of political civility but concluded with a humbling recognition: In […]
Source: Daily Mail MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Speaking via Skype from Russia, Edward Snowden told an audience of supporters in New Hampshire on Saturday that he is willing to be […]
Source: The Guardian Authorities in Beijing are reportedly developing a network of ventilation “corridors” to help tackle the city’s notorious air pollution. Construction in the zones, which will be created […]
Source: The Guardian The San Bernardino County government on Friday night said the FBI told its staffto tamper with the Apple account of Syed Farook, who with his wife, Tashfeen […]
Source: BBC Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left more than 100 people dead, monitors and state media say. In Homs, at least 57 people, […]
Feb 20,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The king of Morocco decided not to host the forthcoming Arab summit that was due to be convened in his country. His foreign minister explained that the events in the Arab world require a more serious agenda and tangible results to match […]
By Veronica DeVore swissinfo.ch FEB 19, 2016 – 11:00 Two participants in a food service apprenticeship for refugees show off their creations. Launched in 2006 on a national level, the programme now continues to be run by canton Lucerne. (Hotel & Gastro Formation) After first testing the waters […]
Business Insider Ben Moshinsky SAUDI ARABIA MILITARY PARADE When British Aerospace Engineering, better known as BAE Systems, announced a bumper set of annual results this week, much of that success was down to the lavish spending of the Saudi Arabian air force. The Gulf state took delivery of £800 million […]
You will learn a lot about Syria’s tragedy driving between Damascus and the ancient city – and you must drive fast Robert Fisk Aleppo @indyvoices A government soldier relaxes after the recapture of Salma from IS AFP/Getty You can drive these days from Damascus to Aleppo but the road is […]
Suspect ‘completely eliminated’ from inquiry as Jalalia Jamé mosque website recommends its patrons ‘wait for the facts to be established by the police’ Jay Uddin was found with serious head injuries on Thursday night and died in hospital soon afterwards. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Nadia Khomami @nadiakhomami Saturday 20 February 2016 […]
http://www.juancole.com: By Aaron W. Hughes | (The Conversation) | – – The rise of Islamic State has led to much speculation about the group’s origins: how do we account for forces and events that paved the way for the emergence of the jihadist group? In the fourth article of our […]
Founder of THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas We present extracts from the writings of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdias, on strengthening of […]
theguardian: by Farnoosh Amirshahi is a former parliamentary reporter for Iran’s Shargh newspaper. Rules impeding the progress of female politicians in the Islamic republic remain firmly in place and the battle to change them advances slowly Revolutionary slogans and a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini are reflected in the glasses of a […]
Source: Business Insider No religion is unified. How Catholicism, for example, is practiced in rural Italy differs from the way this is done, say, in New York city. Language, culture, […]