The One Thing That Can Break Down Religious Barriers For Good
Source: Huffington Post “Is there hair under [your hijab]?” “Are there black Buddhists?” “[People suggested] I couldn’t have a concept of right or wrong without a perception of God in […]
Myanmar’s Peace Prize Winner and Crimes Against Humanity
Ny Times: SITTWE, Myanmar — SOON the world will witness a remarkable sight: a beloved Nobel Peace Prize winner presiding over 21st-century concentration camps. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, one of the world’s genuine heroes, won democracy for her country, culminating in historic elections in November that her party won […]
‘Radical Islam’ Is for the GOP in 2016 What ‘Axis of Evil’ Was in 2003
Haaretz.com: Once upon a time, Republican leaders said the United States should push the Middle East toward democracy because Arab dictators were breeding Arab terrorists. Not anymore. In the party George W. Bush once ran, his fight-terrorism-with-democratization thesis has been largely orphaned. The new buzzword is “stability.” Donald Trump publicly […]
Asking what God would want really does seem to curb prejudice
Economist: A GOOD way to start an argument at a dinner party is to assert that religion divides people and inspires them to evil. There is plenty to support this contention: anti-Muslim pogroms by Hindus in India; the bombings and murders carried out by anti-abortion Christians in America; the long […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes Seminar in New Delhi World Book Fair 2016
More information on other programs: http://www.newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in/events-2016/World-Book-Fair-Events-2016.html PICTURES FROM THE EVENT ABOUT NDWBF: KNOW THE NEW DELHI WORLD BOOK FAIR New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) held for the past 41 years, […]
The UN library announced its most-checked-out book of 2015. It’s kind of disturbing.
Vox: by Dylan Matthews and Zack Beauchamp — The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations — named after the secretary general who died in 1961 — doesn’t make the news very often. Meant to be used by the professional Secretariat staff of the UN and by national delegations, it […]
‘Honey, I want you to stop being a feminist’
Viralwomen.com : by Gia London — My mother phoned a few weeks ago, and she sounded purposeful but hesitant, like she had finally worked up the courage to tell me something important. ‘Honey,’ she said, her voice broken with concern. ‘I want you to stop being a feminist. I love […]
Canada: Syrian refugees pepper sprayed
Trudeau condemns pepper-spray attack outside event for Syrian refugees in Vancouver Police say a man on a bicycle rode by the Muslim Association of Canada Centre and sprayed 20 to 30 people gathered outside. VANCOUVER—Canadian political leaders including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are condemning the pepper spraying of some […]
Inventions by Western women
INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOWMEN The Car Heater We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893!(Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher) 2. Monopoly This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. The […]
Here’s how sugar might fuel the growth of cancer
Source: Today Tests in mice show a possible mechanism for how it happens. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Research, support studies that suggest people who consume more sugar […]
Saudi Arabia has little to worry about – no state has the moral authority or will to attack this butchery
We have to remember that on the UN Council we can find such vigorous defenders of human rights as China and Russia Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 3 January 2016 When Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council in 2013 – with Dave Cameron’s help – we all […]
Hillary Clinton Says A Republican President Would ‘Break’ The Supreme Court
Source: Huffington Post The future of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance, and Hillary Clinton wants you to know she’s the one who can save it. In an op-ed […]
Queen of Jordan discusses Syrian refugee crisis with British PM
Queen discusses Syrian refugee crisis with British PM By JT – Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Her Majesty Queen Rania holds talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London […]
Love Your Neighbor – But Don’t Quite Love Your Muslim Neighbor
Source: The Huffington Post An act of interfaith outreach and human solidarity took place in the Chicago suburbs, by one Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a Professor at Wheaton College, a Evangelical […]
Religious Beliefs Can Promote Cooperation Rather than Violence- Study
While the world reels from religion-inspired terrorism, new research has found that religious beliefs can promote interfaith cooperation, when believers look at things from God’s perspective, rather than their own. […]
French mosques extend open invitation
Source: BBC French mosques have invited non-Muslims in to try to create greater understanding of Islam in France. Visitors are being offered hot drinks, pastries, calligraphy demonstrations and discussion during […]
Religion forms buffer against work stress
Source: The Telegraph By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent Having a religion could be the key to avoiding work stress as a study found those with a faith are less anxious […]
The little car you can drive in France without a licence
Source: BBC If you are planning on driving in France, beware – one could be heading straight for you at the next roundabout. Carolyn Brown, who lives part of the […]
Cologne attacks: Merkel proposes tougher migrant laws
Source: BBC German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New Year’s Eve sex attacks on women in Cologne. […]