BAE Systems courted controversy with the £10bn sale of Typhoon jets to the repressive state Mark Leftly @MLeftly 34 comments British defence exports to Saudi Arabia are set to come under parliamentary scrutiny Getty British defence exports to Saudi Arabia are set to come under parliamentary scrutiny this month with […]
Voices ‘Regrettable’ is as far as our criticism of Saudi Arabia is allowed to go We have condemned them in the lightest terms. The implication is that the good old Saudis have simply let us down – fallen from their previously high moral principles Robert Fisk @indyvoices David Cameron greets King Salman […]
A US-based think tank has conducted a study to answer some of key questions about Muslims and Islam in the United States Source: World Bulletin / News Desk The growth […]
By Khola Maryam Hübsch Our outrage over the sexist Muslim male reveals a need to feel superior. It expresses a brand of cultural chauvinism that co-opts feminism as a means […]
Source: RT Organs which could be used for human transplants are being grown in farm animals for the first time in an attempt to solve the global shortage of donors […]
Source: Time Rand Paul is a U.S. senator from Kentucky and a Republican presidential candidate. Mark Spitznagel is the chief investment officer of Universa Investments and senior economic adviser to […]
Source: Public Opinion My faith and practice of medicine go hand in hand By AMATUL KHALID, M.D. I have been a physician for more than 30 years. Many times I […]
Source: The Sun Chronicle ATTLEBORO In an effort to bridge the faiths of Muslims and others, the Quran, Islam’s holy book, is being displayed at Attleboro Public Library. A major […]
Source: Huffington Post 1. We’re all poor and powerless – When Muslims line up for prayer, no one is able to distinguish between Sunni and Shia based on their dress […]
Source: Huffington Post Saadia Faruqi Author, interfaith activist and law enforcement trainer As an interfaith activist, the question of God comes up surprisingly frequently in my discussions. Who do we […]
Source: Time Faculty speak out to defend teacher The Wheaton College provost overseeing an expulsion trial against a tenured professor who said Christians and Muslims worship the same God wrote […]
Source: Huffington Post By Tithi Bhattacharya; who is a professor of South Asian History at Purdue University. She writes extensively on modern Indian history, Hindutva, gender and the politics of Islamophobia. As […]
Telegraph: This week, the Anglican Communion may fall apart. The stated reason is disagreement about homosexuality. Liberal whites, especially in North America, support gay sex acts and same-sex marriage. African Anglicans oppose them because they go against what the Bible and Christian tradition say. This is a serious issue in […]
Say the name Aziz Ansari and most people in this country will draw a blank. If you mentioned the cult US sitcom Parks and Recreation, then a small minority would recognise Ansari as Tom Haverford, aka Darwish Sabir Ismael Gani, the cocky if ineffective bureaucrat in parks administration. http://www.theguardian.com andrew […]
Source: World religion news By Nusrat Qadir Nusrat J. Qadir works with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on issues related to Islam. She is also a neonatal intensive care unit registered […]
Source: The New York Times CAIRO — When President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi opened a much-heralded extension to the Suez Canal in August, the official Friday Prayer sermon that week hailed […]
The Star: The pepper spraying of Syrian refugees in Vancouver has prompted sweeping condemnation, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying it doesn’t represent Canada’s attitude toward migrants. Vancouver Police are […]
Source: BBC Cuba’s wild, wild east Turquoise water. Sugary white sand. Lush tropical trees stretching back into a wide mountain range. When Christopher Columbus swung his ships into the arced […]
Source: BBC Capital of a Global Empire Tamerlane was once one of the world’s most feared conquerors and kings. In the course of amassing his Eurasian empire in the late […]