theguardian: by Ian Black — King Salman’s decision to enforce a death penalty his predecessor balked at reflects tougher line on Iran and internal dissent – and lack of a coherent strategy A man burns a picture of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at a protest in Delhi over the execution […]
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid; Visiting Fellow, Harvard University’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal School of Islamic Studies In hindsight, 2015 had many great moments, but also many terrible things […]
mei.edu: Sectarian identities could not be politicized unless differences in beliefs, values, and historical memory compelled religious groups to collective action around particularistic identities. The critical question, however, that demands an answer in explaining sectarian conflict is: why now? Why do sectarian conflicts erupt at particular moments in time and […]
NY Times: The Oregon protest at a federal wildlife refuge has reignited an already intense debate on social media about policing, race and terrorism. On Saturday, an armed group of […]
“I’m gonna be your friend!” By Kimberly Yam; Associate Good News Editor, The Huffington Post These Canadian children welcomed Syrian refugees to their country with open arms. Nonprofit World Vision Canada, a Christian […]
Reuters International JAN 4, 2016 – swissinfo.ch By Sam Wilkin DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia rallied Sunni allies to its side in a growing diplomatic row with Iran on Monday, deepening a sectarian split across the Middle East following the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric. Bahrain and Sudan […]
JAN 4, 2016 – 17:56 Iranian anti-riot police stand guard during a demonstration near the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran. (Keystone) The Swiss foreign ministry has summoned the Saudi Arabian charge d’affaires to express its opposition to the mass execution of 47 people, including a prominent Shiite cleric. In a […]
Source: Reuters Nearly 200 workers, mostly Somali immigrants, have been fired from a meat-packing plant in Colorado after staging a walkout to protest what they said were insufficient prayer accommodations, the company and Islamic advocacy groups said on Thursday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the workers were treated […]
Source: The New York Times KASHGAR, China — Families sundered by a wave of detentions. Mosques barred from broadcasting the call to prayer. Restrictions on the movements of laborers that […]
Source: The New Yorker NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Just minutes after the Somali-based Al Qaeda affiliate Shabaab group released a propaganda video featuring a clip of Donald Trump, the Republican […]
Source: Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Saturday the idea of religious neutrality is not grounded in the country’s constitutional traditions and that God […]
Pathankot, Jan 4: Even as security forces continue to engage with terrorists in Pathankot, there are various questions being raised about the response. Preliminary investigations show that the terrorists had infiltrated into India in two groups. There is clear evidence to show that two vehicles, a Pajero and a Land […]
The lead post is by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The key to enlightenment may lie in avoiding dogmatism and a totalitarian philosophy in favor […]
Source: Christian Today Millions of Americans experienced an unusually warm Christmas this year, with temperature even reaching 70 degrees Fahrenheit along the East Coast, due to the El Niño phenomenon. […]
Source: BBC Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work. In a post on the […]
Source: BBC The romanticised view of US presidential elections is that they present quadrennial opportunities for national renewal; that they are expressions of hope and optimism that reflect this country’s […]
Source: New Statesman A woman gets up in the morning and brushes her teeth using her smart toothbrush that charts her brushing activity and shares it with her dentist. She […]
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia has cut diplomatic relations with Iran in a sharp escalation of tensions between the two regional foes following the execution of the Saudi Shia cleric […]
Source: Christian Today Majority of Americans said it’s important to protect freedom of religion for different religious groups, with Christianity getting the highest mark. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public […]
Tehran Times Social Desk TEHRAN — An 80-year old Iranian philanthropist from Khomeyni Shahr, Isfahan province, who has already built 236 schools, is wishing to build up to 1,000 schools. Mohammad Taqi Davarpanah, who could never go to school himself, has built 236 schools in poor districts of 10 provinces […]