The reindeer that glow in the dark
Source: BBC Reindeer encounters are the stuff of holiday dreams, unless you happen to be driving a car at the time. In Finland, where as many as 5000 reindeer-vehicle collisions […]
El Nino weather: Worries grow over humanitarian impact
Source: BBC The strongest El Nino weather cycle on record is likely to increase the threat of hunger and disease for millions of people in 2016, aid agencies say. The […]
Sonny Bill Williams criticised for dead Syrian children photos
Source: BBC Rugby union star Sonny Bill Williams has posted graphic images of dead children on Twitter after a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. Williams, who played a […]
Israeli court permits Jewish prayers in Al Haram Al Sharif
Ban against praying JewIsh activist overturned by court, police reprimanded Published: 16:03 December 29, 2015 Nasouh Nazzal, Correspondent Ramallah: An Israeli court has granted permission for Jews to pray and perform Jewish rituals during their incursions into Al Haram Al Sharif in occupied East Jerusalem. The occupation forces’ Jerusalem District […]
How “Star Wars” teaches spirituality
Source: Religion News Service Spoiler alert: “Star Wars” is an actual American religion. Consider the number of people who saw “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” during its opening weekend. That would be […]
Qatar’s former emir breaks leg in holiday accident
As many as nine planes belonging to Qatar’s ruling family had landed in Switzerland over the weekend because of suspected health emergency Image Credit: AP FILE – In this Oct. 23, 2012, file photo, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani waves to the crowd as he and and […]
US Christians Need Protections More Than Muslims, Says Poll
AP-NORC Poll: Americans place a higher priority on preserving the religious freedom of Christians than for other faith groups, ranking Muslims as the least deserving of the protections, according to […]
Woman sentenced for ripping off hijab of Muslim woman
Source: Daily Mail UK ‘Get out of our country, you terrorist!’: Woman sentenced for ripping off hijab of terrified Muslim woman and subjecting her to a shocking racist tirade Ann-Maria […]
Latinos: Fastest-growing group of Muslims in US
There are an estimated 150,000 Islam converts among the Latino community in the US Source: World Bulletin Latinos in the U.S. are considered to be the fastest-growing demographic as well […]
Iraqi Victory Over ISIS in Ramadi Could Prove Pivotal
Source: The New York Times BAGHDAD — Breaking a seven-month occupation by the Islamic State, Iraqi troops on Monday retook most of Ramadi, the most populous city in western Iraq, […]
How Seeker Spirituality Is Shaping The World Of Publishing
Source: Huffington Post For some, the journey of spiritual self-discovery begins by picking up a book — and there couldn’t be a better time to do so. This fall, HarperOne, […]
Sikhs in America are still coming under attack because people think they’re Muslims
Source: The Washington Post The bearded man in the blue turban was attacked before dawn on Saturday morning, while waiting for a ride to work. Two white males in their […]
Angels and their attributes
SHAIKH SALIH BIN FAWZAN Published — Friday 25 December 2015 The belief in the angels is one of the pillars of faith (Iman). What belief in the angels entails is: Believing in their existence and believing in the duties that they carry out in the universe. So the angels are […]
Norway proposes stricter asylum rules
Norway’s Minister of Immigration and Integration Sylvie Listhaug. (AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Wednesday 30 December 2015 STOCKHOLM: Norway’s center-right government on Tuesday proposed tightening the country’s asylum rules to avoid what the immigration minister described as “violent consequences” for the country’s welfare system. ADVERTISING 2 The measures, which […]
Launching pad for more victories
Dec 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – The liberation of Ramadi from the terrorist group Daesh is certainly a big victory for Baghdad, and could be the beginning of a campaign to liberate other cities and Iraqi territories still in the clutch of this extremist grouping. “This great victory has broken […]
Displaced by war, Syrians seek safety in cars, shells of buildings
By AFP – Dec 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian man looks on from inside an unfinished building where he lives with his family in the Daf Al Sakhr neighbourhood of Jaramana on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on December 16 (AFP photo) DAMASCUS — Since his house on […]
Discrimination against Ahmadis: Institutionalizing hate in the name of love
The Nation: The recent hateful protests by business owners demanding Ahmadi citizens to wear identification publicly have been a real eye-opener to anyone oblivious to intolerance in the Pakistani society. The protest was directed against Punjab police for removing hateful and derogatory signs from a shop warning Ahmadis to refrain […]
Jimmy Carter’s essay on quitting church is suddenly viral
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter can still command people’s attention. His 2009 column on why he quit his church for women’s rights — “Losing my religion […]
Sam Harris’ detestable crusade: How his latest anti-Islam tract reveals the bankruptcy of his ideas
Salon: There are few get-rich-quick schemes left in modern publishing, but one that persists could be called Project Islamic Reformation. Writing a book that fits in this category is actually quite easy. First, label yourself a reformist. Never mind the congratulatory self-coronation the tag implies; it is necessary to segregate oneself from […]
Two Pakistani clerics fight at meeting over status of Ahmadi sect
Guardian: Two Pakistani clerics have come to blows at a meeting of the religious establishment over the fraught issue of the status of Ahmadis, a Muslim sect that hardliners want declared apostates. A scuffle broke out on Tuesday between the two at a gathering of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology […]