5 facts about Christmas in America
Source: Pew Research Center Wherever Americans stand on holiday-time debates about Starbucks cups, zombie nativity scenes and billboards encouraging people to skip church, it would be hard to disagree that […]
Strangers in their own country
BY UMER ALI Jhelum survivors recount their stories It was just another day for Arsalan, who worked as a Sales Manager at Pakistan Chipboard Factory when he was informed about police arresting the Security In-charge of the factory over allegations of desecrating the Quran. Working past his office timings, […]
Events moving towards World War III: Ahmadiyya Muslim community
Chandigarh: The Ahmadiyya Muslim community has warned that events across the world in recent times were moving towards a third World War. “The world is passing through very turbulent times. The similarities to the period just before the Second World War continue to be cited and it seems clear […]
The Ahmadi Conundrum in Pakistan
Posted: 12/22/2015 Saima Baig Blasphemy is a crime in Pakistan, the punishment for which can be death. The law is a left over of the Indian Penal Code that the British had introduced, and which was later expanded upon by the military dictator Zia ul Haq. More often […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s annual convention at Qadian
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (PTI) Followers from more than 30 countries are expected to participate in the 124th ‘Jalsa Salana’, the three-day annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, at its headquarters in Qadian town of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district from December 26 to December 28. Community representatives Maulana Hamid Kausar, […]
Jewish terror: Video celebrates murder of Palestinian baby, kin
Israeli soldiers work around the body of a Palestinian after he was shoot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Thursday. (AP) REUTERS Published — Friday 25 December 2015 JERUSALEM: Video footage of Jewish zealots mocking the death by arson of a Palestinian baby has […]
Indian PM Modi makes surprise visit to Pakistan
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Reuters) REUTERS Published — Friday 25 December 2015 NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time an Indian premier has visited the rival nation in over […]
Waiting to leave Libya’s ‘cemetery of the unknown’
By AFP – Dec 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – AFP Abdelhamid Al Swei, who is in charge of transporting bodies to the cemetery for the Red Crescent, looks at the grave of an unidentified migrant at the Bir El Osta Milad Cemetery, dubbed by locals as the ‘cemetery of the […]
Kenyan Muslims refused to let militants execute Christians during a bus attack
Quartz Africa: by Omar Mohammed — An attempted militant attack on Monday (Dec. 21) on a bus heading to Mandera, a small town in northeast Kenya on the border with Somalia, was foiled after Muslim passengers refused to comply with the attackers’ demands that they identify Christians amongst them and […]
Muslim Christmas cards: Kind-hearted cabbies challenge ISIS stereotypes
Source: Daily Star By Alex Hickson BRITISH Muslim cabbies and shopkeepers have defied negative stereotypes of Islam by handing out Christmas cards to their customers. The cards have pictures of […]
Dying Pakistani student’s family granted visas to visit, after immigration U-turn
Source: The Guardian The immigration department has granted visas for the family of a young, terminally ill Pakistani student so they can visit him in Melbourne before he dies. Despite […]
15 striking findings from 2015
Source: Pew Research Center Every year, we look back at our research to select the most memorable facts that illustrate important trends shaping our world. At Pew Research Center, the topics we analyze range from the specific subjects of video gaming and family caregivers to broader areas like political attitudes, global climate […]
Americans are in the middle of the pack globally when it comes to importance of religion
Source: Pew Research Center More than half of Americans (53%) now say religion is very important in their lives, according to a recent Pew Research Center report. While this figure […]
Pope Francis in his Christmas homily denounces materialism
Source: BBC Pope Francis has warned the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics not to be “intoxicated” by possessions in his annual Christmas homily. He called for more sobriety in a […]
What did Jesus really look like?
Source: BBC Everyone knows what Jesus looks like. He is the most painted figure in all of Western art, recognised everywhere as having long hair and a beard, a long […]
Women Pay More for Everything From Birth to Death, Report Finds
Source: Time Not just shampoo—the “pink tax” applies to baby clothes and adult diapers as well. Women’s products cost more than men’s products across dozens of categories, affecting the cost […]
24,000 Sign Letter Of ‘Radical Love’ In Support Of American Muslims
Source: Huffington Post Jaweed Kaleem; Senior Religion Reporter, The Huffington Post Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post “We must not allow fear to undermine the values that stand […]
This might be the reason a British Muslim family was kicked off the plane to Disneyland
ITVMohammad Tariq Mahmood. Mohammad Tariq Mahmood and his family were probably prevented from boarding a plane to Disneyland at Gatwick airport last week because a Facebook page linked to his address contained positive references to Al Qaeda and the Taliban, and because his brother was previously prevented from entering Israel, […]
Planned Parenthood Shooter Wants to Represent Himself in Court
Source: Time (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The man who killed three people in an attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic halted court proceedings Wednesday by demanding that he be allowed to fire his public defender and represent himself. Robert Dear, 57, announced at a status hearing that he no […]
Happiness Researcher Dispels A Big Myth About Joy
Source: Huffington Post If you were to ask people what experiences makes them happy, you’d get a variety of answers that typically center around things that make them feel pleasure. […]