“Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Pope ends Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
Reuters International NOV 30, 2015 – 09:52 By Joe Bavier and Philip Pullella BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the […]
Refugee crisis: EU pays €3bn to Turkey in exchange for help on dealing with European migration
Turkey is home to 2.2 million refugees Leo Cendrowicz 19 comments A refugee camp near the Syrian-Turkish border AFP/Getty The EU has clinched an agreement with Turkey giving Ankara €3 billion (£2 billion) and a pledge to renew its membership bid in exchange for help holding back refugees trying to make their […]
David Cameron, there aren’t 70,000 moderate fighters in Syria – and whoever heard of a moderate with a Kalashnikov, anyway?
Voices David Cameron, there aren’t 70,000 moderate fighters in Syria – and whoever heard of a moderate with a Kalashnikov, anyway? The Blairite Labour MPs are going to vote with Dave because they loathe Corbyn more than Isis Robert Fisk @indyvoice 36 comments Londoners protest against bombing Syria Getty […]
BUDDHIST TEMPLES ARE CLOSING IN JAPAN AT A STARTLING RATE
Source: World Religion News Many Japanese Buddhist temples, their numbers running to thousands, are in danger of closing doors in the future. About 40 percent of about 77,000 temples will cease […]
Vatican: ‘Lovely’ if pope makes Mother Teresa a saint in Holy Year but it’s too early to say
Source: Fox News VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official says it’s too soon to say if Mother Teresa will be made a saint during the 2016 Holy Year of Mercy. […]
Here’s Why the Alleged Planned Parenthood Killer Isn’t Called a Domestic Terrorist
Source: Huffington Post By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author and political analyst The two words that were glaringly missing in the reams of news clips, press reports and news features on alleged […]
Can a Dying Civilization Defeat ISIS and Radical Islam?
Source: Breitbart by TOM TANCREDO By any measure, we are losing the war against ISIS and radical Islam. A bigger problem is we do not yet realize we are losing or why. Their legions are growing, their ambitions are apocalyptic, and our resolve is as strong as silly putty. Without […]
ISIS not Muslim, people of other faith defaming Islam: Assam leader
Source: Dna India “ISIS is not at all Muslims, rather these are people from other religion wearing masks and defaming Islam”, viewed Vice President of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat HRA Choudhury. […]
France calls for ‘enlightened Islam’ against jihadist ideology
Source: Reuters Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged French Muslim leaders on Sunday to develop an “enlightened Islam” to confront what he called the obscurantist views of Islamic State that lead […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens Japan’s largest Mosque
Source: The Rabwah Times The largest mosque in Japan opened its doors on November 20 near the central Japanese city of Nagoya, heralding a new chapter in the East Asian […]
The hidden world that moves your luggage
By Jack Stewart Few of us give much thought to what happens to our bags once we drop them off at the airport. We tend to be more concerned […]
The challenges of carrying out surgery in space
Source: BBC By Richard Hollingham The International World Extreme Medicine Conference in London is not for the faint-hearted. As I sneak into the back of the main lecture hall, record-breaking polar […]
The reason why everyday heroes emerge in atrocities
Source: BBC By David Robson Ludovico Boumbas was meant to be enjoying a friend’s quiet birthday meal when the shooting began at the Belle Equipe in Paris on Friday. He […]
The birds that fear death
Source: BBC Crows are known to behave strangely around their dead: they gather around and squawk loudly nearby. The idea that it is part of some sort of ritual funeral […]
Why killer bees aren’t that bad
Source: BBC Reputation: Killer bees are huge and are equipped with lethal venom Reality: Killer bees are actually smaller than regular honeybees. Their venom is also less powerful. They are […]
How we know that atoms exist
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk Atoms are small. Really, really small. You’ll probably have heard that matter is made of bundles of these tiny things. You’ll likely also know that […]
Searching for Work in the Digital Era
Source: Pew Research Center The internet is a central resource for Americans looking for work, but a notable minority lack confidence in their digital job-seeking skills The internet is an […]
In nations with significant Muslim populations, much disdain for ISIS
Source: Pew Research Center Recent attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have once again brought terrorism and Islamic extremism to […]
What You Need To Know About The Paris Climate Summit
Source: Huffington Post On Nov. 30, more than 100 world leaders will gather in Paris in what many consider one of the last remaining attempts to squelch the growing scourge […]