The Syrian Conflict Explained: A highly restricted briefing document on Syria …
Written by Anonymous President Assad ( who is bad ) is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the Rebels ( who are good ) started […]
Calgary Mayor Nenshi ‘shaken’ by racism in debate over refugee crisis
Source: Globe and Mail Nahid Neshi often speak eloquently about the pluralistic wonder he considers Canada. But as one of the most high-profile Muslim figures in the country, the Calgary mayor admits he has been “shaken” by the closed-minded, even racist nature of some of the debate over the Syrian […]
Karachi: The bride amongst the cities
‘The bride amongst the cities’ Toronto Star 19 Nov 2015 M. BILAL HASSAN SPECIAL TO THE STAR M. BILAL HASSAN PHOTOS FOR THE TORONTO STARArz O Samawat ( The Heavens and the Earth), on the roof of Frere Hall, was Sadequain’s last project. For most of its history, the city […]
In nations with significant Muslim populations, much disdain for ISIS
Source: Pew Research Center By Jacob Poushter, who is a senior researcher focusing on global attitudes at Pew Research Center. 42 COMMENTS Recent attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad linked to […]
Video: Russia not committed to Assad, says John Kerry
Source: BBC 17 November 2015 Last updated at 18:05 GMT Russia is not “wedded” to keeping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power, says US Secretary of State John Kerry. Speaking […]
Senegal Bans Burqa to Stop Terrorists Disguising In Islamic Dress
Senegal Bans Burqa to Stop Terrorists Disguising In Islamic Dress Simon Allison in Johannesburg, 18 November 2015 Senegal has banned women from wearing the burqa, amid rising fears of Islamic extremism in the west African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye Daouda, said women would no longer be allowed to wear […]
In Rise of ISIS, No Single Missed Key but Many Strands of Blame
Source: The New York Times By the time the United States withdrew from its long bloody encounter with Iraq in 2011, it thought it had declawed a once fearsome enemy: […]
This Tooth Holds New Clues About Our Prehistoric Relatives
Source: Huffington Post Thanks to a single tooth, scientists are now sinking their teeth into a human family tree mystery — exactly who were the Denisovans? Our distant cousin the […]
Senegal considers burqa ban to stop terrorists disguising in Islamic dress
Source: The Guardian is considering banning women from wearing the burqa, amid rising fears of Islamic extremism in the west African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye Daouda, said women would […]
Saudi Wahhabi dilemma in spotlight after Paris attack
Source: Reuters Saudi Arabia’s harsh religious tradition is seen by many outsiders – and some Saudi liberals – as a root cause of the international jihadist threat that has inflamed the Middle East for years and struck in Paris last week. However, while Riyadh has cracked down hard on jihadists […]
What Americans thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of World War II
Source: TheWashington Post The results of the poll by the useful Twitter account @HistOpinion were published in the pages of Fortune magazine in July 1938. Fewer than 5 percent of Americans surveyed […]
McCain slams Cruz’s call for religious test for refugees
Source: The Hill Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday panned the idea of favoring Christian refugees from Syria over Muslims, delivering a rebuttal to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a GOP […]
Kasich calls for new federal agency to promote Judeo-Christian values Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/john-kasich-judeo-christian-agency-216001#ixzz3rxqcEJij
Source: Politico John Kasich would like to add a new federal agency if he becomes president: one to promote “Judeo-Christian Western values.” Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, […]
Don’t ‘scapegoat’ Syrian refugees, Catholic bishops and evangelicals say
Source: CNN CNN)Two of the country’s largest and most influential religious groups, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals, are urging the United States not […]
“Turning away orphans, applying a religious test, discriminating against Muslims — that is just not who we are,” Clinton said
Hillary Clinton calls for U.S. to ‘intensify and broaden’ efforts to fight ISIS By Eric Bradner and Dan Merica, CNN Updated 11:52 AM ET, Thu November 19, 2015 | Video […]
Life as a drone operator: ‘Ever step on ants and never give it another thought?’
In a secluded room at an airbase in Nevada, young men hold the power of life and death over people thousands of miles away. Former servicemen tell their story A US air force officer points to a display with which he operates a Predator unmanned aircraft system over Afghanistan, from […]
Parents reshaped thier children’s skulls, for their own good
Source: BBC If you tap the back of your head, you will find it is very hard. But in early infancy it is not quite as tough so, with the […]
Antibiotic resistance: World on cusp of ‘post-antibiotic era’
Source: BBC The world is on the cusp of a “post-antibiotic era”, scientists have warned after finding bacteria resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed. They identified […]
Keith Ellison: Community to ‘assert Muslim-Americanness’
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress and one of only two members in the Capitol, said Wednesday that in the wake of anti-Muslim rhetoric […]
Aid groups say Balkan states blocking refugees based on nationality
Migrants from countries other than Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq allegedly being stopped at borders Patrick Kingsley Migration correspondent Thursday 19 November 2015 Countries along the Balkan migration trail have begun refusing to admit people of certain nationalities, amid a backlash against refugees in the aftermath of the Paris attacks last […]