How Science Brought Me Closer to God
Source: Huffington Post BY Kashif N. Chaudhry, Physician, writer and human rights activist I was born in a Muslim household to parents who laid great emphasis on spirituality and science. […]
Former DIA Chief Michael Flynn Says Rise of Islamic State was “a willful decision” and Defends Accuracy of 2012 Memo
Former DIA Chief Michael Flynn Says Rise of Islamic State was “a willful decision” and Defends Accuracy of 2012 Memo August 6, 2015 by Brad Hoff 18 Comments Lengthy discussion of the DIA memo begins at the 8:50 mark. In Al Jazeera’s latest Head to Head episode, former director of the […]
Why France? 5 reasons
Floowers and candles left near the scene of one of the attacks in Paris. (Photo: © Reuters) Clarionproject.org In the wake of the terrorist attacks which killed at least 129 in Paris on Friday, people are asking why France in particular was targeted by the Islamic State. The Islamic State detests the […]
Society ‘to be hit by climate change’
Source: BBC Human societies will soon start to experience adverse effects from manmade climate change, a prominent economist has warned. Prof Richard Tol predicts the downsides of warming will outweigh […]
Paris attacks: Many arrested in raids across France
Source: BBC A total of 23 people have been arrested and dozens of weapons seized in a series of raids on suspected Islamist militants across France, officials say. The crackdown […]
Life on Earth may have started almost instantaneously
Source: Business Insider You might be inclined to think that something as complex as life should be rare, and that it probably took a very long time to come into […]
Video: Putin Tells Everyone Exactly Who Created ISIS?
Putin Tells Everyone Exactly Who Created ISIS Here’s something you probably never saw or heard about in the west. This is Putin answering questions regarding ISIS from a US journalist […]
Jeb Bush Revealing His True Colors: ‘Let’s Focus On Helping Only the Christian Syrian Refugees’
Jeb Bush: Let’s Focus On Helping The Christian Syrian Refugees, Rather Than The Muslims Source: The Huffington Post In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, former Florida Gov. Jeb […]
Three Simple Truths About Terror, Religion, and Islam
Huff Post: by Clay Farris Naff One: Terrorism is the illusion of power. It only becomes powerful when people fall for it. Picture a magician who performs a variation on […]
A Multi-Faith Prayer Vigil for Peace: Why?
Huff Post: by Dave Norman — Early Saturday morning I was sitting in a meeting with leaders of the church that I pastor. We discussed the painful acts of terrorism […]
Video: How the Bible has changed over the past 2,000 years
Buisnessinsider.com: The Bible is the most widely read book in the history of the world, far outselling any other book, with 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. […]
ARE WE HEADING TOWARDS A THIRD WORLD WAR?
Viewpoint: The world in 2015 is in a dangerous position. The global economic downturn continues to have political and economic reverberations, which touch almost every citizen. Armed conflict in the Middle Eastern and North African regions, with the involvement of Western military powers, and now of Russia and Iran, has […]
Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to crack down on political dissidents
This news is from April of 2014 The Independent: Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation to deal with terrorism generally, the […]
We must destroy Isis but not play into their hands – the wrong response would create countless new recruits
Hollande says our response to Isis must be “merciless” – and I agree – but it must also be strategic so we don’t fall into their trap Source: The Independent […]
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers By Khetam Malkawi – Nov 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Economists and UN officials feel that the international community is taking Jordan’s generosity for granted and not supporting the Kingdom enough in sharing the unprecedented burden of […]
World leaders convene to condemn Paris terror, narrow Syria divide
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Antalya, Turkey, Saturday, for the G-20 summit. (Okan Ozer/Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool) STUART WILLIAMS | AFP Published — Sunday 15 November 2015 | | A A ANTALYA, Turkey: World leaders converged Sunday for a summit in Turkey to send a message of […]
Jordan: Muslims must lead the fight against terrorism
Jordan’s King Abdallah II speaks during the opening of the third ordinary session of the 17th Parliament in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Monday 16 November 2015 AMMAN/PARIS: Jordan’s King Abdallah II on Sunday said terrorism is the “greatest threat to our region” and that […]
Robert Fisk: ‘We remain blindfolded about Isis’ says the man who should know
Voices Robert Fisk: ‘We remain blindfolded about Isis’ says the man who should know Brian Keenan was held by Shia Muslims loyal to Hezbollah in Lebanon Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1K Brian Keenan was held by Shia Muslims loyal to Hezbollah in Lebanon for four and a half years REX With […]
Islam’s civil war between medievalists and modernisers
Telegraph: The latest terrorist attacks in Paris serve as a grim reminder that the threat of global terrorism is unlikely to end until the resolution of the civil war of ideas between Muslim modernisers and those adhering to an outmoded theology of Islamic dominance. Just as the post-9/11 war against […]
Peterborough, Ont. mosque set ablaze, police investigate suspected arson
Fire marshal has ruled blaze set deliberately, police say CBC News Posted: Nov 15, 2015 2:37 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 15, 2015 2:37 PM ET Peterborough police are investigating a suspected case of arson at the city’s only mosque. The fire broke out at the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association’s mosque around […]