What We Know About the Paris Attacks
Source: Time Terror returned to Paris for the second time in a year Friday night when at least 127 people died in a series of brutal terrorist attacks at various […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks as France Vows ‘Ruthless’ Response
Source: Time Greater Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility Saturday for the six coordinated terror attacks that rocked the French capital on Friday night, killing at least 127 people and wounding hundreds. […]
Europe Mislabels Israel
Source: The New York Times THIS week the European Commission announced guidelinessuggesting that Israeli products from areas that came under its control in 1967 be labeled “Israeli Settlement” products and […]
Noah’s Ark theme park in Kentucky to open July 2016: founder
Source: Reuters A controversial Noah’s Ark-themed amusement park in Kentucky will open on July 7, 2016 and should attract 1.4 million people annually, the park’s founder said on Thursday. Currently […]
Jewish publishers seek new models in struggling industry
Source: Religious News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Editors and reporters from North American Jewish newspapers gathered in the U.S. capital this week to try to come up with solutions to the crisis facing their struggling industry. The meeting, which took place at the annual American Jewish Press Association conference Tuesday and […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns Paris attacks and prays for victims
PressAhmadiyya: SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2015 The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has condemned last night’s terrorist attacks in […]
Poll of British Jews finds widespread unease with Israel’s policies
Guardian: More than two-thirds of British Jews have a “sense of despair” every time an expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is approved, and three-quarters think that Israel’s approach to making peace with the Palestinians is damaging its standing in the world, according to a […]
This Muslim Woman Is Donating $1 For Every Hate Tweet She Receives
Huff Post: A Muslim woman is turning the hostility of Internet trolls into a “force for good” — one hate-filled tweet at a time. Dr. Susan Carland, an Australian academic and well-known figure in the country’s Muslim community, said she’s become all too accustomed to the “stream of toxicity” that […]
Video: Karen Armstrong: Let’s revive the Golden Rule
Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion’s role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? […]
What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks
“What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks is republished with permission of Stratfor.” Analysis Update (6:00 CST): According to French media reports, French security forces have stormed and […]
In the wake of Paris tragedy: A book review: An apology for Mohammed and the Koran
Book written by John Davenport This is a short but a wonderful book and a must read for all Muslims and Christians. This beautiful book, An apology for Mohammed and the […]
Paris attacks: At least 128 dead and more than 300 injured
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:33) Source: BBC France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed […]
Severing the Islamic State’s Supply Lines
Severing the Islamic State’s Supply Lines Analysis NOVEMBER 12, 2015 | 19:41 GMT Print Analysis Editor’s Note: Stratfor closely monitors conflict zones from a geopolitical perspective. What is perhaps the most volatile conflict today can be found in the territories of Iraq and Syria that are controlled by the Islamic State. […]
644. Commandment – Do not conceal the truth or evade it (to witness)
Commandment – Do not concealthe truthor evade it (to witness) [4:136] O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich or poor, Allah is more regardful of them both than you are. Therefore follow not low desires […]
Religious ‘nones’ are not only growing, they’re becoming more secular
Source: Pew Research Center Religious “nones” are not only growing as a share of the U.S. population, but they are becoming more secular over time by a variety of measures, a fact that also is helping to make the U.S. public overall somewhat less religious, according to surveys done as […]
Why the Latest Study Showing ‘Religious’ Children are Less Moral is Just Bad Science
Source: Huffington Post Word is out. Belief in God will make your children less moral people, so say researchers from the University of Chicago. It’s hit the news too, and […]
Five Stories Of Human Kindness
Source: BBC Vinod Nelson had just barely left Bern, Switzerland when the train came to an unexpected halt, and terrible news came over the speakers. The train would not be […]
The Wild Chimpanzee Who Cared For Her Child With Disability
Source: BBC In the first case of its kind, a female chimpanzee has been observed caring for an infant with severe disabilities in the wild. The young chimpanzee was discovered […]
South Africa’s Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests
Source: BBC An elite South African university wants to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. Stellenbosch University management has taken the decision in the wake […]
Refugees line up for ‘million dollar ticket’ to Canada but the odds are heavily against them
Matthew Fisher | November 12, 2015 9:36 PM ETMore from Matthew Fisher, nationalpost.com BEIRUT — People chosen to resettle in Canada will be getting “the million-dollar ticket,” said Mohammed Hamadi as he helped marshal Syrian refugees into the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ headquarters for appointments Thursday. Only half jokingly, the security […]