Source: Reuters A leaks scandal rocking the papacy widened on Wednesday as the Vatican put two Italian journalists under investigation and said it suspected other Holy See officials had helped […]
Source: Slate High school football coach Joe Kennedy has made national news for refusing to stop praying on the field at the end of games. Last week, Kennedy, a coach […]
Source: The Washington Post Advocates for LGBT Mormons say they’re seeing an unprecedented uproar in the past week about a new church policy banning the baptism of same-sex couples’ children and declaring married gay couples apostates. Some longtime advocates say they know dozens of Mormons quitting over the new policy. A public […]
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry told lawmakers on Wednesday that it has sealed 102 Islamic seminaries for fanning extremism. Moreover, it has also frozen Rs1 billion in funds of proscribed […]
Source: The Washington Post Montgomery County schools won’t have classes on one of the Islamic faith’s major holidays next year, a significant victory for the local Muslim community after years […]
Source: CNN There’s a strange resemblance between religious conversion stories and weight-loss ads: both rely on astutely edited “before” and “after” images. To sell slimming products, the camera first shows […]
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — Tension between Hindus and Muslims flared anew in India on Tuesday when a Hindu nationalist in the southern state of Karnataka died from injuries he suffered while protesting a celebration honoring an 18th-century Muslim ruler. The celebration, in the town of Madikeri, honored […]
Source: Press TV Pakistan handed hundreds of hectares of land over to China Wednesday for development of a special economic zone in the port of Gwadar, part of a $46 […]
Source: BBC Sweden has brought in temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country. It said it took the step because a surge in new arrivals […]
Source: BBC The torture of suspects in police detention is widespread in China with implements like spiked rods and torture chairs regularly deployed to extract confessions, a report alleges. The […]
Source: The Daily Beast Despite granting waivers to allow minorities to maintain their religious dress while serving, military policy still keeps most of them out. But the successes of the […]
Source: Time University of Missouri police have arrested a suspect accused of making online threats against black students and faculty over social media. The threats are the latest in a […]
Published on Feb 14, 2013 Imagine a world free of genetic diseases, where parents control their offspring’s height, eye color and intelligence. The science may be closer than you think. […]
Genetically engineered algae kills 90% of cancer cells without harming healthy ones By Hannah Osborne, November 10, 2015 16:00 GMT, IBTimes.co.uk 12,726 657 Diatom algae genetically engineered to destroy cancer cellsDerek Keats/Flickr Algae has been genetically engineered to kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells. The algae nanoparticles, created by scientists in […]
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2015 By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, Tennessee Marriage between people with a common grandparent or between people who share another relatively recent ancestor is called […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A genetic disorder is a genetic problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome, especially a condition that is present from birth (congenital). Most genetic disorders are quite rare and affect one person in every several thousands or millions. Genetic disorders may or […]
Commandment – O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice,and bewitnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred [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, […]
Gianni Infantino (left) said he will step aside if Platini (right) later qualifies for the vote. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP Five pass ‘integrity tests’ for Fifa leader race Published: 12 Nov 2015 Fifa on Thursday approved five candidates to stand in February’s vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world […]
DPA Germany’s military may be facing greater involvement overseas as Berlin seeks to fight the causes of the refugee crisis. With the refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, Germany is rapidly changing its foreign and security policy focus. Gone are the days of democracy promotion. Now the primary goal […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, right, receives Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders at his office in Tehran in this Nov. 9, 2015 photo. Rouhani is to meet with French President Francois Hollande soon. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 12 November 2015 PARIS: An official lunch between the […]