Book Review from Amazon In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom—a drama in which Islam […]
ACEH SINGKIL: When a mob of Muslims swooped on a little church deep in rural Aceh in Indonesia this month, the local police were nowhere to be seen, although they had received warnings of a possible attack. When they did arrive, the police were mostly unarmed and outnumbered by hundreds […]
Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine; Sociologist, Speaker, Writer “America is a Christian nation” is one of the Christian right’s favorite slogans. Consider Ben Carson, a radical Christian and frontrunner for […]
(CNN) Nigerian troops rescued 338 people held captive at suspected Boko Haram terrorist camps, the Nigerian army said in a statement Wednesday. At least 30 Boko Haram terrorists were killed during […]
By Dana Ford, CNN Updated 6:41 PM ET, Thu October 29, 2015 (CNN) The European Parliament voted Thursday in support of a resolution that calls on member states to protect Edward […]
Source: Gulf News Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in most of the population leads to bones weakening over the age of 60 Nearly 70 per cent of the UAE’s population […]
Source: Gulf News A ‘hunger revolution’ is expected to erupt in Sana’a as a result of the country’s economic decline, analysts say. The Yemeni riyal, which is reportedly nearing 300 Riyals to the dollar, is lower than it has ever been. Consequently, a reported 80 per cent of Sana’a’s population […]
Source: Washington Post By Rama Lakshmi October 28 at 8:30 PM YADAVNAGAR, India — Dozens of men spread across the moonlit farm, hiding behind trees and wielding long-handled machetes and […]
Source: The Guardian Mosquirix is one of the most widely anticipated vaccines to have been developed. It is the first vaccine for malaria – a disease that kills more than […]
China has scrapped its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children for the first time in more than three decades, official media has reported. The announcement was made at the close of a Communist party meeting focused on financial reforms and maintaining growth at a time of heightened concerns […]
Researchers have managed to send thoughts over the Internet, using a direct brain-to-brain connection and a big magnet. It’s not very efficient — the volunteers could only send “yes” or “no” answers to one another. But using EEG (electroencephalographs) to read brain signals, and a big magnet on the other […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s ruling Communist Party said on Thursday (Oct 29) it will ease family planning restrictions to allow two children for all couples. The rules are a major […]
By Seidu Malik Patheos.com: Experience has shown that many natural phenomenon or processes are initially discovered with limited understanding or benefit to society. However, with pain staking effort and unbiased […]
Guardian: Pakistan’s supreme court has called on the country’s politicians to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy laws have not been falsely charged, often […]
Source: MSN By Tia Ghose Is it a medieval fake or a relic of Jesus Christ? A new analysis of DNA from the Shroud of Turin reveals that people from all […]
Posted by Zia Shah ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2011) — A new study presents the first evidence that a basic sense of fairness and altruism appears in infancy. Babies as young as 15 months perceived the difference between equal and unequal distribution of food, and their awareness of equal rations was linked […]
This is the transcript of my speech given on September 11, 2011 in the Park Church, Elmira, New York — A United Church of Christ Congregation! It was very well […]
Posted by Zia Shah “The word of wisdom is the lost property of a Muslim, so that wherever he finds it, he should take it, as he is the most entitled to it!” The Holy Prophet Muhammad … Source / Courtesy NY Times By THOMAS NAGEL Published: March 11, 2011 Readers […]
Credit: Ahmadiyya Gazette USA يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ … “O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.” (Al Quran 2:184) This verse was revealed in […]
It is said that a teaching of the Bible is that if a person is smitten on the right cheek he should present the left one to the one who smites. This sounds very attractive so long as it is not put into practice. But if an attempt is made to act upon […]