Young Muslim Canadians You Don’t Hear About on the News
The Huffington Post: ……… That sums up the headlines we’ve seen about Canadian Muslims over the past few months. And when it comes to the reality of our Muslim community, […]
Study: White Americans A Bigger Terror Threat In The US Than Muslims
White Americans are the biggest terror threat in the United States, warns a study from the New America Foundation. The Washington-based research group found that since 9/11, almost twice as […]
America Strongly Believes in Religious Freedom but Is Less Welcoming To Muslims
Even if America strongly believes in religious freedom, the public is still cold in welcoming Muslims. The United States has long been considered as the “Land of the Free” not […]
‘The Bible teaches our children to hate women before they can think’
The Telegrapgh: by Jo Fidgen Some of our best loved books are warping the minds of our children about women and the way they ‘deserve’ to be treated, argues Jo […]
Feminism started with the Buddha and Confucius 25 centuries ago
The Telegraph: by Bettany Hughes — Socrates, Confucius and the Buddha were not exactly model family men. The Buddha left his wife and newborn son to hit the road in search of his own enlightenment; Socrates allegedly had two wives, one of whom, Xanthippe, famously despised both her philosopher-husband and […]
A Creeping Sharia Freakout: How France’s latest “Muslim Problem” Really Wasn’t One
http://www.patheos.com/: As is usually the case in France, any time anything happens where Muslims could even remotely be involved, it becomes a media circus – any time is a good […]
Religion in Indonesia: With God on whose side?
Indonesia’s guarantee of religious freedom looks hollow Aug 8th 2015 | JAKARTA | From the print edition image: http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/all/modules/custom/ec_bookmark/assets/timekeeper-btn.png http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.b4a367eaaf8727457b2c58a20f015188.en.html#_=1438887827427&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2F21660573-indonesias-guarantee-religious-freedom-looks-hollow-god-whose-side&dnt=true&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2F21660573-indonesias-guarantee-religious-freedom-looks-hollow-god-whose-side&related=theeconomist&size=m&text=Religion%20in%20Indonesia%3A%20With%20God%20on%20whose%20side%3F&url=http%3A%2F%2Fecon.st%2F1IPVfQT&via=TheEconomist image: http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/290-width/images/print-edition/20150808_ASP004_0.jpg Ahmadis: always under threat LAST month, just days before Idul Fitri, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, worshippers at the An-Nur mosque in southern Jakarta, […]
An interview with Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, author of BEYOND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
http://blog.press.princeton.edu: What’s at stake when governments set the standards for religious practice? Policymakers in North America and Europe regularly advocate abroad for religious freedom, interfaith dialogue, religious tolerance, and protections […]
Five ways that nuclear weapons could still be used
Guardian: On 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb to be used in anger detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, it was Nagasaki’s turn. That was […]
At least 13 killed in bomb attack on Saudi mosque
RIYADH: An explosion probably triggered by a suicide bomber ripped through a mosque used by Saudi police Thursday killing at least 13 people in the southern city of Abha, the interior […]
US Oath Of Allegiance Changed: Pledge To Military Service No Longer Required For Naturalized Citizens
Naturalized citizens will no longer have to pledge to defend the United States through military service when reciting the Oath of Allegiance if they have certain religious or conscientious objections, […]
Religion Better for Mental Health Than Sport, Study Finds
Newsweek: Researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands studied the impact of various social activities on depressive symptoms in older […]
The Top Five Reasons to Study Religion
Source: Huffington Post By Gary Laderman; Chair of the Department of Religion, Emory University and Editor of Sacred Matters Magazine It’s not easy being chair of a religion department. August is […]
Canadian Muslim donates $2.5 million to Peel Memorial Hospital
Source: Brampton Guardian Meet the Brampton businessman whose $2.5 million donation to Peel Memorial made history Ever since Sajjad Ebrahim, 63, made the announcement of a $2.5 million donation to […]
Pope: Keep door open to divorced Catholics who remarry
Source: MSN By FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis declared on Wednesday that divorced Catholics who remarry and their children deserve better treatment form the church, and […]
Florida Gun Store Sued After Declaring ‘Muslim-Free Zone’
Source: Huffington Post The declared policy sparked widespread controversy, and now brings legal trouble for the gun shop owner. A Florida gun store that proclaimed itself a Muslim-free zone was […]
Britain’s most high-profile cleric Anjem Chaudhry charged for extending support to ISIS
August 5, 2015 Source: The Express Tribune AFP- LONDON: Anjem Choudary, one of Britain’s most high-profile Muslim preachers, and known globally for praising the men responsible for the September 11 attacks on […]
548. Commandment – Be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper
548. Commandment – Be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper [3:201] O ye who believe! be steadfast and strive to excel in steadfastness and be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper.
School banishes student for saying he doesn’t believe in God
Daily Times;WASHINGTON – A seven-year-old Indiana student was “banished” from sitting with his classmates at lunch after stating that he did not believe in God, according to a lawsuit which claims the school violated the child’s First Amendment rights, Russia Today channel reported on Wednesday. The suit – filed […]
We Are Not so Different: Science and Religion
Source: The Huffington Post By Marion Leary Assistant Director, Center for Resuscitation Science and Associate Course Director, Penn School of Nursing “I believe that spirituality and science are different but complementary […]