Source: Balkan Insight French feminist writer Caroline Fourest told BIRN that such referenda are not votes for or against religion in general. While visiting Zagreb in almost total secrecy and surrounded by security guards – she wrote for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which Islamists have targeted – she […]
Published: June 11, 2015 HUMAYOON BABUR AN LUNNE O’DONNELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL — Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as 100,000 members in the […]
Astana, June 11 (IANS) — The words terrorism, peace and tolerance reverberated throughout the final day of the two-day Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions that was held at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in this Kazakhstan capital Astana. King Abdullah II of Jordan opened the last […]
JAMES ADAMS The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 Hear the word “Islam” these days and, for many, visions of beheadings, demagogic mullahs, hollow-eyed refugees and gun-toting jihadis […]
Multiracial in America: Proud, Diverse and Growing in Numbers Source: Pew Research Center By Kim Parker, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Rich Morin and Mark Hugo Lopez Multiracial Americans are at the […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Source: The Daily Times The Honour of Islam is Misplaced When […]
In its latest quest for “religious neutrality”, Quebec is taking another run at making it illegal for both government employees and members of the public to wear religious face coverings […]
494. Commandment – Challenge the non-believers [3:62] Now whoso disputes with thee concerning him, after what has come to thee of knowledge, say to him, ‘Come, let us call our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and our people and your people; then let us pray […]
495. Commandment – And say to those who believe not: ‘Act as best you can, we too are acting. ‘And wait ye, we too are waiting.’ [11:122] And say to those who believe not: ‘Act as best you can, we too are acting. [11:123] ‘And wait ye, we too are […]
Source: BBC Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% […]
Source: BBC Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% […]
The problem isn’t good cop, bad cop, the problem is the systematic racism in US police By Samar Esapzai 24 minutes ago 0 CommentsShare thisPrintEmail A screengrab of a video shows McKinney, Texas, police Officer Eric Casebolt restraining a 14-year-old girl after a pool party. Over the past several years, there appears […]
Review of Religions: On 17 March 2012, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba), the Fifth Khalifa of the Promised Messiah(as) and Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Community), inaugurated the Baitul […]
ELMAU, Germany US President Barack Obama speaks to media during a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. AP Photo U.S. President Barack Obama has called on coalition partners to improve intelligence cooperation […]
Huff Post: CHICAGO (AP) — The American Medical Association has adopted policies against nonmedical vaccine refusals and for transgender people in the military. The nation’s largest doctors’ group says parents should not be able to refuse to have their kids vaccinated for personal or religious reasons. That’s because of the […]
Huff Post: CHICAGO (AP) — The American Medical Association has adopted policies against nonmedical vaccine refusals and for transgender people in the military. The nation’s largest doctors’ group says parents should not be able to refuse to have their kids vaccinated for personal or religious reasons. That’s because of the […]
FP: On Sunday morning, March 15th, 22-year-old Akash Bashir volunteered to guard the gates outside of St. John’s Catholic Church in Lahore, Pakistan. As the service drew to a close, an armed gunman strapped with explosives sprinted towards the entrance, firing at the gate. Bashir and a fellow security volunteer […]
Daily Times: ANKARA: A record number of women, together with Christians, ethnic Kurds and Armenians, are set to enter Turkey’s parliament after Sunday’s election, a huge shift for a country that has long viewed demands for diversity as a threat to national unity. Emblematic of the change sweeping parliament is […]
OPINION Post-disaster rebuilding of Nepal requires forward-thinking By Kedar Neupane JUN 7, 2015 – 11:00 “Nepal has lurched ground like a ship on the high seas”. The headline of the Tribune de Genève after the second major earthquake of 7.3 magnitude rocked Nepal on May 12 said it all. By […]