By Charles Bane, Jr. Rockets fire between Gaza and Israel, bringing grief in their wake. They detonate in a curse of flash and smoke. It is like when there were hurricanes when I was a boy and I wrote in the dark, by battery lamp. I burrowed deep into my private […]
theguardian” by Gaby Hinsliff — The director of Liberty has written an important, sometimes startling book about the battle ahead. When it comes to human rights, common sense and decency is never enough So here we are again, those of us who lived through 9/11 and its aftermath; back at […]
theguardian” by Gaby Hinsliff — The director of Liberty has written an important, sometimes startling book about the battle ahead. When it comes to human rights, common sense and decency is never enough So here we are again, those of us who lived through 9/11 and its aftermath; back at […]
As many as 60 Muslim women between the ages of 18 and 24 are believed to have left Britain to join ISIS during the past 12 months alone. By Soeren Kern Sun, September 21, 2014 clarionproject.com Email Female jihadi fighter near Aleppo, Syria (Photo: © Reuters) Great Britain is now […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Obama administration is trying to clamp down on the corporate rush to move abroad for the tax savings — doing what it says Congress is unwilling to do. Few argue that the loopholes that encourage such tax-driven mergers with foreign companies are fine and dandy. In […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Obama administration is trying to clamp down on the corporate rush to move abroad for the tax savings — doing what it says Congress is unwilling to do. Few argue that the loopholes that encourage such tax-driven mergers with foreign companies are fine and dandy. In […]
Boy, 17, arrested in North Albion Collegiate stabbing Police say the 19-year-old victim had tried to intervene in a hallway fight between two other students when he was stabbed Tuesday afternoon. He died in hospital. Hamid Aminzada, 19, died after trying to intervene in a hallway dispute between two students […]
More than 150 men, women and children squeezed into tiny wooden boxes opposite Parliament this morning to put pressure on the Government to help lift the blockade on Gaza. The protest sought to show the conditions Palestinians were currently living in, and kicked off a national campaign of action by […]
London24: Anyone actually living in London could probably have told you this a while ago, but now it’s official – London is the most expensive city in the world. The ranking comes from estate agent Savills, who have been releasing an annual report since 2008 charting the cost of living in 12 […]
London24: Anyone actually living in London could probably have told you this a while ago, but now it’s official – London is the most expensive city in the world. The ranking comes from estate agent Savills, who have been releasing an annual report since 2008 charting the cost of living in 12 […]
President Barack Obama has touted the involvement of Arab nations – many of them Sunni-majority – in US air strikes against Islamic State militants. But will this coalition hold up to the scrutiny of their own internal politics? What a difference a year makes. President Barack Obama limped to New […]
President Barack Obama has touted the involvement of Arab nations – many of them Sunni-majority – in US air strikes against Islamic State militants. But will this coalition hold up to the scrutiny of their own internal politics? What a difference a year makes. President Barack Obama limped to New […]
theguardian: by Gabrielle Chan — Multi-faith religious declare ‘We’ll love Muslims 100 years’ initiative to publicly support Australian Muslims Christian and Jewish leaders have rallied to support the Muslim community, asking members of the Australian public to join them in a campaign called “We’ll love Muslims 100 years”. Rabbi Zalman […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — These young British Muslims have a message for the so-called “Islamic” State: Don’t murder innocents in my name. Activists led by Britain’s Active Change charity are spreading peace online, using the same social media platforms that the terrorists are using to propagate hate. The young people […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — These young British Muslims have a message for the so-called “Islamic” State: Don’t murder innocents in my name. Activists led by Britain’s Active Change charity are spreading peace online, using the same social media platforms that the terrorists are using to propagate hate. The young people […]
PEW Research: Those without religious affiliation are divided We’ve known for some time that the number of Americans who say they have no religion has been growing. But while this […]
Source: The Mumbai Mirror No government body – whether central or state – can compel an individual to declare or specify his religion in any kind of form or declaration […]
The Telegraph: Darwin was baffled by it; Christians see it as evidence of the divine. Will science ever unlock the secrets of the human eye? When the body of Dr […]
On his third day at sea near the coast of Malta, Shukri al-Assouli began to hallucinate. He saw streets, houses and his mother, who greeted him with a smile back […]
On his third day at sea near the coast of Malta, Shukri al-Assouli began to hallucinate. He saw streets, houses and his mother, who greeted him with a smile back […]