Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal […]
Source: BBC US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied to Russia for political asylum, a Russian official says. Foreign ministry consul Kim Shevchenko said the request was made on Sunday night. The Kremlin has made no comment. The 30-year-old former CIA analyst is believed to be holed up in a […]
His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, during his concluding address in the annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany, which was attended by more than 31,000 from around the […]
This widely accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance to them of the Dome of the Rock and the adjacent al-Aqsa Mosque. Muslims are sensitive to and mindful […]
Vitamin C may increase the success rate of in vitro fertilization, improve the quality of human embryonic stem cells and help treat some cancers. These findings by a team including […]
(CNN) — They were part of an elite squad who confronted wildfires up close, setting up barriers to stop their destructive spread. But the inferno blazing across central Arizona proved too much. The 19 firefighters were killed Sunday while fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, northwest of Phoenix. It was the […]
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He (Allah) reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible and ineffable, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:104) Karen Armstrong, acclaimed author and religious scholar, speaks […]
Belief: by Melody Moezzi. (CNN) – I wasn’t surprised by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s recent statement about a “problem within Islam.” It’s not as though I’ve never heard anything like it before. I hear it all the time. Still, his words – in response to a recent attack in London that left a British […]
Huffington Post: By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Frederick Douglass, whose seven-foot bronze statue was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday (June 19), is known as the father of the civil rights movement. But the 19th-century abolitionist and former slave was also a licensed preacher. “We do […]
NY Times: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Militant bombings in Pakistan killed dozens of people across the country on Sunday in attacks that overshadowed a visit by the British prime minister and […]
Dawn: Patwari, thana and Titanic Kunwar Idris Published 2013-07-01 08:12:44 IT is customary for our leaders to hold the patwari and thana culture responsible for the indignities suffered by the people. Every politician pledges to put an end to it. The so-called culture persists, nevertheless. The explanation is simple. […]
Story at-a-glance It’s long been known that calorie restriction can increase the lifespan of certain animals. More recent research suggests that intermittent fasting can provide the same health benefits as […]
Source: CNN By Josh Levs and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — European officials reacted with fury Sunday to a report that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on EU offices. The European Union […]
Source: Telegraph New research shows that while women are drawn to male faces that look familiar, men are more likely to rate someone they have never seen before as more attractive. It is thought the reason may be that men have evolved to maximise their reproductive success by mating with […]
By Zubair Khan With extremely powerful address of his holiness, the supreme head Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah strengthen his hands) the 38th annual convention (Jalsa Salana) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany concluded successfully evening 30.06.2013. […]
Business Insider: by Dina Spector Honeybees don’t just produce honey: The hard-working insect is also fundamental to the world’s food supply. One-third of the food we eat depends on insect pollination, mostly by honeybees that are raised and managed by beekeepers. The value of insect pollinators on world agricultural production, which accounts […]
Inquirer: JOHANNESBURG— As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried went to the courts, according to South Africa’s national broadcaster. Mandela’s oldest daughter, Makaziwe, and 15 other family members have pressed a court application to get […]
Huff Post: Brendan Farrington. “The problem is it’s not a fairy tale,” Hovind said. “We definitely have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.” STARKE, Fla. — A group of atheists unveiled a monument to their nonbelief in God on Saturday to sit alongside a granite slab that lists the […]
Rawal TV: Bilatakalluf with Tahir Gora Ep32 – Tarek Fatah on the Dilemma of Pakistan We can have our differences with Tarek and certainly his ignorance of Islam and its history. In this episode he comes out perhaps as the most clear non ahmadi Muslim who presents the role of […]
(Reuters) – Pakistani taxi driver Muhammad Zafeer says he has to look over his shoulder when he goes to pray in Athens, where racist attackers have targeted several of the […]