Florida man charged with plot to blow up local synagogue
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with trying to blow up a synagogue with a fake bomb following an FBI sting operation, AFP reported on Monday. James Gonzalo Medina, 40, was accused of intending to use a “weapon of mass destruction” at a synagogue in the city of Aventura near Miami, the Justice […]
‘It’s painful to see Islam used as a weapon’
Ma Jiacheng, the 26-year-old imamat the Doudian Mosque in Beijing, hopes the religious center will become a platform for the correction of misunderstandings about Muslims. To further that aim, he plans to open the doors to non-Muslims so they can observe religious ceremonies and learn more about Islam. The new mosque,which took three years to […]
The Breathing Technique To Calm Your Nerves In Seconds
Tests, deadlines, and public speaking are among the things people dread the most. Shortness of breath, sweaty palms, and shaky limbs can overcome our body, leading us to an anxiety attack. But, a simple breathing technique can allow us to practice the mantra “mind over matter” to calm our nerves in seconds. In Big Think’s […]
Zulfi Ahmed: 6 misconceptions Americans have about Muslims
I came to generous Texas from Karachi, Pakistan to get my graduate degree in June of 1985 in the sweltering, 105-degree heat. I loved it. I met my beautiful wife, a first generation Mexican-American who came from a Catholic immigrant family, in school. And I loved it more. After leaving university, I got my first […]