Pakistan mourns bombing victims; Islamic State claims responsibility
Islamabad (dpa) – Pakistan began mourning on Tuesday for the 71 victims of a suicide bombing at a hospital in Quetta, as the Islamic State militant group said overnight it was behind the deadliest attack against the country since March. One more victim succumbed to injuries overnight, bringing the death toll from the bombing in […]
‘Christian’ Man Threatens To Decapitate Members Of Texas Mosque (VIDEO)
Police in Watauga, Texas, are investigating after a mosque received an expletive-filled phone message in which the unidentified man threatened to decapitate its members. Although the mosque said they have received disturbing phone messages in the past, this one stood out. “F*ck you, f*ck Muhammad, f*ck Islam. This is America. If you don’t like the […]
Muslim-Hating Bundy Pal Jon Ritzheimer Will Plead GUILTY To Conspiracy
One of the most aggressive participants in the Bundy gang’s takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge at the beginning of this year has decided to plead guilty. Remembered for his angry outbursts on video, Jon Ritzheimer is one of 27 people who have been charged with conspiracy to impede federal officials. Ten others have already […]
Threat to decapitate member of Texas mosque
Police and the FBI are investigating a threat left by voicemail by a man saying he is a veteran who wants to decapitate members of a Texas mosque. “F*** you, f*** Muhammad, f*** Islam. This is America. If you don’t like the way we do s***, get the f*** out,” the man said in the […]
Threats to Mosques Are The New Routine In Texas
A self-proclaimed Army Veteran and practicing Christian took it upon himself to call his local mosque and berate the religious individuals with violent threats – and he’s not the first. An unnamed man contacted a mosque in Watauga, Texas, apparently intent on venting some of his Islamophobic hatred on innocent people. “F*ck you, f*ck Muhammad, […]
Writers pledge to advocate culture of dialogue, tolerance
Noted poets, writers, intellectuals and researchers have pledged to promote a culture of dialogue and tolerance through their writings to achieve the goal of permanent peace in the region. They writers gathered at a lively discussion to ponder over ways and means to face the challenges of new technology in the rapidly changing geo-political global […]
Death toll rises to 70 in bomb attack on hospital in Pakistan
At least seventy people are now confirmed dead with over 100 injured following a suicide bomb attack at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan. The terrorist targeted a group of mourners, mostly journalists and lawyers, who had gathered in honour of a prominent lawyer who had been shot dead just hours before. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]
Can music enhance brain waves and improve Olympic wrestlers’ performance?
Gut Check looks at health claims made by studies, newsmakers, or conventional wisdom. We ask: Should you believe this? The Claim: Music composed “specifically for the brain” might help Olympic wrestlers win their matches in Rio, according to the startup Brain.fm, which sells 30-minute online sessions of new-age-y compositions that it says can help people […]
RINOS charge against Donald Trump
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 9, 2016 – Fifty of the nation’s most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter declaring that Donald J. Trump “lacks the character, values and experience” to be president and “would put at risk our […]
Benefits Of Embracing A Vegetarian Diet
What do Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Natalie Portman, Ellen DeGeneres, Gandhi, Paul McCartney, Charles Darwin and Betty White all have in common? This inspirational crowd has all embraced a plant-based diet, but why? In addition to weight loss, improved heart health and some extra pocket change, embracing a vegetarian lifestyle has major environmental benefits and […]