Some religious dreams are more pleasant than others. Ab Syahid shares advice on interpreting them. Dreams. We’ve all had them. From images of utopia to ones in which you’re plunging off a skyscraper at full speed. The random nature of what we experience when asleep makes it impossible to decide whether to take our subconscious minds seriously … Read more
PARIS, May 14, 2014 (AFP) – Will locusts feed the world? The voracious flying insect, capable of swarming in millions and stripping fields of crops, has long been associated with hunger. But if a major conference gathering food experts and entomologists are right, captive locusts and many other protein-rich insects will be heading to a … Read more
The Syrian-American spoken word artist and peace activist connect lines of solidarity across different marginalized groups with his music. Born to Syrian parents in Saudi Arabia, Omar Offendum moved to the US when he was very young. He first lived in Washington DC, where he studied at an Islamic school, before moving to Los Angeles, … Read more
Forget fictional characters. True stories featuring inspiring characters are all around us. Amenakin introduces us to one. And she wears the hijab. Heather Sandouga is one of those women who constantly defy the stereotype of the so-called ‘oppressed’ Muslim woman – an image we have all grown to expect from mainstream media. Of course, like most Muslim … Read more
BEIRUT, April 27, 2014 (AFP) – Rebel mortar fire on government-held districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least 21 people and wounded 50 yesterday, a monitoring group said. “The fire targeted regime-held neighborhoods, including some in the Old City where the rebels are trying to advance,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human … Read more