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6 Ways to Fight Back Pain

6 Ways to Fight Back Pain

Ouch: 75% of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. But when back pain strikes, you don’t have to take it lying down. In fact, you shouldn’t. New research from Australian investigators shows that the old standby for back pain relief—rest and an over-the-counter pain reliever—should be shelved. The new remedy? […]

Resolution Against Islamophobia

2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting This resolution was adopted by the ALA Council on Sunday, January 10, 2016 RESOLUTION AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA Whereas library staff and patrons who appear to be Muslim have been subject to verbal abuse; Whereas arson has been used against at least one Muslim education center1; Whereas members of the public have been […]

French mosques open doors to public to promote unity and solidarity

French mosques open doors to public to promote unity and solidarity

Hundreds of mosques across France have opened their doors to the general public in an effort to demonstrate solidarity with the victims of recent terror attacks in the country. Organisers of the so-called brotherly tea parties hope to promote unity and discuss misconceptions about Islam. Omar Shabani, Chairman of the Grand Mosque of Arras, said: […]

The Islamic State is scary, in case you need a reminder

The Islamic State is scary, in case you need a reminder

Editor’s note: This is Chatter, our morning rundown of what you need and want to know around the world. Fortunately for us all, you can have Chatter emailed to you every day. Just sign up here! NEED TO KNOW: It isn’t hard to see how the Islamic State keeps dissent in check. This week, it […]

Can Trump Bring Latinos And Muslims Together? [Op-Ed]

I can’t think of a better time to call for a Latino-Muslim alliance in the wake of calls for banning all immigration of Muslims and deportation of all undocumented people. It seems all Donald Trump ever talks about is building walls to keep people out (whether physical or legal.) Marco Rubio, not to be outdone, […]

ISIL on the decline

In the summer of 2014 a band of terrorists and assassins bounded onto the stage of history and announced plans to conquer the world. Naming themselves the Islamic State, but often called ISIS or ISIL or Daesh, they proclaimed themselves a caliphate, an ancient form of Islamic government. For a while, they seemed unstoppable. They […]

Muslim Woman Abused by Crowd, Kicked Out of Donald Trump Rally Interview

A Muslim woman was kicked out of a Donald Trump rally on Friday night for no apparent reason. The woman, Rose Hamid, told CNN that she “came to the rally to let Trump supporters see what a Muslim looks like.” She stood silently with a t-shirt that read “I Come In Peace.” About halfway through […]

Arrogant People Less Likely To Believe In Personal Growth

Arrogant People Less Likely To Believe In Personal Growth

What shapes the vision you have of yourself? More importantly, what motives any inaccurate judgments you have made about yourself? A new study examines one form of faulty self-assessment, overconfidence, and finds people who view intelligence as fixed are more prone to boldness than those with a growth mindset. Insight is in short supply in […]

Lebanon forcibly returns 100 stranded Syrian refugees

More than 100 Syrian refugees have been forcibly returned to their conflict-ridden country by Lebanese authorities after arriving at Beirut’s airport en route to Turkey, Amnesty International said on Friday. Another 150 Syrians are also at risk of imminent deportation. Sherif Elsayed-Ali, head of refugee and migrants’ rights at Amnesty, slammed the move to send […]

American Muslims: There have been Muslims involved in terrorism

American Muslims: There have been Muslims involved in terrorism

There have been Muslims involved in terrorism … but they’ve also spoken out against it. From September 11, 2001, until the end of 2014, 109 Muslim-Americans plotted against targets in the United States. And terrorism by Muslim-Americans killed 50 in the same time period. Contrast that with the deaths from other mass shootings just last […]