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How to tell if you are possessed by a demon, reveals exorcist
bigthink.com
Certainly, you likely don't believe in the possibility of demonic possession and think it's the stuff of Hollywood movies. But it may also be that …
New project aims to prevent deforestation in Zambia by turning women into entrepreneurs
independent.co.uk - Megan Townsend
A group of young volunteers have discovered an inventive way to prevent deforestation in remote areas of Zambia – by encouraging women to become …
Is Los Angeles Prepared for the Next 'Big One?'
bigthink.com
I remember my first one. It was an early Santa Monica morning when my bed started shaking. Having moved to Los Angeles a few months prior, I knew …
5 Qualities of Fascism: Is the US Anywhere Close?
bigthink.com
The word "fascism" is a favorite insult for many, especially in light of the current political climate. If you aren’t already calling them Hitler, …
Why Islamists Are Sex Obsessed
The Daily Beast - Maajid Nawaz
LONDON — Imagine making a televised court appearance broadcast to the whole nation to make a humbling, humiliating apology for … showing your hair. …
Only one in eight jihadists returning to UK is caught and convicted
The Telegraph - By Robert Mendick and Robert Verkaik
Just one in eight of the 400 British foreign fighters who have travelled to Syria and since returned home has been successfully prosecuted. Figures disclosed by the Home Office show that only 54 fighters
Professor: flight was delayed because my equations raised terror fears
Guardian US - US News
An economics professor says his flight was delayed because a fellow passenger thought the equations he was writing might be a sign he was a terrorist. American Airlines confirmed on Saturday that a woman
Atheists More Tolerant of Islam Than Christians
bigthink.com
On a recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, New Jersey senator Cory Booker remarked on the problem of violent extremism. Maher countered by …
Egypt official blames ‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoons for violence in the Middle East
The Washington Post - By Sudarsan Raghavan
CAIRO — Add this to the list of reasons for violence and extremism in the Middle East. "Tom and Jerry" cartoons. That’s what the head of Egypt’s State Information Service declared in a speech this week
Why Did the Genetic Code of All Life on Earth Suddenly Stop Evolving?
VICE - Sarah Emerson
Around 3,000 million years ago, something stopped the genetic code from growing. All life on Earth exists thanks to a universal genetic code. This biological rulebook tells our cells how DNA should be
Six maps that will make you rethink the world
The Washington Post - By Ana Swanson
We don’t often question the typical world map that hangs on the walls of classrooms — a patchwork of yellow, pink and green that separates the world into more than 200 nations. But Parag Khanna, a global
Evolution makes scientific sense. So why do many people reject it?
The Guardian - Nathalia Gjersoe
Child psychology studies have identified a natural human bias toward the theory of intelligent design, and pose a solution: teach evolution earlier Evolution is poorly understood by students and, disturbingly,
11,000-year-old pendant with etched design found in England
sciencenews.org - Bruce Bower
One of England’s oldest artworks turned up last year on a tiny piece of stone. An engraved shale pendant unearthed at Star Carr, a site under …
Pakistan
Our national dress is the shalwar kameez, not the niqab
tribune.com.pk - noreply@tribune.com.pk (Noman Ansari)
Through fear of the sword or through promise of eternal torment they spread their regressive ways. Over time we found another reason to abhor each …
These 7 maps explain the Middle East
Business Insider - George Friedman
Geographically, it's the region that stretches from the eastern Mediterranean and southern Turkey to the Iran-Afghan border. The region, however, is far more complex than lines on a map. It can also be