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The Times: Boys Tell How ISIL Turned them into Suicide Bombers

“For boys living under the rule of the Islamic State there are only two career choices: jihadist fighter or suicide bomber,” The UK-based daily The Times said in a special article Saturday.Entitled “Boys tell how Isis turned them into suicide bombers,” Hannah Lucinda Smith interviewed a teenage boy who was …

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The Need of Recognizing Allah’s Proof

Allah has created man for His worship. Even wisdom dictates that worshipping God is necessary for man. Obedience to Him is the best way of thanking Him for His bounties. However, wisdom on its own is unable to establish the method of worship, as this is beyond its limit. Those …

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Islamophobia in Western Media

Post-9/11, Western media, especially in America and Britain, describe Muslims as fundamentalists, extremists, terrorists, and fanatics. Throughout the West, Islam is identified with violence, when, in fact it has common roots with Christianity and Judaism. Their tenets are based on love, not hate; peace, not violence; charity, not exploitation; and …

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Humanistic Psychology and Privatisation of Spirituality

In 1950, the Harvard psychologist Gordon Allport advanced the privatisation of religion in his work The Individual and His Religion. In attempting to develop a positive religious sentiment, Allport upheld the American values of democracy and freedom of choice to create an engagement with religion that allowed a rejection of …

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UN: 19 June Int’l day against sexual violence

The United Nations has named June 19 as the “International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict” in a bid to end abuses against women and girls in conflict zones worldwide.The UN General Assembly on Friday approved the resolution, co-sponsored by 113 countries, and the day will be …

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THE CONTEMPORARY MASS MEDIA EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

THE CONTEMPORARY MASS MEDIA EDUCATION IN RUSSIA: IN SEARCH FOR NEW THEORETICAL CONCEPTIONS AND MODELS Abtract. Media education in Russia in general has still not moved from the theoritical conceptions and  local experiments to the wide practical implementation. It is necessary to consolidate pedagogical institutions of higher education, universities, faculties …

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Muslims worldwide mark beginning of holy month of Ramadan

Millions of Muslims all around the world mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.Religious authorities in Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and most other countries declared Thursday as the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.It is unprecedented that most of the Muslim countries announce an identical …

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Boko Haram kills 40 civilians in southern Niger

At least 40 civilians have been killed after Boko Haram Takfiri militants attacked two villages in southern Niger, an official says.Boko Haram militants, based in Nigeria, attacked two villages in southern Niger’s Diffa region Wednesday night, Diffa Governor Yakouba Soumana Goah said Thursday.After killing the villagers, the militants set fire …

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artificial humans and mad scientists

techno-heaven: antiquity through the machine age The religious vision of a techno-utopian future derives froman ancient attraction to machine-based utopias. The Bible, in the Book ofRevelation (21:1–27), projects a mythical image of a techno-transcendentutopia: the New Jerusalem. Manufactured by God out of pure gold, this lustroussuper-city emerges from the Day …

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