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Islam’s ban on alcohol and how it’s applied

Those attending the World Cup in Qatar may be culture-shocked into learning that alcohol is banned in Muslim countries. Why is this?

November 21, 2022Lifestyle, Religion Read more
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Iran denounces women skater for losing her head covering

The Islamic regime in Iran has lost its head and control over women who refuse to wear the Islamic state's stringent dress codes, and the hijab.

November 10, 2022Lifestyle, Religion Read more
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Death by modesty police? Iranian women burn head coverings to protest #MahsaAmini

A young Iranian woman, 22, has died in custody after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for improper clothing. Her death sparked anger on social media under her name #MahsaAmini.

September 22, 2022Act, Lifestyle, Religion Read more
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Confessions of a circumcised Muslim woman

A candid letter by a Muslim woman who shares the pleasures of female circumcision.

September 8, 2022Lifestyle, Religion Read more
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Without a hijab? Iran’s surveillance cameras will track and punish you

Like China who has been using AI and facial detection surveillance to pinpoint people breaking lockdown, Iran's morality police are using cameras to catch women without a head covering –- a moral sin in Iran.

September 4, 2022Lifestyle, Religion Read more
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Your incense may be killing you 

You might find yourself starting a rest asana when your yoga teacher lights an incense stick. A new retrospective study from Taiwan shows that incense use might just be as bad for you as smoking. Unborn babies are especially at risk.

November 5, 2021Health, Religion Read more
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CBD oil puts Brit in Dubai jail for 25 years

Forced to confess in Arabic, Billy Hood a 24-year-old from Kensington England was charged with crimes and 25 years in jail for possessing harmless CBD oil.

October 12, 2021Health, Religion Read more
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The Zamzam Well is Mecca’s Holy Water

Drinking holy water from the ancient Zamzam well is considered an essential part of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

November 22, 2020Religion Read more
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Eco Bible gives ethical green compass to the woke generation

A pair of eco-rabbis in Jerusalem have taken the Bible, also known as the Torah in Hebrew, and found hundreds of passages in it relating to ecology, animal rights, regenerative agriculture, the 3Rs and more, and have found a way to make old ideas relevant to us all in modern times.

September 16, 2020Religion Read more
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No kissing the kaaba at this year’s hajj

The year was 2014 and already Ebola was on everyone's minds. Mers and avian flu have scared off people from hajj, but covid-19 has closed Saudi's doors. This year a very modest, local hajj will take place.

July 29, 2020Religion Read more
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Islam’s jinns and genies are not exactly Disney

Jinn, AKA genies, are very much alive and thriving in Islamic thought around the world. Read about jinn, and how to keep them out of your hair

July 2, 2020Religion Read more

7 Things You Should Know Before Getting a Tarot Card Reading   

A tarot card reading is the process of getting in touch with the past and the present to gain an insight into what the future holds through the use of a special deck of cards. More often than not, people who read tarot cards have the passion to do so because they are gifted with […]

June 22, 2020Good Job, Lifestyle, Religion Read more
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What’s Smudging, And Why Is Everyone Doing it?

Burning medicinal herbs may clear your mind and heart - and drive bad vibes away.

May 27, 2020Ancient, Religion Read more
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Mecca’s Hajj cancelled this year

With the occasional stampede, the last big one in 2015 killed more than 2000, you might just be saving your life from more than corona.

March 5, 2020Health, Religion Read more
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Zakat is how Muslims pay it forward

Zakat is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer in importance. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth.

February 19, 2020Act, Religion Read more
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