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As Eid Al-Adha Starts For Muslims, We Answer A Pressing Question: Is Cannabis Halal?
Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 1:56pm | 562This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. Millions are pouring into Mecca where the heat is around 110 degrees at the height of the day. The Hajj is an event of the faithful and a dream for many despite the temperature and the crush of bodies. The...
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Could The Nike Hijab Violate Sports Regulations On Team Uniformity?
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 3:12pm | 535Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has become the poster child for inclusiveness in sports, with its unveiling of the Nike Pro Hijab. Hijab, an Arab word meaning barrier or partition, is often used to refer to the head-covering Muslim women wear. What does Nike have to do with a hijab? Based on feedback and...
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15 Things We'll Miss About The Obama Administration
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 12:56pm | 537Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, will hand over the reins to Donald Trump on Friday. 15 Things We'll Miss Though one may not entirely agree with all the policies of Obama, here are the few things we’ll miss about the Obama administration: Obama entered office during the...
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Did Amazon's Jeff Bezos Just Call A Truce With Donald Trump?
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 3:43pm | 802The latest Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Prime ad was heart-warming stuff. Was it merely a promotional one or was it meant to take a dig at President-elect Donald Trump? Reading between the lines, news outlets have given their spin of the tale. The ad is seen as the latest salvo fired...
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Why Are Atheists So Obsessed With God?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 11:08am | 735Michele Bachmann raised eyebrows again last weekend when she claimed that Hurricane Irene was God's way of sending a message to American politicians to listen to the American people. Although the allegation that God would kill Americans in order to get politicians to listen to those same Americans...