Wednesday, May 15, 2019

As Saudi society liberalizes, it reckons with hardline past

The Islamist takeover of Mecca's Grand Mosque in 1979 has been turned into a television drama, spotlighting a controversial narrative Saudi Arabia is using to support social changes once deemed un-Islamic.


from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LJwkIK

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Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Canada's Arctic Plains

A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas. from BBC News - World https://bbc.i...