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New York Post
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
This country's highway ‘plays' Beethoven's Ninth Symphony when you drive over it
It's an 'Ode to Joyriding.' Drivers in one stretch of highway in the United Arab Emirates are in for a musical treat when they cruise over cleverly-installed rumble strips — a rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The reason is the spacing of the strips on a half-mile section in the right hand lane of the E84 highway in Fujairah, with the grooves sounding out the notes to the famed composer's masterpiece. A stretch of a highway in the United Arab Emirates plays Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony when you drive over rumble strips. Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images The move is part of 'Street of Music,' an international project that seeks to promote the arts. 'We wanted this project to be in our country, Ali Obaid Al Hefaiti, director of the Fujairah Fine Arts Academy in the UAM, which spearheaded the hummable highway idea. 'I think that the project is focused on spreading the art culture,' Al Hefaiti told the Associated Press. 'The combination of music in our lives and our normal lives.' Fujairah installed the Beethoven lane as part of the 'Street of Music' program to promote the arts. Photo by UniversalBeethoven's Ninth Symphony, first performed in 1824, is one of the German-born composer's most recognizable works. Its final movement, 'Ode to Joy,' is widely performed to this day and remains a staple in countless television ads and film soundtracks over the years. With Post wires
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🌎 The Club World Cup guide to...Wydad AC
Our guide to all 32 clubs participating at the FIFA Club World Cup continues. Today we're looking AC. How did they qualify for the Club World Cup? 📸 FADEL SENNA Moroccan outfit Wydad Athletic Club secured their place in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2021/22 CAF Champions League. This victory granted them one of the four slots allocated to African clubs in the tournament's expanded 32-team format. History at the Club World Cup 📸 FADEL SENNA Advertisement The 2025 tournament marks Wydad's third appearance in the Club World Cup. Their previous participations were in 2017 and 2022. In 2017, they were eliminated in the second round by Pachuca and subsequently lost the fifth-place match to Urawa Red Diamonds. In 2022, they faced Al Hilal in the second round, drawing 1-1 but losing 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out. How did they perform in the 2024/25 season? It's been a tough season for the Moroccan side, finishing third in their domestic league and getting dumped out of the Throne Cup at the quarter-final stages. Who is the coach? Wydad sacked coach Rhulani Mokwena after just eight months and 27 games with Mohamed Amine Benhachem being named as his replacement at the end of April. Who is their star player? 📸 FILIPE AMORIM - AFP or licensors Advertisement Ghanian forward Samuel Obeng comes with a wealth of experience from his time in Spain. The 28-year-old came through the youth ranks at Getafe and spent five years at Real Ovideo before joining Wydad earlier this year. Expected performance at the Club World Cup Drawn against Al Ain, Manchester City and Juventus, a group stage exit is expected for the Casablanca club. Anything else would go down as a fine achievement. 📸 -
Newsweek
11-06-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Islam Is World's Fastest-Growing Religion
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Islam grew faster than any other major religious group globally from 2010 to 2020, according to estimates released on Monday from Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based think tank. Over the period, the number of Muslims worldwide increased by 347 million compared to 122 million for Christians, with the share of the world's population that is Christian actually falling, as the gains failed to keep up with population growth. The second biggest rise was recorded by the religiously unaffiliated. Why It Matters The rapid growth of Islam reflects significant demographic shifts that are altering the global religious landscape. For Americans, understanding these trends is vital as they influence migration, international relations and social dynamics both domestically and abroad. Experts found that higher birth rates and a younger median age among Muslims drove much of this surge, helping narrow the gap between Muslims and Christians worldwide. What To Know The Pew Research Center data from the time frame showed the number of Muslims globally reaching around 2 billion, as the proportion of the world's population that was Muslim rose from 23.9 percent to 25.6 percent. Over the same time, Christians' share of the global population fell from 30.6 percent to 28.8 percent. After Islam the biggest gains were recorded by the religiously unaffiliated, which saw their total increase by 300 million to 1.9 billion, representing 24.2 percent of the global population. This was a 0.9 percent increase in their share of the global population. Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. FADEL SENNA/AFP/GETTY Out of the religions surveyed, only Buddhism saw its number of global adherents fall in absolute terms, by 19 million, to 324 million people. Pew analyzed data from more than 2,700 sources spanning national censuses, demographic surveys and population registers. The study covered 201 countries or territories, accounting for nearly the entire world population. Separately, data from Pew's Religious Landscape Study found the number of religiously unaffiliated increased from 2007, or in some cases 2014, and 2023-24 in every U.S. state except South Dakota. Higher Birthrates The study found that birthrates were the main cause of the growing Muslim population, with the number of conversions to Islam roughly offset by the number of people leaving the religion. Muslim women had, on average, 2.9 children in their lifetime from 2015 to 2020, compared to 2.2 children for non-Muslim women. Conversion played a negligible role in Muslim population growth, with about 1 percent of those raised Muslim leaving the faith, offset by a similar number joining Islam. Growth stemmed nearly entirely from natural demographic trends. The median age for Muslims in 2020 was 24, which is nine years younger than the median for non-Muslims, suggesting the Muslim share of the global population will continue to increase. Global Distribution In 2020, the largest Muslim populations were in the Asia-Pacific region (1.2 billion), with smaller but quickly growing populations in the Middle East-North Africa (414 million) and sub-Saharan Africa (369 million). Countries with the most Muslims included Indonesia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Islam formed a majority in 53 countries or territories worldwide. What People Are Saying Speaking to Newsweek, Professor Faisal Devji, expert in Islam at the University of Oxford, said: "Having just read the report, I see that the increase in Muslim population is largely natural, due to younger populations and so higher birthrates in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, rather than due to any change in religious affiliation. In fact it appears that the real story here is the spectacular rise of disaffiliated or non-religious people globally, but especially in wealthy countries. At more than 24% of the global population they seem to point to the decline of formal religion as such. What we need to attend to in Islam, therefore, is not its growth so much as resilience for the time being." Professor Rumee Ahmed, expert in Islamic law at University of British Columbia, told Newsweek: "The biggest demographic story of the last decade has been sub-Saharan Africa, where the population grew by more than 70% from 2010-2020 due largely to improved health outcomes and infant mortality, and for the first time there are more Christians in sub-Saharan Africa than there are in Europe. About a third of this population is Muslim, and that coupled with a steady 15-20% population growth in Muslim-dense areas like South Asia and South-East Asia accounts for most of the growth in the Muslim population. "In many of these areas, religion is a state-defined identity marker and, unlike in most Western countries, citizens are asked to affiliate with one religious group and are registered with the state as such, with rights and responsibilities that go along with that identity. This is part of a legacy that goes back to the colonial period; the data tell us nothing about religiosity, beliefs, and practices, just how respondents identify." Ibrahim Hooper, communications director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said: "As to the growth of the Muslim community in the United States, we have previously noted that the increase is due to a number of factors, including conversion, a higher-than-average birth rate and immigration from Muslim-majority areas." Andrew Copson, president of Humanists International, a group which promotes secularism, commented: "All over the world people are finding that religious beliefs no longer offer them good guidance on morality, meaning in life, or effective ways to understand the universe. The rising number of people declaring themselves proudly not to be religious is a natural consequence of all of this." Melina Cohen, director of strategic communications and policy engagement at American Atheists, told Newsweek: "The Nones are not a monolith, and people are religiously unaffiliated for a number of reasons. Some never left religion but were raised secularly. Others leave after experiencing religious trauma and abuse. Many more are disturbed by the politicization of churches and turned off by dogmas that promote hate and discord, finding religious teachings and traditions to be outdated and incompatible with their values." What Happens Next The Pew center projects these demographic trends will continue over coming decades, potentially changing the relative sizes of global religious populations by midcentury.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🌏 Watch Uzbekistan vs Qatar LIVE and for FREE on Yahoo Sports 📺
🌏 Watch Uzbekistan vs Qatar LIVE and for FREE on Yahoo Sports 📺 It's international soccer time, and OneFootball will be broadcasting two matches this week from the Asian Football Confederation LIVE and FREE-TO-ACCESS on Yahoo Sports. Uzbekistan vs Qatar Tuesday 10 June 2025 Kick-off: 06:45 Pacific/09:45 Eastern Advertisement To watch, simply click PLAY on the video above, and enjoy the match LIVE and for FREE. Streams begin 10 minutes before kick-off. Users in the United States and Canada can also watch every AFC World Cup qualification match LIVE on OneFootball. Individual match streams are priced $4.99 for users in the United States and Canada, with Season Passes also priced at $14.99. To watch, simply head over to the OneFootball app or website, navigate to the TV tab on the Home screen, and search for AFC Live. All matches are also live-streamed on the OneFootball TV app, available on connected TVs from Apple TV, Google TV, Samsung, LG, and Fire TV. Highlights will also be available after the match in the OneFootball app. 📸 FADEL SENNA - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
🌏 Watch Qatar vs Iran LIVE and for FREE on Yahoo Sports 📺
🌏 Watch Qatar vs Iran LIVE and for FREE on Yahoo Sports 📺 It's international soccer time, and OneFootball will be broadcasting two matches this week from the Asian Football Confederation LIVE and FREE-TO-ACCESS on Yahoo Sports. The road to the 2026 World Cup continues with… Qatar vs Iran Thursday 5 June 2025 Kick-off: 11:15 Pacific/14:15 Eastern Advertisement To watch, simply click PLAY on the video above, and enjoy the match LIVE and for FREE. Streams begin 10 minutes before kick-off. Users in the United States and Canada can also watch every AFC World Cup qualification match LIVE on OneFootball. Individual match streams are priced $4.99 for users in the United States and Canada, with Season Passes also priced at $14.99. To watch, simply head over to the OneFootball app or website, navigate to the TV tab on the Home screen, and search for AFC Live. All matches are also live-streamed on the OneFootball TV app, available on connected TVs from Apple TV, Google TV, Samsung, LG, and Fire TV. Highlights will also be available after the match in the OneFootball app. 📸 FADEL SENNA - AFP or licensors
