Separation of Synagogue and State in Israel?
Epigraph: “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 22:21 Israel’s Religiously Divided Society Source: Pew Research Forum Deep […]
Missouri senate passes controversial religion bill after 39-hour filibuster
Source: The Guardian Democrats assailed the amendment as hate masquerading as religious tolerance. Republicans took turns donning a “Beetlejuice”-style jacket on the senate floor. And both sides were invited to […]
‘Stunning’ operation regenerates eye’s lens’Stunning’ operation regenerates eye’s lens
Source: BBC A pioneering procedure to regenerate the eye has successfully treated children with cataracts in China. More than half of all cases of blindness are caused by cataracts – […]
Pakistan’s prime minister is defying the clerics — very carefully
Source: The Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — During a speech to international business leaders here in late November, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shocked the country’s powerful religious community by calling […]
D.C. Republicans extend primary hours so Sabbath-observant Jews can vote
Source: The Washington Post In D.C., where Republicans are scarce, Orthodox Jews actually are a large enough contingent to potentially affect the outcome of the GOP’s presidential primary that is scheduled […]
Head of U.N. Women Voices Tacit Support for Hillary Clinton
Source: Time ‘Because she is a woman, she has got our support’ U.N. Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka quietly acknowledged that she and U.N. Women support Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for […]
Obama Seeks to Pave Way to Mideast Deal After He Leaves Office
Source: New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama, resigned to his failure to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, is looking past his time in office and […]
6 Facts That Could Haunt Donald Trump From Trump University
Source: Time What TIME’s investigation into the real-estate seminars reveals The fate and reputation of Trump University, the adult education courses that carried Donald Trump’s name from 2005 to 2010, […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Heads to Washington
Source: Time The White House will host an official state visit for the Canadian Prime Minister this week When President Obama first spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last […]
Shahbaz Taseer to reach home today
Source: Daily Times LAHORE – Shahbaz Taseer – the abducted son of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer – will reach home on Wednesday (today) nearly after a gap of five […]
The Bible And Quran Are More Similar Than You May Think
Can you tell the difference? Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Islamophobia has become frighteningly commonplace in the U.S. There’s a lot of hatred, misinformation and misplaced […]
Anonymous claims Twitter is shutting accounts which target the IS group
Source: BBC Online activists targeting so-called Islamic State on social media say Twitter has suspended accounts which were being used to harass the terrorist group. An Anonymous hacker made the […]
Egyptian student agrees to leave US after Trump comment
Source: BBC A student pilot from Egypt has agreed to leave the US after posting on Facebook that the world would thank him if he killed Donald Trump. Emadeldin Elsayed, […]
US election 2016: Trump wins in Mississippi, Michigan and Hawaii
Source: BBC Donald Trump has won three more states, Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii, in his bid to be the Republican White House nomination. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders had […]
Zionists razing Palestine homes at ‘alarming’ rate
A general view shows buildings under construction in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa in annexed east Jerusalem, on Monday. (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published — Wednesday 9 March 2016 pia: Starving Gaza animals are up for sale More JERUSALEM: Israel is razing Palestinian homes and other buildings constructed with […]
How presidential candidates view the region’s issues
Mar 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The US presidential race is attracting attention outside the United States because of the stark contrast among candidates, especially on the Republican side, over foreign policy and the increasing possibility that outsider billionaire Donald Trump could soon become the presumptive party […]
New Syria peace talks to start in earnest by Monday — UN
By AFP – Mar 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians carry aid, in the form of diesel fuel, delivered by the Qatari Red Crescent in the rebel-held town of Beit Sawa, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Monday (AFP photo) GENEVA — A new round of talks aimed […]
China’s efforts to mold Christianity in its own image draws resistance
Source: RNS BEIJING (RNS) On a hazy Sunday morning, the fourth floor of a dingy gray office building in a far-flung region of this city is bursting with prayer. In […]
Israel fractures by faith on politics and society
(RNS) Israel today grapples with profound existential questions of its national identity, including how Jewish the Jewish state can be. More than three-quarters (76 percent) of Israeli Jews believe their country can be both Jewish and democratic, a view rejected by majorities of Israeli Muslims and Christians, according to a comprehensive […]
Talking to India on religious freedom, says US
thehindu.com: After New Delhi denied visas to members of the USCIRF for the seventh year, State Department spokesman John Kirby backs the commission. The United States on Monday expressed disappointment over India denying visas to members of the United States Commission of International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). A USCIRF team was […]