Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics
Source: Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More than 1.7 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the start of the annual hajj […]
An offshoot of the Mormon church is drawing away members. But what does the ‘Remnant’ believe — and will it last?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack Sandy • Don’t call Denver Snuffer Jr. a prophet and don’t view his Remnant movement as a church. Of course, it was […]
Judge: Prisons must recognize offshoot of Nation of Islam
Source: Associated Press By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Virginia’s prison system must recognize an offshoot of the Nation of Islam as a religion and allow inmates who are followers to congregate and possess its publications, a federal judge ruled Monday. The Virginia Department of Corrections has long considered the Nation of […]
Joel Osteen church denies reports it closed its doors to flood victims
Source: CNN (CNN)Pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch says it’s opening its doors Tuesday to residents displaced by flooding. Lakewood Church, which was founded by Osteen’s father in the 1950s, […]
Houston Churches Fight Flooding After Harvey Cancels Services
Source: Christian Today It takes a lot to cancel church in the shiny Bible Belt stronghold of Houston, Texas, home to more megachurches than any city in America. Specifically, 9 […]
Appeals Court Appears Inclined to Exempt Relatives From Travel Ban
Source: The New York Times By ADAM LIPTAK AUG. 28, 2017 Photo A protest of President Trump’s travel ban outside an appeals court in Seattle in May. CreditDavid Ryder/Reuters WASHINGTON — In the […]
Religious leaders plan rally in Washington as a moral rebuke to Trump’s presidency
Source: The Washington Post By Perry Stein, The Washington Post Posted Aug 26, 2017 at 8:42 PMUpdated Aug 26, 2017 at 8:44 PM The Rev. Al Sharpton organized more than 1,000 religious leaders from multiple faiths to rally Monday […]
Scientology draws dueling petitions involving Leah Remini, the IRS and change.org
Source: Tampa Bay Times Reaction to this month’s Season 2 premiere of the Emmy-nominated Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath series has been swift, from the religion’s international spiritual headquarters in Clearwater […]
Iran sentences New Age-style Shiite Islam founder to death
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shiite Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced his client to death. Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei tells The Associated Press that the court sentenced Mohammad Ali Taheri to death on charges of […]
Chador in, hijab out: Iran VP’s wardrobe draws criticism
Source: Associated Press By AMIR VAHDAT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice president’s decision to abandon her fashion style for […]
Indian court jails self-styled ‘godman’ for 20 years, security tight
Source: Reuters BY Adnan Abidi ROHTAK, India (Reuters) – An Indian judge sentenced a self-styled “godman”, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape last […]
Iran Out to Remake Mideast With Arab Enforcer: Hezbollah
Source: The New York Times By BEN HUBBARD BEIRUT, Lebanon — For three decades, Hezbollah maintained a singular focus as a Lebanese military group fighting Israel. It built a network of bunkers and […]
Finding a life partner is hard enough. For those of the Druze faith, their future depends on it
Source: Los Angeles Times By Abby Sewell Reem Kaedbey was never very religious. She’s not even sure there is a God. But when it came to marriage, she never had […]
The Two Americans
Source: The New York Times Abraham never fit in. Hisham finally felt at home. Then their worlds collided in western Arkansas. By SABRINA TAVERNISE Photographs by ETHAN TATE for The New York Times AUGUST […]
USA: Osteen To Open Megachurch To Hurricane Refugees After Social Media Shaming Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/osteen-open-megachurch-hurricane-refugees-social-media-shaming
After public pressure Joel Osteen has seen the light, and will now open his spacious 16,800-seat megachurch to hurricane refugees. Osteen’s megachurch, Lakewood Church, is located near downtown Houston, and would make an ideal refugee center from those trying to escape the flooding. However, the 16,800 seat megachurch was closed during and […]
Canada: Liberal MP offered woman $100K to keep quiet about sexual harassment claim, father alleges
By ALEX BALLINGALL thestar.com Ottawa Bureau Tues., Aug. 29, 2017 https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/08/29/liberal-mp-offered-woman-100k-to-keep-quiet-about-sexual-harassment-claim-father-alleges.html?source=newsletter&_ctids=2444%7cQverpg%2fSebz+Rznvy%7c382%7c33952%7c39000&_ctdigest=rC1fyiO%2byMXiIFEo%2f4agRQ The father of a 24-year-old woman who worked for Calgary Liberal MP Darshan Kang said Kang offered a series of payments to prevent her from sharing harassment allegations with her parents. Liberal MP Darshan Kang did not respond to requests […]
Matt Damon lauds Akshay Kumar for highlighting India’s open defecation crisis
Akshay Kumar is earning plenty of praise from Hollywood since his film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha released. https://images.dawn.com/news/1178309 In an interview with Hindustan Times, Matt Damon praised the Bollywood actor for highlighting an important issue plaguing India. “It’s great to have stars like Akshay and films like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha spotlighting the open defecation […]
We do not have an Islamic society. We do not even have an Islamic government.
Source: ABNA Ayatollah Khamenei pointed out: We do not have an Islamic society. We do not even have an Islamic government. We managed to create an Islamic revolution, that is, a revolutionary movement. We managed to create an Islamic system based on that revolution. These are important things we gained […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim youth group hits streets to help Houston residents during storm
Source: Independent 40 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, passed out food, water, and other supplies in Houston, according to organisers. Both groups expect to gain more volunteers from surrounding cities when the roadways open up. Madeel Abdullah, director of humanitarian affairs for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, said more than 700 members […]
Hajj and Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times How many stones do you have to use to hit Satan during Hajj? Does Satan actually exist and […]