Source: The New Republic By Jacob Soll A new book recovers the work of scholars who helped establish greater understanding between religions. In 1698, the noted Arabic scholar and Catholic […]
By Nicole Gaouette, Ted Barrett and Richard Roth, CNN April 18, 2018 Source: CNN Senators ‘unnerved’ by Trump’s Syria policy 01:30 Washington (CNN)Lawmakers emerged from a classified administration briefing […]
Source: The New York Times By MARGARET COKER and FALIH HASSAN BAGHDAD — The 42-year-old housewife had two minutes to defend herself against charges of supporting the Islamic State. Amina Hassan, a Turkish woman in a flowing black abaya, told the Iraqi judge that she and her family had entered Syria and Iraq […]
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Bob Mims LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson assured throngs of Kenyan Mormons that they share the pioneering spirit of faith with Latter-day Saints who settled Utah’s Salt Lake Valley nearly two centuries ago. “You perhaps don’t think of yourself as pioneers, but you’re […]
Source: Reuters By Maher Chmaytelli, Jeffrey Heller, Stephen Farrell BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Behind the high concrete walls of Baghdad’s Jewish cemetery, Violette Saul lies at rest under a weathered and cracked tombstone, one of the last memorials to an ancient community that is now all but extinct. A Torah scroll is seen […]
Source: Reuters BY Abraham Achirga, Afolabi Sotunde ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian police fired teargas at hundreds of Shi’ite Muslim protesters on Tuesday during a second day of clashes in the capital Abuja over the imprisonment of their religious leader, Reuters witnesses said. The protesters are demanding the release of Ibrahim Zakzaky, […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The father of a terminally ill British toddler met Wednesday with Pope Francis and begged him to make another bid for his son’s life, after an appeals court ruled that the child cannot be taken to Italy for further medical treatment. Francis obliged, […]
Source: The Guardian By Azimazi Mimoh Jimoh (Abuja), Seye Olumide and Chris Irekamba (Lagos) British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has called for same-sex marriage in Nigeria and all other countries within the Commonwealth. At the first joint forum at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Westminster yesterday, the prime minister […]
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday sharply condemned a street assault in Berlin on two young men wearing Jewish skullcaps that […]
Source: The Guardian By Pippa Crerar and Anne Perkins Labour backbenchers among those criticising party leadership in Commons debate Jeremy Corbyn’s backbenchers have rounded on the failure of the party to tackle antisemitism in a blistering three hours that ended with a Labour MP calling closing remarks by the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, […]
Source: National Geographic Lynsey Addario talks about her experience working within these communities across the U.S. during a years-long reporting project. By Jehan Jillani and Heather Brady Photographs by Lynsey Addario PUBLISHED APRIL 17, […]
Source: Time By ALEX FITZPATRICK April 17, 2018 Starbucks is closing over 8,000 company-owned stores for racial bias training during an afternoon in May, the company announced Tuesday. The news comes as the Seattle, […]
11-10-16 Syrian civil war is one of the major events in the history of Muslims. Has it been prophesied in end of times Hadith? Re: Is Syrian civil […]
Source: BBC News High resolution 3D scans of more than 25 historical sites from around the world are being released. CyArk used cutting edge digital archaeology techniques including laser scanning and drones to capture the images which have been released by the Google Arts and Culture project. The project coincides […]
Source: BBC News By Devon Van Houten Maldonado Museums do more than allow us to engage with history and art. They are forms in and of themselves, which, to varying degrees, enable and propagate missions and legacies through design and architecture. Perhaps no museum in recent history has created as […]
Source: CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN)The area of Philadelphia where two men were arrested while waiting at a Starbucks last week has what the American Civil Liberties Union calls “the […]
04-14-2018 Billy Hallowell, Faithwire The Syrian conflict — and the U.S. decision to strike a base inside the embattled country — is leading to increased concerns about the future of the nation’s civil […]
Colourful and oozing defiance, a sports-friendly version of the abaya gown was once considered a symbol of cultural rebellion in conservative Saudi Arabia, but it is fast becoming the new […]
Source: RT On Monday the German Embassy in Pakistan shared details about their counselor’s visit to the town of Rabwah, home to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan. The visit was lead by the press and cultural counselor of the German Embassy. During the tour, the counselor paid a visit […]
Uhuru warns donors against using aid to destabilise states Wednesday April 18 2018 In Summary The President, who is on a five-day visit to the UK, was speaking at the […]