Source: Time By JENNIFER FROST / HISTORY NEWS NETWORK “Western Women Wild With Joy Over Colorado’s Election,” journalist and suffragist Caroline Nichols Churchill exclaimed, following the victory for woman suffrage at […]
Source: The Washington Post By Chris Buckley BEIJING — Under mounting international criticism, China has given its most extensive defense yet of its sweeping campaign to detain and indoctrinate Muslims, with […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pressure is building on the Vatican to give women the right to vote during its big meetings of bishops, with […]
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi An Indian city in a state led by a hardline Hindu nationalist preacher accused of instigating violence against Muslims has had its Muslim name changed to […]
Source: Associated Press HISAR, India (AP) — A court in northern India sentenced a Hindu guru and 14 followers to life imprisonment on Tuesday in the deaths of four women […]
Source: BBC News Police have recorded a surge in hate crime directed at people in England and Wales because of their religious beliefs. It rose by 40%, from 5,949 in […]
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months. The government declared a state of emergency after an Islamic State affiliate bombed […]
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — A small group of German Jews has launched a lobby group within the far-right Alternative for Germany party, prompting a swift […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Baja California are investigating the apparent slaying of a Roman Catholic priest in […]
Source: BBC News Australia will consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. If acted upon, the move would […]
Source: Reuters By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest […]
By Dexter Filkins October 16, 2018 Mohammed bin Salman has been celebrated in Hollywood, on Wall Street, and in the Trump White House, even though his violent, impulsive character was […]
Touted as Saudi Arabia’s progressive reformer, Mohammed bin Salman has an ominous human rights record. 16 Oct 2018 Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of the kingdom, has been […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein and Julie Zauzmer Four days after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl amid criticism of his handling of clerical sex abuse, Washington’s archbishop released a […]
Source: The New York Times By David Wolpe Mr. Wolpe is the rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the author of “David: The Divided Heart.” NAGOYA, Japan — […]
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer from Zimbabwe Late one evening, Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist in Harare, Zimbabwe, received a call from a doctor in an emergency room. A 26-year-old […]
Source: The New York Times By Steve Lohr Every major university is wrestling with how to adapt to the technology wave of artificial intelligence — how to prepare students not […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla New U.K. data show that nearly two-thirds of the targets were perceived to be either Muslim or Jewish. Religious hate crimes have spiked dramatically […]
Exclusive: Jamal Khashoggi was caught up in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s attempts to consolidate his power, eliminate rival royals, and seize the assets of his country’s billionaires Borzou DaragahiIstanbul, The dissident Saudi […]