‘Every day I go to work and pray I’m safe’
Source: BBC News Hotel room cleaners have long battled sexual harassment by guests. Here’s how a group of them in New York City are protecting themselves. Video Here
Trump signs bill to help religious minorities in Iraq, Syria
Source: Associated Press By DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday to help ensure humanitarian relief reaches the members of religious and ethnic minorities in […]
Pakistan denounces blacklisting by U.S. for religious freedom violations
Source: Reuters By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the United States for placing it on a list of countries violating religious freedoms, calling the designation politically […]
Pope cuts 2 cardinals from cabinet named in abuse scandal
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has removed two cardinals from his informal cabinet after they were implicated in the Catholic Church’s sex abuse […]
U.N. watchdog presses Saudi Arabia on alleged torture of activists
Source: Reuters BY Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights watchdog has urged Saudi authorities to free over a dozen rights activists detained in the kingdom, alleging that some […]
Brazil shooting: Campinas cathedral gunman ‘mentally ill’
Source: BBC News Police investigating a deadly shooting in a cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas have identified the gunman. Euler Fernando Grandolpho opened fire in the Metropolitan Cathedral […]
Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south
Source: Associated Press BY Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Congress on Wednesday approved a request by the president to extend martial law in the country’s volatile south […]
4 days, 5 reports of hate crimes, and a disturbing trend developing in America
Source: CNN By Emanuella Grinberg (CNN)Over the course of four days, five reports of hate-related incidents recently made national headlines. The news illustrates a disturbing trend, civil rights groups say. […]
Michigan school board won’t remove three wise men display
Source: Associated Press NEWAYGO, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan school board has decided to keep a display of the three wise men at a public elementary school, despite complaints that […]
Fires at Jehovah’s Witness halls in Washington state puzzle authorities
Source: Associated Press By Tracy Simmons (RNS) — A pre-dawn fire engulfed a Jehovah’s Witnesses worship center near Olympia, Wash., last week, the fifth deliberately set blaze targeting the denomination […]
The Barbaric Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan – Opinion
Justice Markandey Katju Follow mkatju Published on December 12, 2018 L’infame Ahmadiyyas are a tiny peaceful community of about 5 million in Pakistan,( which has a total population of […]
Israel locks down Ramallah after two soldiers shot dead
Netanyahu vows to ‘legalise’ thousands of housing units considered unlawful even by Israel By AFP – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian shot dead two Israeli […]
What Israelis say: Palestinian Settler – Colonialism
by Dr. Alex Joffe BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 577, September 3, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The concept of “settler colonialism” has been applied with almost unique vehemence against Israel. […]
Reading the Qur’an as a Quaker Christian
Suggested reading Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes
What Israelis say: A Different Perspective on the Temple Mount Crisis
Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, image via Wikimedia Commons BESA Center Perspectives No. 582, September 8, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moderate leaders warn that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
America’s New Religions
nymag.com: Everyone has a religion. It is, in fact, impossible not to have a religion if you are a human being. It’s in our genes and has expressed itself in every culture, in every age, including our own secularized husk of a society. By religion, I mean something quite specific: a practice […]
Just deal,’ Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar says to pastor who complained about hijabs on House floor
Source: The Washington Post By Katie Mettler December 7 Conservative pastor E.W. Jackson began his radio program Wednesday with an outraged rant about a rule change that congressional Democrats are proposing […]
Hanukkah or Christmas? Interfaith families navigate how to raise their children
Source: AZ Central By Lauren Castle, Arizona Republic A priest and rabbi stood on a beach for a “party interrupted by a wedding.” A chuppah shaded the bride and groom. The […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the […]