“Omar,” an opera illuminating a Muslim slave’s life in America
SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 14, 2022 / 10:20 AM / CBS NEWS Eerie – just as the curtain was about to rise on the opera based on his story, an image of […]
Perspective: When it comes to nurturing pluralism, the secret is serving others
A worldwide community of Ismaili Muslims shows that people can deepen their religious commitment when they help those outside of their faith By Eboo Patel Dec 18, 2022, 4:45am GMT+1 One of […]
Hundreds of US rabbis protest new Israeli government in public letter
Leaders of several religious nationalist parties will be part of the most hard-right administration in Israel’s history, one US rabbis say endangers Jewish values. FILE – Israel’s Likud Party leader […]
Former Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says
By Delia Gallagher and Rob Picheta, CNN Updated 7:26 AM EST, Wed December 28, 2022 2005: Pope Benedict’s first speech Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff […]
Fact vs fiction: Pakistan must accept the uncomfortable truths about the 1971 war
Fifty-one years after the war, official discourse reveals and conceals selective aspects of the past, carefully crafting narratives that hide inconvenient histories while reinforcing national narratives. Anam Zakaria Published December 16, 2022 […]
From Queen Elizabeth II to Rudy Giuliani, here are 10 powerful, rich, and historic people who married their cousins
Katie Balevic Dec 27, 2022, 6:00 PM ADVERTISING Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip, her second cousin once removed. The late Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip, her second cousin once removed, […]
Libya’s last chance ahead of partition
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 27, 2022 Short Url The inter-Libyan dialogue has been going on, at various levels, for years. It has resulted in a number of understandings and agreements, the […]
US needs to provide legal certainty to Afghan evacuees
KERRY BOYD ANDERSON December 27, 2022 Short Url The chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover in 2021 left behind thousands of Afghans who had worked […]