Measuring Religion in China
Many Chinese adults practice religion or hold religious beliefs, but only 1 in 10 formally identify with a religion How we did this Key terms By virtue of its huge […]
UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations
The Pakistan government denies targeting Afghans and says the focus is on people who are in the country illegally, regardless of their nationality. Above, Afghan families in Jamrud area of […]
Israel retaliation kills nearly 200 Palestinians after Hamas operation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells his shocked nation: ‘Citizens of Israel, we are at war.’ Published On 7 Oct 20237 Oct 2023 | Updated: 6 minutes ago At least […]
Why the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on Israel? All to know
Dozens killed, hundreds injured after Hamas sends rockets, fighters in to Israel, which has started bombing Gaza. Video Duration 00 minutes 52 seconds00:52 Published On 7 Oct 20237 Oct 2023 Israel […]
Book Review. The Invention of the Jewish People
Follow the Author Shlomo SandShlomo Sand Follow The Invention of the Jewish People Paperback – June 14, 2010 by Shlomo Sand (Author), Yael Lotan (Translator) 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,000 ratings See all formats and […]
Fraxinetum. An Arab State in Southern France and Switzerland in the 10th century
Fraxinetum Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 06°27′50″E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fraxinetum or Fraxinet (Arabic: فرخشنيط, romanized: Farakhshanīt or فرخشة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a Muslim fortress in Provence between about 887 and 972. It is identified with modern La Garde-Freinet, near Saint-Tropez. […]
The Islamic Scholar Who Gave Us Modern Philosophy
Averroës’ writings on Aristotle shaped Western philosophy as we know it. Robert Pasnau HUMANITIES, November/December 2011, Volume 32, Number 6 Abū al-Walīd Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd Although Thomas Aquinas […]
BOOK REVIEW. The Thirteenth Tribe
by Arthur Koestler (Author) ORIGINAL EDITION. Koestler advances the thesis that Ashkenazi Jews are not descended from the historical Israelites of antiquity, but from Khazars, a Turkic people originating in and populating […]
Swiss Catholic Church experiences exodus in wake of sex abuse scandal
The exodus of the Swiss faithful accelerated further following the sexual abuse scandal. In Fribourg alone, no less than 500 people have left the Catholic Church in the last three weeks. The […]
Friday Sermon Summary 6th October 2023: ‘Life of the Holy Prophet (sa) – Two Fabricated Incidents’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SA) 6th October 2023 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he has been […]
World Expo 2030: Saudi Arabia is a world leader on interreligious cooperation
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER October 06, 2023 Count me as a passionate supporter for electing Riyadh as the host city for the 2030 World Expo, under the motto “The Era of […]
America’s shameful neglect of its Afghan friends and allies
LUKE COFFEY October 06, 2023 Since the Taliban returned to power there has been no shortage of crises facing Afghanistan. A humanitarian disaster is affecting millions of Afghans. Food insecurity […]