For Some in Tunisia, Ramadan Is a Test of Personal Freedom
Source: The New York Times By Lilia Blaise TUNIS — Ramadan ends this week, and that comes none too soon for some in Tunisia — not least the hundred or so […]
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The Personal Wake-Up Call to Prayers, a Ramadan Tradition, Is Endangered
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib and Hari Kumar June 13, 2018 NEW DELHI — For nearly 60 years, Mohammed Shafiq has braved New Delhi’s hot temperatures, a bad knee and […]
On Islam, Trump Takes a Different Approach at Home and Abroad
Source: The New York Times By Catie Edmondson June 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — The White House’s guest list last week for President Trump’s first dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month of […]
Iran arrests two prominent supporters of anti-head scarf protests
Source: Los Angeles Times By SHASHANK BENGALI and RAMIN MOSTAGHIM Iranian authorities on Wednesday jailed a prominent human rights lawyer who has defended women who removed their mandatory Islamic head scarves in public. […]
Young monks lead revival of Buddhism in Mongolia after years of repression
Source: Reuters By Natalie Thomas, Thomas Peter BARUUNBUREN, Mongolia (Reuters) – Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest religions, but its fate in Mongolia now rests on very young shoulders. https://queso-cdn.prod.reuters.tv/new/index.html?autoplay=true&muted=true&countdown=true&preroll=true&proll=iuuqt%3A%2F%2Fqvcbet.h.epvcmfdmjdl.ofu%2Fhbnqbe%2Fbet%3Fta%3D3y3%26jv%3D%2F4735792%2Fwjefp.vt.sfvufst%2Fxpsme%2Fbsujdmf%26djv_tat%3D300y250%2C1500y692%26dvtu_qbsbnt%3DwjefpDiboofm%253E117760%2526xjeuiWbm%253E713%2526ifjhiuWbm%253E401%2526wjefpJe%253E433167400%2526uzqf%253Ebsujdmf_qsfspmm%2526begsjfoemz%253Eusvf%26jnqm%3Dt%26hegq_sfr%3D1%26fow%3Dwq%26pvuqvu%3Dynm_wbtu3%26vowjfxfe_qptjujpo_tubsu%3D1%26dpssfmbups%3D5386908421580205%26vsm%3Diuuqt%3A%2F%2Fvt.sfvufst.dpn%26eftdsjqujpo_vsm%3Dxxx.sfvufst.dpn%2Fbsujdmf%2Fvt-npohpmjb-npolt%2Fzpvoh-npolt-mfbe-sfwjwbm-pg-cveeijtn-jo-npohpmjb-bgufs-zfbst-pg-sfqsfttjpo-jeVTLDO1K102N&poster=%2F%2Fs3.reutersmedia.net%2Fresources%2Fr%2F%3Fd%3D20180605%26t%3D2%26i%3DRCV00545O%26r%3DRCV00545O&mid=RCV00545O&title=Young%20monks%20lead%20Buddhist%20revival%20in%20Mongolia&suppress_ads=false&suppress_rtv=false&source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-mongolia-monks%2Fyoung-monks-lead-revival-of-buddhism-in-mongolia-after-years-of-repression-idUSKCN1J102M%3Futm_source%3DPew%2BResearch%2BCenter%26utm_campaign%3D5994cf1c8b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_14_01_11%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_3e953b9b70-5994cf1c8b-400098637&chartbeat_uid=52639&chartbeat_domain=preview.reuters.com®ion=US&draggable=true&hide_title=false&allow_collapse=true […]
South African police kill man after fatal mosque attack
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Yesterday JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man fatally stabbed two people on Thursday and wounded several others at a mosque near Cape Town before police […]
Argentina lawmakers in marathon abortion debate
Source: BBC News Lawmakers in Argentina spent Wednesday afternoon and the entire night debating whether to allow women to have abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. A vote […]
Chilean police raid Catholic Church offices amid abuse probe
Source: Associated Press By PATRICIA LUNA SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Police and prosecutors raided Roman Catholic Church offices in two Chilean cities Wednesday looking for files, investigative reports and documents […]
Body Hair Is Natural. Society Thinking Otherwise Is Dangerous
Source: Time By HEATHER WIDDOWS June 13, 2018 IDEAS Widdows is John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham and the author of Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical […]
President Trump Says He Can Pardon Himself. Most Voters Disagree
Source: Time By Abigail Simon June 13, 2018 President Donald Trump has asserted that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself if charged with a crime, but a new […]
Antarctica’s Ice Is Melting Even Faster, and Scientists Are Deeply Worried
Source: Time By Associated Press June 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, […]
#MeToo Has ‘Tripled’ Web Traffic For the Federal Agency That Investigates Harassment
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan June 12, 2018 The federal agency tasked with investigating sexual harassment in the workplace has seen its web traffic triple since the #MeToo movement began […]
How One Migrant Ship Became a Symptom of a Sick Europe
Source: Time By Aryn Baker A 253-feet long, 2,000-ton boat makes for an ungainly political football, especially when it is carrying some 629 desperate migrants and is staffed by a […]
Vatican’s top sex abuse investigators promise action in Chile
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The Vatican’s top sex abuse investigators arrived in Chile on Tuesday saying they had orders from Pope Francis to ensure the Roman […]
Ireland Takes On the Catholic Church Again. This Time It’s About Schools.
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Last week, Ireland voted to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion. Almost before that epochal change can sink in, […]
Dutch anti-Islam party to hold Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition
Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, it said on Tuesday. The party […]
Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar sacked over anti-Islam tweet
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi A Dubai hotel has terminated its contract with the Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar after he tweeted that followers of Islam had “terrorised” Hindus for 2,000 years. […]
Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims
Source: Associated Press By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims as part of the government’s response […]
‘My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
Source: The Guardian BY Elizabeth Sulis Kim Even as calls for women in Argentina to be given the legal right to abortion have grown louder on its cities’ streets, a change in the […]
Irish Catholic hospitals ‘will have to perform abortions’
Source: BBC News Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out abortions when new laws on terminations come into effect, the Irish prime minister has said. […]