Letters: Explaining Ramadan
Source: Public Opninion Our President said, “I stand firmly with Muslim American communities in rejection of the voices that seek to divide us or limit our religious freedoms or civil […]
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As Christians squabble, the religious status quo in their heartland is shifting
Source: The Economist In the heartland of eastern Christianity, at the very point where that faith intersects with Islam, some peculiar things are going on. A monument of vast historic resonance for both faiths […]
Minister: Empty West Bank Area C of Palestinians, annex it
Source: Times Of Israel BY RAPHAEL AHREN MOSCOW – Israeli minister Uri Ariel proposed removing “a few thousand Arabs” from Area C of the West Bank –– the 60% of […]
Jewish Woman Detained for Taking Torah Scroll to Western Wall in Jerusalem
Source: Washington Post By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — The Israeli police briefly detained a leader of a Jewish women’s rights group on Tuesday for bringing a Torah scroll to the […]
French police quiz cardinal over alleged abuse cover-up
Source: Yahoo News By Gregory Danel Lyon (AFP) – One of France’s most powerful Catholic leaders, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was questioned by police on Wednesday over allegations he covered up the […]
Trump thinks Muslim judges would be biased against him – but there are none
Source: The Guardian By David Smith in Washington When Donald Trump remarked that “it’s possible” Muslim judges would be biased against him, he probably did not know how many Muslim judges […]
France releases terror alert app ahead of Euro 2016
Source: BBC The French government has released a mobile phone app to alert the public in the event of a terrorist attack. The app is being released ahead of the […]
Cardiac ‘bruising’ may predict worse heart attack
Source: BBC UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm – by looking for bruising […]
US election 2016: Clinton hails ‘milestone for women’
Source: BBC Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women – the US Democratic nomination for president. “Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone,” she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York. Mrs Clinton hailed “the first time in our nation’s […]
What an Obama endorsement will mean for Hillary
Source: BBC Anthony Zurcher North America reporter Barack Obama is about to tell Bernie Sanders that the revolution stops now. On Tuesday evening Mr Obama called Hillary Clinton to congratulate her […]
Why Muhammad Ali was ‘the greatest’ American Muslim
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor It was a fitting end to this country’s most famous Muslim life: Family and friends gathered around the bed of Muhammad Ali, […]
HARMONY AND MARTYRDOM AMONG CHINA’S HUI MUSLIMS
Source: The New Yorker By Alice Su The Martyr’s Memorial in Shadian, China, is a gray pillar topped with a crescent moon, set on a stone block engraved with names. […]
In sign of unity, Christians renovate Christ’s tomb together
Source: Associated press By DANIELA BERRETTA Christian nuns watch as a team of experts begin the renovation of Jesus’ tomb in the Church JERUSALEM (AP) — A team of experts […]
Bangladesh Hindu priest murdered by militants
Source: BBC A Hindu priest has been killed in Bangladesh, in the latest attack by Islamist militants. The body of Ananda Gopal Ganguly, 70, was found in a field near […]
‘This reminds us of the times of Hitler’: In the heart of Europe, anti-Islam politics are on the rise
Source: Washington Post By Anthony Faiola ERFURT, Germany — This medieval city of timber-framed buildings and cobblestone streets is on the front lines of the escalating culture war over Islam […]
No men allowed: Women-only pool hours draw complaints in NYC
Source: Associated Press By KAREN MATTHEWS and RACHELLE BLIDNER NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City municipal pool that maintains female-only hours so that Hasidic Jewish women can swim […]
Minnesota churches wish Muslim neighbors a ‘blessed Ramadan’
SOURCE: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) The sign in front of the building reads “Blessed Ramadan.” But the building isn’t a mosque or Islamic center — it’s Pilgrim Congregational Church,a […]
Justice or ‘Conspiracy’? Terrorism Trial Divides Somalis in Minneapolis
Source: The New York Times By JACK HEALY and MATT FURBER MINNEAPOLIS — The day after his oldest son was convicted of conspiring to join and kill for the Islamic […]
How Science Is Resurrecting the Religious Imagination
Source: Huffington Post By Nathan Gardels Editor-in-chief, THEWORLDPOST As far as we know, there is no cure for death, no ingenious algorithm that can program the mysterious breath which at first […]
US Muslims draw inspiration from Ali’s fight for his faith
Source: Associated Press By JEFF KAROUB DETROIT (AP) — Even in his final months, Muhammad Ali was speaking out on behalf of Islam, the religion he so famously embraced in […]