The Christian church: Dying out or thriving like never before?
Source: DW From the back of the dimly lit hall, one’s gaze glides over dozens of rows of chairs, colorful clothes, tightly wrapped kimonos, black suits, all the way to […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
In Landmark Ceremony, a Catholic Bishop Is Installed in China
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson A state-sanctioned Catholic church in Shanghai. A deal in 2018 aimed at ending decades of animosity and estrangement between “underground” Catholics loyal […]
Santa Clara family waits for answers after Air Canada forces 12-year-old to remove her hijab at SFO
Source: The Mercury News SANTA CLARA — As the first player on the U.S. Squash national team to compete in a hijab, 12-year-old Fatima Abdelrahman is aware that her presence […]
Muslim officers sue over beard suspensions, are reinstated
Source: Associated Press By RYAN TARINELLI ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two Muslim correctional officers in New York were reinstated Tuesday after being suspended for refusing to shave their beards because […]
Lawsuit claims DMV rule about head coverings violates religious, civil liberties
Source: Chicago Sun Times BY David Struett A civil rights group is suing Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White over a rule it claims violates people’s religious rights at driver’s […]
Exclusive: Falwell steered Liberty University land deal benefiting his personal trainer
Source: Reuters BY Aram Roston, Joshua Schneyer LYNCHBURG, Va. (Reuters) – Evangelical leader and prominent Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr personally approved real estate transactions by his nonprofit Christian university that […]
Interfaith group pledges to use religion’s influence to address climate change, …
Source: Religion News Service LINDAU, Germany (RNS) — The international interfaith organization Religions for Peace introduced its first-ever female and first-ever Muslim secretary-general at its World Assembly on Friday (Aug. […]
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
Source: Associated Press BY DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and folk tales to millions […]
Dutch doctor faces trial in landmark euthanasia case
Source: BBC News A Dutch doctor has appeared in court after performing euthanasia on a patient suffering with severe dementia. Prosecutors say the doctor did not do enough to verify […]
Sri Lankan Islamic clerics seek clarity on face veil ban
Source: Associated Press By KRISHAN FRANCIS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Islamic clerics in Sri Lanka asked Muslim women on Tuesday to continue to avoid wearing face veils until the […]
Bangladesh to remove the word ‘virgin’ from Muslim marriage certificates
Source: The Guardian The word “virgin” must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates in Bangladesh, the country’s top court has said, a landmark verdict after campaigners challenged the “humiliating and discriminatory” […]
Houston: Islamic group hosts Sanders and Castro as rightwingers protest
Source: The Guardian In Houston on Saturday, an annual Islamic convention hosting presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Julian Castro braced for an armed far-right protest and a counter-demonstration. The 56th Islamic Society of North […]
Indonesia will build its new capital city in Borneo as Jakarta sinks into the Java Sea
Source: MSN News By Rob Pichet Concerns over the sustainability of the congested and rapidly sinking political center of Jakarta prompted the need for a new capital. The relocation was […]
Pope calls for global commitment to put out Amazon fires
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for a global commitment to put out the fires in the Amazon, saying the area was essential for the […]
Sikh teacher moves to B.C. over Quebec law banning religious symbols in public-sector jobs
Source: CBC News Amrit Kaur says she was forced to leave Quebec to teach school BY Meera Bains Amrit Kaur, teacher and vice-president of the Quebec chapter of the World […]
Pennsylvania House wins appeal in atheist prayer-policy suit
Source: Associated Press By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court reversed a lower court decision and ruled Friday that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ policy of […]
As U.S. Jews Cool To Israel, Evangelicals Flock There As Tourists
Source: NPR By Tom Gjelten President Trump’s evident desire to identify who’s most “loyal” to Israel has a clear winner: U.S. evangelicals. Not only do they outpace U.S. Jews in […]
‘Millennial nuns’ are a myth as Catholic women’s religious orders still face uncertain future
Source: The Columbus Dispatch By Danae King The Columbus Dispatch The popular notion that more and more women in their 20s and 30s are flocking to the cloistered life does […]
Obama: What Muhammad Ali meant to me
Source: USA Today In 2010, in celebration of Muhammad Ali’s 50 years on the world stage, President Barack Obama penned for USA TODAY Sports the following essay on what Ali […]
Imran Khan in New York Times: The World Can’t Ignore Kashmir. We Are All in Danger.
Source: New York Times By PM Imran Khan If the world does nothing to stop the Indian assault on Kashmir and its people, two nuclear-armed states will get ever closer […]