Catholic Leaders in Japan to Conduct Survey on Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times By Makiko Inoue and Mike Ives TOKYO — Catholic bishops in Japan plan to conduct a nationwide survey on sexual abuse of children by members of the […]
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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
Saudi Arabia, UAE give Yemen $200 million in aid for Ramadan
Source: Reuters ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which head an Arab coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen, will provide $200 million in aid […]
Ahead of Indian election, Modi’s party vows to strip Kashmir of special rights
Source: Reuters BY Devjyot Ghoshal, Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party vowed on Monday to strip decades-old special rights from the people of Jammu and Kashmir, making […]
India’s leader rallies his base with Hindu mega projects
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL VARANASI, India (AP) — In the Indian city Hindus consider the center of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned a grand promenade […]
New York man charged with threatening to assault and kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
Source: CNN By Kevin Bohn (CNN)A New York man is in custody after having been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to the US […]
What 10 famous people say about the humanities
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to […]
Why the IRS Should Pay People Even More in Their Tax Refunds
Source: Time BY DANIEL HEMEL Hemel is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School. For most American households, April showers bring May flowers and, even better, tax refunds. […]
Trump Administration Wants 2 Years to Identify Children Separated From Parents at Border
Source: Time BY ELLIOT SPAGAT / AP UPDATED: APRIL 7, 2019 8:25 AM ET | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: APRIL 6, 2019 (SAN DIEGO) — The Trump administration wants up to two years […]
The Quick Read About… Russia’s Presence in Venezuela
Source: Time BY IAN BREMMER What Happened This Week: Following Russia’s recent decision to send 100 or so “advisors” (read: soldiers) alongside military equipment to prop up the Maduro regime in […]
A Baby Was Born With DNA from 3 People. Here’s How That’s Possible
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers at the Institute of Life in Athens, Greece announced that a healthy baby boy was born on Tuesday morning to a 32-year-old woman who […]
Our Collection: Shariah Law or the Secular Law, That is the Question?
If you can figure out how to have the ‘Hindu Law’ in Inida, ‘Jewish Law ‘in Israel, ‘Christian Law’ in the West then you can have your Shariah Law in […]
Brunei says controversial Sharia law aimed at ‘prevention’
Source: BBC Brunei’s foreign ministry has said implementing Sharia law is about prevention rather than punishment, after intense criticism of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code. Under the […]
No Women Priests Still, Even though Francis says the Church should support women’s rights
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church should support women’s rights Source: Washington Post Pope Francis said it’s time for the Catholic Church to acknowledge its history of male authoritarianism and […]
Pope Benedict Versus Pope Francis on Catholic Church’s Sex Abuse
Ex-Pope Benedict contradicts Pope Francis in unusual intervention on sexual abuse Source: Washington Post By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli ROME — Breaking years of silence on major church affairs, Pope Emeritus Benedict […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict Speaks on Sex Scandal of the Church
Benedict Speaks Source: First Things By RR Reno Sex, scandal, the Church, and a general atmosphere of disintegration: That’s the main focus of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s unexpected intervention into today’s unhappy […]
Bones Found in Philippine Cave Reveal Long-Lost Cousin of Modern Humans
Source: Time By Malcolm Ritter (NEW YORK) — Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time […]
Inviting Moody Bible Institute’s Students to the Muslim Times
After ‘challenging times,’ Moody Bible Institute inaugurates new president CHICAGO (RNS) — Sara Nimori, president of the student government at Moody Bible Institute, said students were shocked and saddened last […]
New York State Takes Lead in Interfaith Tolerance in the Age of Trump
NY lawmakers OK protections for workplace religious attire ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have approved legislation strengthening protections for religious attire in the workplace. The bill that passed […]
Hijab By Choice versus Hijab by Coercion?
There are two types of hijabs. The difference is huge Source: The Washington Post By Masih Alinejad and Roya Hakakian Masih Alinejad is the author of “The Wind in My […]
Dear ‘Nones,’ if you meet a Catholic missionary, you need to read this also
Catholic missionaries are evangelizing on college campuses and trying to bring back the ‘nones’ Source: The Conversation More than 20% of all adults and over a third of millennials in the […]