IS reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — After being nearly defeated on the battlefields of its would-be caliphate, the Islamic State group has reverted to what it was […]
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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
Salvadoran priest Óscar Romero to be declared saint by Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian Óscar Romero, the Salvadoran priest who championed social justice for the poor and dispossessed, will be proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in a canonisation ceremony in Rome on […]
Ukraine wins approval for historic split from Russian church
Source: Reuters BY Pavel Polityuk, Yesim Dikmen KIEV/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Ukraine secured approval on Thursday to establish an independent church in what Kiev says is a vital step against Russian meddling […]
China finally admits it is building a new archipelago of concentration camps. Will the world respond?
Source: The Washington Post By Editorial Board October 11 WHEN REPORTS began filtering out of China last year about a massive indoctrination and internment drive against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the […]
The Catholic Church’s Biggest Crisis Since the Reformation
Source: Foreign Affairs By Massimo Faggioli, who is a Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University and the author of Catholicism and Citizenship: Political Cultures of the Church in the […]
My son’s death proves the harm of weaponizing belief
Source: CNN By Dennis Shepard (CNN)This year marks the 20th year since the death of my son, Matt Shepard, in Laramie, Wyoming. His murder at the age of 21 sparked […]
What Óscar Romero’s Canonization Says About Pope Francis
Source: The Atlantic “I implore you, I beg you, I order you, in the name of God: stop the repression!” When the archbishop denounced the military government for its campaign of […]
How Muslims Became The Enemy
Source: Huffington Post By Juan Cole, who is collegiate professor of history at the University of Michigan. He runs a news and commentary webzine on U.S. foreign policy and progressive politics, […]
Bones reveal Neanderthal child was eaten by a giant bird
Source: CNN By Ashley Strickland When researchers discovered the oldest human remains ever found in Poland a few years ago, they didn’t realize that the bones were hiding a grisly […]
Scientists See a Treatment for Vision Loss in Lab-Grown Retinas
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are exploring new treatments for vision loss after growing human retinas from scratch, according to a new paper published in the […]
Abuse survivors angry over Pope’s praise for fallen cardinal
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke (CNN) Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington and one of the church’s most powerful Americans. But the Pope’s high […]
In rural Madagascar, women face the ripple effects of U.S. abortion politics
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak and Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi BETSINGILO, Madagascar — Nana thought for a second, and then shook her head. Donald Trump? No, never heard […]
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church
Source: The Washington Post By David Stern and Amie Ferris-Rotman KIEV, Ukraine — For centuries, the golden cupolas of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery and catacombs have been a refuge of tranquility and […]
Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees
‘ Source: Reuters BY A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak […]
Malaysia to abolish death penalty
Source: Al Jazeera Malaysia’s cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty and halt pending executions, a move that has been hailed by international human rights groups and foreign diplomats. A proposed […]
Kosovo stages second Gay Pride parade under heavy security
Source: Reuters PRISTINA (Reuters) – Hundreds of people turned out on Wednesday for Kosovo’s second Gay Pride parade under heavy police escort after a party that espouses Islamic values urged […]
Gay couple can register child in conservative Poland: court
Source: Reuters WARSAW (Reuters) – The lesbian parents of a Polish boy have been given the right to register him in Poland as their child, a high court has decided, […]
In Kenya, locals debate a boom in witch doctor tourism
Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo MOMBASA, Kenya (RNS) – Recently, after tossing some shells, animal bones and skulls on the ground, witch doctor Sidi Baya told Elizabeth Luciary, a […]
Yasukuni Shrine: Chief priest to quit after criticising Japan’s emperor
Source: BBC News The chief priest at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine is to resign after making remarks highly critical of Emperor Akihito. In comments leaked to a magazine, Kunio Kohori […]
AP PHOTOS: In Pakistan, Ansa, 10, starts her day with prayer
Source: Associated Press By SABA REHMAN TORU, Pakistan (AP) — She’s just 10 years old, but Pakistani girl Ansa Khan’s day is a hectic one. At the first hint of […]