Indonesian court clears teenage rape victim jailed for abortion
Source: Indonesia JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 15-year-old girl jailed for six months for terminating her pregnancy after being raped by her brother has been cleared by a higher court in […]
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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
Anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot headlines UK Christian music festival
Anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot headlines UK Christian music festival Source: Religion News Service By Rosie Dawson (RNS) — From its shock-effect name to its defiant activist tactics, little about the […]
For a ‘house church’ in Beijing, CCTV cameras and eviction
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – The Zion church in Beijing, one of the city’s largest unofficial Protestant “house” churches, has operated with relative freedom for years, hosting […]
Indian ‘cow protectors’ jailed for life over murder of Muslim man
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi Eleven cow protection vigilantes in the Indian state of Jharkhand have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Muslim man who was […]
American Lawmakers Push to Sanction Chinese Officials Over Xinjiang Camps
Source: Wall Street Journal By Josh Chin and Eva Dou BEIJING—Members of Congress are pressuring the Trump administration to confront Beijing over the mass roundup of Muslims in internment camps, urging travel […]
With Vatican In Turmoil Over Abuse Allegations, Questions Remain About What Pope Knew
Source: NPR By SYLVIA POGGIOLI For centuries, the words “Vatican” and “intrigue” have gone hand in hand. But the Holy See’s centuries-old code of secrecy ensured that scandals and conspiracies usually […]
Sex with underage wife is rape, Indian supreme court rules
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi India’s supreme court has struck down a law allowing men to have sex with children as young as 15 provided the pair are married. […]
Puerto Rico Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid lawsuit
Source: Associated Press By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Archdiocese of San Juan filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after officials embargoed $4.7 million from its […]
Growing Catholic insurgency threatens top cardinal in Washington
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke and Rosa Flores, CNN Washington (CNN)The attorney general for the nation’s capital. The president of a Catholic college. Teachers at a celebrated Catholic elementary school. A former White […]
Indian chess champion quits competition in Iran over headscarf rule
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi and agencies An Indian chess champion has withdrawn from an international competition in Iran, saying a rule requiring her to wear a headscarf would violate her human […]
Indian education minister dismisses theory of evolution
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi in Delhi India’s minister for higher education has been condemned by scientists for demanding that the theory of evolution be removed from school curricula because no […]
Poll: 60 percent disapprove of Trump, while clear majorities back Mueller and Sessions
Source: The Washington Post By Philip Rucker and Scott Clement President Trump’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60 percent, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds that […]
Most Americans say more women running for Congress is a good thing, as hope for a female president grows
Source: Pew Research Center BY RUTH IGIELNIK AND JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ Women are running for Congress in record numbers this year, and most Americans say this is a good thing. But there’s little consensus among […]
Just how short could we make the working week
Source: BBC News By Bryan Lufkin 29 August 2018 If you’ve got a full-time job, chances are you’re working eight hours or more a day, probably Monday to Friday. Of […]
UN report blames Suu Kyi for not preventing violence in Myanmar
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi ‘should have resigned’ Source: BBC News The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over […]
Japan to attempt robot landing on asteroid 186M miles away
Source: CNN By James Griffiths, CNN (CNN)Japan’s space agency will attempt to land a robotic unmanned landing craft on the surface of an asteroid 300 million-kilometers (186.4 million-miles) away from Earth […]
Breakthrough could see bacteria used as cell factories to produce biofuels
Source: Science Daily Date:August 29, 2018 Source:University of Kent Summary:Biologists have developed a new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications including the […]
Chicago police have made arrests in only about 27 percent of homicide
‘Ain’t nobody been locked up. And they ain’t trying to solve nothing.’ Source: The Washington Post By Wesley Lowery August 30 at 8:00 AM CHICAGO — Deangelo Norwood had been in the […]
Ancient Rome’s sinful city at the bottom of the sea
Source: BBC News By Adrienne Bernhard 5 January 2018 Rome’s ultra-wealthy took weekend trips here to party. Powerful statesmen built luxurious villas on its beach, with heated spas and mosaic-tiled […]
Is Hypnosis Real? Here’s What Science Says
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID Look into my eyes. The phrase calls to mind images of a psychotherapist swinging a pocket watch. Or maybe you picture Catherine Keener in the film Get Out, tapping […]