India court hands seven Muslim men life sentences for killings that sparked 2013 riots
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Friday sentenced seven Muslim men to life in prison for the murder of two Hindu men in 2013 in the […]
Uighurs fled persecution in China. Now Beijing’s harassment has followed them to Australia.
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack February 10 ADELAIDE, Australia — Alfiraa Dilshat and Rashida Abdughufur were picnicking in the small seaside town of Victor Harbor in late December when […]
Iranians celebrate 40th anniversary of their revolution
February 11, 2019 TEHRAN – Iranians took to the streets in very large numbers to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The rallies started in more than 1,000 […]
Iran revolution: ‘I wore a hijab and head-banged to Nirvana’
Source: BBC By Faranak Amidi; Women’s Affairs reporter, BBC World Service On my first day of school in Iran we walked down a poorly-lit corridor. I was holding my mother’s hand and crying. She was crying too. On my head I had a black hood, known as a maghnaeh, covering my […]
Mosques losing sway over young Indonesians because of online sermons, study shows
The study also found that social media-based sermons had reduced the influence of religious education in family, organisations or other formal educational institutions. JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For centuries, mosques served as places where Muslims deepened their knowledge of Islamic teachings. The influence of mosques, however, […]
Coalition warplanes hit last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria
This content was published on February 11, 2019 By Rodi Said NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State’s last stronghold in eastern Syria and hundreds […]
Nun’s Rape Case Against Bishop Shakes a Catholic Bastion in India
Source New York Times KOCHI, India — When Bishop Franco Mulakkal agreed to personally celebrate the First Communion for Darly’s son, a rare honor in their Catholic Church in India, […]
Melting Himalayan glaciers put 2 billion south Asian lives at risk
Anthony Dosseto A new report has warned that even if global warming is held at 1.5℃, we will still lose a third of the glaciers in the Hindu […]
‘The fighting was intense’: witness tells of two-day attempt to kill Isis leader
Achilleas Zavallis/The Guardian Foreign fighters reportedly executed after launching attack against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Martin Chulov in Baghouz, eastern Syria Sun 10 Feb 2019 Fresh details have emerged of […]
Pakistan closes school being run in old Hindu temple to open it for worship
Education department officials will accommodate students into other nearby schools. Published: 08th February 2019 By PTI PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has closed a primary school being run […]
Morocco recalls envoy to Saudi Arabia for consultations – Morocco media
This content was published on February 8, 2019 RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Saudi Arabia for consultations, indicating apparent cracks in relations between the traditional Sunni […]
As India election looms, politics infiltrates the world’s biggest religious festival
This content was published on February 8, 2019 By Krishna N. Das PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s […]
Ebadi urges world action to weaken Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
This content was published on February 8, 2019 Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi poses during a news conference on Iran at the Reporters without Borders (RSF) offices in […]
Bangladesh: Where from pro-Caliphate Hefazat e Islam kingpin Ahmad Shafi gets the courage of making audacious statement against Ahmadiyyas?
February 9, 2019 Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury The February 8, 2019 issue of Dhaka’s front-ranking Bangla daily Jugantor has a most disturbing report. According to it, Ahmadiyya community in Bangladesh […]
VILE CRACKDOWN: China forcing Muslims to eat pork saying it will make them more patriotic in religious crackdown
Source: The Sun, UK Authorities in Xinjiang have delivered raw pork to Muslim households and threatened to send dissenters to “re-education” camps By Debbie White CHINA is forcing Muslims to […]
On Islam, Francis Follows in Benedict’s Footsteps
COMMENTARY: The new Muslim-Catholic joint document takes up Benedict’s earlier assertion that religious believers — despite theological conflicts — can contend together for the place of God in our common […]
The Saudis say: Al-Jubeir: Saudi crown prince ‘did not order Khashoggi killing’
Adel Al-Jubeir told US media that no order was given to conduct the Khashoggi killing. (AFP) Arab News February 08, 2019 Saudi Arabia late last year indicted 11 people […]
India’s Congress to scrap law punishing Muslim men for instant divorce if voted back to power
Source: Reuters By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party said on Thursday it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Thailand’s king condemns bid by sister to become PM
8 February 2019 Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn has denounced as “inappropriate” his sister’s unprecedented bid to run for prime minister in March’s election. In a palace statement, he said such […]
Pope Francis Publicly Acknowledges Nuns Are Also Victims of Sexual Abuse by Priests
Source: Time By NICOLE WINFIELD / AP (ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE) — Pope Francis has for the first time publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and […]