Germany’s Far Right Rebrands: Friendlier Face, Same Doctrine
Source: The New York Times By Katrin Bennhold HALLE, Germany — Christmas carols were playing and the scent of ginger hung in the crisp December air. Students sold organic plum […]
Love The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania
Source: NPR BY Julie Mccarthy Sleigh bells, snowy skies and a glowing fire evoke an idyllic Christmas. But the tropics can be just as festive as any wintry holiday this […]
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
Source: Associated Press By ISABEL DEBRE BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West […]
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas, describing the […]
Homeowner wins legal fight over nativity with 200,000 Christmas lights and a camel
Source: Religion News Service BY Tracy Simmons SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) — Jeremy and Kristy Morris believe telling the story of Christmas is a ministry. So they drape their home in Hayden, […]
Millennials are much less likely than older generations to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday
Millennials are much less likely than older generations to say they celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, and more likely to say they celebrate it as a cultural holiday. https://t.co/u8MJgarUm7 […]
How the 14,000 Migrant Children in Federal Custody Will Spend Christmas
Source: Time By GINA MARTINEZ More than 14,000 migrant toddlers, children and teens will spend the Christmas in U.S. government detention and processing centers across the country. About 5,400 detained migrant children […]
The Geopolitics of Christmas
Stratfor: For Christians in Japan, 1597 was a bad year. After a decade or more of worrying that this foreign religious sect was weakening the country, Japanese officials decided to implement a final solution. They rounded up all the believers they could find, tortured them and then crucified them. To […]
Muslims love Jesus, too: 6 things you didn’t know about Jesus in Islam
Source: Vox By Jennifer Williams Christmas, as everyone knows, commemorates the birth of Jesus and is a major religious celebration for Christians around the world. But what many people don’t know […]
Jordan: His Majesty attends churches’ Christmas, New Year celebration
Jordan will remain steadfast in defending Jerusalem, religious leaders reiterate By JT – Dec 18,2018 JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Hussein, attended a celebration […]
Strasbourg reopens Christmas market after attacker shot dead
Source: Reuters By Gilbert Reilhac STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Strasbourg reopened its traditional Christmas market under heavy security on Friday, the morning after French police shot dead a gunman suspected […]
Hanukkah or Christmas? Interfaith families navigate how to raise their children
Source: AZ Central By Lauren Castle, Arizona Republic A priest and rabbi stood on a beach for a “party interrupted by a wedding.” A chuppah shaded the bride and groom. The […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the […]
Egypt’s el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Egypt’s embattled Christians, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Saturday made a symbolic appearance at an Orthodox Christmas […]
Merry Christmas to the Orthodox Christians celebrating Jan 7 and What is the Muslim Times Doing for you
Epigraph: Muhammad, thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Merry Christmas to the 300 million Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters; celebrating Jan 7
Epigraph: Muhammad, thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
‘We Are Afraid of Christmas’: Tensions Dampen Holiday in India
Source: The New York Times By KAI SCHULTZ and SUHASINI RAJ A Christmas display at a New Delhi mall. Though Christians are a small minority in India, celebrating the holiday appeals to many […]
What Muslims and the Quran Say About Jesus, Christmas and the Virgin Birth
Suggested Reading: Merry Christmas to the 300 million Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters; celebrating on Jan 7 Source: Newsweek By Cristina Maza, who is an award-winning journalist who has reported from countries […]
The Quranic Jesus and the Historical Jesus: A Messianic Prophet
by ismailimail Posted on December 25, 2017 All Islamic schools of thought accept it as a fundamental principle that for centuries, for thousands of years before the advent of Muhammad, […]
Merry Christmas to Our Christian Readers and Our Collection about Christmas
Merry Christmas to All Our Christian Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided […]
