Palestinians threaten to turn to ICC if date not set for return to 1967 lines
Epigraph: Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lordyour God is giving you. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit […]
This attempt to redefine religious bias marks a shift from hard secularism
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown Jump to comments (462) The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s consultation does not seek the functional re-establishment of Christianity – it’s prompted by the rising importance […]
Celebrities & Nobel laureates stand up for #Gaza in new video: Freedom for Palestine
Published on Jul 28, 2014 Jewish Voices for Peace: Prominent Jews and Palestinians and others stand for Palestine in this heartbreaking video with Jonathan Demme, Gloria Steinem, Tony Kushner, Diana […]
The Christian Exodus: The Disastrous Campaign to Rid the Middle East of Christianity
Foreign Affairs: by Reza Aslan: As I write, the city of Maaloula in Syria has become a ghost town after being briefly occupied by members of the al Qaeda–linked jihadist group al-Nusra Front. Conflicting reports claim that al-Nusra fighters have desecrated churches and statues in what may be one of […]
Muslim groups slam new call for UK burka ban
Muslim groups across the UK have hit out against a campaign to ban burkas, saying the “dangerous” move would fuel Islamophobia at a time of increasing racial tensions in Britain. Dr Taj Hargey, an imam and head of the Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford on Thursday launched a campaign to […]
KYRGYZSTAN: Ahmadis "must not worship together. Otherwise they will be punished"
Forum 18 News Service: by Mushfiq Bayram — On 10 July Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal against two lower courts’ support of the State Commission for Religious Affairs’ (SCRA) refusal to give state registration to the Ahmadi Muslim community. Asel Bayastanova, the Ahmadi’s defence lawyer, told Forum 18 News […]
KYRGYZSTAN: Ahmadis “must not worship together. Otherwise they will be punished”
Forum 18 News Service: by Mushfiq Bayram — On 10 July Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal against two lower courts’ support of the State Commission for Religious Affairs’ (SCRA) refusal to give state registration to the Ahmadi Muslim community. Asel Bayastanova, the Ahmadi’s defence lawyer, told Forum 18 News […]
Muslims in China province say they are banned from fasting during Ramadan
Chinese Muslims in the Western region of Xinjiang are distressed because they are banned from fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Xinjiang is home to the mostly Muslim Uighur community, one of China’s 56 recognized minority ethnic groups. Three Muslim students told the BBC they were forced to have meals […]
China Xinjiang: Muslim students 'made to eat' at Ramadan
Several university students from China’s western region of Xinjiang have told the BBC that they are being banned from fasting during the month of Ramadan. The three Muslim students we spoke to the BBC did not want their identities revealed as they fear government reprisals for speaking about a sensitive […]
China Xinjiang: Muslim students ‘made to eat’ at Ramadan
Several university students from China’s western region of Xinjiang have told the BBC that they are being banned from fasting during the month of Ramadan. The three Muslim students we spoke to the BBC did not want their identities revealed as they fear government reprisals for speaking about a sensitive […]
Chinese Muslim Uighurs In Xinjiang Defy Government Ramadan Ban, Continue Traditions
China’s nationwide ban on state officials and school children fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has backfired, prompting ethnic Uighurs in the vast northwestern region of Xinjiang to become more observant of the holiday. READ MORE…
Campaign against full-face Muslim veils launched in Austria
Russia Today: As part of his party’s plan to introduce a bill banning full-face veils, Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache posted on a social network an image of a young blonde […]
The United States is among the world’s worsening nations, a new report says. Here’s why
Global Post: Somalia. South Sudan. Afghanistan. It was no surprise to see these countries among the world’s most fragile nations in a new report by the Washington-based nonprofit Fund for Peace. But the United States? The world’s most powerful democracy? It didn’t land anywhere near the top, but America was among […]
The United States is among the world's worsening nations, a new report says. Here's why
Global Post: Somalia. South Sudan. Afghanistan. It was no surprise to see these countries among the world’s most fragile nations in a new report by the Washington-based nonprofit Fund for Peace. But the United States? The world’s most powerful democracy? It didn’t land anywhere near the top, but America was among […]
170 Palestinians injured in East Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Over 170 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday following the kidnapping and killing of a 16-year-old Palestinian from the Shufat neighborhood, medics said.Red Crescent medics said 170 Palestinians were injured in the clashes, including three with live bullets.At least […]
Is banning the burqa in France any better than banning short skirts in Uganda? Or trousers in Sudan
Amnesty International blogs: The minefield of women’s apparel Deciding what I want to wear for any given occasion can be a tricky affair. Is smart casual the same as eveningwear? […]
Identifying As Muslim On Resumes May Lead To Fewer Job Opportunities, Survey Says
Huff Post: (RNS) Recent college grads, take note: Mentioning a campus religion group on your resume — particularly a Muslim club — may lead to significantly fewer job opportunities. Two new sociology studies find new graduates who included a religious mention on a resume were much less likely to hear […]
Egypt: New Leader Faces Rights Crisis
HRW: (Beirut) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes office in Egypt in the midst of a human rights crisis as dire as in any period in the country’s modern history, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The new president should make addressing Egypt’s dismal human rights record a […]
‘Why I want an arranged marriage’
Telegraph: “I’m engaged,” she shouted down the phone. Here I was, first year at university, sitting on a dirty wall outside my flat, being told by my best friend that […]
'Why I want an arranged marriage'
Telegraph: “I’m engaged,” she shouted down the phone. Here I was, first year at university, sitting on a dirty wall outside my flat, being told by my best friend that […]