Conversion and race in colonial slavery
CROSSING AND CONVERSION by Katharine Gerbner June 26, 2018 On the evening of February 25, 1760, an enslaved man named Mathew requested baptism from the Moravian missionaries who had recently […]
Exploration and Conquest of the New World
Initial voyages to the New World by Columbus spurred an era of exploration and invasion by other European empires. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Examine the causes and consequences of European exploration and […]
The fall of Granada, the glories of Al Andalus and the butchery of Spain
By 5Pillars -2 months ago The Alhambra Palace in Granada On January 2, 1492 the last Muslim kingdom of Al Andalus fell to the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, putting […]
‘Golden visas’: How multi-millionaires are ‘buying’ Swiss residency permits
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 16 February 2021 ‘Golden visas’: How multi-millionaires are ‘buying’ Swiss residency permits Wealthy Chinese like to move to Switzerland. Photo by AFP A little-known article of […]
The Great Loot: How Britain stole $45 trillion from India
October 30 2019 by India Post Newspaper AROONIM BHUYAN & CAPT KRISHAN SHARMA India Post News Service India’s share of the world economy when Britain arrived on its shores was […]
Israel: Election of New ICC Prosecutor Raises Questions for War Crimes Probe
Israeli officials have welcomed the appointment of the UK’s Karim Khan to head the organisation By Alex McDonald Global Research, February 18, 2021 Middle East Eye All Global Research articles […]
Vaccine Nationalism and the Need for Absolute Justice
CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES • HEALTH 18th February 2021 Sinwan Basharat, Canada – Deputy Editor Science Section https://www.reviewofreligions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vaccine-nationalism-small-shutterstock_1766940722-768×512.jpeg In early December last year, a 90-year-old British grandmother, Margret Keenan, became […]
Exploring unimagined pagan roots in Christmas culture
BY ALİ TÜFEKÇİ ISTANBUL REVIEWS FEB 11, 2021 Decorating a pine tree for Christmas celebrations is taken from pagan customs and ceremonies for New Year’s. (Shutterstock Photo) What are the […]
Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real and God is not ‘a magician with a magic wand’
Francis goes against Benedict XVI’s apparent support for ‘intelligent design’ – but does hail his predecessor’s ‘great contribution to theology’ By Adam Withnall, @adamwithnall for Independent October 2014 The theories […]
BBC Woman’s Hour accused of ‘hostile’ interview with Muslim leader
Zara Mohammed was elected to lead the Muslim Council of Britain at the end of January A BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour interview with the first woman to lead the […]
Muslim Canadian mother simplifies religion for children
Molendyk, a Canadian convert living in Istanbul makes posts for children to understand Islam with the help of her five kids Mehmet Kara | 18.02.2021 ISTANBUL Jenny Molendyk Divleli, a […]
NATO holds post-Trump talks as Afghanistan decision looms
By AFP – Feb 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon […]
Trade in the time of pandemics
With borders closed and global travel constrained, trade will help us find a way out of the pandemic argues new WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46377092/portrait_ratio1x1/240/240/a8fb3cfa8a3496bf22d553305326794e/F1776A675C39C47B00C861E11B8017EF/op_ngozi_okonjo.png This content was published on […]
African Colonies after the Berlin Conference 1884
https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/4556145_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188 1884 Berlin Conference, By Adalbert von Rößler (†1922) 1884-85 was a significant year for Africa and African people. The Berlin Conference took place in Germany and it was here […]
Muhammed cartoons: Muslims should not ‘concern themselves’ about them – scholar
REINTERPRETATION OF TEXTS By Frida Dahmani Posted on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 Protest against Prophet Mohammad cartoon and French President Macron’s comments, in Dakar Senegalese protest against the publication of […]
Burka ban vote appeals to Islamophobia and feminists
Woman in black burka sitting in public transport https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46338292/landscape_ratio3x2/880/587/55b03ac3ee8ac909ecce6f6f6d699407/0885F69542ECB5FC8DCC4283EACD8417/356529125_highres.jpg The number of women in Switzerland wearing a burka or a niqab in public is estimated at 30, but supporters of […]
Dragnet, planned law boost French fight of Islamic radicals
By ELAINE GANLEY today Scrubbing France clean of radicals and their breeding grounds is a priority cause of President Emmanuel Macron in a nation bloodied by terror attacks, including the […]
‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’: Killers in Srebrenica never punished
BY AMBREEN YOUSUF CINEMA FEB 14, 2021 A still shot from “Quo Vadis, Aida?”. ‘Quo Vadis, Aida’ brilliantly narrates the horrifying incident of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Srebrenica town, where thousands […]
The birth of the concept of ‘Trinity’
ARIUS – The Trinity Controversy in the Church Fazal Ahmad – UKThe Review of Religions, September 1996 The first three hundred years of Christianity are fraught with factions and feuding […]
Islamic Schools of Thought
THE ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW can be presented from two different perspectives: first by analysing the work of various Muslim thinkers, and second by attempting to directly assess the Quranic […]