Sunni Jihad Is Going Local
Source: The Atlantic By Hassan Hassan; Co-author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror Future extremists will focus not on exporting violence to the West, but on building influence in […]
BBC Video — Big Questions: Should gambling be socially unacceptable?
Epigraph: They ask you Muhammad concerning wine and the game of hazard (gambling). Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is […]
An Island for ‘Unwanted’ Migrants Is Denmark’s Latest Aggressive Anti-Immigrant Policy
By Lisa Abend/Vordingborg January 16, 2019 On a cold December night, Inger Stojberg stood in an overlit auditorium in Vordingborg, eastern Denmark, and explained why the Danish government had chosen […]
He’s free, but who’s to blame for Hakeem al-Araibi’s ordeal?
Campaigners examine whether the failings of Interpol, Australian police, the world’s footballing bodies and Thai authorities allowed the refugee athlete to fall into Bahrain’s web Helen Davidson @heldavidson Tue 12 […]
A far-right politician converted to Islam. It’s not as surprising as it sounds.
Source: Huffington Post By Khaled Diab, who is a journalist and writer. He is the author of “Islam for the Politically Incorrect” and “Intimate Enemies.” The fascinating case of Joram […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses often clash with earthly powers
Source: Economist Even though they profess indifference to them MANY WESTERNERS regard the Jehovah’s Witnesses, handing out tracts on street corners or knocking on strangers’ doors, as somewhere between a […]
For Darwin Day, 6 facts about the evolution debate
Source: Pew Research Center By David Masci, who is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Tuesday, February 12th, is the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, […]
Inside Geneva: Can the city of peace stop the arms race?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on February 11, 2019 Last week on the train to Geneva, I heard the tell-tale wail of sirens. That time of […]
Religious issue: Should Switzerland end its ban on blasphemy?
By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on February 11, 2019 Pakistanis protest the release of Asia Bibi, who was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed (EPA/RAHAT DAR) […]
UK facing ‘addiction crisis’ as councils cut funding for treatment services while alcohol-related deaths soar
Josh Gabbatiss Lady Gaga highlights mental health issues in Grammys speech Councils are making “deep cuts” to addiction services despite soaring alcohol-related hospital admissions and deaths, with further cuts […]
Church and state: Geneva secularism law approved by voters
This content was published on February 10, 2019 Geneva voters have lent their support to a hotly debated law on secularism that frames the relationship between the government and religious communities. Among other measures, the legislation bans elected officials from wearing outward signs of religious affiliation. The law, which […]
Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope
Feb 9, 2019 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written his own “Manifesto […]
‘Life ban’ call over racial abuse of Mohamed Salah
Salah was taunted during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at West Ham. (AFP) February 08, 2019 Police given evidence after an investigation into Islamophobic abuse shouted at Egyptian ace. Football Against […]
We call anti-migrant hostility ‘right-wing extremism’ on the streets, but what about when it comes from the state?
Recent deportations to Jamaica are proving that it’s still open season on immigrant communities, or anyone perceived to be from one Richard Sudan @richardsudan The Independent Voices The hostile atmosphere […]
Australia: Woolworths becomes first supermarket to make own-brand halal food due to growing Muslim population
Brand is called Al-Sadiq, meaning truthful, and will start selling in May or June It will appear in 20 stores in communities with high Muslim populations The brand has been […]
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 […]
The Jamaica deportation charter flight is an outrage – but so are many others
The Home Office tried to deter any sympathy for the deportees by dubbing them all ‘foreign national offenders’ May Bulman @maybulman The Independent Voices The first charter flight to […]
“Dream and Trauma: Reopening of the Carpet Rooms in the Museum of Islamic Art” at Pergamonmuseum, Berlin
BY BLOUIN ARTINFO | February 05, 2019 “Caucasian dragon carpet from the 16th century” (© National Museums in Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art / Teßmer) Pergamonmuseum reopens its […]
Spreading the peaceful message- Love for All
Tuesday, 5 February 2019 -\ FRIENDS and neighbours of Haslemere’s Jamia Ahmadiyya UK college of modern languages and theology dropped in for an open day on Saturday (Jan 26) to […]
Saint Francis Of Assisi And Islam
Our Favorite Christian Prayer:http://t.co/4u1oCf5I8i pic.twitter.com/f8UnMW93KX — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) January 3, 2015 Source: Huffington Post By Doctor David Liepert, who is a convert to Islam and is an anesthesiologist […]