Only one in four Scots believes in the resurrection
Source: The Sunday Times By Jason Allardyce Exclusive poll shows Scotland fast becoming a secular country, as most no longer accept the resurrection Millions of Scots will enjoy Easter eggs […]
Erdoğan launches first classical Turkish arts biennial in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL PublishedMarch 31, 2018 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends opening ceremony of Yeditepe Biennial at the Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia, known as Ayasofya which is […]
Pope Francis on Easter Sunday: ‘Let’s respond immediately to God’s surprises!’
Pope Francis during the Easter Sunday liturgy in St Peter’s Square POPE Pope Francis on Easter Sunday: ‘Let’s respond immediately to God’s surprises!’ Speaking off the cuff the Pope said […]
Namık Kemal, the Enlightenment and the future of the Muslim world
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Published March 30, 2018 Late prominent Ottoman intellectual and writer Namık Kemal’s critical engagement of the Enlightenment is important to understand the subtle dynamics of tradition and […]
Israel a ‘terror state,’ Erdoğan says over Gaza killings
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published4 hours ago AA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called Israel “a terror state” that targets innocent civilians in a response to its Prime Minister […]
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual […]
Pope opens Easter celebration with a tweet: ‘Jesus is alive!’
By Associated Press Apr 01, 2018 | 1:55 AM | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square. (Andreas Solaro / AFP/Getty Images) Tens of thousands of […]
Firing at Refugees : EU Money Helped Fortify Turkey’s Border
Turkey has barricaded its border to Syria with the help of funding from the European Union. There are few options left for Syrians trying to flee the brutal war […]
Where the Genocide Museum Is (Mostly) Mum on the Fate of Jews
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND VILNIUS, Lithuania — During the Holocaust, many Lithuanian Jews were not killed in Nazi death camps, but by their neighbors, usually shot or […]
The Meaning of France’s March Against Anti-Semitism
Source: The Atlantic By RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—On April 4 of last year, a 67-year-old Jewish woman in Paris named Sarah Halimi was beaten to death and thrown off the balcony of her third-story […]
A New Plan to Create an ‘Islam of France’
Source: Atlantic By KARINA PISER When French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview last month that he plans to “set down markers on the entire way in which Islam is organized in […]
Muslim beauty queen will become the FIRST Miss England contestant to wear a hijab – and reveals she might NOT take part in the competition’s swimwear round
Saturday, Mar 31st 2018 Maria Mahmood, 20, has made it through to the semi-finals of Miss England The Muslim beauty queen will be the first contestant to compete in a […]
British soldier killed in Syria named as Sgt. Matt Tonroe
Reuters International This content was published on March 31, 2018 5:32 PMMar 31, 2018 – 17:32 LONDON (Reuters) – A British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Syria […]
Avatar: Scientology-style sect causes concern in Netherlands
By Anna Holligan BBC News, Netherlands Reports of a Scientology-style sect infiltrating schools have aroused concern in the Netherlands. A television investigation claimed to have found at least six […]
World-leading paediatrician named as 2018 Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize winner
World-leading paediatrician named as 2018 Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize winner By Jake Foxford March 29 2018, 15:30 Follow @SW_Londoner A world-leading paediatrician and hostage negotiator was awarded an international peace […]
The Wrong Way for Germany to Debate Islam
Source: The New York Times By Jochen Bittner March 29, 2018 HAMBURG, Germany — It was a warm June day in a northern German village, and I was talking to a […]
Johan van Hulst, Dutch schoolteacher who saved hundreds of Jewish children during Holocaust, dies at 107
Source: The Washington Post An inspector from the Dutch education ministry arrived at Johan van Hulst’s teacher training institute in Amsterdam on the morning of June 19, 1943. He noticed […]
German Muslim leader proposes sending imams and rabbis together into schools to combat anti-Semitism
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) — After a public outcry over the bullying of a Jewish schoolgirl in Berlin by Muslim classmates, the head of Germany’s main Muslim association has […]
French vegan convicted for comments on butcher killed by Islamist militant
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – A vegan in France who posted a Facebook message offering “zero sympathy” for a butcher killed by an Islamist militant during an attack last week […]
Ireland sets May date for historic abortion referendum
Source: The Guardian Henry McDonald , Ireland correspondent Ireland will vote in a referendum on 25 May on liberalising its strict abortion laws, the government has confirmed, in an announcement that officially […]