After 5 Years As Pope, Francis’ Charismatic Image Has Taken Some Hits
Source: NPR BY SYLVIA POGGIOLI Every Sunday when he is at the Vatican, Francis ends his remarks to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square with a typical Italian saying: “Have a […]
German parties to vote on ‘out of date’ Nazi-era abortion law
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Connolly in Berlin A debate over proposals to scrap a Nazi-era law that forbids German doctors from providing information on abortion is expected to set the tone […]
Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan VIENNA (RNS) — Just over five years ago, a Saudi-financed center for interfaith relations opened in Vienna amid concern it might be a public relations […]
I first met Stephen Hawking when we were students. His parties were legendary and he always insisted he wasn’t another Einstein
A Marilyn Monroe lookalike cut a huge birthday cake; a troupe of can-can dancers performed; there was music and singing. When the week’s events were all over, he celebrated with […]
Tariq Ramadan: The professor of European Islam
France has held the scholar in solitary confinement since his arrest on February 5 over accusations of sexual assault. Once hailed as a religious reformer by Western media outlets, Oxford […]
‘ I want to explain arranged marriages to white people ‘
14 March 2018 When Pakistani designer Nashra Balagamwala produced a board game about arranged marriage, most news reports about her wrongly assumed she was dead against it. Actually her position […]
Poland’s Sunday trading ban takes effect
Source: The Guardian Catholic church welcomes law that begins with ban on two Sundays a month, extending to all in 2020 A Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays […]
‘Punish a Muslim Day’ Letters Rattle U.K. Communities
Source: The New York Times LONDON — The anonymous letters arrived this weekend in plain white envelopes with second-class stamps, and were sent to people in at least six communities […]
Four Muslim MPs receive suspicious packages at Westminster
Police say parcels contained ‘low-level noxious’ substance and letters advocating violence against Muslims Jessica Elgot Political correspondent @jessicaelgot Tue 13 Mar 2018 Shares 79 Rupa Huq has been MP for […]
German arson attacks: community centre the latest in string of hits targeting Turks
Over the weekend mosques were razed by Molotoc cocktails in Berlin PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 13 March, 2018, Agence France-Presse 8 Mar 2018 German security agencies are on alert for signs […]
Saudi Arabia wants more UK trade deals, say crown prince’s team
Source: The Guardian By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor The UK should turn to Saudi Arabia for new trade and investment opportunities after Brexit and not a backward-looking Commonwealth, Saudi ministers said on […]
Police investigate possible hate crime over anti-Islam letters
Source: The Guardian West Yorkshire police confirm reports of letters advertising ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ BY Press Association Counter-terrorism police are coordinating an investigation into the reports. Photograph: Christopher […]
Oxfordshire vicar who spiritually abused boy banned from ministry
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent A Church of England vicar has been banned from ministry for two years after being found guilty of spiritually abusing a teenage boy. The […]
Islam in Russia
By 2020, Muslims are expected to account for one-fifth of the population. 7 Mar 2018 Grand Mufti of Russia Sheikh Rawil Gaynetdin speaks during an interview in Moscow, Russia on […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan warns big tech on hate speech
Source: BBC News By Dave Lee North America technology reporter Stricter regulation, including large fines, is one option to force technology companies to take the issue of hate speech more […]
“An Ordinary Muslim” and the Clichés of Culture Clash on Stage
Aviva Stahl March 11 2018, Representation matters, on the stage as in the rest of the arts and popular culture, and both the United States and the United Kingdom desperately need […]
Berlin mosque erupts in flames after suspected arson attack
Published time: 11 Mar, 2018 A man walks inside Koca Sinan Camii mosque, the scene of a suspected arson attack in Berlin. © Inke Kappeler / Reuters Firefighters were deployed […]
‘Punish a Muslim Day’ Letters Rattle U.K. Communities
By YONETTE JOSEPH MARCH 11, 2018 Photo Muslims praying outside a mosque in Barking, England. Anonymous hate letters targeting Muslims have spurred fear and police investigations. Credit Andrew Testa for […]
Lost tablet of Seljuk Sultan Kayqubad I found in Turkey’s Antalya
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The lost tablet of Seljuk Sultan Kayqubad I found in Turkey’s Antalya province (AA Photo) Related Articles Feature 13th century complex offers a glimpse of Seljuk […]
Brain donation urged by Cardiff dementia research centre
Source: BBC News By Natalie Crockett BBC News Older people in Wales are being urged to think about donating their brains after they die to help scientists researching dementia. Researchers at […]