Aisha Sultan: Going back to where you came from
By Aisha Sultan | July 25, 2019 A few years ago I went back to visit the country from where my parents had immigrated to America. It’s in […]
A global vision for peace by the worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: Alislam.org Fractured societies are becoming ever more polarised and are rapidly reaching a breaking point, with tensions threatening to boil over at any point. At an international level, various […]
Muslim scholar catches flak for serving on new State Department rights panel
Source: Religion News Service By Aysha Khan (RNS) — One of the world’s most prominent Islamic scholars is drawing criticism from some Muslims for participating in the State Department’s newly […]
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World. Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister.
Source: The New York Times By Elizabeth Dias Evangelical churches have long distanced themselves from the sexual abuse crisis that has consumed the Catholic Church. But a reckoning has arrived. HURST, Tex. — Christi Bragg listened in disbelief. It was a Sunday in February, and her popular evangelical pastor, Matt Chandler, […]
Prince Charles Misused Influence to Shield Cleric, Abuse Inquiry Reports
Source: New York Times By Ellen Barry In an unusually tough rebuke of Prince Charles, an inquiry concluded that “the actions of the Prince of Wales were misguided.” LONDON — […]
Texas Senate removes exception that allows abortion after 20 weeks if the pregnancy is unviable
Source: The Texas Tribune BY ARYA SUNDARAM The Texas Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortions on the basis of the sex, race or disability of a fetus, […]
North Macedonia group complains over Muslim leader’s remarks
Source: Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A leading human rights group in North Macedonia has called on the country’s authorities to prosecute the head of the country’s Muslim […]
Humanity First Achieves a Mile Stone in Bulgaria
By Zubair Khan Ahmadiyya Youngsters who have come all the way from UK, France and Germany to study Medicines In Bulgaria were lined up for a very great cause to donate their blood for the people of Bulgaria. None absented from this noble cause knowing the fact next day all […]
Video: Punjabi Poet Bulleh Shah On Human Compassion and Kindness
Additional Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from […]
Mandatory Reporting of Sex Abuse in Vatican City
Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to Vatican prosecutors, as he seeks to create a […]
China defends Xinjiang centers for Muslims, but aims to ‘downsize’
Source: Reuters BY Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Chinese vice foreign minister Le Yucheng on Friday defended what China calls its vocational training centers in Xinjiang for Muslims and said its […]
China accuses US of prejudice over human rights issues
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — China responded to new U.S. allegations of widespread human rights abuses with its own accusations of prejudice and interference, saying Thursday […]
Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes
Source: Reuters BY Babak Dehghanpisheh GENEVA (Reuters) – Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was […]
The Most Religious Americans are Least Compassionate?
% who say the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees: Religiously unaffiliated 65% Black Protestant 63% Catholic 50% White mainline Protestant 43% White evangelicals 25%https://t.co/t6c8hKJC1H pic.twitter.com/EOF22sn3MI — Pew Research […]
Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell found guilty of child sex charges
Melbourne, Australia (CNN) One of the most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church was found guilty of multiple historical child sex offenses at a secret trial in Melbourne in […]
A global look at the Catholic Church’s sex abuse problem
By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit is meant to call attention to the crisis as a global problem that requires a global response. His decision was sparked by the realization that in many parts of the world, bishops and religious superiors continue […]
Remembering Malcolm X Can Help Overcome Racism and Sectarianism
Remembering Malcolm X Source: AMUST By Bilal Cleland is a keen reader, a prolific writer and a regular columnist of AMUST based in Melbourne. This is a time when many […]
Why the pope’s upcoming summit needs to do a full accounting of the cover-up of sexual abuse
Source: The Conversation By Timothy D. Lytton; Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University Pope Francis is gathering 200 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the […]
My Father Faces the Death Penalty. This Is Justice in Saudi Arabia.
Source: The New York Times By Abdullah Alaoudh, who is a legal scholar at Georgetown University. The kingdom’s judiciary is being pushed far from any semblance of the rule of […]
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 […]