Breaking News: Restrictions on Women’s Religious Attire
Source: Pew Research Center More countries restrict women’s ability to wear religious symbols or attire than require women to dress a certain way In many countries around the world, women’s […]
Iran says seeking to heal divisions in Islamic world
April 12, 2016 TEHRAN – A top Iranian Foreign Ministry official said on Monday Iran has been seeking to strengthen the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in line with maintaining Islamic solidarity and preventing disunity among Islamic countries. Abbas Araqchi, the deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, made […]
Debate: The World Would Be Better Off Without Religion?
In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.” Does religion breed intolerance, […]
If a former pope says non-Catholics can go to heaven, why be Catholic?
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown The former Pope Benedict XVI has suggested that those who mistakenly believe in other religions may not be damned after all. Which is hardly […]
Israel fractures by faith on politics and society
(RNS) Israel today grapples with profound existential questions of its national identity, including how Jewish the Jewish state can be. More than three-quarters (76 percent) of Israeli Jews believe their country can be both Jewish and democratic, a view rejected by majorities of Israeli Muslims and Christians, according to a comprehensive […]
Teaching about religion in a children’s museum
Source: RNS INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children’s museum in the world, may be a place for fun, but it has also addressed difficult subjects, including […]
If Jesus Were to Meet Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill This Week in Cuba
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis will hold a historic first meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russian Orthodox Church, […]
Religious diplomacy in Iraq
In Shia Muslims’ holiest site, a new openness to other faiths Dec 5th 2015 CORDIAL encounters between representatives of different creeds are common enough in the Western world, whether the organisers are universities, governments or NGOs. (In the latter case, inter-faith activity is often aimed at building bridges by tackling […]
Muslims take on the hard questions about their religion at Interfaith Federation event
Source: Advocate A handful of Baton Rouge Muslims took the stage in a Methodist church hall Sunday afternoon to explain their faith, answer questions and dispel a host of misconceptions […]
India: Ahmadi Muslims celebrating 67th Republic Day by serving the Poor
To celebrate the eve of “67th Republic Day of India” Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Halqa Dar-us-Salam Qadian, India distributed warm clothes to poor families staying in and around the town. A total […]
Muslim leaders plan summit on protecting non-Muslims in their midst
By Lauren Markoe, who covered government and features as a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years before joining the Religion News Service staff as a national correspondent in 2011 (RNS) […]
What Can a Quarter of Unaffiliated US Population Find in Islam?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times To be sure, the United States remains home to more Christians than any other country in the […]
Islam’s path to modernity
Jan 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohammad Fazlhashemi Many in the Muslim community have long taken issue with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The declaration, these critics attest, was created by colonial powers with a long history of gross human rights violations and amounts to yet another […]
Why Some Intermarried Couples Get Subsidized Honeymoons in Israel
Source: NBC News JERUSALEM — How would you like a nine-day vacation with your new spouse up to 7,000 miles from home for just $1,800 including flights and hotels? There’s […]
A Muslim’s Christmas Message
Source: Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhry Physician, writer and human rights activist Christmas is one of the most important days in the Christian calendar. Granted it has largely been turned […]
6 Ways Interfaith Partners Can Stand with Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Saud Inam; who is a Muslim American activist, social entrepreneur, blogger and Project Manager for Discover Islam. Dr. Martin Luther King said: “We must learn to live […]
15 Religious Moments In 2015 That Give Us Hope For The New Year
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg & Carol Kuruvilla — The world is a difficult and scary place to be, but we are continually floored by the way human beings to […]
America’s dividing line: Thoughts, prayers and belief in a transcendent God
Source: CNN By John Inazu, who is associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of “Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference” (University […]
Know Thy Neighbor as Thyself: Small-Town Values and the Study of World Religions
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton; PhD Student in Islamic Studies, Writer, Contemplative If you grew up in rural Ontario, you would probably agree that cultural diversity wasn’t a […]
5 Vital Signs of Spiritual Life on a College Campus
Source: Huffington Post By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush; Executive Editor Of Global Spirituality and Religion, The Huffington Post The following piece is an edited version of a talk delivered on the occasion […]