By Tom Heneghan and Nicholas Vinocur PARIS (Reuters)- Seventy European Muslim and Jewish leaders pledged on Wednesday to show “zero tolerance” to hate preachers of any faith including their own ranks, citing what they called rising religious intolerance on the continent. Imams, rabbis and community leaders from 18 countries agreed […]
The European Court has strengthened the rights of asylum for refugees who are persecuted because of their religion in their own country. (sda / Reuters) Anyone who is persecuted in his home country because of the exercise of his/her religion, has the right to asylum in the EU – at […]
by Reem Khalifa, AP MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for the tiny island kingdom […]
Sunday is a good day to drive to Maaloula. There are fig and olive trees and grapes by the road and, for a time, you can forget that Syria is enduring an epic tragedy. True, you mustn’t turn right to Tell, where the Syrian Arab Army are having a spot […]
Egypt’s lifting of an implicit ban on veiled TV anchors is seen as an end to discrimination, but some worry it could lead to limits on women’s freedoms. By Reem […]
Religion and government must remain separate Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof: Isn’t that clear enough to the right wing evangelical Republican Party? No individual should be denied belief in whatever form of worship or lack of believing in organized […]
Express Tribune: The last 15 days saw three quite ludicrous, dangerous interviews aired on our TV channels, two of them on fake ‘Dr’ Amir Liaquat’s show,one with Imran Khan and the other with the so-called only-father-of-our-bums Dr AQ Khan. The third was on ARY in which Kashif Abbasi interviewed General Hamid Gul, self-same Imran […]
Yanto Soegiarto | August 29, 2012 JAKARTA GLOBE It is so sad to see Indonesia steadily becoming a pariah country. There are simply too many evils coupled with weak leadership which in turn produces prevalent cynicism and apathy in this country. The attack on the Shia community in Karanggayam village […]
(yes, of course, it is the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at). Group’s Israeli leader says aim was to show different face of Islam. By Revital Hovel HAARETZ ISRAEL Members of a Muslim […]
Express Tribune: Imran Khan says Pakistan’s blasphemy law is necessary. He says it is a British law and thinks that in its absence, people would be lynched and there would be anarchy. The stern law, therefore, also helps those accused of blasphemy. Is he right? Let us consider the law. […]
(Reuters) – Chief Abbess Manchen Shih gazed through a first-floor window of her vast wood and concrete temple as shaven-headed nuns in mustard robes prepared for midday prayers, cooking rice […]
ARAB NEWS Friday 24 August 2012 IT is a common misconception with some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of followers all over the world, if it had not […]
Source: Ahlul Bayt News Agency Prominent Saudi clerics issued a statement to demand for launching an interfaith dialogue and also confrontation with religious discrimination. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Seven Shia clerics from Saudi Arabia released a statement announcing their support for the proposal by Saudi King Abdullah for launching […]