By Faisal Kutty (about the author) The Spanish government’s offer of the “right of return” to the descendants of Jews expelled in 1492 is a “bit late, but nevertheless worthy […]
Survey Report Many people around the world think it is necessary to believe in God to be a moral person, according to surveys in 40 countries by the Pew Research Center. However, this view is more common in poorer countries than in wealthier ones. In 22 of the 40 countries […]
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By Yolande Knell Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Religious protest over Israel draft Should Israel’s Haredi Jews enlist?Watch Jerusalem: Communities up close Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have held a mass prayer in Jerusalem against plans to conscript more of their young men into the […]
theguardian: by Ashifa Kassam — A proposed law will fast-track naturalisation of Jews whose ancestors were expelled 500 years ago. Now the descendants of Muslims who were ousted are also seeking the right to return. Perched dramatically on a rocky mountain, the small city of Toledo overlooks a bend in […]
Washington Post: by Eugene Volokh — I have argued that many (though not all) of the things that are condemned as intrusions of Islamic law into American law are actually the applications of traditional American legal principles. Those who believe in equal treatment without regard to religion, I have argued, […]
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown “Animal welfare takes precedence over religion” declared Denmark’s ministry of agriculture when a ban on ritual slaughter came into effect this week. There were immediate accusations of antisemitism and Islamophobia from Jews and Muslims, even though both communities are still free to import meat killed […]
By Erica Chernofsky: BBC News, Jerusalem Intermarriage – when Jews wed non-Jews – has been called a threat to the future survival of the Jewish nation. So what happened when there were reports that the Israeli prime minister’s son was dating a Norwegian non-Jew? The Norwegian daily Dagen last week reported […]
Source: The Huffington Post “Do scientists pray?” That’s the question that occupied the thoughts of a sixth-grade Sunday school class at The Riverside Church, and who better to pose it […]
Source: The Telegraph By Alice Philipson Katharine Welby revealed that church is where she feels at her ‘worst’ during her battle with depression Katharine Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s daughter, has […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: This video is loaded not to condone all its ideas, but, merely for information and in a spirit of learning, different perspectives. On a positive […]
Former Israeli prime minister was in coma for 8 years By Alan Duke, updated 9:17 AM EST, Sat January 11, 2014 (CNN) — Ariel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader […]
Islam online: It’s a unique mystical spot in the Egyptian capital where the Qur’an, the Bible, and the Torah are continuously recited. It’s the multi-religious compound, which has ancient churches […]
The Huffington Post: When we tell people that we have written a book together entitled Sons of Abraham: A Candid Conversation About the Issues that Divide and Unite Muslims and […]
Empty Church Source: Huffington Post CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A former archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years unless it can […]
Hear Oh Israel, “Can’t we all get along?” As a child in Iran, I recited a poem wherein Moses witnesses a simple shepherd offering his prayers to God: “Where are […]
The Huffington Post: In Palestine, where Christians are an important minority, Christians tell me they don’t feel treated like a minority. Among Palestinians, one’s Arab-ness trumps their Christian-ness or Muslim-ness […]
Arutz Sheva, Israel: Jewish and Muslim groups in Quebec denounce bill that would ban religious symbols in governmental offices, agencies and institutions. Jewish and Muslim groups in the Canadian province […]
Building Better Bridges in Barrie ON -3 Love for All Hatred for None is slogan of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, what if it becomes the slogan of our world! Crossing […]