Meeting an organ trafficker who preys on Syrian refugees
Source: BBC By Alex Forsyth BBC News, Beirut There’s a glint of pride in Abu Jaafar’s eyes as he explains what he does for a living. He used to work […]
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey April 25 Aya Hijazi, founder of a nongovernmental organization that looks after street children, waits inside a holding cell in Cairo on March […]
Turkey arrests 1,000 in raids targeting Gulen suspects
Source: BBC Police have arrested 1,000 people alleged to have been part of a movement blamed for the failed 2016 coup. Another 2,200 were being sought as authorities targeted what […]
Saudi Arabia’s silent desert city
Source: BBC By Marjory Woodfield 21 April 2017 As always, our Saudia Airline flight from Riyadh to Medina started with prayer. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the flight attendant said over the […]
YOU ONLY NEED TO READ THESE PASSAGES FROM THE KORAN TO REALISE THAT THERE’S NOTHING ‘ISLAMIC’ ABOUT THE ISLAMIC STATE
Source: Jihad of the Pen By Adam Walker The Koran, whose message Isis butcher at every turn, even instructs Muslims to protect the religious freedoms of others When Isis beheaded […]
Were Trump’s Syrian missile strikes morally justified? 5 religious experts respond
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)It’s rare for President Donald Trump to mention God, and rarer still for him to name-drop the Almighty three times in a […]
US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ amid nuclear tensions
Source: BBC The US secretary of state has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilising the Middle East and undermining America’s interests. “An unchecked Iran has the potential […]
Turkish-financed mosques in Europe allegedly spying for Erdogan
Source: RNS By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s drive for near absolute power — which last weekend’s controversial referendum advanced — may have been aided by a […]
Emirates to cut US flights after Trump travel restrictions
Source: BBC Emirates will reduce flights to five US cities from next month, after new security rules targeted travellers from the Middle East. The Dubai-based airline said the change was […]
In Supporting Erdogan, Turks Cite Economic and Religious Gains
Source: The New York Times By PATRICK KINGSLEY APRIL 17, 2017 ISTANBUL — Merve Arslan, a teacher, struggles to reconcile her own perception of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey […]
In Israel, Muslims Hold ‘American Idol’-Style Call-To-Prayer Contest
Source: NPR BY DANIEL ESTRIN Muslims in Israel held an American Idol-style competition for young men who chant the call to prayer. It was held in protest of an Israeli effort […]
Turkey referendum: Final campaigning ahead of landmark vote
Source: BBC The final day of campaigning is taking place in Turkey ahead of a referendum on whether to grant sweeping new powers to the president. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Syria war: Huge bomb kills dozens of evacuees in Syria
Source: BBC A huge car bomb has blasted a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from besieged government-held towns in Syria, killing at least 39 people. It shattered coaches and set […]
Were Trump’s Syrian missile strikes morally justified? 5 religious experts respond
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)It’s rare for President Donald Trump to mention God, and rarer still for him to name-drop the Almighty three times in a […]
Egypt beefs up security outside churches ahead of Easter
Source: Associated Press By HEBA AFIFY CAIRO (AP) — Outside of Cairo’s St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, a dozen high-ranking police officers are stationed on […]
Egypt identifies Alexandria church bomber as fugitive with militant ties
Source: Reuters Egypt on Wednesday named the suicide bomber who attacked a cathedral in Alexandria as 31-year-old Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak Abdullah, describing him as a fugitive with links to militant […]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Will Run For Presidency, Flouting Ayatollah’s Advice
Source: NPR By BILL CHAPPELL Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for his third term as Iran’s president, putting a jolt into next month’s elections. He’s the latest hardline challenger to […]
The joy of a Christian-Muslim wedding among Egypt’s Nubians
Source: BBC The attacks this week on Coptic churches in northern Egypt underline the dangers faced by the country’s Christian minority. But among the Nubians – an ancient nation that […]
Muslims respond to call for blood donations in Egypt after Palm Sunday attacks
Source: Fox News In a show of solidarity after the Palm Sunday attacks in Egypt, Muslim men and women rushed to mosques in Tanta to donate blood for those injured […]
Syria war: Trump and Putin trade barbs as ministers meet
Source: BBC The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were meeting in Moscow. Donald Trump said Russia was […]