There used to be a genuine if imperfect mosaic of tolerance in the Islamic world, according to Islamic scholar Tarif Khalidi Robert Fisk @indyvoices Isis is the ‘most virulent and violent form’ of the hijacking of Islamic authority, according to Tarif Khalidi Getty Images The Near East School of Theology […]
Source: BBC Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers […]
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe (RNS) Presbyterians at their General Assembly passed several resolutions aimed to pressure Israel to leave territories it has occupied since its 1967 war with neighboring states. The votes Friday (June 24) by Presbyterian Church USA delegates angered mainstream Jewish groups, who said the measures unfairly “demonize” […]
Source: Aljazeera Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said that the Israeli embargo on Gaza has been “largely lifted” as part of the reconciliation deal between Israel and Turkey. The […]
One Saudi businessman noted that the kingdom’s imports would be cheaper; so would purchases in London’s property market, the super-wealthy Arab bolt-hole for immensely rich Gulfies Robert Fisk @indyvoices It’s […]
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — Critics of Israel’s chief rabbinate have long complained that scores of American converts to Judaism have trouble getting approval to […]
“Above and below live civilians whom we have nothing against – a kind of human shield,” Eshel threatened. “And that is where the war will be. That is where we will have […]
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — The Israeli government on Sunday approved about $20 million in additional financing for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, […]
Source: BBC The authorities in Iran have thwarted a plot by Sunni militants to bomb targets in the capital Tehran and other cities, the intelligence ministry says. The ministry said […]
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to six people, including two Al Jazeera journalists, for alleged spying. The six, along with former President […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Jun 10,2016 -JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, volunteers at the Restaurant of Mercy in Amman’s Jabal Luweibdeh prepare the iftar meal to serve underprivileged people during Ramadan (Photo courtesy of Restaurant of Mercy and Caritas Jordan) AMMAN — Delivering a message of peace, forgiveness […]
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Debaga Camp, Iraq “Everything is depressed there. Everything.” The chemical engineer escaped on a moonless night, fleeing from ISIS-held territory. As he crossed the front line, ISIS […]
Source: Egypt Pulse Rania Rabeaa Elabd Contributor, Egypt Pulse Rania Rabeaa Elabd is an Egyptian journalist focused on issues concerning the parliament and political parties. The draft law on the construction […]
Source: Huffington Post By Jennifer R. Breedon Human Rights Analyst & Foreign Policy Expert Focused on Religious Extremist Ideology & International Law “We pray for the souls of the Islamic State militants that killed our families. We know they are motivated by evil and pray they can be freed.” I will […]
Source: Time By Daniel Estrin / AP (JERUSALEM) — Israel on Thursday suspended most special permits for Palestinians to visit Israel during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and beefed up […]
Source: The Economist In the heartland of eastern Christianity, at the very point where that faith intersects with Islam, some peculiar things are going on. A monument of vast historic resonance for both faiths […]
Source: Times Of Israel BY RAPHAEL AHREN MOSCOW – Israeli minister Uri Ariel proposed removing “a few thousand Arabs” from Area C of the West Bank –– the 60% of […]
Source: Washington Post By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — The Israeli police briefly detained a leader of a Jewish women’s rights group on Tuesday for bringing a Torah scroll to the […]
Source: Associated press By DANIELA BERRETTA Christian nuns watch as a team of experts begin the renovation of Jesus’ tomb in the Church JERUSALEM (AP) — A team of experts […]
Source: ABC News In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone […]