Source: NDTV BENGALURU: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said linking terrorism with any particular religion would only help terror forces to succeed in their motives as they use “division […]
Huff Post: by Babak Rahimi, Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at University of California, San Diego — News reports live a short life in the media. Many seem to have already forgotten the militant organization that continues to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. But then many […]
Source: Washington Post Growing up, Bernie Sanders followed the path of many young American Jews. He went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed and traveled to Israel to work on […]
Source: Religious News Service (RNS) On the growing list of ways the “outsiders” election of 2016 is upsetting conventional political wisdom, here’s a new entry: A contender’s lack of strong […]
Source: RNS On Monday night in Iowa, Hillary Clinton encountered a self-identified Catholic Democrat named Jessica Manning. Mrs. Manning wanted to know how Mrs. Clinton aligned her politics and her […]
Epigraph: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Source: Salt Lake Tribune By ROBERT KIRBY | Tribune Columnist What if you could learn whether the religion you follow is true simply by pushing a button? No more need for faith. Now you could actually know instead of just believing that you do. Would you push the button? Even […]
Source: Huffington Post By Greg Cootsona: writer/speaker on faith, science & culture (and all three together) Having spent two decades on church staffs and thus in conversations with other pastors, […]
Source: The Economist Chess is a “waste of time” and causes enmity between players, according to the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh. It is therefore as much […]
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 […]
Source: USA Today WAVERLY, Iowa — Confronted by an “activist atheist,” Marco Rubio said he’ll champion a country where “no one is forced to violate their conscience.” “No one is going […]
Source: Globe and Mail While Vancouver police continue to investigate a possible hate crime, the Muslim Association of Canada opened its doors again to dispel the myths about Islam. The […]
Source: BBC The government estimates there are 190,000 Muslim women in England who speak little or no English. Ministers are determined to tackle some of what they see as the […]
Source: The Economist THIS weekend, some Americans, at least, have been pondering the meaning of religious liberty. January 16th has been designated Religious Freedom Day because it is the anniversary […]
Source: Deseret News For Nikki Williams, having a second child was a high-stakes gamble. Eliza, her first, was born with metachromatic leukodystrophy, a genetic disorder that deteriorated her ability to […]
Source: The Huffington Post Peaceful American Muslims are unfairly and ignorantly being lumped together with evil extremists in the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks. Last month, Donald […]
Source: World Bulletin / News Desk District by district, Eid al-Adha will now become a holiday where more Muslim children in the United States can look forward to celebrating outside […]
Source: Huffington Post Before you get defensive let me say that I am not referring to prayer. I am advocating for religious literacy and the best way to achieve this […]
Source: Breitbart In his most biting condemnation yet of the jihadists of the Islamic State, Pope Francis told members of the international diplomatic corps in the Vatican Monday that every […]
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) Opponents of lessons on Islam often claim that Christianity takes a back seat in public schools’ religious instruction. That’s what an Augusta County, Va., mother […]