Source: Pacific Standard BY TOM JACOB New research finds that, when evangelical organizations raise their profile by sponsoring a high-profile political campaign, a backlash ensues. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) Religion […]
The government will bring 50 ulemas from various countries to attend a High Level Consultation of World Muslim Ulemas and Islamic Scholars in Bogor, West Java, which is scheduled to […]
Source: Huffington Post The push for public theaters is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s larger package of economic and social reforms. By Carol Kuruvilla A commercial movie theater […]
Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years […]
Source: New York Times By Aurelien Breeden PARIS — An Algerian woman’s refusal to shake hands with male officials at a French naturalization ceremony is sufficient grounds for denying her […]
Book written by Lesley Hazleton, who is a British-American author whose work focuses on the vast and volatile arena in which politics and religion intersect Brief review from Amazon: In this […]
Source: NPR By Leila Fadel Fashion designers. Community activists. Parents. Converts. High school students facing down bullies. Podcasters creating their own space to exhale. The newest generation of American Muslims […]
By Johnnie Moore, who is a Southern Baptist minister from California and was the 2017 recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “medal of valor” for his work on behalf of […]
Source: BBC By Soutik Biswas, India correspondent What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian […]
Source: Reuters International VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government announced plans on Wednesday to ban girls from wearing headscarves in kindergarten and primary schools to combat what it sees as […]
Source: Associated Press By IGNATIUS SSUUNA KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla GARY TRAMONTINA VIA GETTY IMAGES Workers pause before removing a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state judicial building in Montgomery on Aug. 27, 2003. Federal […]
Source: The Guardian Catholic church welcomes law that begins with ban on two Sundays a month, extending to all in 2020 A Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays […]
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History Premieres Sunday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET in CNN Go inside the Vatican to reveal how popes have used their power to […]
By Saeed Qureshi, who is a senior journalist, former editor of Diplomatic Times and a former diplomat.This and other articles by the writer can also be read at his blog […]
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Chin-Huat Wong PENANG — Malaysia is just a few months or even weeks away from its most contentious election in decades. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s […]
Taking oath on faith should be compulsory to join civil, armed services and judiciary, Islamabad High Court says Source: Dawn By Mohammad Imran The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday announced […]
Source: Pew Research Center from August 2017 As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the prevailing view among […]
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