Islam’s Sunni-Shia Divide, Explained
The split between the two main sects within Islam goes back some 1,400 years. By Sarah Pruitt Though the two main sects within Islam, Sunni and Shia, agree on […]
A new Study confirming: There are no atheists in the foxholes
Study Asks If War Makes A Person More … Or Less … Religious Source: NPR By Diana Cole What’s the link between war and religion? Does living through the traumas […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims Condemn Extremism And Uphold British Values
by Jacob Wolinsky The rise of nationalism and extremism fuelled by injustice, faltering economies and growing mistrust is pulling people and nations apart. Many have drawn parallels between the current […]
Turkish Village Excited About Britain PM Boris Johnson
Source: Voice of America When Boris Johnson became Britain’s prime minister, the Turkish village of Kalfat held a celebration in his honor. Johnson has studied members of his family over […]
How Young, American Muslims Are Dating and Finding Love in New York City
From swiping to “Muzmeets.” By Monica Haider July 30, 2019 On a rainy New York night, Chelsa Cheyenne holds onto her peach-colored shayla, a scarf covering all but […]
Joel Osteen’s Audio: Broaden Your Life
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, […]
I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here’s why I left | Megan Phelps-Roper
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110-year-old Houston woman credits longevity to faith in God
Source: ABC7 News The year Elizabeth Francis was born, the Oval Office was built, the NAACP was formed, Cadillac joined General Motors and the life expectancy for an American woman […]
Yoga Reconsiders the Role of the Guru in the Age of #MeToo
Source: The New Yorker By Eliza Griswold Last week on Instagram, Sharath Jois, a grandson of Pattabhi Jois, the hugely influential founder of Ashtanga yoga, which has millions of followers worldwide, finally responded to several years’ worth of claims of sexual misconduct against his grandfather, who died in 2009, at the age of […]
It’s time to revive religious civil disobedience
Source: Religion News Service BY John Gehring (RNS) — The Catholic nuns who occupied a revered place of awe and fear in my childhood psyche never talked about the the […]
Overcoming the Mormon legacy on race
Source: The Economist EVEN AS American debates over race and identity turn increasingly toxic, one of the country’s most powerful religious groups and one of its most venerable anti-racist groups […]
Saudi Guardianship Laws Could Be Set to Change. Here’s How Women Are Reacting.
Despite recent reforms, Saudi Arabia’s repressive guardianship laws have remained intact. Credit: Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times By Megan Specia and Hwaida Saad The renewed prospect that Saudi Arabia might lift […]
Xinjiang’s Uighurs didn’t choose to be Muslim, new Chinese report says
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott and Yong Xiong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) China has delved back centuries in an attempt to justify its controversial policies in the far-western region of Xinjiang, where […]
Polish abuse scandal: Victims take on the Catholic Church
Source: BBC News By Adam EastonBBC News, Warsaw Image captionMonika, now 28, has spoken of years of abuse as a teenager at the hands of priests Marek Mielewczyk was a […]
Search for Missing Teenager in Vatican Cemetery Unearths Thousands of Bones Image
Source: The New York Times Earlier this month, workers opened two tombs on Vatican’s grounds as part of an inquiry into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, 15.CreditCreditAgence France-Presse — Getty […]
Pompeo takes aim at China at religious freedom conference
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said that China was responsible for the “stain of the century” of human rights […]
Pence calls on Saudi Arabia to release critic of Islam
Source: Reuters BY Lesley Wroughton, David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called out ally Saudi Arabia for the suppression of religious liberties and urged it to […]
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Source: Reuters BY Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China’s policies in its western region […]
Quebec judge rejects groups’ attempt to have secularism law suspended
Source: Global News By Annabelle Olivier A judge Thursday rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec’s secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau says […]
Eritrea Orthodox Church ex-leader expelled for ‘heresy’
Source: BBC News In an unprecedented move, Eritrean bishops in the Orthodox church have expelled their former patriarch, Abune Antonios. Antonios, who was the head of the church until 2006, […]